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atfo luttrttal The Journal Lends In Circulation. For 40 Years - The People's Friend. - VOLUME XXXVII, NO. 218. WEDNESDAY. KANSAS OITY, JANUARY HI, JSOo.-TKN PAG MS. WJ'IDNKSDAY. 1MUCK E1VE CENTS. Wumu it 9 t ABLE STATE PAPER. iiftvnnson Moitim.t.'s rtnTMt:Aii: to Tin: t,r.(i!st,.VTt-iti:. MANY REFORMS PROPOSED. a MMit;t..tni.r i.coin ami coMriu:. lir.NHIVi: IIOCttMRNT. A RIGID ECONOMY URGED. stati: constitution Ni:i:ns ttr.VIHION A convention siiri(ii:sTi:n. Krllcf for the Otcrhurdrnrd Supreme Court Culled for iitiil the Question of nn Apprllnto Courl Discussed A flrncrnt Itrsiiinn nf Mntn AITnlrs. Topeko, Kns Jan. 15. (Special.) Gov ernor Morrill sent to the legislature to-day the following message on stnte affairs: To the Hcniito and House of Itepresenta- tlves of the Statu of Kansas. 1 think It may not lie deemed Inappro priate to say to ou that while I appreciate the high honor conferred upon me by the people of Kansas In selecting me ns the chief executive of the state for the coming two years, I nmnot iiniiilndftil of the grave responsibilities that will devolve upon me. iiiul 1 should hardly have courage In undertake them did I not feel that In ev ery honest effort I make to she the people of the state booiI government, 1 shall have your hearty and undivided support. A third of a century has passed since Kansas was admitted into the Union, and you meet In this session under conditions strikingly In contrast with those that presented them selves to the first state leglslatuto of Kan sas. There has been' :i wonderful Increase 111 wealth and population, n wholly changed condition of things, demanding an entirely different consideration of affairs. You will pardon nio if 1 remind you that weighty respohslblllties rest on you, and upon your action will largely depend the success of the present administration. I am not aware that there Is any de mand from the people for a radical change In the laws, hut they do ask for re lief from the excessive taxation; that the expenses of the state shall be reduced to the lowest possible point consistent with a wIi-0 and economical administration of the state government. Owing to the financial panic, through which the country has passed during the last two years, in. some respects the severest that has ever been known, and the partial failure of crops for the same period, there has been a serious depression In values and a decreased de mand for labor, which renders our burdens far more oppressive than they would be III years of prosperity. It should be a source uf hearty congratulation lo all, that Kan sas has passed through the terrible crisis with so few failures, and to little to dis courage Its citizens. While legislative enactments are Impor tant In opening the channels of trade. In siimulatlng Industries, In protecting the Individual in his life and property and his right to pursue happiness according to his own judgment, there are laws of trade which will control business and which can not be repealed by any statute' of any leg islative body. The waters of the river, .iKai.li,,- thn Inn" nf n-f.i v 1 1 n t Inn tcllt flnw tn UUC,.III(, ...V. ..... u.. F...4 . ........, ..... .. .. -w the sea, and while the building of dams or putting In obstructions may retard the cur- ' rent, It will not change Its course, nor can It stops Its How. Wise legislation would provide for the removal of the driftwood and snags In order to accelerate the cur rent. So Industry and economy wisely di rected wll always find their reward In a measure, regardless of what human laws may decree. Still it Is a recognized fact that legislation may disturb nml restrict trade. j Foreign Markets, And In this connection I desire to call your attention to one brancli of the trade of this country that especially Interests our 1 people, and that Is the Increased demand for our farm products from a foreign mar ket. For several years a steady and de termined elfort was made to to open up the markets of the old country to some of tho products In which Kansas excels, especially Indian corn, beef and pork. Under abetter light, secured by wise legislation, preju dice and cupidity were gradually yielding and our exports of these products were be coming an Important factor of groat value to our people, and gnve promise of nn In creased demand for the articles In produc ing which Kansas can lead the world. But the present congress has, In my Judgment, by Ill-advised and crude legislation, as sumed to dictate to foreign nations their Internal policy of protection to their homo Industries by discriminating duties on sugar Imported from countries having export du ties on that article. This has led to actlvo 10 Jlatlon on tho part' of those countries, nml all the nations of Central Kurope have become commercially estranged from our country, and are taking active, and what prove to lie effective, measures to prevent tho Importation of our meats, justifying themselves by a revival of the exploded and senseless claim that our meat animals are diseased. The repeal of tho reciprocity pro. visions of our tarllf laws lint, caused Spain nml other countries to make a most unjust discrimination against the Importation of our farm products. To relievo us of this embarrassment by tho removal of this em luirgo, and to restore us to a condition where no can Increase to Its utmost limit tho exportation of those articles which uiu our main support. Is u matter of universal concern In the people or Kansas. I would therefore urge the passage of a concurrent resolution by your honoiahle bodies. In structing our senators and reiptcllng our representatives In congress to Introduce and work for the passage of the most ef fective remedial legislation In this re gard. Cu'Kt II minimi Cmm-iitlou. When the present constitution was adopt ed, a large portion of the state was un un organized waste. Only 10,331 persons voted for lis adoption, ami r,5Jl voted against Hi the whole number of votes fust being only ohe-twentleth as many as were cist at tho last election, Theru weie only thirty-live organized counties at that times seventy counties of the slate had no legal existence, 'rim noiinl.itloii of tho