The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-08
LAST STEP TAKEN
Kansas Will Have State Tuber-
culOsis Hospital.
Appropriation of Fifty Thousand
Dollars Made.
VOTE ONBILLONESIDED
Only Eight Members of the
House Opposed.
Measure Had Previously Passed
the Senate.

kansas is to have a state Sanatoriun
for the care of tuberculosis patients
and for the prevention of the spread of
this dread disease. The action of the
house today in passing the senate bill
providing for this institution is the
elimination of the campaign started in
this state nearly three years ago
against the white plague. The bill car
ries with it an appropriation of $4,000.
DR.. Goddard of. Leavenworth ex-
plained the bill to the house today and
made a powerful argument in support
of the measure. The doctor declared
that tuberculosis had its origin in an
oient times and that this germ was
| destined to never die. That it had
caused more deaths and woe than wars
and pestilence. You can control it, "
| he said, "in this state by the erection
and support of this sanatorium. 1t has
| been demonstrated that 80 per cent of
the incipient cases of tuberculosis can
be absolutely cured by proper treat
ment."
Allen of Wyandotte also made an
eloquent plea for the measure. A map
showing the death rate in the state
during 1908 and 1909 from tuberculosis
| by means of black-headed tacks stuck
in the counties, a tack for every death,
was on exhibition in the house today
| ana the members crOWQoQ up TO see IT,
| The western members commented with
satisfaction on the few tacks in thu
western counties. Many of the south
western counties had no tacks at all.
Wyandotte, Shawnee, Sedgwick and
Montgomery led in the order named in
number of tacks.
On roll call the bill passed, go to 8.
| The bill provides that the sanatoriur1
| shall be under control of a board 70
be appointed by the governor consist
ing of four physicians and one
| HOMEOPATHIC physician and the secre-
tary of the board of health. This
board shall select the location of the
new institution.
Fair. of Rice county replying to
| Boyd in regard to the latter's attack
!. on the militia appropriation said:
| 'tThe revision OF the military law OF
the state of Kansas, is needed for the
reason that the war department, 1907
notified the adjutant general that un-
less the military code was changed tc
meet the requirements, Kansas would
be barred from participating in the
two million dollars appropriated an
nua1ly. Kansas receives from the gov
ernment between sixty and seventy
thousand dollars annually. 1t would bt
the height of folly for this Legislature
to fail to revise our present statutes
especially when the revision will create
no new offices or make any serious
suggested, is to make the state law
conform to the regulations now in eff
feet in the war department"
Fair asked Boyd if he received any
extra salary than that provided BY
statutes which is 5000 per year Wher
he was assistant adiutant general un.
der Fox. Boyd said, NO" Fair th er
proceeded to prove that Boyd received
an average yearly salary of $1,635.3S
| itemzed list as follows:
Extra work in state arsenal. 5 43S- 5!
Recruiting service. ..-... 721.7S
Reorganizing companies. -. 230.4G
Typewriting rules and regula-
! tions- 11z.o'
Visiting and inspecting COM
pan1es. ........-.-... SUI
Total for two years. ...... .s327O.7t
; Average yearly salary, $1,635-38.
; The bill providing for a school o.
mines and metallurgy for Weir, Cher
: okee county, and appropriating $25,
900 for the school, passed the house
this morning by vote of 66 to "A
The measure had already passed the
senate and now only awaits the gov
ernor's signature to become law
The principal purpose of said schoo
of mines shall be to teach sucf
!, branches in mining and metallurgy
as will give a fair technical knowledge
of mines and mining, and all sub
: jects pertaining thereto, including
; physics and mining, engineering
mathematics chemistry, geology, min
erology, metallurgy, the subject O
shop work and drawing, the technica
, knowledge and properties of min
: gases, assaying, surveying, drafting o
: maps and plans, and such other sub
!. jectS pertaining to mining engineering
as may add to the safety and econo
of
state.
When the militia bill providing 70
appropriations for the adjutant gen
, erals office and the national guart
! of the state came before the hous
Tuesday night, there was fight or
ganized on the measure and that oil
: veteran, Boyd of Republic, led the at
tack. The bill was laid over and vii
: come up under special orders tonigh
at o'clock. Fair of Rice defende
the bill.
Boyd, in his speech, declared tha
= the national guard was composed o
S ''tin soldiers He pointed out tn
: great increase in appropriations 70
the guard the past ten years and tn
[ | increase in expenses in the adjutant'
t office since he had served there.
S Fair corrected Boyd's figures espec
\ ;allv relating to the salary the oil
soldier had received while he was /
the executive office. The Garden Cit
/, and Concordia Normal member.
\ smarting under the defeat of thei
1 bill earlier in the day, pointed to tn
= $4,000 appropriation in the militi
e bill and then sneered at the member
who had preached economy when tn
normal bills were up for considera
i ton.
II on the other hand the nations
. guardsmen had friends on the foo
! of the house to present their side O
: the case and show the necessity fo
the state keening its militia in q hig