The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-07
Mr.. KELLY FAILED.
House Votes to Have ROwett Re-
port Printed.
State Treasurer Tries in Vain
to Defeat Resolution.
SHOWS THE SHORTAGES
Members Say That Public Is En-
titled to Facts.
Leland Says School Fund Has
Doo-, DI,ruIo-oH On w..
SHOWS THE SHORTAGES
Leland Says School Fund Has
Been PIundered 80 Years.

In spite of the energetic plugging
of State Treasurer Tom Kelly, the
house this morning passed Landergin's
resolution calling for the publication
of State Accountant Rowett's last re-
port. One thousand copies of the re-
port will be printed, if the senate
passes the Landergin resolution.
In the house the vote on the pass
age of the resolution was ga to 20
Mr.. Kelly put in the whole of Mon
day afternoon in representative hall,
whispering in the ears of the mem
bers. Kelly told everybody that the
resolution was a put up Job on the
part of his enemies; that Governor
Hoch should be depended upon to ''do
! the right thing" and that it would
cost vast sum of money to publish
the report.
1t would appear that Mr.. Kelly's
labor was wasted on the house. He
was able to muster only 90 votes to
smother" the report of the state ac-
cOuntant.
Mead of Mitchell objected to the
resolution as originally drawn because
he said 5000 copies of the report were
too many. The resolution was then
amended to provide for 1000 copies.
Nevertheless Mr.. Mead voted against
the resolution.
Mr.. Leland said that he had seen
the report and that it showed a short
age during the Grimes administration
IN Ine ScnOOl Iun0S. D61GVS LHdI
the school fund has been robbed for
the past thirty years" said Mr.. Lee
land. He urged that the true condi-
ton of affairs should not be sup
pressed.
w. Y. Morgan thought that the. state
should turn over a new leaf in the ac-
counting business and let Governor Hoch
do as he thinks best in the matter. He
was opposed to publishing the report
George ALBANIAN of Atchfson said that II
the resolution should be defeated the gov
ernor would be justified in assuming that
the house did not want the condition OF
the state offices made public
z. H. Iandergin, the author OF the res
olution, did not make a speech In behalr
of his resolution. He said to State Jour-
did not prepare this resolution; that it
was fixed up by his enemies. wish to
say that I am the only man who had any
thing to do with this 1 went to Mr. Row
matter. and am convinced that the Row
EFT report should be made public"
The following is Mr.. Landergin's resolu-
ton:
of the state of Kansas was full of charges
of corruption and INSTRUMENTATION
among high officials in the discharge of
their duties; and,
took official cognizance of the charges
and appointed a state accountant to make
an examinat ton of the accounts of certain
OFFICIALS and make a report; and,
Whereas, The sum of $3.50 has been
paid out of the state treasury to the state
accountant to make the examination and
report; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, BY the house, the senate con-
curing, that the report made by the state
accountant to the governor upon January
Z, 1905, be called for, and that LOCO copies
of the same be printed for distribution
among the members of the senate and