Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-02-26
q the State Reformatory, the
Board of Directors of the State

anu the Otate BOARD
or control, each of which is
composed of three members, shall
De merged into one Board to
De known as the State Board of
control and to be composed of
three members only. This cuts
off SIX offices and although the
new Board will receive $4,000 a
year salary instead of $500, g
very conservative estimate plae-
es the saving 20 the Siate by
TINS move at $4,000 per year.
The Bill was opposed some on
the gOrund that II was 100 la! ge
a task for three men but with
the experience OF the past to
guide us, was a good one as it
passed the House and | am glad
to say | voted for the bill.
Inc Prohlbl'lOn proposition ha,
finally been settled and the bill
1pased by both houses forbids the
sale or barter of the prohibito-
Try article by any one. I don't
consider that the bill is a good
Zone, because some provis on
whereby alcohol or liquor for me
dieinal or scientific purposes
should be provided for. For one,
even knowing the sentiment in
my County as well as | do, | am
[sick and tired ofthe prohibitory
thqror question and voted for this
bill. | did 50 because | believe
that as long as the sale is prohib-
itOry by the constitution, that
1.-THE law should be observed land
in the language of the Chairman
of the Temperance Committee,
when he said that this bill is so
drastic' that i will be obnox-
ious to the people of the State, |
-|!yoted for the bill. l believe that
the quicker that we absolutely
Icut out and prevent the sale of
beer or whiskey and the tighter
we draw this line. the quicker W,
will get an opportunity to chang
the system. The people OF Kar-
sas are law abiding people and
believe in the enforcement Of
the law on the statute book.
Nothing can prove tbs anv more
than the result Of Hoch-H Harris
campaign. While | am personal.
ly opposed to the prohibitory law
II is a constitutional provision
Of oars and shoHld be observed
and should be strengthened 50
that it can be obs rived 20 the
very letter of the law or repealed
The next big prOrosition up
was the Banking bill This bill
makes no very great change III
the banking law Of the state.
1t is simply to cover general pr
visions concerning our banks. TIL
one particular change it makes
is that it reduces the actual cash
reserve required 10 be carried
by state banks to the same 2as-
centage that the natioral banks
are required % cary. Under II
old law. the nafioral hanks had
a little bit the edge" over the
state banks. This gives them
the same footing. The House be-
gan Friday Afternoon the conslde
alton of the hank guaranty
bill and it will likely be complet-
ed some time today.
The bill that the Senate has
passed will be somewhat amend
ed in the House and will then
have TO go to conference. This
question will he taken up IN the
correspondence a little later.
The Public Utilities Bill and
the majority of the tax meas
nres especially that one which
makes the Tax Commission cleo
tive. 1t knocks out the County as
SCISSOR, comes up some time next
week. The Tax Committee had
recommended the bill carrying
this provision but before the
Recommendation was reported to
the House, the Committee was
prevailed upon to rescind its ac-
ton but because some of the
fellows were absent from the
meeting and the absentees, it so
happened, were the ones who we
strongest in support of the prop
osition to make the Commission
elective and knock out the coun-
ty assessor. Their absence was
caused by their comittee work
and as soon as We found what
had ben done, we hastily pre-
pared a minority report and will
have the question up in the Hous
this coming week. The minority
report was signed by Judge
Buckman of Cowley, Mercer of