Justice, Department of (see also Judi- ciary System): Appropriation for-
Recommended, 4474, 4525. Vetoed, 4493.
Attorney-Generál should be Cabinet member, 562, 880, 1016, 2265. Building for, recommended, 6343. Clerks of federal courts, removal of, 7691.
Discussed by President-
Cleveland, 4938, 5578, 5879, 5968. Grant, 4153.
Harrison, Benj., 5550, 5632, 5755.
Insurance of commissions to officials by Attorney General, recommended, 4063.
Law activities of government cen- tered under, 8521.
Legal business of government, man- ner of conducting, referred to, 2771, 2825.
Operations of, discussed, 7522.
Patent office should be transferred to, 2265.
Reorganization of, 7368.
Juvenile Courts. (See Courts, Juve- nile.)
Justice, Department of (see also Judi- ciary System): Appropriation for-
Recommended, 4474, 4525. Vetoed, 4493.
Attorney-Generál should be Cabinet member, 562, 880, 1016, 2265. Building for, recommended, 6343. Clerks of federal courts, removal of, 7691.
Discussed by President
Cleveland, 4938, 5578, 5879, 5968. Grant, 4153.
Harrison, Benj., 5550, 5632, 5755.
Insurance of commissions to officials by Attorney General, recommended, 4063.
Law activities of government centered under, 8521.
Legal business of government, manner of conducting, referred to, 2771, 2825.
Operations of, discussed, 7522.
Patent office should be transferred to, 2265.
Reorganization of, 7368.
Juvenile Courts. (See Courts, Juvenile.)
Kansas.-One of the western group of states; nickname, "The Garden State." "The Sunflower State." etc.; motto, "Ad astra per aspera" ("To the stars through difficulties"). It is situated in the central part of the Union and extends from lat. 37° to 40° north and from long. 94° 38' to 102° west. Kansas is bounded on the north by Nebraska, on the east by Missouri (separated in part by the Missouri River), on the south by Oklahoma and on the west by Colorado, and has an area of 82,158 square miles. It was a part of the Louisiana Purchase and was made a terri- tory in 1854.
The Topeka constitution, prohibiting slavery, was framed in 1855 and the Lecompton constitution, which sanctioned slavery, in 1857. A civil war broke out between the adherents of these two consti- tutions.
Finally, in 1859, the Wyandotte constitu- tion, forbidding slavery, was adopted. The State was admitted to the Union Jan. 29, 1861.
Statistics of agriculture collected for the last Federal census, place the number of farms in the State at 177,841, comprising 43.384.799 acres, valued with stock and im- provements at $2,039,389,910, an increae of $1,175,289,624 over the 1900 report. The average value of farm ard per acre was $25.45, as compared with $12.77 in 1900. The value of domestic animals, poultry, etc., was $253,528,577, including 3,079,403 cattle, valued at $80.557.443; 1,147,056 horses, $112,758,108; 208,409 mules, $25,- 629,418; 3,050,157 swine, $24,708,885; 272,475 sheep, $1,209,931.
The latest figures for the annual agri- cultural production are as follows: Crop Acreage Bushels
Live-stock is extensively raised. last figures showed 1,153,000 horses, valued at $99,087,000; 260,000 mules, $30,420,000; 935,000 cows, $75,735,000; 2,160,000 other cattle, $103,728,000; 506,000 sheep, $5,870,- 000; 1.667,000 swine, $29,172,000. The last wool clip yielded 1,754,000 pounds.
There are extensive coal fields, the last annual production being 7,292,000 tons. In 1915, the oil-fields yielded 2,825,000 barrels. There is also natural gas. Other mineral deposits of value are zinc (about 15,000 tons annually), sandstone, limestone, clay and salt. The total mineral production has run to more than $35,000,000 annually of recent years. Kansas City is one of the centers of the live-stock industry.
The population in 1910 was 1,690,949. In 1920, it was 1.769,257. There were 54,030 negroes in 1910.
The 1910 population figures showed 135,- 190 foreign-born in the state. Of these, 34,506 were German, 15,311 were Russian and 13,309 were Swedish.
The latest figures show the school popu- lation as 620,991, the total school enroll- ment being 405,319. The average daily attendance was 288,236. There were 2,35%
male and 14,045 female teachers. There were 8,956 public elementary schools and 657 high schools, the latter with 2,476 teachers, 48,685 pupils.
The capital is Topeka (57,000). Other large cities are Kansas City (105,000) and Wichita (75,000). Only 29% of the popu- lation was urban in 1910.
The number of manufacturing establish- ments in Kansas having an annual output valued at $500 or more at the beginning of 1915 was 3.136. The amount of capital in- vested was $163,790,000, giving employment to 53,032 persons, using material valued at $261.148,000, and turning out finished goods worth $323,234,000. Salaries and wages paid amounted to $34,983,000.
(See also Lecompton Constitution; To- peka Constitution; Wyandotte Constitu tion.)
Chief justice of, functions of, re- ferred to, 2958.
Constitutional convention in, dis- cussed, 3002, 3030.
Disorders and revolutions in, dis- cussed, 2873, 2885, 2915, 2937, 2980, 3002, 3028, 3177. Proclamation against, 2923. Election and qualifications for elee. tors discussed, 2885, 2980, 3002, 3028, 3177.
Expenditures for persons called into service of United States in, 2953, 2954. Fortifications in Lawrence, referred to, 3894. Government organization in, dis- turbed, 2885, 2894, 2898, 2937, 2980, 3002, 3028, 3177. Proclamation against unlawful com binations, 2923.
Indian refugees in, referred to, 3410. Joint resolution authorizing grant of lands to, for benefit of agriculture, etc., vetoed, 5308. Meetings in, interfered Army, 2915.
Memorial from citizens of, regarding creation of new territory, etc., 3111. Military forces of United States sent to, referred to, 4013. Public lands of, 6706. Relief for suffering people in- Recommended, 3184. Referred to, 4272.
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