The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-01
MOVE AT STATE HOUSE

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by the legislature, a dozen men and
women will today attach themselves
| to the state pay roll.
In addition to the big shake up in
state departments, a number of new
laws will today become operative and
all state offices and departments Will
| close up their business for the fiscal
year which ended at midnight June so.
, The situations to be met III state Of
| fees mean much work for all depart
mentS. In the office OF w. E. Davis,
state auditor, the work of checking
up uneXpended balances and appor-
tioning the funds available for the
new biennium was started.
With the coming of the new fiscal
year and the changes in state offices,
each department today was able to
! draw on appropriations available for
the next two years. Under the provi-
SlonS of the appropriation bills passed
by the recent legislature, none of the
sums given the various departments
was available before July 1, except
such accounts were passed as
emergency claims and made subject
to immediate check.
The Official Changes.
The only elective state office in
which a change was made today was
the retirement of w. c. Austin as state
printer after a service of four years.
Austin is succeeded by w. r. Smith
of Columbus one of the most widely
known publishers in southeastern
Kansas. Smith was elected in No
vember and will serve until July, 1917.
IN the office of the tax commits
sion, Judge J. A. Burnette of Cald
well retires to give place to Hays b.
ernor Capper appointed w. J. Tod of
Maple Hill to succeed Burnette. but
Tod has declined the place.
Bert P. Walker, Osborne; George
Wy
B. Dyer, Smith Center, were elected
last fall as members of the state irri-
cation board, created by act of the
1913 legislature. But the legislature
abolished the board and provided for
the appointment by the governor of
a state irrigation commissioner J.
w. Tough of Scott City is the new
commissioner. The old board closed
its books a few hours before its Of
ficial death.
Paul Mcbride, state labor commits
sioner; Mrs. Genevieve Chalkley, Law
renee, and John CraddOck, Weir City,
are members of the new industrial
and wage commission. This commits
sion will at once take up the work of
inquiring into labor and wage condi-
uOns among women. The commission
was created by the 1915 legislature.
The civil service commission, also
created by the last legislature, today
took official life. This board will es-
tablish rules and pass on applications
appointments
cases. The commission is composed
of j. l.. King, Topeka, state librarian;
J. E. Cation, Kansas City, Kan, state
accountant, and w. L. Burdick, Law
renee.
L. A Congdon of the state pure food
department, is today really starting on
his new job as state hotel Inspector.
He was appointed by Governor Cap
per to succeed Miles Mulroy, but will
draw only his regular salary as
board of health emplOyee.
o. F. Whitney of North Topeka, to-
day succeeds J. L. Pelham of Hutchin- |
cultural society. Whitney was last
winter elected over Pelham at the an
nual meeting of the state society of
horticulture.
w. L. Brown Retires.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Miller. Republican, sue
ceeds w. L. (Ironjaw) Brown, Demo-
crat, as a member of the state board |
of corrections. Charles Harger, Abb |
lene, and ]. L. Porter, Kansas City, |
Kan, both hold commissions permit |
ting them to serve another year, al
though neither has senate confirma-
ton. 1t is understood that no change !
will be made at this time in the pres
ent personnel of the board.
Harry c. Bowman, member of the
state board of control, is today SUP
ject tc reappointment. No announce
ment as to Bowman's case, however.
has been made by the governor. 1t is
that Bowman will be re-
tanned. That his name was hot sent to
the senate last winter IS said to have
been due to the bitter feeling engen-
dered in the Brooks-Bowman row of
last fall and the yelled threat Of sew
eraI state senators that they would
fight a confirmation of the Newton
man who has served on the board for
eight years.
With the change in state depart
mentS today, a number Of new laws
|
important acts were the semi monthly
pay day law, the retail commission |
act, amendments to the anti-discrimi-
nation law, and the farm bureau act.
Thackara's Mother Ill.
Paris, July Mrs. Alexander NJ. L
Thackara, the wife of the American
consul general at Paris, is seriously
Ill. She is a daughter of the late Gem
eral William NJ. Tecumseh Sherman.