Free press., 1907-03-09

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making appropriations for the main
tenance of the various state inStitu-
tions were considered and passed by
the house during the day. The bills
had been advanced on the calendar
by the revision committee last night
and were ready for action today.
Nearly all Of the bills passed we're
senate measures which had been
slightly changed in the house ways
and means committee.
Only two OF the bills met with
any opposition They were those
making an appropriation for the
maintenance of the state agricul-
tural college and for buildings at
the state manual training normal
school. The opposition to the agri-
cultural college bill came from Ryan,
of Brown. and Brown. of Harper.
They wanted the maintenance ap-
preparation for the institution re-
duced by about One-fourth. They
were opposed by every man on both
sides of the house who can talk, and
many participated whose OratOrical
ability was greatly limited. All Of
the speakers wanted the agricultural
college to have the fund it had
asked and the vote on the amend
ment was unanimous for the ap-
preparation as it had come from
the ways and means committee.
The Pittsburg Manual Training
normal school supporters won the
third hard fight they have had since
they began the work of establishing
their institution six years ago. The
school was established as an expert
fight, and it has been after fight
in which every public spirited citi-
zen of Pittsburg participated that
the institution has received Iegisla-
tive help since that time Today
the usual number of Pittsburg work
ers appeared and went to work for
their measure, making an appropria-
ton of S15O,000 for the erection of
new buildings at the institution. The
appropriation was opposed by Ham.
of Rocks, who declared that it was
excessive. and that Pittsburg had
agreed to donate building when
the first appropriation was made
six years ago. The Pittsburgers
were at work on the floor of the
house while Ham Grated and when
he finished he found that the pegs
were set against him.
There was no opposition to the
other measures. Those considered
and passed on third reading with
the appropriations they carried,
were as follows:
State agricultural college. 1908,
1926, 500; 1909, $245,00O; Fort Hays
branch experiment station, 1905,
$4,000; 1909, $4,000; Farmers in
stitute, 1907, $1,000; for barn at
Fort Hays experiment station,
$4,000; repairs at the penitentiary.
$1,500; State Soldiers home and
Mother Bickerdyke home, 1908,
$104,1 1909, $103, 3,8S0O; Kansas
penitentiary, for hard fiber twine
plant, $3.50; state Industrial
school for boys. Topeka, 1908,
$50,990; 1909, $57 1900; state normal
at Emporia, $250,O00; Western
branch of the state normal, $81 1,785;
auxiliary to Manual Training school,
'Pittsburg, 100000; state university,
Lawrence. 1908, 1867, ,414; 1909,
$413,120.
The ways and means committee
of the senate today turned loose the
following bunch of appropriation
bills:
State oil inspection, $4,000:
4ASpCCLIOA, 9OO,1OO, war
den, $500; regents, state univer-
sity, $4,000; regents, state normal,
$6,500; regents, state agricultural,
$780, directors penitentiary. S5,-
400; managers, Soldiers home, |
$5,400; textbook commission, $2,5O0; |
state board of education, $1,000.
The ways and means committee |
also presented bill providing for
horses and carriages to be used by |
the governor, and appropriating |
$500 for the care and maintenance |
of the same. Under the bill $4,000 |
is to be spent for the executive |
stables
The senate passed the Tucker bill |
appropriating $4,000 to be placed at
the disposal of the attorney general |
to defray the expenses of conduct |
ing fight against trusts doing bust |
ness within the state.
OttaWa's First White Man Dead