state had been so decimated by tho terrible iliouth o( S0 that there wore reunv iea man a nunuteu thousand people within Iho borders of the state when It was admitted Into the I'nloii, It would hardly he possible for the small number of people living In tho state at that S Bros Inducements For 1805. tudebaker that has so delighted all who have used it, will be bet ter than ever, Come and see our goods or get our Catalogue and prices before you purchase a vehicle of any kind. STUDEBAKER BROS. MFG. CO., 1 104-1 106 Walnut Street. lime, nllh neatly two-thlnls of the entire state practically unsettled, lo understand, or to nntlclpale, the wauls and needs of a stnte as large ns this has become. The practical limitation upon (he ses sions of the legislature wni nt that llmo a wise one, with the small population and nn niml sessions; but now that the number nil the Inhabitants i fifteen limes greater, nml the cessions of the legislature are bleu nlnl, It Is Impossible for any legislative body to give thn calm deliberation mid thoughtful study of the needs of the state that are Imperatively demnnded. There Is an urgent demand for n reorganization of the Judiciary sys tem, flitter the present condition the number of Judges of the su preme court Is limited to three, nnd the legislature Is only authorized to provide other courts which shall bo Inferior to the supreme court. The rapid increase In 1'op ulallon and wealth has necessnrlly pro duced a largo Increase In litigation, until the suptenie court Is no longer ntilo to hear the cases as fust as they are llled. For years the work has been gradually accu mulating, until at tho present rate of prog ress cases llled to-day would not be heard for six years. Present relief might be had by the formation of another rourt, In ferior to the supreme court, but It seems to be the consensus of opinion that an en largement of the supreme court Is the only practical solution of the question, nnd the only one that will be entirely satisfactory. At any rate, those skilled In the law, who have given tho subject tho most profound study, ngree In the opinion that a larger supremo court would better subserve the Interests nf the people. A litigant Is better satis lied with an adverse decision from the su preme court than from nn Inferior one, as such a decision Is not only a llnal deter mination of the case, but It Is nlso a llnal determination of the law governing tho case. And In the event of an Increased membership of the supreme court, the constitution should confer upon the leg islature power to afford temporary relief when the court found Itself unable tn keep up with Its business. There should nlso be a change In our ap portionment laws, by Increasing the num ber of members In both houses, lly doing this the people would be more closely rep resented, and there would be less danger of unwise or corrupt legislation. The provisions of the constitution with regard to the time when the legislature should convene, or the section fixing the time when the term of state olllccra should begin, should be so amended Ihat the In coming state olllcers should always enter upon their regular terms before the legis lature convenes. Jlore rigid constitutional provisions should be made limiting the power of the legislature in tho matter of political sub divisions, so that counties, townships nnd school districts could not be organized within certain limits of territory or popu lation, and nlso limiting the power of such political subdivisions In the extent to which debts may be created, as well as the purpose for which the samu may be In curred, (.renter restrictions should also be placed upon' legislation appropriating public moneys or authorizing the Incurring of public debts, nnd tho purposes for which money may bo appropriated or debts In clined should bo carefully defined and sharply restricted. The governor should have authority to veto any section or clause In any appropriation bill that does not meet his approval. The letting of convict labor to contract ors should be prohibited, and such labor should be employed only on behalf of the state, or where It will least conflict with the Interests of other labor In this state. The right of action to recover damages for Injuries resulting In death should be guaranteed to tho people by constitutional provisions, nnd the amount recoverable therefor should -not be subject to stntu tnrv limitation. The power of courts to set aside excessive verdicts is a sulilclent guaranty against abuse of the light. There should bo clear nnd well-defined limitations of the powers of corporations, and the legislature should be restricted In Its modes of authorizing the organization of corporations, and a leosonuble tax should be Imposed for every charter. The present constitution provides that "nil laws of a general nature shall have a uniform operation throughout the state, nnd In all enses where a general law can be made applicable, no special law shall bo enacted." The early decisions of the su preme court, that tho legislature Is the proper Judge of whether the general law should be made applicable (decisions that have been so long followed that they have become practlcaly a part of tho constitu tion, by long continued usage), practically render this clnuso of little force. There should bo a prohibition of special legisla tion which should be universal, except In cases of the most urgent necessity. Trusts and combinations tn enhance prices, should be prohibited In the consti tution. There should be a limit to the value of the homestead exemption allowed, so that properties of great value may not bo held beyond the reach of creditors. The pres ent clause 111 the constitution was placed there when very few quarter-section weie worth more than $l,nnn, while now many with Improvements are worth each from $10,000 to KO.lKXI. The provisions with regard to the elect ive franchise should be so changed that parties guilty of betting on elections, or of giving or receiving bribes, or of promising or receiving promises of emoluments, should not be entitled to vote. The receiving of passes, franks, or special privileges from railroad,, sleeping car. tel egraph, or telephone companies