The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-21
To Look Into Employees and
Expenses of the State.
FOR PERIOD LAST TWO YEARS
In Line With Plan to Reduce
Taxes.
Also a Slap at Republican
Officials.


by the house after having been mes
saged to that body from the senate
the state legislature will investigate
the employees and expenses OF all state
offices and state departments. Speaker
Brown this morning appointed COM
nnittee of five members to act with
three members of the senate IN con-
ducting this investigation.
The resolution which was introduced
last week declared that official reports
and newspaper statements showed thdl
there are at the present time more
than 1000 employees of the various
state institutions and state Depart
ments 1t demanded definite informa-
ZION regarding the salaries paid these
various employees and the actual serV-
ice rendered the state in exchange Ior
these monthly pay checks.
A similar resolution, covering the
same facts and demanding an li!Vestio 81
cation. had also been introduced in the
house by Reitzel, of Washington county
Then came the message that the senate
had adopted the resolution and IL was
substituted for the ReitZel oocunlehI
and called up for immediate considera-
ton. The house passed the resolu'
without opposition
At the session this morning
Sneaker Brown named the following
members of a committee to act with
three members from the senate
in conducting an officlal invest
the legislature: Gibson, of Cowley;
Riddle of Marion; Orr, of Atch1son;
brewster of Doniphan, and COOK, OF
Trego.
In their demands for economy in state
affairs and for the fulfillment OF
T,artv nIedge that they will reduce
state taxes members of the legislature
ON the Democratic side-aver that the
affairs of the state can be succeSs1ully
administered with a smaller numper Oh
employees and greatly reduced pay
roll The committee which VIII nave
charge of this investigation, will make
a careful study of conditions IN ooth
state offices, charitable and penai IN
stitutions and in the educatlondl IN
stitutions. They will make report con-
cerning the actual time Whlcn eacn
nerson gives to the state and the money
received for their services. In their re-
mort they will also incorporate recon-
mendationS concerning an increase III
+be number of employees and reduc-
tion of in the employees nst III the
various institutions under the super
vision and maintenance OF the Stdle.
rrba O'Connor resolution, de1nanolns
-, investigation of the contingent
TInds fees and expenses OF the state
offices. is now in the hands OF tne
bonse judiciary committee 1t VIII
.l,.obab1y he rewritten and recommend
- for adoption sometime this week
ch,av of Decatur, wants the clvll
code revised, repaired and generdlIy
oI,arhauled He is of the OPINION tndl
SO many laymen have peeh hlehlns i
+1o+ there are now q good many pages
of LEGISLATIVE rubbish in the session
ac+s that should be removed with
hoe or AK .....7,,o7
So this morning Shuey introduced
hin demanding the writing of a new
I'll code for Kansas. He would en-
lower the governor to appoint three
oa,,bars of a commission to reWrlte
+be laws and make recommendations
and findings to the 1915 legislature;
Each member of the commission Woulu
receive $4,S00 year for MS services "a
crowded at a salary of $2,4OO year
esbuev believes that by the time the
1o15 legislature meets that the COM
mission can complete its work ana
that the next legislature Will be en-
ab1ed to rewrite the civil code in
manner that will eliminate many con-
Hicting sections and q multiplicity OF
Implications.
Carnahan, of Clay, today introduced
q hill which if passed will cause sor-
row among the owners of billiard and
~ member would prescribe a heavy
license for all such amusement resorts
and would make any owner guilty or
a misdemeanor who keepts his hall
open on Sunday
Davis. of Gray county. today offered
a bill dreating state immigration
bureau The board would be compos-
cd of four members, headed by a COM
missioner. whose annual salary shall
he So. 900. Offices for the new bureau or
board would be maintained in the
state house and the four regular mem
actual expenses and per diem. To
properly advertise the state and pro-
mote immigration, Davis bill calls for
an appropriation of 100000.
Brewster. of Doniphan, today beat
the fee and salary committee to their
own bill when he offered a lengthy fee
and salary law. which he believes COW
ers conditions in all portions of the
state
introduced a bill providing for the
working of state convicts on public
highways and for the working of To-
cal city and county prisoners on coun
ty roads. city streets and alleys. He
would also provide a competence for
this service on the part of the pris-
oners, the money earned to be paid to
victed of crime. In many respects the
bill is similar to one introduced in the
senate last week by Senator Milton.
Representative Schlicher has intro
duced a bill which tends to aid the