The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-11

the service of the service and myself.
will take the liberty of specifying one
or two items in geenral way, leaving
details for statement to your commit
tee, should you desire to hear them
''First-It cost the state over $5,-
600 during the year past for medical
services and supplies while better SER
vice including all medical supplies
could have been had upon contract
for $2,5O0.
''Second-The whole place is un-
sanitary and the hospital especially
| bad and unfit for use.
'Third-There is gross extrava-
gance in all departments, which un-
der a business-like management could
not exist.
"Fourth-The law and regulations
requiring the work of the place to be
| done by detail is ignored completely.
while there are so to 100 able bodied
men at all times available:
'Fifth-The board of managers
visit the home once each month Tor
which they each receive $75 and ex-
penses of living, and render no service
of value to the state They neither
visit, inspect or receive reports from
the different departmen ents of the SER
vice.
''Sixth-The absence of a sane and
business like management results in
a total lack of discipline among the
residents and complete disregard for
economy and right living
st believe this should appeal to the law
making power of the state for reform al
along the line of management, and that
| the influences interested in maintaining
present coalitions are inspired by desire
| to retain positions where the pay Is good
and service valueless.
Should your honorable committee de-
sire to know more of this in detail, shall
be pleased t submit my credentials and
answer such questions as may seem peril
nent to the subject.
u. S. CHASE. NJ. D.
'1426 Harrison St, Topeka, Can"
The senate spent the morning picking
| out the flaws in the Hunter grain in
spectlon bill The original bill. which
was liberal in its scope and provided
a salary to the grain inspector of ST.
| 500 q year in addition to travelling ex-
| penses, was whitfield down. to the size
of the original provisions, which allow
| ed but S1,S00 a year. An express pro-
vision was also made that the assist
ants employed by the inspector should
| receive salaries in no case in excess OF
former days. With these objections
removed the bill was reported for
passage by the committee of the whole.
Another energetic squirt was taken
| this Afternoon by the senate and an
| afternoon session called for. The af-
| ternoon meeting started at 2:30 and
| the senate Immediately went into COM
| mittee of the whole for consideration
of bills under general orders.
| The senate committee on ways and
means this morning slaughtered long
| list of appropriations to private hospi-
tails in Kansas, curtailed the state as
sistance to some 80 private institutions.
This removal of state aid was general
and will mean a saving of some $4,000
| a year to Kansas. Among the Topeka
| institutions affected by the action of
the committee are ST. Francis hospital
Ingleside Home and the Provident AS
/ sociation. Each of these institutions
asked an appropriation of 81, 900 for the
| years 1911 and 1872
Frank L. Travis, of Allen county, this
morning offered a resolution ordering
| the executive council to keep the state
house open holidays and Sundays for
the edification of visitors.
| Reeds resolution to submit education
| al appropriations to the vote of the
people at a special election was called
for special order Tuesday afternoon,
and advanced on the calendar.
An emergency was declared by Rob-
ertson and the committee bill providing
for uniform annual school district meet
ings at p. M, the second Friday ir
| April, was placed on third reading and
passed. Under the present law the
dates were badly mixed and the coun-
| try districts found much difficulty in
employing teachers, as their annual
meeting was formerly held late in July
and the city meetings in April.
Myers bill to regulate the campaign
expenses of candidates was made
special order for 2:30 Tuesday after
noon.
The Stavely resolution for a three
fourths jury verdict in the trial Of
civil cases was advanced to special or
ing.
Senator Robertson has prepared a
bill enabling the commissioners of Raw
Inns county to present to the state the
land necessary to establish the pro-
posed experiment station at Herndon,
Kan.
Prof L. L. Dyche and the members of
the fish and game committee from the
two houses, will hold meeting in a
few days and repair the Dyche bill
so that it will bear inspection when
offered for passage sometime next
week.
Senator George H. Hodges will re-
ceive a welcome this afternoon when
he returns to his home in Olathe that
will be nothing to scoff at. The mem
| bers of the W. c. 7. U. at Olathe have
| employed the town band and will well
| come the minority leader with open
arms. There will be big feed at the
town hall tonight and Hodges will say
nice things about the intelligent, good
| looking johnson county women. The
reception was prepared in recognition
| of Hodges support of the suffrage bill.
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