The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-26
ANTI-CIGARETTE
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He reported back to the senate today
| in reply to resolution offered by
Senator Price, of Clark, week ago
| The Price resolution asked that the
printer be instructed to make an in
vestigation and report back to the
senate upon the practicability of the
state publication Of county supplies.
| The report raises considerable queS-
ton as to the wisdom of the p1aa.
Mr.. Smith cites these disadvantages:
| Questioned if uniform books and
blanks can be had that would be salts
| factory to all.
blanks if the forms are changed.
| Many oppose the plan because
state completes with Kansas printers
and book binders.''
Although Printer Smith states that
it has been possible to make a saving
of 40 per cent in the printing of school
books, it may not be possible to do so
in the blank book work
The actual figures given to the SEN
ate by Printer Smith are taken from
replies of letters written by him to
county clerks over the state He says
in the report:
The Smith Report.
According to this report something
over 100000 legal blanks are being
used at an estimated cost of about
$4,000.
ION the reports received the opin-
ions were about equally divided as
to the advisa bility of the state doing
this work All, however, agreed that
it was impractical to do anything
without a uniform system of blanks
and blank books throughout the
state; also that it would not be prac-
ticable to print the ballots, tax re-
ceipts, tax and assessment rolls.
ITO handle the blank books (pro-
viding uniform system is adopted)
it would take additional machinery
and tools costing between $4,000 and
$4,000, with additional floor space
of 10000 square feet for the machin-
cry and workmen, and storage room
of, perhaps. 5000 square feet. The
blanks (if uniformly could be handled
w h, perhaps. 10000 additional
square feet of floor space and two
additional cylinder presses and addi-
tional tables and tools amounting in
all to $1,000 to $1,000.
should the senate in its judgment
decide to do this work, nothing should
be done this year until the rush in
school book printing is over, which
will be this fall
City Manager Bill Blocked.
The joyous journey of the city man
aSer bill thru the senate was check ed
temporarily today by Senators Price,
of Clark and Getty, of Wyandotte
Altho it was on special order for con-
sideration in committee of the whole
sidered and will not be considered
before o'clock next Tuesday-unless
its friends work miracle.
IF it is true" said Senator Price
in demanding delay that the pen
dulum has SWINGS so far the other way
that the people are now demanding
that they be placed under boss rule
in their cities, then l agree that this
is bill that should have the most
painstaking consideration 1t should
| be considered md
thing in it that might defeat its pur-
pose should be eliminated"
On the motion of Senator highs
wonSer of Sedgwick. author of the
DILL IT was placed upon special order
; Thursday but motions were made at
the time which defeated that purpose
today. Among other motions adopted
l was one requiring that the amend
ments be printed and distributed with
: the bill today. That was not done
The amendments had not been print
l ed. Senators Getty and Price sue
ceeded in heading off the considera-
ton of the measure with that excuse
t However, they were not alone Fer
7 rell of Chautauqua demanded that he
, be given a chance to study the bill
t with it's amendments, off the floor OF
5 the senate.
IF we take it up now" he said
$ well have to do all our thinking or
l the floor, and that will not do fol-
= me-
l Senator Schoch of Shawnee. who is
1 not entirely convinced that the city
: manager bill is a panacea for all ills
declared he could see no excuse fol
all the rush.
Rocks Ahead for Prisoners.
s There are rocks ahead for male
e prisoners in the county jails of Kan
= sas. By vote of 80 to 9 the senat e
S today passed a bill by Montee o,
D Crawford, making it compulsory or
/, the part of the county commissioner:
of the different counties to emplo,
$ such prisoners on public work
V Under the Montee bill when there
n are five or more male prisoners in an!
i county JAIL committed for failure t,
pay fines and costs, the commission
ers shall work them, with shackles d
= without, as appears necessary.
4 1t requires that they be put to worl
n as soon as they are committed, wheth
t er the sentence included a jail sen
k tence or not, and kept at work unit
|, the fine and costs are worked out "A
d the rate of 81 a day.
The commissioners are authorizes
: to furnish the necessary guards, ma
+ terials, equipment end teams. The,
S tmay work prisoners upon any street
h highway, poor farm or upon any othe
: public works under their direction ant
/, control.
X Two appropriation bills relating t
s the Memorial hall were introduced il
: the senate by Huffman, of Cherokee
: One provides a jalltor force and sup
e plies and the other makes an appro
priation for furnishing and equippi1;
s the building. One bill provides fou
e janitors and an elevator girl with sal
: aries ranging from $40 to $50
O month, also $4,000 for necessary SUP
g plies. The other bill appropriate
n s29,625 for furniture and equipment
r new state Industrial School TO
n Girls is provided for in a bill intro
" d,ced in the senate by SatterthWait