The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-04
LOOK Mr.. Allen!
Stubbs Bill to Clip His Wings
Appears.
Reduces Membership of State
Board of Charities.
FEW OTHER CHANGES.
About Only Effect to Get Rid of
Allen.
Supposed Measure Has Approval
of Leland.

] Speaker Stubs today introduced in
the house of representatives the ad-
ministration bill reducing the mem
bership of the state board of charities
from five to three, as the State Journal
announced some time ago would be
done. The new board will be known
as ''the board of control
The bill will undoubtedly pass the
house. Cyrus Leland is for it because
it will cost his friend Henry Allen
his job as a member of the board of
charities. Speaker Stubs is thor
oughly satisfied that the bill ought to
be passed. 1t was read a first and sec
ond time and referred to the ways and
means committee.
THE intention of this bi1,' said
Speaker Stubbs to a State Journal re-
porter, lis to place the business in
terests of the state charitable institu-
tlons on a safe, conservative basis.
ana remove SO far as possible the
| board from all political influence.
The chief difference between this
bill and the old law is that the mem
bership of the board is reduced from
five to three; that the members shall
shall not hold any other office, engage
/ IN other business, or be a. candidate
Tor an office While a member of the
1 BOARD. Nor shall a member be a can
didate for any office for a year after
severing his connection with the
board. This keeps the members from
using their positions for political in
huence, so far as possible. The bill
also provides that the board must
keep a general office, the intention be-
ing to. locate this Office in the state
house"
Affords Graft.
There is only one feature of the bill
which sticks out prominently as
affording an opportunity for graft. and
official newspaper Such gratis do
not count with the present legislature.
The leaders have decided that the Off
clal state paper shall be allowed to
treme limits of endurance. So in the
proposed reform" bill for the state
institutions a soft financial snap is
afforded the state paper. In the FIRST
place. the bill, comprising seventeen
typewriter pages, is to become law
upon its publication in the official
paper, instead of in the statute book
The members of the board do not
assume office until July i, 1905 The
statute book is published on June l.
1905. There is no reason for printing
this vast amount of matter in the Off
clal state paper, except for the pur-
pose of graft for the official state
paper In its present form, the bill
provides that the governor shall ap-
control within thirty days after the
passage of the act. The publication
within thirty days is not necessary 1t
is highly probable that this was an
oversight, and that the word "pubIica-
ton" will be inserted instead of pass
age" to afford an excuse for turning
the graft over to the official organ.
Provision of the Bill.
The bill provides that the governor
snail, within 80 days after the passage
Of the act, appoint three persons, no
two of whom shall reside in the same
congressional district. and none of
whom shall be selected from a county
in which any of the institutions are To-
Gated. This board shall be known as a
| board of control of state charitable in
st1tutions- The salary of each member
| is fixed at $4,000 per year, and shall
! hold office for four years. The mem
bers are allowed travelling expenses in
side the state.
The board shall elect one of it's mem
bers as treasurer, who shall give bond |
in addition to which each member shall
! give a S25. 900 bond
An office for the board shall be nro- |
vided in Topeka and shall hire a score |
tary at $1,000 and what stenographers
and clerks it needs.
| The following institutions are n1acad |
| in charge Of the board of control.
Industrial School for Girls
Kansas School for Feeble Minded |
Youths.
0sawatomie state hospital.
Parsons state hospital
Topeka state hospital
State reform school,
School for the blind
School for the deaf
Soldiers Orphans Home.
Inc board shall assume charge Of
these institutions on July l. 1905. On
TINS cate the present boards of trustees
OF state charitable institutions shall
cease 10 exist. Under direction of the
Seale accountant the board shall estab-
LiSn d uIlIorm system of boOkkeeDinp-
Tor the above named institutions and
the DOCKS shall be examined serni-an-
nually by the state accountant. The
DodTu snail publish semi-annuaIlv in
the state paper a statement of the cost
| q the preceding six months for main
| talhlng the institutions, including i'm |
provements, so arranged as to show the
cost OF the various kinds of provisions
and supplies.
once every three months the board of
control shall. without notice examine /
the institutions, investigate their fin
anclal condition and condition and /
treatment of the inmates.
The governor shall designate two Wo-
men, and also, if he deems necessary
Two members of the state board of /
health, to visit the institutions and
make report to the governor in writ
ing.
make reports annually to the governor
and to the governor and legislature bi-
ennially and shall submit estimates on !
all the cost of maintenance. and rec
concentrations for betterments.
The superintendent of each institution
tiona1 inmates. and all applications for
admission shall be made to the hoard
of control
The board shall appoint the sunerin-
tendents OF all the institutions, for a
term of four years and are remoya HE
for cause by the board The f;I1 -