The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-02-12
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qulry.
Senator Kellogg thought there ought
TO be no exception in this inquiry. de
did not know the status of these roads.
Every one OF them may be acting under
bona ode charters. He did not think
the amendment ought to carry.
Senator Buchan said this proposislon
was not fair 20 the courts, 1t was not lair
TO the attorney general, IL was not fair
TO counsel employed In behalf OF the
state.
Senator HIck offered the following
substitute, which Senator Buchan &C.
cepted: provided That nothing herein
contained shall relate TO any railroad
company concerning which any OF the
above matters are now in litigation be-
tween the state and any railroad COM
psny in any court"
The amendment was adopted ana the
resolutions of Senator Smith, thus
amended, passed.
S. B. No 50, an act for the better pro
lection of the University and Normal
school funds of the state OF Kansas, on
ita third residing, passed.
8. B No. IS, an act providing for the |
condemnation of sites for county build |
ings, passed.
s. B. No. 81, an act providing for the |
0l0pO6IIl0u Oh BuE pluS SoAOe AN VIZ A--~S |
Of county treasurers, passed.
THE NORMAL ENDOWMENT.
On motion of Senator Kellogg. the
senate went into committee OF the whole
on special orders, senate bill NO: "a, an
act 20 further endoW the state Norman
school.
Senator Kellogg moved that when the
committee rise, they report this bill back
and recommend Its passage
Senator Blue said that, in his opinion
the State University was far more de-
| serving OF the bestoWal OF these lands
| than the Normal School. This endoW-
ment would materially aid the Untver-
atty. There is nothing IN the claim that
| ths Normal school has any claim on
these lands. 1t was not time when
/ the conduct of regents is under investi-
CATION to grant additional lands to dis
Senator Barker desired to say that the
| State University was in 40 respect re-
sponsible for the manner OF dlsposing OF
the University lands. The State Uni
versity had less endowment than any
| university, not excepting that OF the
state of Missouri. He said. as suggest
ed by the senator from Linn. that while
an investigation was pending on the
State Normal management, 1t would
be unwise policy TO grant any adj
ditionAl lands to such management.
Senator Kellogg replied that as to the
last statement, the school was not re-
sponsible for the appointments OF Coy.
Click. He did not say whether any
mistake had been made. Alter they
he'd burnt the oil out of their lamps they
don't want to take ours. There are our
lands only reserved because il was be-
lIeyed there was mineral in these lands.
senator Barker did not know that the
| senator from Lyon had patent on these
lands. It is because both institutions
are wards Of the state that we come in
and ask this contribution. TIE question
is, where will these lands do the most
good? 1t is constantly stated the State
University had mismanaged her lands:
The state took the management, and
whether properly or not, the state was
responsible. On the contrary, the Nor
NAL school had the whole control of
lands and had misapplied them.
Senator Buchsa said about the worst
difficulty We had to contend with was
the constant quarrels We had to encoun-
ter by members from localities where
there were located wards of the state.
He did not believe it was good policy to
take these lands from the Normal School
and give them 20 the University. He
would be glad to do anything in his
4
il one Of the grandest institutions OF the
country.
Senator PIckler thought this quarrel
| unseemly and out or time. We are only
considering whether these seyenty-two
| T72l sections shall be given to the Nor
mai School, He did not blame Senator
Kellogg. If he was situated at the site
of NormalIS be might insist on
getting these lands, even 70 doing iDlus-
1 90 ha fc
proposition was like the drowning man
who was saved by his good neighbors
who have risked their lives to save him,
| and then they wanted them to swim out
and save his hat! When these institu-
tions need assistance it will go freely,
but he did not believe there was q mem.
Der from the western portion of the state
who was willing to give all away now.
The western country is fast being peo-
pied, and the time Is not distant when
they will want something left to them,
and they mean to have 1t. They had no
opposition to IL, but It was too local-too
far of and the roads TO bad. TO walk to
It from the Twenty eighth Senatorial
: District. Believing that to dispose OF
these lands now was bad policy, he
. should vote against the proposition.
Senator Barker said this was only q
question of policy. He had no fears for
, the future. The endowment policy Is q
good one, and there could be no better
investment of these than 70 give to the
State University.
Senator Redding was willing to vote
what was right tor all these institutions.
He had no institutions In his region TO
fight over. If the State University was
to come in and fight every proposition
for other institutions it might have IN
pleasant opposition, find it was not TO its
interest to do 30.
Senator Buchan referred To the sena-
tor from Douglas Senator tBarker) that
no man would do more than he TO build
; up the State University and attract
around 1t all the youth OF the state and
make it one of the grandest institutions
of the land.
Senator Jennings agreed with the SEN
ator from WyandOtte Senator Buchan),
but he would go further and put these
lands into the permanent school fund
To give them - either of these institu-
: lions would not diminish future
demands of either upon the state. If we
could give these lands to any Institution
and thereby enable them to be seif-sup.
porting, and never afterwards ask sup
port from the state, he would support
the measure.
; Senator Green did not think these
lands would spoil, but he believed il
would be better policy To let the lands
J remain as they are. He sgreed In 8
> great measure with the senator from
: Wyandolte as to supporting the State
l.University. Let the donation be made
in dollars and cents. He therefore
moved that when the committee rise
they report back senate bills Nos. ~
: and 81, and recommend indefinite post
ponement. This motion was lost.
: Senator Bawden wanted u explain
his reasons tor voting. He disagreed
with the senator from Douglas, that
I these lands must go 70 some institution.
He could not agree TO give them TO
either.
. Senator Kellogg made an earnest ap-
! peal against this motion, and eloquently
plead for his feVoEIte institution.
SenstoE Young offered an amendment
20 the amendment authorizing the proper
officers 20 sell these lands and put the
, proceeds into the endowment fund of the
State Normal school. which amendment
was accepted by Senator Kellogg.
The motion of Senator Kellogg 20 in
definitely postpone both bills was Lost.
The question reverted on the question
TO recommend the passage Of the Normal
school bill. ~
Senator Parker moved to amend by
including senate bill No. 90 (the UniyeT-
, sity bill)
Senator Blue moved 70 amend thai
. when the committee rise, they recon-
mend that the enacting clause be strick.
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