The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-07


additional 100000 was added to the
amount.
The largest items in the report in
cluded the amounts calling for the
maintenance and Improvements in the
State Agricultural college at Manhat-
tan, the state reformatory at Hutch
inSon, the state penitentiary at Ian
sing, and numerous other smaller ap-
preparations.
All of the senate appropriation bills
on third reading were passed this
morning without changes from the
committee of the whole reports. These
items included:
State board of corrections. s.......$ 10,400 Co
State text book COMMISSIONS. 10OO. 90
State board of education..... 500. 90
Managers State Soldiers Home 1900 .G
Inspection tours of legislators 365 90
Panama and San Diego exposi-
tions .... $1,000 UC
State Agricultural college... /. .O31, 900 90
Vital statistics department. 5000
Grand Army records. ....-..-.-.-.- 2,OOO.W
Experimental station in Labette
state penitentiary at Lansing. 3Ss, ,ss2. so
Aid to school districts 10000. 90
me committee of the whole this morn
ing made the following recommendations
Industrial school at Hutchinson. .$256, ,134. 90
Industrial Institute for Negroes =,
in Topeka ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 4b,oVu.W
Paving in Lawrence. ...-.-.......-.. S,6s4' 40
Senator Troutman announced this
afternoon that all the Republicans in
the senate with the exception OF hlIl-
kel of Morris and Lieutenant Governor
ingalls, had signed the petition for
caucus Saturday afternoon among leg
islators and state officers for the pur-
pose of smoothing over the difficulties
of the party in this state.
The senate this afternoon received
the result of the action of the house
on the Waggener income tax conSti-
tutional amendment. 1t is estimated
by the author of the amendment,
Bale waggener, that this law alone
will bring into the state between w.
OOo, 900 and SO, 900, 900 annually and more
as the incomes grow. 1t is believed
also that in time the state taxes in
Kansas can be reduced so per cent
through the revenues brought in by the
income tax
This is a tax on the corporations
and persons best able to pay it, said
Senator Waggener in explanation to-
day. 1T is a tax that will fall heavier
on the corporations than it will on in
dividuals-the amount on individuals
is graduated by law. In Wisconsin
last year the state realized $3,40o,00O
from this law and the general tax
was reduced so per cent in that state
1t must be noted also that three
fourths of the income tax in that
state is collected from corporations.
81 am confident that the state of
Kansas ought to collect enough .reve-
nue. from this law to pay all the state
taxes. The fact that the federal gov
ernment has passed the law is strong
lv in favor of it's adoption in Kan
sas''
Only five members of the house voted
against the amendment. Among this
number was Orr of Atchison.
The senate is flirting today with the
Of tIIr 10
three constitutional amendments to the
people at the next election. Two have
been considered and passed-the in
come tax and the recall. 1t is rumor-
ed today that Senator KinkeFs amend
ment giving the state the right to sub
nit more than three propositions to
the people may be the next in order
Then there is a chance for Bale Wag-
eener's constitutional convention amend
ment to pass.
The reckless inconsistency of legisla-
ton was evidenced in the senate this
morning when the committee of the
whole recommended that $500 be paid
to the city of Lawrence for paving near
the university grounds and the commit
tee on claims and accounts reported
adversely the Topeka twenty-five-year-
old claim for $4,000 on paving that has
accrued interest of nearly $50, 900 and
has been a constant drain on the treas
ury of the city.
The Lawrence bill was supported
strongly by Troutman, of Shawnee. de-
spite the fact that his claim had been
smothered in the committee. 1.-THE
state is big and rich enough to pay its
debts" Senator Troutman explained
'I think that it should be honest
enough Topeka's claim has been killed
by the claims and accounts committee
this, however, does not change my
ideas on the Lawrence measure. Pay
ing paving debts is a legal and moral
Obligation
Senator Porter, of Crawford county.
supported both the Lawrence and To-
peka requests in STRAIGHTFORWARD
business like speech. This is a
business proposition he said "It is
the duty of the state to pay these
claims-we should not solicit the GEN
erosity of the taxpayers of the cities
in which the streets are located We
are here as business men and not here
to consider sentimental ideas that
other towns would be glad to have state
institutions and pay their paving debts.
7 favor Topeka's claim-and all other
t1st debts. This is no place to ask bids
on state institutions"
Several senator's from rural districts
were against the accounts declaring
that other towns in the state would be
glad to have the institutions if they
did have to pay for the paving.
The conference report on the state
fire marshal bill was sent to the SEN