The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-21
IRRIGATION BILL PASSES.
1IOuse Today Passes the Bill to Waste $5S
600 on Pumping Water.

1IOuse Today Passes the Bill to Waste $50,-
O0O on Pumping Water.
The irrigation bill, appropriating $5G,-
00D for the esta abiishmento of an irrigation
commission for the purpose of making
experiments in irrigation, was passed to-
day by vote of rs to %.
The Republicans voted almost solidly
for it as II party measure, and those who
at first voted according to their convic-
tions against it, changed to the affirma-
tive when they saw the majority in its
favor. After the vote had been announced
Mr. Cubbison moved to reconsider it and
lay the motion on the table. This was
done in order to prevent any reconsider
alton by those who might wish to defeat
the bill
Mr.. Brown of Pratt entered the follow
ing explanation on the journal:
'In explanation of my vote l desire to
say that l regard the appropriation of
this $50,0U0 as an unnecessary and IN
warranted expenditure of the peoples
money. First, because it creates three
new offices to be filed by political pets
at large salaries in opposition to the de-
N ands the people are making for a re-
duction of expenditures which pets will
doubtless contrive to perpetuate them
selves in Office indefinitely Second, be-
cause it is not experiments and moro
Offices the people want Or desire, but the
means of making practical use of the
facilities at hand Third, because irri-
cation is no experiment and has not been
since the days of the Pharaohs.
Fourth, because this is sim ply
scheme in line with the ones that
brought into existence the coal oil in
spector and deputies, the state veterin-
arian, state board of pardons, grain in
spector, live stock inspector. fish COM
missioner, forestry commissioner, silk
com missioner and their attendant assist
ants expenditures, and the sorghum
sugar scheme, all of which are the
veriest sinecures, for whose existence no
good reason can or ever could be shown"
Mr. Seaton said he voted for the bill
because it was fulfilling pledges of the
state convention.
Mr. Wright of Edwards, said: 81 vote
againt the bill because it is a sham and
fraud. You are simply trying to pull
the wool over the eyes of the farmer and
make him believe you are doing great
| things for him when in reality he gets
nothing at all 1t is bill for political
purposes"
The vote stood: Yeas, 76; nays, %.
Gentlemen voting in the affirmative
were:
Messrs. Aker, Allen, Andrews, Ballin-
ger, Beekman. Beuefiel, Blair, Bucklin,
Butler, Byers, Caldwell, Campbell of
Doniphan, Cannon. Claycomb, Cole, Con-
ger, Cornell. Cubbison, Denison, Eek
stein, Fitzgerald, Foster. Funk, Glenn,
Grimes, Goodno, Hackbusch, Halliday,
Hanna, Hart, Heminger, Hill, Hilton.
Hollen beak, Hopkins, Hunt, Ingle, Kel-
| ley, Knipe, Lambert of Lyon, Lewis,
Lough, Lupfer, Mcknight, Marshall.
Mathews. Meridith, Metzler, Miller of
| Gearv. Moore, Morrow, Murphy, New
man, Painter, Pancake, Powers, Pratt,
Remington, Robinson, Rohrbaugh, Roth
weller. .Schlyer .Seaton, Sheafor, Sherman
Smith of Ottawa, Sprague, Street, Strom-
quist, Sutton, Thisler. Tucker, VeaIe,
| Vilott, Warner, Winters and Mr.. Speak
! er Lobdell-76.
Gentlemen voting in the negative
| were:
Messrs. Axelton, Baker, Barkley. Bar
nett, Bender, Bone of Crawford Brown
of Crawford, Brown of Pratt, Clark of
Linn, De Witt Duffy, Forsythe, Haines,
| johnson of Nemaha, Lambert of Lin
coin. Miller of Morris, Moss, Mott. Nighs-
wonger, Satterthwaite, Shouse, Simons,
Spickn2ll, Stockebrand, Van Gaasbeck,