The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-01
BIT IN HIS TEETH.
Bill Hackney Takes a Bold
Stand Today.
To Stop All Appropriations for
Private Institutions.
SOME BITTER TALK.
Mead of Mitchell Calls Winfield
Man Frigid.
Also Says That His 'sSympathy
Is Ice."
SOME BITTER TALK.

Hackney fight in the house this morn
ing. 1t was precipitated by "Old Bill
himself with the introduction of a reso-
luton instructing all committees to re-
port adversely on all bills carrying ap-
propriations of money for hospitals.
schools, and similar institutions not un-
der state charge.
A. G. Mead, of Mitchell, called Hack
ney cold blooded; His heart is cold"
declared Mr.. Mead, his sympathy is
ice, his friendship is frigid.' The mem
bers of the house fairly shivered. Il
understand why it is that We have this
hall so warm,'' he continued. 1T is in
hope that the icy heart of this man
from Cowley will be thawed."
But the members would not stand for
such abuse of Old Bill Hackney. Char
ley Beekman, of Cowley, the young
man who is supposed to be on the other
side of every proposition from Hackney
when Cowley county is involved, was
the one who rushed to Hackney's de-
Tense.
when the gentleman from Mitchell
says that Bill Hackney is cold blooded,"
he said, 'he is talking through his hat
Mr. Hackney and 1 have differed on
many things, but I want to say to you
that there is no man living with
warmer heart than Bill Hackney. Bill
may have fool ideas sometimes, but
he has heart as big as a barrel, and
he will go as far as any man to help
the friendless and afflicted"
The following is the Hackney reSolu-
ton, which caused all the oratory to
break away from anchorage:
Whereas, Bills are being introduced
into this house and members deluged
with sOIicita tiOns for the appropriations
of moneys out of the public funds in the
treasury for the support and mainten-
ance of private hospitals, schools, ETC.;
and
whereas, Money wrung from the
taxpayers of Kansas should be used
for the support of institutions organ
lied by and under the control of the
state only, and were paid into the state
treasury for no other purpose. Now,
therefore. be it
Resolved, That all committees OF
this house be and they are hereby di-H
rected to report all such bills unfavor-
ably, and that We thus declare our un-
alterable opposition to all such legisla-
ton"
4 believe" said Mr.. Hackney, that
we have no legal right to vote appro-
priations to such private institutions.
If we can vote money to such purposes,
we can vote money to any private con-
Germ in the state If there is gong 10
be a general distribution OF bonuses, I
have four hospitals in my town which
want a slice, and SO has Mr.. Beeklnan.
I move that the rules be suspended. and
the resolution be adopted
1t was necessary to suspend the rules
as under the rules the resolution would
go over until Thursday.
The vote on Hackney's motion was
clOse=SO close that a roll call was de-
manded. A number of members seized
the opportunity to make some speeches
against the resolution, and the motion
for its adoption,
I w. Adams of Sedgwick said:
Have we reached the stage of econ
omy where the state can not afford to
appropriate the insignificant sums nee
essary to support these little institu-
tionS which are doing public charity
work which otherwise the state would
have to do in public institutions? We
certainly have reached a high state of
economy in the house of representatives
but / did not know we had gone this
far If you think the people of Kansas
sent you here to shut down on these
institutions you are mistaken. You peO-
pie in the cities where public institu-
tions are located can not afford to fight
these appropriations, because you need |
some help in getting the appropriations |
for which you are asking"
J. W. Creech, chairman of the com |
uittee on ways and means, said: IF |
you haven't confidence that this ways |
and means committee viii do its duty, I
you had better discharge it. / cannot /
tell you what recommendation the COM
mittee will make on this matter be-
cause do not know. But I believe it /
will do what is fair and right
w. B. Ham, Robert Stone, w. A. S.
Bird. Ed Dawson and A. G. Mead all /
made speeches against Hackney's reso- /
luton. Mr.. Hackney said in closing the !
argument:
ssThe remarks which have been
made by the gentlemen have shown
me how philanthrOpic some people are
with other peoples money. 1 am not
the watchdog of this treasury; that is
merely the pleasantly of some of my
newspaper friends-you people can
plunder the state treasury all you
please, but I won't help you. 1 viii
say this; that I will go as far as any
of you in the establishment of state
institutions to do the work now being
done by the private institutions. I
Will dig as deep into my pocket to sup
port charity as any of you, but won't
dig down into your pocket to support
my charities"
When the roll was called on the mo-
ton to suspend the rules and pass the
70 to 80. The resolution will take its
regular course and come uD on the
calendar Thursday
1t is likely that Hackney's resolu-l
ton was inspired by big bunch of
local appropriation bills which came
in with the grist this morning. The
following appropriations for local in
stitutions are asked for today:
Wichita hospital, wichita .--.$ 1000
st. Josephs Orphans asylum
Wichita 1000
st. Francis hospital, Wichita. 1000
Wiohita - - 1000
Wichita Rescue home, Wichita 500
worth -, 5000
:. TsavenwoTth 80. 5000
Leavenworth -. 5000
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