Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-01-25

hibitory law in their respective juris-
dictions. and I viii cooperate with
the acknowledgement in seeing that
they do their duty.
There is general feeling that our
statutes are numbered with many use
less laws and that they contain many
conflicting provisions 1 therefore
recommend that you provide for
commission to prepare revision and
codifcation OF our laws and present it
for the consideration of the Iegisla-
ture at its next regular session
1 would urge that all laws by you
be drafted in clear, simple language,
so definite that they can be readily
understood.
I call your attention to the fact that
the beds of the Kansas and Arkansas
rivers and one-half of the bed of the
Missouri river belongs to the state,
and recommend that the general sur
vey law be extended over these beds
and the islands therein, with the right
of appeal as in other cases, and that
the Executive Council be given con.
troll of the sand, gravel and other prod
ucts in the beds of these rivers.
There has been some agitation con-
corning the enactment of Jim
reason for the enactment of such a
law, and would regret that a bin OF
that character should even be intro
| duced
The depositors, bank guaranty law,
now frreyocalbly part of our bank
| ing system, has given entire salts
faction and created a public confidence
| in the security of our state banks
! which it will be the especial care of
| this administration too costly.
The people of Kansas are looking to
this legislature for relief from the bur-
dens of taxation. 1 have already rec
commended the recording mortgage tax
| and the reducing of election expenses
| by means of quadrennial elections.
now recommend that the Office. of state
accountant be abolished and the work
of that office imposed upon the auditor
| of state, and that he be given an adj
ditional assistant for that purpose if
necessary.
I also recommend that the office Of
livestock sanitary commissioner be
combined with and made part of the
veterinary department of the State
Agricultural College, and that the
state veterinary be given such assist
ance as may be necessary.
To the same end 1 recommend that
| the present Bureau of Labor and In
dustry, Bureau of Mining Industries
and the Free Employment Bureau be
| abolished and new Bureau of Labor
and Industry created, which shall COM
bine these three activities, with en-
larged powers, under a commissioner
of labor and industry to be appointed
by the governor, by and with the con-
sent of the senate, until the next gen.
| eral election, at which time and at
every general election thereafter said
commissioner shall be elected by the
people.
1 believe that a elias sification of the
| various state institutions and the p1ac.
| ing of them under the management of
three boards will result in a great saw
ing to the taxpayers, not only in the
cost of administration but in the cost
| of maintenance, and 1 am sure their
efficiency will be increased. I there
fore recommend that all the state edu-
cational institutions, including the
School for the Deaf and the School for
the Blind, be placed under the manage
ment of a board of regents consisting
of three members, who shall be paid a
reasonable stlary and devote all their
time to the interests of the state
I also recommend that the State
Soldiers Home at Dodge City, the
Mother Bickerdyke Home and all 9TH
err benevolent institutions, except the
School for the Deaf and the School for
the Blind, be placed under the man
agement of the Board of Control.
1 also recommend that all the state
penal and reformatory institutions, in
Guiding the Industrial School for Boys
| and the Industrial School for Girls, be
placed under the management and
control of penal board of three mem
bers, who shall receive a salary of
1000 each per annum and all actual
and necessary expenses
| I call your attention to the appro-
priations asked for by onr benevolent
and educational institutions. The edu-
cational institutions alone are asking
1884, 574 more than was allowed them
by the last legislature. I am con-
strained to recommend 20 you, that
while the efficiency of all these insti-
buttons should be kept in mind, and
! the Kansas standard maintained, you
Should exercise the utmost care and
also call your attention to the oft
expressed feeling that our method OF
assessment for taxation is too cum
bersome and too expensive, and IIurge
you to consider carefully the changes
that might be made in the interest of
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