The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-05
VIII Be Confirmed.

So far as could be ascertained a t
the senate today all of the appoint
submitted to the senate late yesterday
afternoon have been recommended
favora bly, by the various senate COM
rnittees to which they were referred.
will be confirmed in executive session
at the earliest opportunity. which will
probably be late this afternoon.
An inside story relative to a fight
on certain of the appointees that took
place in the joint committee on edu-
cation and educational institutions was
uncovered at the capitol today. Ac-
cording to this story objection was
raised in the committee to the con-
firmation of William Allen White as
one of the regents of the State uni
versity and Arthur Capper as one of
the regents of the State Agricultural
college.
Senator Leidy. who is chairman of
the committee on education, objected to
confirming these two appointees at this
time urging against them that both
Mr.. White and Mr. Capper in their
newspapers have severely criticised the
members of the senate and house con
cerning the legislators action on vari-
Gus matters of legislation. He seemed
to be of the opinion that the criticism
of the senators by the gentlemen
named amounted to "pernicious activ-
ity" and that the senate should not
confirm to public office persons who
J had the temerity to censure the law
Amakers while engaged in legislating for
the state. 1t is also reported that Sem
ator Bender took part in opposing
the confirmation of Mr.. White and Mr..
Senators Brady and Porter were the
principal defenders of Messrs. White
and Capper against the attack in the
committee They argued that the
grounds of objection to the appointees
were not worthy of consideration;
that they are good men for the places
and that the senate should confirm
them promptly. They stated that the
appointments are not referred to the
senate committees to occasion delay,
but because of senate rule No. 55.
which provides that such appointments
shall be referred to appropriate com
mittees. and that it has always been
the custom of the committees to report
the recommendations promptly.
TTpon vote of the committee it was
decided to recommend confirmation of
all the appointees-
The senate this morning finally got
itself out of the tangle in which it be
came involved over the resolution to
adjourn and the latest action by the
upper house on the question is that
final adjournment shall take place al
p. M. Wednesday. March TO- This
latest resolution was introduced by
Senator Brewster at the session Thurs
day afternoon. 1t provides that the SEN
ate and house shall cease consideration
of their own DlllS, excepting dppTOpTld-
+ion bills at midnight tonight; that con-
sideration of bills and messages and
conference reports from each other
cease at midnight. Saturday. March s.
and that final adjournment of the leg
isIature shall take place at 6 p. m.
wednesday, March 10. This is the &C
+ion of the senate on the adjournment
nroposition and this action will stand
unless the senate again changes its
mind before supper time. The house
resolution provided for adjournment
Friday evening. March Il.
At this mornings session the senate
passed the house bill making appropri-
ations for the executive and judicial
departments of the state for the fiscal