Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-02-09
Stubbs' Investigating
Committee a Joke

and individual whiteWash brushes
for each member Of the COMMITTEES
appointed by Governor Stubbs to in
yestigate his own and other state Of
fices, were provided for in Joke
resolution introduced in the house
yesterday by Representative George
Bunger Of Wabaunsee, a strong ad-
ministration county. The entire
whitewash outfit was to cost $7.50'
Speaker Buckman stopped the read
ing Of the resolution before it was
half read, and caused 1t to be ex-
plunged from the records. The house.
he insisted, had no time for foolish
ness.
"A number of large publishers OF
the state, led by ]. 7. Moore OF
Pittsburg and George w. Crane Of
Topeka, who are protesting against
the Austin idea Of having blank
books and other county records print
ed by the state printing plant, pre-
sented figures showing that, though
the old state printer plan was un-
questionably an expensive system,
the state cannot complete with it
now under state ownership Of the
state printing plant. They cite that
the total capital invested in the state
printing plant is $103,699; that the
total cost for the last six years OF
the old state printer plan was $571,-
Iii; that the total cost of operation
for the first six years under the
siate ownership plan is 1851 ,492, and
tnat tn actual cost to the state for
the six years of state ownership Isl
s946 less than for the six years
previous to state ownership.
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From present indications, If the
state university, state normal and
state agricultural college get In the
aggregate for all institutions ST.
100000 for apprcpria IONS for thel
next two years, they will have to be i
satisfied. The state educational in
stitutions asked for almost $4,000
O00. That this sum will be cut
down at least $1,250,000, is now
ss tain, Judging from authoritative re-
ports from the rooms where the
] int ways and means committees
of the two houses are holding ses-
81 ms. The state university asked
for about $1,S0O,OOO. The state
normal schools, collectively asked for
about $3.50, 900. The state agri-
cultural college asked for about the
same amount. Each school will be
cut down about $4OO, 900 in round
figures, which in the aggregate, on
all the state institutions, will make
the pairing about s1,25O,OO0.
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The house, in committee Of the
whole, passed the Wallace bill, re-
quiring express companies to pay a
license of per cent on gross re-
ceipts received in Kansas. The tax
has been per cent. 1t was ex-
planned that, according to recent
ruling of the interstate commerce.
commission, the gross receipts shall
be construed as SO per cent of the
earnings. So in reality the license
tax is raised but one per cent. The
money must be paid to the state
treasurer, and penalties are pro-
Yfded for Noncompliance.
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A bill designed to regulate chari-
table institutions which solicit funds,
was introduced into house by Mat
son of sedgwick. His bill provides
that all charitable institutions which
solicit funds in any way, shape or
form, shall take out charters with
the state charter board. A charter
win then be construed as q sort OF
recommendation Of worth. The
house ratified the determination Of I
the house ways and means committee.
to make no appropriations for pri-
vate charitable institutions In Kan
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The house. in the committee 81
the whole, will consider the state fair !
bills. wichita, Topeka and Hutch |
Inson have bids IN for the state fair,
and all ask appropriations. Topeka
.sks sa6 600, Hutchinson 100000
md wichita $4,000. Each town
offers lts present fair grounds TO
he state. The ways and means com !
mlttse returned the measures with )
Dut recommendation.
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Not satisfied with the death Of the :