The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-03
URGE A PAY hike
Joint Committee Salary In
crease State Employees.
May Not Be Satisfactory, Tho,
to Taxpayers or Workers.
RAISE STATE FIRE MARSHAL
Would Also Give State Printer
$1,000 a Year.
Average Boost for 800 Other
Employees Is Per Cent.

salaries committees of the Kansas SEN
ate and house of representatives are
going to find themselves between the
devil and the deep blue sea before
very long. And they are pretty apt
to find the devil in a disagreeable
mood and the deep blue sea in an
angry rage. it is said. AS a result
of a schedule of raises for state en-
ployes that has been agreed upon the
committee will very likely find the
people at home and the employees af
fected both dissatisfied.
Early in the session State Auditor
Knapp drew up a schedule of salary
raises providing all the way from rs
to 100 per cent increases for state
house employees. This was turned
over to the fees and salaries commit
tees that began to hold joint sessions
to discuss and go over the proposed
raises.
Soon after the Knapp schedule was
receives the fees and salaries commit
tees began to hear from the folks
back home who were opposed to
granting raises in a promiscuous and
lavish manner, and it is asserted
farmers grange organizations in
many parts of the state have become
alarmed at the prospect of general
increases. In Fredonia a grange or
ganization got up petition protest
forwarded it to the senate.
Keep in Middle of Road.
The members of the fees and salar-
les committees have attempted to keep
as nearly in the middle of the road as
possible to avoid being scratched by
the thorn bushes on either side, and
they have finally drawn up a schedule
of increases that will give relief to a
great many state employees who are in
need of them beyond question. But
the recommendations that will be
made to the two houses will be far
from those expected by the employees
and for this reason it is expected that
| the employees will not be slow or back
| ward about letting the solons know
| how they feel about the matter. And
many farmers who were opposed to
any raises for any one are very likely
| to be just as forward in expressing
| their sentiments.
About 800 state house and state
executive employees will get increases
| if the recommendations of the COM
mittees are carried out. The increases
will average about Is per cent. which
will be 10 per cent less than the
| recommendations Of the Knapp sched-
ule. The increases are largely for the
stenographers and clerks and those
who have been receiving the smallest
| salaries.
Raise for State Printer.
| Probably the most important raises
| given are those to the state printer
and the state fire marshal. Knapp
| recommended that the salaries of both
| these officials be raised from $500 to
| $1,000 and the recommendations carry
| raises to 5000. A number of valuable
first assistants will receive raises of
| $500 a year
| The increases provided for are as
| follows:
Governors Office.
Private secretary from $1,000 to $1,000
Assistant private secretary from 81 800 to
! $e,40c.
| Secretary of State.
Assistant secretary of state from 81, 500
| to $1,000
| One stenographer from 5000 to 81, 200.
Auditor.
Assistant state auditor from $500 to
| s., zoe.
First special assistant from $1,000 to
Second special assistant from $1,4OO to
| 81 600.
Land office clerk from s1,320 to 81, 400.
Stenographer from $500 to 81 200.
State Treasurer.
s. ASSISTANT state treasurer from S'h0o 10
Chief clerk from 81 200 to 81 1900
Bookkeeper from ST. 200 to 81 500
Assistant bond and coupon clerks from
81 900 to 81 200.
Stenographer from 5000 to 81 100.
Attorney General.
office deputy stenographer from 81 200 to
$500.
Two stenographers from 5000 to 81 600.
Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Chief clerk from 81 800 to 81 $50.
Statistical clerk from 81 900 to 81 200.
Stenographers from 5000 to $1,000.
State Printer.
State printer from $500 to $1,000.
Adjutant General.
Assistant adjutant general from 81, 500 to
a.000
Property and disbursing officer from ST.
400 to 81 500.
Two records clerks total of s., 400, re-
duced to s.. 0O0
-Four stenographers from 5000 to 81 900,
average
Bank Commissioner.
Special assistant bank commissioner from
81 500 to $2,400.
Special assistant from 81, 500 to So. 700.
Twelve deputy bank commissioners from
81, 500 to S2,1O0