should be prohibited to all public olllcers. Tho constitution sljould absolutely pro hibit the appointment of nny member of tho legislature, during his term, to nny of fice created by the legislature of which he was a member, and no member of the legis lature should be eligible lo appointment by the governor to nny olllce, during the term for which he was elected a member of the legislature. The constitution vests the full manage ment and Investment of the school funds with the secretary of state, attorney gen eral and hUpeilutendent of public Instruc tion, and provides that any two of them shall constitute a quorum. These olllcers urn chosen without any rcfereiieo to their special fitness as llnaiuiers. They nro liable to bo chanced every two years. The unit of tho school fund, now amounting to moio than Sii.ow.imo, involves great rcspnn slbllilles, nml ought lint to be left tn the absolute control of two or threo Inexpe rienced men. A change of tho constitution in this icspect Is Imperatively demanded. Jinny other reasons, In my Judgment urgent and unanswerable, might be pre sented In favor of a constitutional con vention. The expense, I presume, would be the most serious ojj. Jection urged against. It; but I urn' satlsllcd that a simple clause limiting tho power of the legislature to appropriate money and to allow the Incurrence of debt by municipalities, and the further provls Ion allowing the governor to veto any Larger Line Than Lver, and many new de signs not made by any one else. OUR IZZER BUGGY clause In an appropriation bill, would save the stale more every live years than the entire cost of a convention. Tor these reasons it seems to mo Impracticable to make nny violent or radical changes tn our laws now, but such amendments might be made ns will correct present In consistencies or repeal tmwio laws. A new constitution when adopted will neces sitate a revision of the laws to conform to the new limitations, Tim Supreme Court. I'ntess It la Intended and desired to deny Justice to a large class of our citizens, It Is Imperative that Immediate steps be ftttrnn tn nt'n ttn ititrn.ni. nntlft nf seme of Its burdens. The Increase of oiismesR nas neen so great tnai inc coun Is now hearing cases that were llled four years ago, and at the rale of progress It has made since tho "commission" expired, It will bo six years before the case llled to-day enn be heard. The constitution limits the supreme court to three Judges, so theru is no possible way of getting Im mediate relief by Increasing the number, ns only nn amendment to the constitution would nfford that relief. Partial relief could doubtless be renched by allowing the Judges to dispense with written opin ions In nil cases where, In their Judgment, tho same questions had been decided In ..... In... nnlnln.ia .... ...tin,... nnh' rOteStlnMS I'Lvi.uiin uiuiun--, ,, ..in...- ..... .,..... .. of fact were nt Issue. Further relief could also be reached uy limning mo cases mat could be appealed to the supremo court tn MiA.n liicll-ttii- constitutional ISSUCS. or where the title of real estate or the question of franchises Is raised, or wncre the amount exceeds JSOrt. It Is doubtless true that the fact that the court Is live or six years behind with Its work induces the mini; of many appeals which would not otherwise be taken. There would lie less Inducement for litigants In many In- nlnnonu In Inlin their C:1SCS tO a higher court If they knew a decision would bo reached In a few wceas. laugaiion oukhi to be discouraged rather than encouraged; and while It may bo a heaven-born right for tho average citizen to go to law when ever he pleases, I could never see the Jus tice of taxing a community several hun dred dollars to defray tho expenses of a court In order that two stubborn men might have the ownership of a ten dollnr calf decided. There Is now a general demand rrom the people of the state for an Intermediate or appellate court. Inferior to the supreme court. There seems no other feasible method of relieving the present conges Hon, which works a great hardship to many worthy litigants, especially those who have suits pending against corpora tions, or persons wealthy enough to be able to take appeals for the sake of delay. If, however, a court of this character is established, I would earnestly recommend that It be a temporary one. It could bo so arranged that It would terminate In five or six years, nnd nny future legisla ture could provide for Its continuance If It was found necessary. .Iiullrbil Districts. Dining the years when the population of Kansas was rapidly increasing, nnd new counties were being organized at each ses sion of the legislature, new Judicial dis tricts were created, many of them antic ipating a future growth of the western portion of the state that has not been re alized. There has been In certain sections of the state a marked decrease In the pop ulation, and ns the titles to the lands have become settled, and the speculative fever of those times has subsided, litigation has rapidly decreased. The number of judicial districts Is far In excess of the requlre-ments-of the people, entailing a needless expensoW from SSS.Ojn to $10,000 per pear. The contrast between tho number of vot ers In some of these districts Illustrates forcibly the uselessness of having so many judges. The Eleventh Judicial district cast 17.303 votes at tho late election. The vote cast in the Sixteenth, Twenty-third, Twenty-fourth, Twenty-seventh, Thlrty llrst, Thirty-second and Thirty-third amounted only to 1S.107, or only 80) more in the seven districts combined than In the one. In other words, the one district had nearly as many voters, and probably moro population, than the entire seven above referred to. Litigation depends upon the character, number and wealth of the peo ple. The seven districts named had no largo cities, where criminals find a refuge. They had less commercial business, nnd a large part of the wealth of these districts consisted of unoccupied lands owned by non-residents. So there would be every reason to suppose the litigation would be less In proportion 10 the number of Inhab itants rather than more. The First judi cial district cast 11,933 votes, the