Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-02-12
The Ne,os From Tobeka
The State Treasury About Dsblstsd--Lsgis1ators
Take Free Trb to Manhattan--Slors New Bin,

American Beauties going through
their various drills. The wind up ol
our visit was dress parade by the
SIX companies Of oys in full uniform
headed by the college band, aud un
der direction of 1t. Borse of the reg.
ular army. Then the train for home
Thoroughly tired, but having had q
fihe and enjoyable trip, Of much value
to every member, especially when ii
comes to legislation on the school
question. We met Lawrence OS.
mond, and saw Miss Essmlller at a
distance, but none of the others of
The Barton county contingent. An
effort has been made to repay the
boys for their expeLse, but l under
stand they won't have it that way.
The big things of this legislature
are still being wrestled with in the
committee. The house committee on
taxation has recommended several
bills for passage, but none making
any material changes. in the present
law. They are mostly Strengthening
measures. The fight over the county
assessor question is warm, but will
doubtless result in eliminating that
officer in counties Of 25,0O0, or less
population. The senate has passed
the Quincy bill, badly mutilated from
the original, which carries the same
provision concerning assessor. The
committee on banks and banking
have in a way gotten together OIL a
bill, they have about Twenty-Five be-
fore them, which Seems to iill lhe. re. E,
qairementot the governor, aud. the
but not ailof the committee.
There will be an interesting fight, On
this proposition when it comes up,
The public utilities bill is still in the
committees. What will be done is
hard to say. The session is half
over, the house has worked hard, but
nothing in the way Of big things has
passed except the new drug store per.
NIT bill. On Friday evening the bill
creating the reference library came
up. and started in good and warm. 1t
will be brought up again Wednes-
day, and promises 10 be a hard fought
question. There is considerable feel
ing existing at this time between the
"Squard Deal" fellows and the old
machine" crowd, and on some Of
these questions there will be first
class split between them.
Money is at premium here. 1t
is all caused by the failure of the two
houses to get together on the lie; is.
lative appropriation bill. Monday
the lst. was pay day. The mem
bers Of the house have not yet gotten
their milage. In the past the legis.
lative appropriation bill has always
called for simply lump sum. This
time the bill was prepared by the
house Ways and means committee
aud then enumerated to various EN-.
ployees Of the two houses, which
shows 112 employees of the senate,
with its 40 members, and 6S EN-.
ployees and officers Of the house with
its l25 members. This is the stick.
er, and the senate says it positively
will not pass the bill in that form,
while the house says they will not
pass it in any other form, on the
theory that the law provides that
items for which appropriations are
made must be specified. In the
mean time those who have money
are getting rid Of it by lending it to
the more unfortunate ones, and every
one has so far been taken care of,
The third pay day is due Wednes
day. In this connection it may bs
interesting to note that the senate
has "a committee clerks, while ths
house. with more committees than
the senate has only Eve. This is th,
reason. The senate in its organlza
tioL always provides as many clerk
as there are committees, and as man,
committees ae there are memhere n