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.)

Kameruns. (See Africa.)

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

Value

The

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.

with by

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.