Second 1,017, while the Thirty-second cast only 1,070 votes. Everything else being equal, the jiMgo of the First district had fifteen times as much work as the Judge of the Thirty-second. The Fifteenth district cast 13,r.Dl votes: the Thirty-first, 1.1M votes. Twelvo of the Judicial districts have nearly 100,000 more Inhabitants than tho other twenty-three districts. The tendency of an Increase of districts is to Increase liti gation. The judge who has all the work that he can do will not bo Inclined to en courage needless litigation, or to Increase court expenses. There ought to bo a complete redlstrlct Ing of the state for Judicial purposes, and n reduction of at least twelve districts In number. This would save to tho state In salaries or judges alone $30,0il per year. I am not unmindful of the difficulties In the way of n redisricting of the state, bin I have eontldenco to believe that this legis lature has tho good Judgment, courage and the ability to carry out a. reform which commends Itself to the Intelligence of ev ery voter in the state. lYriimiit'iit School I'liud. The Investment of the permanent school fund of tho state Is a matter of grave pub lic concern, and It should be guarded very carefully. There are about Jil.iK.l.oOO In this fund. Several hundred thousand dollars of this money are reinvested every year. Too much care cannot be taken In thn quality of the securities purchased. The safety of this fund Is of the highest lui portaiue. and should be protected more sncredly than even the fund3 In tho state treasury. During the boom period In Kansas, while values were Inflated, large amounts of bonds of various klnils weie puichased. I would reconiineiid that a legislative com mittee be appointed to thoroughly Investi gate the securities on hand, with lustrue. tlotnt to report the actual cash value of each, nnd to recommend such steps as may be deemed advisable to fix the re sponsibility of Illegal Investments, lo col lect doubtful securities, and lo suggest any necessary legislation to guard Investments In the future. And 1 would suggest that this committee be appointed early In the session, so that 11 may report and recom mend any amendments to tho law th.it may bo necessary for the protection of the fund. No penalty whatever Is attached to the Violation of the law by the school fund commission, In regard lo th" class of bonds they may purchase for Iho perma nent Investment of the various school funds, There arc now thousands of dol lars Invested ill bonds which were not authorized by law, und which may prove a total loss to this fund. Iionds have been purchased that are not even recognized by tho counties from which they purport to have been Issued. The laws governing ,1.1.. ...... ...t ulirtllld llA lMllllft IIIArri t:tlln,ri,n .11.3 MUt.li. nil""". " ... ,. .,, ,.nv..,, and sevete penalties should he provided for any violation of them. Kach commissioner should give a bond as loan olllcer of not less than $100.0u0, and tho law should pro vide that he should be held liable on that bond for any loss that might urlso from the purchasu of bonds not authorized oy law, No more important duty devolves Up. on you than to guard with jealous care tho funds set, apart for educational purposes. Inliiiiperaiuc. The blighting Influence of Intemperance. Is still seen In our state. There Is scarcely a community mat uues 1101 aimer ironi this cause, und happy Is the family that Is not directly affected by It. Its approach U so insidious that Its danger Is scarcely realized until It U too late to stay its evil effects, How lo cure, or even lessen the evil, has commanded the camel thought of every lover of his race, be ho states man or moralist, Its demoralizing effects nrc universally conceded, nnd can hardly bo exaggerated, Much of the poverty and crime, the suffering and the sorrow ex isting to-day can be clearly traced to Its evil llilluence. Whatever tends to rellne and elevate a people-lo give them purer and nobler n.-plriitions will surely tend lo lessen this evil. The great work In remov ing Intemperance from our laud must be done through the churches, schools and oilier elevating help. Law Is only a help an assistant and never should bo placed before moral Inlluences. It In fact can only bo enacted when moral forces have crenteil a healthy public sentiment against Intemperance. It Is Invaluable as an ajd to help lo create and maintain a healthful public ncnllinviit. but ought never to be stibstltulcd for It The great work of advancing tho cause of temperance enn only be done by thorough organization and active effort along tho lines of education nnd moral suasion, aided by laws fully abreast of tho public senti ment, I cannot refrain from expressing my un qualified commendation of the action of the Chicago & Alton itallroad Company In requiring that their employes hIuiII ab stain from tho use of nil Intoxicating liquors. Tho public have a right to de mand that tho men tinder whose caru they place themselves when traveling shall bo sober mens nnd It Is to bo hoped that the railroad companies of this state will soon follow the worthy example set them by the Chicago & Alton company. In l&so un amendment to the constitution wns ncloptod, prohibiting the manufacture, nnd sale of intoxicating liquors, except for medical, scientific nnd mechanical pur poses. In 1SS1, 1SS3 nnd U87, laws were passed providing for tho enforcement of this provision of the constitution. Three legislatures have since been elected, ami no attempt lins been made to repeal or es sentially modify these laws. It Is there foro fair to ussumo that tho people de sire this to bo tho settled policy of thn state upon this subject. The only fair In terpretation to be placed upon their action Is that they are determined that the open saloon shall not return to our stnte, nnd that they believe that the effect of the prohibitory law has been to lessen tho evils of Intemperance. Thnt the law Is but Imperfectly enforced, Is conceded by nil. Law Is but a re flection of public sentiment, and the en forcement of law will always depend upon the notion of the people. Experience has fully demonstrated that the enforcement of mi" law In oppposltlon to the pronounced