The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-10
Agreement on Appropriations
Ratified by Both Houses.
SING THE OLD SONGS.
Aud Lang Syne and Annie
Laurie Given in Chorus.
Topeka Gets Only So, OF
100000 Paving Tax.


not finally and formally adjourn un-
til next Friday night at o'clock, but
business ceased at 4 o'clock Tuesday
afternoon and the members most of
them left for their homes Tuesday
night
The deadlock between the house
and senate lasted nearly twenty-four
hours and ended in a compromise.
The senate had a little the best of 1t.
taken as a whole, but the house was
given satisfaction on the main point
of its contention-treatfng the Pitts
bury training school as the other
schools were treated by cutting its
appropriation from last term. The
hOld-out by the house cost Senator
Porter's school nearly $4,000.
This session broke a few records.
The long distance and multiple talk
records were shattered to smithereens.
The house had no leaders that could
lead that unruly body The utilities
hght was the hardest and longest that
has occurred for many. many years.
Economy was never practiced with
such rigid consistency. The con-
tinuous session from 8 o'clock Mon
day morning to o'clock Tuesday
afternoon was about the longest time
any Kansas legislature remained on
constant duty on the firing line. The
senators slept on Inelr desks part OF
the night. but the house members
fought all night long and then pulled
off their great battle at $50 in the
morning
When the last of the routine busi-
ness was finished Tuesday afternoon
the house members, led by Mitchell
Hopkins of F'inney and Haskin, sang
annie Laurie Aud Lang Syne"
and Good By, Joe Dolley. Good BY"
The senators placed their pages in
control of that body and held a mock
session.
Topeka received only $4,000 of her
100000 tax claim for paving. but she
made more headway with the claim
than ever before 1t was brought be-
fore the legisla ture and acknowledged
and the house actually voted to allow
$4,000. all the principal. and let the
interest go. This would have been
perfectly agreeable to the city. The
house members. a dozen or more of
clared that it was an honest debt and
should be paid Mayor Green and
city Clerk Burge stayed up most of
Monday night and worked like
Trojans for the claim. They hope to
win with it next time.
The house passed bill 2,oO1 Tuesday
evening changing the name of Sekavec
to Smith and that Cf Schlitching to
Jones. Ryan's name was changed to
Nnocker. This act shall be in full
force and effect after it is published
in Bill Whites paper.
Most of the legislators went on rec
ord as declaring that they enjoyed
their stay in Topeka and they had lots
of nice things to say for the capitol
city.
Davis of Kiowa on the Republican
side and Foley for the Democrats were
the two biggest men developed by this
Of -,
fighters, quick witted, a BILE. and broad
minded enough to form material for
real leadership.
Flanagan of Decatur is a funny cuss.
He is Irish, himself, and has black
whiskers all over his face. He made
lots of fun for the house Monday and
Tuesday by occasionally taking the
speakers chair during a luH in the
proceedings. Sekavec. the Bohemian
from ElISw orth. is an unconscious hui
morist He can hardly speak English,
but nevertheless when he did talk he
of the most fluent orators in the
house He is wise olG owl, is Sekavec
and while he explained his vote
thousand times he always made his
point.
The house refused TO allow extra
nav for it's employees and cut off all the
senate list but a few worthy cases But
house members raised thirty dollars
out of their own pockets and divided
II among three stenographers who had
worked overtime.
The session is over. The legislators
are glad. the people are glad. The To-
peka restaurant men and boar'i-g e
house keepers are the sorry ones.
The legislative library bill with an
Appropriation of $4,000 got through
e$ter all This means a job for Harry
I.arirr7er of Topeka at $500 per year
az librarian.
In the Senate.
with the final adoption of the con-
troversy. the senate completed its ac-
fi,aI work and at 4 o'clock Tuesday
afternoon adjourned. This is the real
end of the session of 1909. and as the
senators took their departure they in
duIped in a general handshaking bee |
safe return to the senate at the next
session.
The soIons then put on their over
coats and went out into the snow
storm, to take the first train out for
their respective homes. Their law
making Iabors were finished and they |
took their way home well satisfied on
fhe whole with what had been ac-
complished.
afternoou before the chief clerk of
The house reported to the senate that
tbe house had adopted the con- |
ference report on the house and SEN |
ate miscellaneous appropriation bills. !
which had been in controversy. Ihe
senate thereupon proceeded to adopt |
the conference report on the bills, |