The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-20
GOVERNOR ALIEN
HAS BIG PROGRAM
State Executive Urges Many
Important Measures in His
Message TO Legislature.
FOR TAX REFORM AND BUDGET
Favors Legislation for state Build
ing Program, Dormitories at
Schools and Brick and
Cement Plants.
THE GOVERNORS REcoMMEN-
QATioNS.


a state building program that will
lift Kansas out OF the mire caused
by the war and extremely high prices
and prevent the institutional life OF
the state from falling into decay.
A bond Issue authorized for the
state schools to build dormitories
for girls.
Raising the license fee for motor
cars and trucks to raise million
dollars = year for the states aid in
good. roads work under the new con-
stitutIonai amendment.
establishment at the state peni-
Tertiary of a paving brick plant to
make brick for road building.
Establishment of state cement
plant TO make cement for road build
ing and get the state and counties
from under one of the most harmful
F1onopolies of the day-the cement
trust.
Revision of the state traffic laws.
Establishment of an occupation
tax for oil production.
Removing some of the exemptions
in the inheritance tax in order to
secure greater revenue from these
estates.
Consideration of new tax amend
nnent. TO be submitted by the legis-
Iature to the voters at the next cleo
tion.
Consideration of arranging for an
income tax in Kansas.
Authorizing threefourths jury Ver-
diets in civil and misdemeanor cases.
Prohibiting the indiscriminate sale
OF firearms.
Consolidating fifteen departments
dealing with agriculture into one ag-
riculturaI department.
Authority for state printer to cut
down printing accounts of state in
stitutions and departments.
A Workmen's compensation law and
= commission to administer it.
Complete revision of the state
banking laws.
Limiting the neeotiabiIity of bank
certificates of deposit.
Raising the minimum capital of all
state banks.
Providing more strict examinations
OF banks.
Better administration of the "bIue
sky" laws.
Allow state inspection of grain at
all elevators so farmers may use
grain warehouse receipts as COL
lateral.
A general revision of the statutes.
This has not been done since 1868.
STSdIS an EFFICIENT. OIL ana gas de-
partment that will be of real service
to the state.
Making state superintendent OF
public instruction, state printer and
superintendent of insurance appoint.
i've instead of elective officers.
Licensing professional engineers
and surveyors.
Establishing a budget system and
commission.
Proper regulation of public stock
yards.
Topeka-Gov Henry ]. Allen has
presented to the Kansas Legislature
q big program of constructive legis
Iation.
During his two years in office Gov
ernor Allen has had one regular and
two special sessions of the legislature
Yet in the two years he found 81
many things that need attention thai
his message is one of the longes
messages that has been presented il
many years.
The governor announced that h,
would send two special messages t.
the legislature later One will dea
with the industrial court and anothe
with the land tenantry plans which
the governor will propose.
NO RECKLESS spending.
Governor Allen does not want tn,
legislature to spend money reckless
~ But he does urge state build
ing program set under way whieI
will re-establish the states institr
tons upon foundation that vii
enable the state to get caught u
with its pressing needs at the inst
tutions. The governor said
Two years ago we had jus
emerged from the war and there wa
a natural disposition to hesitate upo
the brink of any new purpose.
$50, the same problem confront
as in this legislature in even NOR
emphatic form, because we are tw
years farther behinI than we wer
then.
State Taxes Are Low.
'I realize. of course, that the d,
mand upon US in this peculiar perio
of deflation is for rigid economy an
we must give to this demand a
proper consideration. 1t is cas-,
however. to be misled by this d,
mand into an illogical expression {
legislative penury which. while it a
fects the general taxes very littI
may destroy the institutional life {
the state.
Approximately only 10 cents oil
of every tax dollar is used for all tn
purposes of state government. th
remaining 90 cents being used IL
government within the county Tow
ship government costs the taxpayt
as much as his state government.
I'VE should have a building Or
gram sufficient to enable US to e,
caught up with our pressing need
The need at the institutions of hight
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any other branch of our institution
life A. the state university we al
no better off for buildings in SON
respects than we were when the i
stitution had student body
Baby's Cries Legal.
A Judge of the city court of Buffa