sentiment of tho community cannot bo long successfully accomplished. Whenever the people In any community demand the enforcement of a law, "their voice will be henrd." Without tho support of public sentiment, the efforts of the olllcers to en force the law will not be crowned with suc cess. AH laws ought to be enforced, for the open violation of any law Is demoral izing to the public conscience. It breeds a disregard for law, which Is dangerous to nny community. In this country tho law Is supreme. It Is the governing power; nnd a disregard of the law is a disregard of the government Itself. A continuation of the open violation of nny law can only re sult In evil to the snte. The duty of every officer Is plain; the legislature de clares what the law shall be; It Is the duty of the executive to obey nnd enforce It. Assessment and Taiatlon. There Is an nlmost universal expression of dissatisfaction with our present mode of assessing property for taxation. That It Is unequal and consequently unjust, no one familiar with it would for a moment deny. It Is probably one of the most dlfllcult matters to provide for In our laws. Our theory of taxation Is that piopcrty should pay the tnx, nntl'the only safe rule to follow Is to assess all property nt Its actual cash value without regard to its character or the use to which It Is applied. To a certain extent, however, the revenue derived from property ought to be taken as a basis upon which to compute Its value. If every piece of property In the state were assessed nt Its actual cash value there would be absolute equality In the payment of tuxes. But the same would also bo true If all the property In the state were assessed nt ten, twenty or eighty per cent of Its real value. The In equality arises, not from tho fact that the property of tho state Is nssessed too low, liut because It Is assessed unequally. When ona piece of properly Is usscsscd nt ten per cent of what It Is really worth and another piece Is listened at Its full value, and other propel ty is not assessed at all, grtat Injustice Is done to some of the tax payers; nnd yet that condition of things actually exists In our state to-day. .Mil lions of dollars' worth of property escapes taxation entirely u a result of Igno rance, Inefficiency or willful dishonesty on tho part of assessors. Other property Is assessed at from ten per cent to leo per cent of Its actual value, according to the judgment or whim of the assessor. There would be less danger of this In equality If an honest attempt were made by all assessors to place the true value' on all property; but before that could be safely done the laws In regard to limitations on levies should be changed. To make the assessment four or live times what It is at present, nllowlng the limitation on the levy to remain where it Is, might prove practical conllscatlon of property In some school districts, or counties even. After a patient and careful cxamlnntlon of tho law, 1 am unable to see wheie It falls to provide for an honest, Impartial assess ment. Tho fault seems lo be rather in the admlnlstiatlon of the law than In the law Itself, If the proper olllcers compiled strict ly with every provision of the laws re lating to assessment and taxation, there would be little cause for complaint. .More severe penallles might be attached for violations nf the law. but that remedy would hardly accomplish the desired re Ktilts, for when an assessor makes his re turn, with propei ty nssessed nt 10 to K per cent of Its real value, nnd sweais that he has to the best of his judgment given tho true vuliie. ho knows, and everybody else knows, that ho commits willful per jury. Hut how can you prove that he has not used his best Judgment In deciding values? What, then, Is tho lemedy'.' In the first place, It Is Imposslhlo to get an equal, Just viiluatlon of property under our pieseut system. When you divide up this assess ment of property among n large number of men, ynu ill-lease In the mine propor tion the dllllcultles In getting a uiillorm valuation. It would bo it great step lit the light direction If there wein but one asses. sor in each county, and he should bo ap pointed for 11 term of lour years by tho judge of the district court III which Unit county Is located, the appointment to bn approved by tno county commissioners, who should also decide the number of deputies that he should have, ami should also approve hs selections. Ily having the appointment of the assessor made by the judge and for 11 period of four years, he is removed from the temptation to favor par ties for their political Inllueuce, and he would l far more Independent In his at tempts to discover property that Is with held from assessment. Now wo have about Ulna assessors, largely men with little prac tical experience, selected mom because they have little else to do and are "good fellows," each trying to keep his nssos- inent down so tnai ins lownsnip may pay less than its honest thare of taxes, These men are elected for one year und pro dependent for their re-election upon the men whose properly they nr valuing. The county commissioners should be. re quired not only to equalize as ut present, but It should be their fcworn dut to rale the assessment of any piece of properly that they found placed, below Its actual value; and In case county assessors are to do the work, the time of assessment should date from January 1, t(ius giving two months moro time for the assessment, Hut there Is little hope of Improvement until a more faithful admlnlstiutiou of the law can be had. It makes less difference what the law Is, than how It Is administered. There Continued ou bUth i'ltgc. CANTANKEROUS POPS KANSAS sl'.VATi: Wlt.t. MM sir Willi Tin: iiousi: in .hum- si:smo, LOOKED LIKE WAR AT ONE TIME. Tin: iiousi; iMtni'osr.n it ititiNti tiiii.u t.v vi :t aumis, BETTER COUNSELS PREVAILED. CONTll.N'liON WAS OVIlll Tllll STATU rm.vrr.itsim1 .mati'iiu. Itcpiiltltniit and lleiiiocrntle Senators and One 1'. quill. f Withdrew tu the Hoiim' and lllected . Major thulium to the Office of State Vrhitcr. Topckn, Ivns., Jnn. 13. (Special.) t'pon tho assembling of the senate retiring Lieutenant Governor Daniels presented Lieutenant Governor Troutnmu ns his suc cessor as presiding olllcer anil begged for him that consideration nnd courtesy which had fallen to bis part. Upon taking tin- gavel Governor Ti out man addressed the senate as follows: Air. 