The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-22

BetunS a dollar TOO nuch TOT tHelA
services The responsibility for any
changes in this list must be on the
Mr.. Leland moved TO refer the bill
TO the ways and means committee
with instructions to draw up a bill TO
provide by law for all the positions
not now recognized by statute.
Mr. Ham opposed the Leland
amendment, and said the ways and
means committee should hew to the
line as it already exists.
Mr.. Creech wanted to know what
the committee should do in the case
of positions provided for by law but
for which no salary is fixed.
MI Goebel opposed Mr. Hams sug-
gestion that the salary of the deputy
bank examiners should be cut down.
Mr. Bergman favored the appro-
priation bill as reported if it could be
legally done
Mr.. Adams said where the law does
not fix the pay, the ways and means
committee should allow a fair COM
pensation.
Mr. Hulett reminded the house that
the attorney general had held that
where the appropriation for a specific
Office is made that Office is entitled to
draw the money.
Mr.. Simmons said: -'The appropriation
is the last expression of legislative intent,
and believe we ought to pay these Off
cials what they are worth We have neg
airy laws. but we should not take it out
of the hide of our employees
Mr.. Brandon thought that the whole sal
airy schedule should be revised so that ste
nographers might all get the. same pay
and said he would vote for any neceS-
sary changes in the law.
W. P. Hackney said that the deputies in
the bank commissioners office were graf
ters and did not earn their salary He
moved that the bill be referred to Mr.. Le-
land. Mr. Brandon and Mr. Young, with
instructions TO cut all the graft out Of the
bill.
TO the surprise of everybody, the motion
passed, but Speaker Stubbs saw the joke
in Mr.. Hackney's remarks, and the vote
was ignored.
Ham Of Rocks moved as an amendment
to the amendment that the bill be referred
to the judiciary committee with lnstruc-
tions to make it conform with the stat
CsIasscock of Wyandotte moved as
substitute that the bill be sent to the ju-
dietary committee for revision.
Lupfer of Pawnee reminded the lesisla-
ture that it is a reform body and should
chop down salaries If possible.
Graham OF Rush produced statistics to
show that the deputy bank examiners
earn in fees every year several times their
salaries.
Benson of Franklin said the appropria-
lion should conform to the statutes He
said the only way to do is to appropriate
the salary. fixed by law
GlasscOck's substitute was defeated de-
cisively by rising vote
Hams amendment to Leland's motion
was carried by a vote of SO to 80
White of Ottawa moved that the ap-
preparation OF $4,000 for the Kansas-Col-
orado water suit be stricken out There
was no second to this motion
J. w. Adams moved that in case the
statutes provide no specific salary. the
ways and means committee be instructed
to fix d certain salary. There was no sec
ond TO this motion.
The house then proceeded with the con-
siderati tion of other bills.
The following are the only employees
who have a legal right to exist:
Governors Office-Governor, private sec
retary, executive clerk. state accountant,
lieutenant
Secretary of States Office-Secretary of
state. assistant secretary of state, chief
Auditor of State-Auditor, assistant
state treasurer, chief clerk.
Treasurer of State-TFeasurer, assistant
sttte treasurer. chief clerk.
Attorney Generals Onice-Attorney gen
erai, assistant attorney general
Superintendent of Public Instruction
State superintendent. assistant state su-
perintendent, chief clerk
Superintendent of Insurance-State su-
perintendent of insurance, assistant super
intendent, chief clerk
Adjutant General-Adjutant general
militia.
Executive Council-Custodian of the
Supreme Court-Justices, reporter. clerk
District Courts-Judges and stenog-
Judge of the Court of Common Pleas.
Wyandotte.
Bank Commissioner three
deputies, one deputy and clerk.
Board OF Railroad Commissioner
L commissioners. StenOETaD
State Library-State librarian.
Free Employment Bureau-Agent.
State Architect.
Mine Superintendent. ex-
penses for secretary
Bureau of Labor and Industry-Labor
Commissioner, assistant, stenographer,
travelling expenses, special agents. post
age.
Bank Commissioner Plays safe.
1t appears that the state bank com
missioner is not going to take any
chances with the house omnibus bill
providing for salaries for all the state
officers whose status is not definitely
fixed by the existing laws. The bank
commissioner this mornin had the fol-
lowing bill introduced twice into the
house Mr. Grass introduced the first
subject Mr.. Bergman introduced an
other bill about noon on exactly the
same subject
The bill is as follows:
The bank commissioner of the state
OF Kansas shall receive for his services
a salary of $500 per annun; each dep
uty bank commissioner shall receive a
salary of $1,000 per annum: the bank
commissioner clerk shall receive a
salary of 81 500 per annum; and his
stenographer, who shall also perform
the duties of clerk, shall receive a sal
ary OF $1,000 per annum. The legiSla-
ture shall appropriate a sum for each
year to cover the incidental expenses of
the bank commissioners Office, and such
sum as may be necessary to defray the
expenses Of the commissioner
and his deputies. All money actually
and necessarily paid out by the COM
missioner and his deputies for travelling
ana Incidental expenses shall be paid
to them upon the auditors warrant to
be issued on sworn vouchers containing
an itemized account of such expenses .
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