The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-20
FOR MORE PAY.
Bill TO Increase Salaries of Treasurer
and Attorney General

Der of state officers and clerks is pro-
vided for in a series of bills presented
TO the house today by the committee
on fees and salaries
The salary of the state treasurer IS
increased to $4,000 year, from $500;
that of the assistant state treasurer is
increased from $1.7e0 to 81, 500.
The attorney general is given an IN
crease from $2,50o to $4,000. The farst
assistant attorney general is increasea
from 81 500 to s.. 600.
It is provided that the increase IN
the salaries shall go into effect on the
second Monday in January. 1909. so Il
does not. apply to the present terms o.
state officers now holding Office
Additional assistance in the office OF
the governor of the state is provided
for in another bill from the committee
on fees and salaries. The bill also raises
the pay Of the present employees. The
assistant private secretary and exec
utive clerk is given raise from 81, 800
to $500. The confidential stenographer
is increased from 81, 200 to $500. The
governor is also authorized to appoint
a filing and recording clerk, who SHAH
be a stenographer and shall receive
$1,2e0 year The last named employe
is in addition to the present employees
of the governors office.
The fees and salaries committee has
reported bill authorizing an increase
in the pay Of the adtutant generals
clerk from $720 to $500 a year. and of
the stenographer from 5000 to $500
yeas.
$50, 900 for Muster Roll Transcript.
Cyrus Leland introduced bill this
morning making an appropriation OF
$4,000 for the purpose of making a
complete transcript Of all the muster
in and muster out rolls of the 10 regi-
mentS of Kansas volunteers and "a
regiments of Kansas militia that serv-
ed during the civil war. These records
are now in the custody of the ad1utant
general OF the state, and are becoming
worn and indistinct from age and long
use. The bill provides that the trans
cript shall be made under the direction
of the adjutant general and shall FOL
DDS employed by the United States
government in transcribfng similar rec
ords.
Throw State Island Open to Settlement
The committee on state affairs has
drafted and introduced a bill authoriz-
ing the sale of islands lying in the
navigabIe streams of the state, when
the title to such islands is vested in the
state. The new law provides that the
islands may be sold according to the
procedure for the sale of school lands.
and that the proceeds of such sale shall
be a part of the permanent school fund.
Such a bill would probably result in
a grand rush to take up state ISLANDS,
some Of which are very large and fer
tile.
Governor May Charge Fees.
A bill by the fees and salaries COM
mittee authorizing the governors office
of the state to charge and collect fees
was introduced today. Up to the pres
ent time the governors office has not
collected fees for public work done
The following is the schedule of fees
provided under the new bill: Requisi-
ton papers. to be paid by sheriff, So;
extradition papers. to be paid by for
eign sheriff. IS; commission to COM
missioner of deeds, 81; official certifi-
cate and seal, 81.
Let HOrtiruhurists Do the Work.
The care and ornamentation of the
state house grounds is placed in the
charge of the State Horticultural So
eiety. under the terms of bill intro
duced in the house this morning by
Robert Stone Of Shawnee. It is certain
that the change in the present plan of
handling the care of the grounds could
be improved upon. At present it is left
to the custodian of the state house to
look after the lawn and flower beds,
and as the custodian is rarely man
who knows anything about landscape
gardening, the grounds are generally
pretty tacky during the summer
months The Stone bill provides that
all moneys appropriated for the care OF
the grounds shall be expended under
the direction of the president and secre-
tary of the Horticultural society.
Stone Has an Anti-SIop Bill.
Here is a short and sweet bill intro
duced today by Mr.. Stone of Shawnee:
TT shall be unlawful for any person
to feed the refuse from hotels and res
taurants in cities of the first class, to
hogs"
That is all there is to the bill. and it
speaks for itself Mr.. Stone introduced
the bill by request.
Vacate a Topeka Boom Addition
Another bill by Stone. introduced this
morning be request. is one vacating
Thompson's subdivision one of the old
boom additions to the city of Topeka.
Bill to Keep State Furniture.
To prevent the mysterious disappear
ance of furniture. fixtures, carpets, and
other property of the state in the state
house. Robert Stone introduced a bill !
today placing all this material in the |
custody of the state house custodian, !
and requiring the sergeants at arms of
the house and senate to account for all
them during the session of the legis- |
lature The custodian must then make /
his reports to the secretary of state.
Montee Would Tax Mortgages.
J. w Montee of Crawford county has |
county clerk of the county to make a |
list of all the real and chatteI mort |
cages on file in his county, and places |
these mortgages on the tax rolls. The |
are then assessed at their /
full value, and the holders, whether res |
idents of the state or not, must pay
taxes upon them. If the tax is not paid /
in the regular time allowed for tax pay
ments, the sheriff may seize the mort /
gage and sell it to satisfy the claim
The Montee bill further provides that |
when a piece of property has mort |
be assessed on its full value. less the |
amount of the mortgage. The bill is in /
tended to make the mortgage holder /
pay the tax on property instead of /