'rroutnians Speech. Gentlemen of the Senate; Upon the wnlls of the old ltomaii senate hung this signif icant maxim: "Let what each senator thinks of the tepublto be written 011 his brow." This upliorlsm Is a forceful de mand for eundor In politics. In the dis cussion of problems nlfectlng tho policy or destiny of government no man should bo pioscilbed for 11 frank und manly de fense of tils convictions, l'olltlcs nnd pat riotism should be Inseparably blended In the halls of legislation. However merci lessly p.irtl.-un detraction and defamation may sweep over party policies and party leaders. In tho fervor of a campaign, can did nnd honest conservatism should be the dominating force In legislative assemblies. The vindication of your party's policy can bo found only In Its legislative and execu tive administration. Campaign theories must Unit their exemplification In legisla tive and administrative history. It Is no imputation upon the Judgment or the con science of a senator that he maintains upon this floor the Ideas for which he con tended on tho stump. Hut our campaigns proceed with such animation nnd aidor that we have a magnified estimate of our differences. Two men representing con tending political parties meet und talk to gether nnd agree upon tho many things and dlsngiee upon the lew. Aggregate Indi viduals Into a deliberate assembly and they agree upon the few things und dis agree upon tin many. Why? Jtccausi' the Imperceptible and unconscious tyranny of ussoctntlon robs them of their. Individ uality and rest! (tins their candor. There nrc ..!! sections in the general stat utes of Kansas, nnd there are nqt 'M sec tions about which there could be any rea sonable partisan contention. The Inst leg islature passed 1SS bills, not more than four or five of which lire, in any sense, par tisan In their scope or purpose, nnd yet, with tho exception of a few Individual members, party was arrned against par ty In the discussion and passage of more tbnn a score of them. Liberal latitude In discussing questions closely ullleil to party platforms should be lApeeted and tolerated. Let what each senator thinks of eveiy measure- of legis lation be written on his blow. The only man In this body upon whom absolute political neutrality Is enjoined Is its presiding officer. Without nny abate ment of my Itepiiblleaii zeal, or the yield ing of my vested campaign rights, It shall be my constant endeavor here to recog nize no Iiepubllenu, no I'opullst, no Demo crat, but senators of Kansas, representing the Individual soveiidgnty of tho state. To preserve the Integrity of American manhood and the Inviolability of American citizenship should be the aim of nil legis lation. 1 am hero not to direct, but to aid you In accomplishing this aim, anil tn as sist you In subserving tho best Interests of the state. 1 assume these olllclal duties with a full realization of their responsibilities, know ing that In their discharge 1 shall need your constant aid, and many times your generous forbearance. With full confi dence In the integrity of your purposes and the patilotlsin of your desires, I In voke the co-operation nnd support of sen ators on both sides of tho hall. Upon motion or Senator Morgan Govern or Daniels was presented with the gavel he had used during the session of two years ago. V message was received from Governor .Morrill In which he stated that ho found the records of his olllce In such confusion that he was unable to learn Just what nominations had been niado by Ills prede cessor but he desired to withdraw the name of Senator Landls as a member of the state board of charltlei and nil other nominations which had not been acted upon. , Senator (Vllry.ill presented a petition from hotel keepers fiom all parts of the state praying for leglnl.itloti in their pro. teetlon fiom deadbeats, etc. Senator Sterno presented a petition asking for the adoption of a certain In dex to conveyances. Senntor WUcoeksou ptescnted a petition from citizens of Hooks county praying Unit no steps be taken toward resubmit ting the liquor amendment. The order of Introduction of hills ie. celved the following response: Dlllard Three bills nniendlng civil code. Taylor Covering Into the treasury nil that portion or the JP.(V "cholera fund" not already expended by the state board of health; to regulate meetings of county commissioners In counties having moie than ;.". Inhabitants. n'Hryan To prevent competition for a purse or sweep-takes in any speed ring; ,u act piovhllng for protection to mu tineers 111 cable curs. ttroun Withdinnlng certain schools lands from market and providing for tests of Irtigallon upon them. Danner To enable Harvey county to build n coui t lioiisp Heed Vitlhorlzng the city of Cherokee to Issue water bonds. Kiel ne Helming to obstructing the op eratiom of railroads. Cooke To prevent the piemature burial of human beings. Hy wavs and means committee Appro priating 5WU0 for payment of legislative expi uses for tin' Urst ten days of session. Landls llegulatlng fees In certain cases. Wllcockson To enable .Sherman county to vote bonds In old of Irrigation. King To rigulato fees and salaries In Cowley county. .... Thacher Hel.itlng to duties of county attorneys: uiatlng to escape uf prisoners. llakel- Defining fraternal benefit societies and limiting ihf'r powers. Senator jler.nlson Introduced a resolution condoling with Senator I'rlce, of Atchison county. In hi Illness and It was unaii tinoiiily passed. Senator Carpenter Introduced the follow. Ing resolution: Wherca, The governor has received a telegram of which the following Is a copi : "Dillon, Mont., Jan. H, 1W3. To the gov ernor of Kansas: Itellef societies are be ing organized here to send to destitute people In your tate clothing and provls Ions. Kindly advise mo names of reliable parties and their addesses, with whom we can communlcuta so that arrangements r,m be made with the rnllro.ul company for reduced rates. Answer. P. T. Collins, agent Union 1'niinV railroad." And Whereas, The