The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-19
Senator Heather Nearly Succeeded
in Reducing the Appropria-
ton by One-Third.
BEATEN BY THREE VOTES.
Senate Increases Allotment for
Warrensburg Normal to $751;.
90 and for Kirksville
to SCI, 100.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Jefferson City. Mo. March Is. - Clay
Heather was on the warpath In the Senate
this morning, and nearly succeeded in cut
ting down tho appropriation from the gen.
eral revenue OF the State University from
sl4s, 100 to 100000 Heather was chairman OF
the visiting committee which refused TO
make any recommendations for the uni
versity, though all Of tho members were
graduates Of the institution
In urging the amendment Heather mao
the clerk read list of tho salaries received
by members OF the faculty. He said that he
wanted the Senate to know where the
money was going. When the clerk had fin
ished. Heather declared that representatives
of the university did moro lobbying than
Bill Phelps and his assistants
They come down here to wine ~ and
dine us and take US driving he said. III
some one goes home on pass they hold up
their hands in holy horror and talk about
the lobby. Oh, 1t makes q difference who
does these things. I'm in favor Of higher
education, but the houses that shelter the
insane should come first
OPPOSES BREEDING OF BUGS
Heather then proceeded to oaricature the
building for Matching and propagattns
bugs.
Our farmer boys go down there and are
taught bugology," he said. They breed
bugs there. In winter the bugs are fed and
warmed and cared for. In summer they are
entifically killed and mounted on cards.
That's what we are Gppropriating money
for
Senator Rubey took up the debate for tho
university. He said that the nivsrsity sal
airy list was lower than that of almost all
Of the other universities. We recently lost
arn1 - N,,v t-aat rNfr cnruf ha M
We could not pay them enough to retain
them. Other schools paid adequate salaries
and secured their services"
MORTON'S POSITION.
At the afternoon session Heather again
large appropriations for the university. Sem
ator Morton sided with Heather.
branches Of the l lssembIy said Morton Do! 4
have been constant and uniform friend Of
the State University. but cannot be blind
tons. II this change would simply require
SIS. 100 to come out of the collateral Inherit
ance tax, you would then relieve the treas
ury OF this draw. There has been $4,000
received from the collateral Inheritance tax.
Interest on endowment fund and tnct-
dental fee will bring the total up to $500, 900.
to be willing to transfer this item to the
collateral tax fund. We have made a nor
NAL school out Of the university to furnish
professors for other States. 1t will never be
fessors greater salaries"
STRONG COMBINATION.
Heathers amendment was defeated by .
vote of 13 ayes to 16 noes.
The roll call showed combination among
the institutions which outsiders will have
some trouble in breaking. All Of the Sena-
tors with institutions In their districts stood
for the committee recommendation, while
those without institutions. excepting Brad
ley Of st. Francois. who considered the
Pennington Asylum mistreated the day be-
fore, favored the amendment
The House and Senate appropriations are
as follows:
House Senate
kirksv1ne Normal .;.............S $500 36,T0
VAR WaTre rs Normal dLsS ~. s1
Lincoln institute $3.50 1850
University and School OF Mines. $50 100 1870 700
The House this afternoon refused TO con-
cur in the Senate amendments to House bin
6s apcropriating money for the eleemosy-
nary institutions. The amencments were
probably be appointed tomorrow.