The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-17
LIKE A JOKE.
Senators Slaughter All the
Normal School Bills
In a Sort of Wild, Deliri0us
Manner.
PROBABLY BECAUSE
Many Students Educated at
the State
Normal Schools Never Teach
School and Never
Mean TO-They Don't Even Ask
For Certificates.

WAHu mining over normal ScnOOlS ana
ended the exercise at 4:30 p. m, after
killing all the normal school bills on the
calendar.
The first bill considered was by Sena-
tor Ward to locate a normal school at
Concordia.
The vote stood 16 to 16. A call of the
senate was ordered. Six senators came
in and the vote stood 10 to 10. Senator
Campbell is absent on leave. Mr.. Reser
was at the depot to meet his daughter.
Concordia was within two votes of a
normal school, but some of the senators
changed their votes, making the final
vote, % to 16, against Concordia. Mr..
Hessin gave notice of his intention to
move a reconsideration of the Con-
cordia matter, and all hope for that
town was not destroyed.
The bill to establish a normal at Eff
bingham, AtchiSon county, was next ia
ken up. This bill was in charge of Sen
the state the property of the bingham
high school for use as a normal. This
property is valued at $4,000.
The bill was killed and Effingham's
normal was bowled out by a vote of 8
to "a.
Next came Senator Ryan's bill to
establish a normal at Girard. 1t car
ried an appropriation of $4,000.
The vote on this bill stood 10 to 16 in
its favor. A call of the senate was had.
There was a change of votes, and the
Girard normal was killed by vote of
Is to 10.
My turn next, said Senator Level
ling, calling up his bill to locate a nor
NAL al Wichita.
This bill asked for an appropriation
of 900 for buildings and grounds.
The bill was read, at the conclusion
of which Mr.. Farrelly offered a reso-
luton referring the selection of loca-
lions for the two normal schools to a
committee, being the same method by
which the asylum question was dis
posed of.
Senator Lewelling asked that the
resolution be not adopted and it was
defeated by a good ajority.
Give us one ballot, said Lewelling,
land if we fail, I'll support Mr.. Far
relly's plan"
The vote at one time stood % to Is,
and Wichita had a normal school. But
the vote had not been declared.
Then a changing of votes began. Mat
thews, Titus, Lupfer, King, Farrelly
and others changed from aye to no, and
the Wichita normal went under the
ropes by vote of II to IS.
Next" yelled some one, and Senator
Armstrong; bill for a normal at Great
Bend was read.
That city proposed to donate to the
state the property of the Central Nor
NAL college, valued at $4,000, asking
the state for $4,000 to maintain the in
The first vote was 81 to 15 Senator
Young changed his vote, making 20 to
16. Senator Ward came in, under a call
of the senate and voted for Great Bend,
thereby giving that city a normal.
Concordia was given some new life
by the adoption of Senator HeSsln'S mo-
ton to reconsider
Girard returned to the chase by the
adoption of Senator HousehOlder'S mo-
ton, for a reconsideration of the vote
by which the city was not given a nor
NAL.
Trouble was then resumed on the
Concordia proposition. This was of
short duration, however, as the bill was
killed by vote of 10 to 10.
Il move a reconsideration of the vote
by which a normal was located at
Great Bend" said Titus of Harper.
1.-The question is on the motion Of the
senator from Titus said President
Richter absent1y.
The senate laughed.
1.-THE chair is ratified, there is so much
monkey business" explained Richter
The motion to reconsider the Great
then taken, on a reconsideration, to To-
cate a normal at Girard, which was
again defeated by the overwhelming
vote of 9 to 26.
Next came the Great Bend normal.
This was again defeated by a vote of II
to 20.
Senator Pritchard, who wanted nor
NAL for Stockton got scared at the rate
which had overtaken the other bills and
in great disgust arose and asked that
his bill be stricken from the calendar.
Consent" came from every man IN
sight, and the field day on normal
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