destitution throughout the state Is not of Hiitlhient extent lo Justify us In calling upon the rharltably disposed of other Htntesi but on the contrary where destitution, If any does exist, we feel per fectly able and willing tn fully and promptly relieve the same: therefore be it llesolved, Thnt while we feel grateful to the people outside of tho slate for their kindly profTein of assistance we would te. spcclfillly nsk thnt no subscriptions of nld bo forwarded until such time as may be culled for bv- the proper authorities, and that all solicitations for aid by private In dividuals Is entirely unauthorized." This resolution nt once provoked a live ly debate. Senator Shearer said he did not like to make any such answer to the gen erous people of Moiitnna. Senator llroWn said the people of West ern Kansas were not stifTcrliig In a man ner which could tiot und would not he re lieved by tho people of Kansas themselves. Senator Carpenter also spoke In this line, nnd said It would be a blot upon the state It the Impression went out that Kansas was begging from other states. Senntor Wlleockson. speaking for his part of Iho stnte, said no i.ucli aid was de sired. "We cuu take care of our own poor," said the senator. Senator Senn nnd several others on Iho I'opullst side objected to the lesoltltlon und moved lo refer It lo the committee on state affairs. This carried by a vole of 17 to ID, the ltepuhllcaiis voting no. At this Juncttue came the Hist prelim inary skirmish In what font while appear ed to be a revolution. A Joint resolution Was iccclvcd from the house which pro vlded that the two bodies meet at 13 o'clock to-day In Joint session for the elec tion ot 11 state printer. A million was made to put this resolution under consid eration at once. A debate followed, Sen ator Dennlsoii urging that the resolution go over until 2 o'clock p. in. A vote being taken on the motion It was lost, but when Senator Thacher, In explaining his vote, made nn eat nest idea to the senate as to the constitutional duties of senators, nil hut live of the l'opullsts changed their Votes to aye ajul the motion prevailed. Then Senator Dennlsoii moved a substitute to the house resolution, the substitute pro viding that tl'ie joint session should meet as provided In the original resolution, but that a state printer should not be de clared elected until he had teeelvcd a ma jority vote of each bouse Instead of .1 ma jority of the Joint session. This substitute carried by a vote of IS to 17 and the Popu lists had apparently carried their point to defeat the election ot a state printer by joint session. ' Senator Ilrown, on the part of the Re publicans, entered a protest against this revolutionary proceeding. Senator O'ltryan said that the hour of 12 o'clock had now arrived and that he was going at onro tn iteptvsentutlve hall to perform his constitutional duty. Presiding Olllcer i'liiutnian pounded th" gavel down hard on some of the noisy gen tlemen 011 the Populist side ot the house and spiritedly said: "It Is certainly tart ot my duty to see that this body obeys tho mandates of the constitution, the laws, and years of cus tom. 1 now declare that this senate shall take a n-cess to the hour of " o'clock, ami I request the senators to follow their pre siding olllcer to Representative ball, there to participate In the Joint session for the election of a Mate printer. The secretary nnd sergennt-at-nrms will accompany the senate." Then, accompanied by the entire Repub lican side, and by Senator True, from the Populist side, Presiding Olllcer Troutman proceeded out of the chamber. P.ut neither secretary nor scrgeant-at-urms followed. Hardly had the door closed on the last Republican than President Pro Tern King look the chair and a warm debate ensued. Senator Leedy protested against the 1 ev olutionary tactics his fellow Populists had adopted In this stale printer matter, and moved that adjournment be taken at once to Representative hall. Senator Jumper said that the place of the senators was In the senate and If there w.us anything revolutionary In here It was on the part of the Republicans. Senator Forney said that his fellow Pop ulists were proceeding wrong In this mat ter. That the constitution required nn elec tion on this day, and he was In favor ot following the Rei ubltcnis. Senator Dennlsoii said some ol the sen ators seemed to be getting excited over this affair. If the house had sent Its reso lution at an earlier liour the senate might have nmended it und sent It back In time lo meet at 13 o'clock. The constitution did not set an liour at which the election must be made There was no custom which this senate could not overturn. Senator Forney "What will we gain if we stay here?" Senator Dennlsoii "What will w gain If we go thete?" Senator Forney "Tt Is plainly our duty to go there. A trap has been set for us by the Republicans and wo are sta Ing here caught In It." Senator Householder "I ntn just In formed that the house 1ms Instructed In sergcunt-nt-armi to come over hero nnd fetch us there, ami I movo thnt our ser-gcaut-at-arins be Instructed to keep him out of this chamber." tThe doors were then locked.) Senator Leedy "It they want to try force on us It will take more seigeant-at-arnis than were sworn In over there Inst week, but I nm still III favor of going over and taking part In tho election." Presiding Olllcer King said he had never before heard of a piesldlng olllcer leaving his chair and calling for tho senate to follow hlni. We should protect our dig nity by waiting for an Invitation from the house. Senator Rogers "I am opposed to fol lowing a mob anywheie. We are opposed to anarchy; let's not follow the anar chists. " Forney nnd Leedy Insisted Hint the Populists weie losing their chance to d something; that the courts must settla the printer question anyway. DumbauM moved to proceed to the house when an hour hud been fUed, but House holder Interposed a motion lo adjourn, and litis had hardly been adopted when tho He publicum Hooped back Into the chamber Willi the statement that n state printer had been elected. Fifteen senators went over to the house and voted In the joint session, while ivven-ty-two lein.iluod In the senate