The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-22

that the secretary of the state board
of agriculture be substituted for the
commission. A large number of MEM
bers opposed this on the ground that
now, and that the state could not spare
him from his present work Mr.. Dawes
also argued that three commissioners
could do much better than only one,
anyway, even if that one should be
Secretary Coburn.
Mr.. Seaton offered as a substitute
that Secretary Coburn be made one of
the board of three commissioners.
Mr.. Adams tried to make another
amendment to have. the entire board
composed of women, but he was ruled
out of order.
Il understand this is to be a pancake
show" said Mr.. Adams sarcastically.
and if so, the women ought to run it,"
Mr.. Bailey called Mr.. Adams down
for calling the exhibit a pancake
show and said that it was intended to
cover all the resources of Kansas.
Mr.. Geissler said he was opposed to
any appropriation at all, but if any is
made he thought only one commissioner
ought to be appointed or the salaries of
the commissioners would eat up a good
share of the appropriation.
Mr.. Fairchild was in favor of three
commissioners and of leaving their ap-
pointment entirely in the hands of Gov
ernor Stanley,
Mr.: seaver said it was a question of
whether the appropriation should be
made to pay the salaries of the COM
missioners or to make an exhibit He
thought if three commissioners are ap-
pointed the appropriation ought to be
made 500, 600
Mr.. Benefiel said he was in favor of
sending Secretary Coburn as one of
the commissioners, but he was not in
favor OF tying Governor Stanley's
hands by saying whom he should ap-
point.
Anyway" said he, everyone knows
that if Secretary Coburn wants to be
appointed on this commission all he has
to do is to ask Governor Stanley"
To this Mr.. earle replied: Everyone
who knows Secretary CoburT1 knows
he is not the kind of a man to ask for
anything. Personally, 1 am opposed to
the BILL
After a long debate it was decided to
have three commissioners and to leave
their appointment entirely with the
governor.
When the question of the amount to
be appropriated came up Wright Of
Lyon moved to make the amount $75,-
600 instead of $50 900.
I am opposed to making any appro-
priatiOn at all, but if one is to be made
1 want it large enough to do some
good
Mr.. Harris of Lyon moved to make
the appropriation S25OOOO, but he was
ruled out of order, and Mr.. Wright's
amendment was voted down.
Mr.. FOgle moved that the bill be re-
ported back to the house with the rec
ommendation that it be not passed, but
Mr.. Mason made the amendment that
it be recommended passed.
In speaking on this motion, Repre-
sentative McKeever said: There is a
disposition to shirk this proposition be-
cause it makes an appropriation. 1
think we should face this question
squarely. Two years ago the legisla-
ture shirked a similar proposition and
the result was that a collection was
taken up to make an exhibit at Omaha,
and the only exhibit we had there was
some bottles of Kansas wine and a.
picture of Governor Leedy. 1t cost a
good deal of money, too. If we don't
make this appropriation another collec-
ton will be taken up, the exhibit will
be poor, and the legislature will have
to reimburse the individuals who made
up the collection"
The motion to recommend the bill
for passage received 81 affirmative
votes AS this was more than a ma
1ority of the entire house, no mega
tive vote was taken.