chamber. Afternoon m.s.Ioii, Tho committee nn district apportion ment reported favorablv upon Wllcock son's bill, which reduced the terms of cnurt In the Tweuty-lhird district from three to two terms ,1 year. It was placed on Its third lenling and nscd. Tho remainder of tho afternoon was taken up In routine work nml In bearing read the first annual message of Governor Morrill. House Proceedings. There was an unusual ciitsh of people ai the doors of the house tlil-s morning and In spite of tho fact that only people wove ndmltud vvho had pa..ses It wns evident that In the matter of signing passes thn tpeakcr had not staved his hand, for the crowd In the lobby lilhd up all the avail able space before the hoiiso convened and still others vvero waiting outside with passes In their pockei-. Very shortly after the house convened this morning a message was received from the bcnate stating that that august body had passed an appropriation bill providing for the pay of members and employes, John Sealon. of Atchison, Introduced a Joint resolution providing for the joint meeting of the house und senate ut 12 o'clock for tho purpose of electing a state printer. Mr. Trueblood, Populist from Osage, moved to amend 'he resolution so as to piovido for tho election of a Mate printer to take possession of his olllce on July l. Mr, Trueblood was evidently trying to guard against un effort to lire Mr, Enow from olllco at once. The speaker, how ever, held that the term of state printer I2.-1HRV, IIIKI), TIIAVr-R & CO., st:ct.'i'.ssiiitH 'to TnrrmomfiT yuUpUu .IWnlmtim, -I,' nltf (mum, .17, ro-rfrty ut look for the ttalhtr In b air- The Outlook. This rinntiYs Business Starts Off to Heat Any .Innuary Record. I'riccs Arc Low, of Course, But That Is Necessary. Frequently wc arc asked, "How's trade?" "What's the outlook?" It seems to us that now is a good time to answer those questions. Trade is firstratc. It starts off for this year in such an en couraging manner that wc now believe the sales will foot up large enough to beat any Jan uary record. Goods have never been known so loio in prices as they are to day. A short time since, while reading a comparative report of the prices of raw materials, we noticed that Cottons had reached the lowest point known in years. Hy reason of this manufact ured cottons arc to-day far low er than they may soon be. As illustrative of the low prices at which manufactured cottons arc selling, wc say that begin ning to-morrow morning we will sell 10,926 yards of fine Zephyr Ginghams, the ioc and 12 c kinds ior yc yard. It's a short story, how wc can sell these Ginghams at y4c a yard. Certain big Eastern jobber had on hand a big lot of these Zephyr Ginghams wanted to "clean house" offered the lot 10,026 yards at a low fig ure we saw it was a thing that you would good want them that now would be just the time for Zephyr Ginghams and that JzC was just the price tor a regular ioc and 1 2 Ac Gingham. , They're .here now 10,026 yards of them the value is ioc and i2.Vc to-morrow the price will be 7A.C. 12AU.RV, IJIRI), THAYHR & CO., M'(;t:iMiits to necessarily commenced on th" 1st nf July and that the amendment was nut ot order. -Mr. Ilekstelii. of .Sedgwick, introduced a resolution grunting the use of the hall for the nit cling of the State liar Associaiinn on Wednesday evening A resolution was Introduced by Jlr Su ton, uf Hussell, granting the use of the hall for the annual meeting ot the Stat.) Historical Society this evening. When tho time for introducing bills cam. on the members showed mat they ba ' loaded up during the recess from la Friday. Forty-three new bills was il. record this morning. Among those of Im portance were the following: House bill No. 131, by llackbusch, pro. vides that all convicts upon being dis charged from the penitentiary shall Ini mediately leavo the county In which the penitentiary Is situated. Unless the dln ohnrged convict gets out of the county within twenty-four hours he Is ll.iblo to Imprisonment In the county Jail for oiv year. House bill No. in:', by Hackbtisi b amend', the prohibitory law so as to make the penalty for violation cither line or tin prlsonnifiti, instead of both. House bill No. 133. by Utibblson. make-, all chattel mortgages given to se. lire an Indebtedness bearing a greater interest than 10 per cent per annum void. House hill No. 131, by t.'itbblson, provides for the redemption uf real estate sold on execution at any lime within eighteen months. House bill No. 137, by McL'owu Hunt declaring tho sr.'d ot February a legal hol iday. House bill No. 13S, by Caldwell, is n bill tn encourage litigation. It appropriate 5l5,nii for the yearn lv.i.1 and Ki. tu be e pcndeil under th direction of the state board ot agriculture In making export. litems. These experiments urn to bo made on school lands belonging to the state, House bill No. IIM. by Lewis, Is a com pic)icnslvc Irrigation bill. It provides for the appointment of live commissioners, who shall be appointed by the governor, whoso business shall bo to localo and con tract for tho boring of artesian wells in tho western part of tho state, ruder this bill that part of Iho statu lying west of the Will meridian Is divided Into five lrr gation dlstl'lcls, and these commissioners nio to be selected, one from each district, and not more than two of said commission ers to belong to the same iwlltlcal parly. Tho bill provides for the appropriation of Sloo.OiM for tho purpose of carrying on these experiments. House bill No. Ill, by Johnson of Nema ha,' provides) that the bonded debt of a city of the second class shall not exceed 10 per cent of Its assessed valuation, in nildl tlou to water works bonds ami bonds for t pedal Improvements. House bill No, 113 legalizes tho acts dona at tho court houso in Kingman county, which Is located outside the county seat. House bill No. lit), by Wright of Edwards county, proposes to repeal all laws de signed to give effect to the prohibitory amendment. House bill No. 117. by Marshall, Is similar to half a dozen other bills already Intro duced giving power to county attorneys to havo persons who are suspected of hav. Ing looked upon liquor when It wm red brought before soma Judga or justice of the l&tei