The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-27
Agricultural college Given an
Appropriation for Farm.
State Forestry Bill Passes in the
Senate.
ILL BETWO STATIONS
House Falls Out Over Tax Re-
bate Provision.
Fixes Adjournment for We'd
nesday, March 10.


passed by the state senate at this
mornings session were the appropria-
tion bills for several state educational
| institutions, including the State Agri-
cultural college.
| The passage of the Agricultural col
lege bill occasioned some discussion
and at the close of the debate the item
of $4,000 allowed by the ways and
means committee for purchase of ad-
| ditional land was increased to $4,000.
Senator Hostrup offered the amend
ment providing for the increase in the
appropriation. He explained that the
college needed additional land and the
regents desired to buy a tract of $50
acres adjoining present grounds. This
land, he said. is held at about $3.50
| an acre
| Chairman Huffman of the ways and
means committee stated that while the
committee believes additional land is
| needed by the college, yet the price
for the 160 acre tract, $3.50 an acre,
| seemed excessive. There is a 2S-acre
tract near the college he said, that can
] be bought for about 500 an acre and
the committee gave the item of $4,000
for the purchase of that tract.
Several senator's, while favoring a
| larger appropriation for additional
land, were of the opinion that the own
i ers of the land are attempting to hold
1
for the land.
Senator Potter mentioned that re-
Gently a tract of land near the college
was sold for $125 an acre and he did
not believe in allowing the regents to
pay $3.50 an acre for the land.
An amendment by Senator Ganse
was adopted providing that the price
to be paid for the land should not ex-
ceed $3.50 an acre
With this limitation as to price to be
paid for land the Hostrup amendment
was adopted and the appropriation for
the college for 1910 was increased by
S32, 900. The bill as passed gives the ag-
riculturaI college total of $s66,000 for
1910, and 1896, 500 for 1911.
The bill epproprifti-1s 81 900 for fu'9t
for the Topeka Industrial and Educa-
tional institute for 1903, 1910 and 1911,
was passed. Also the bill appropriat-
ing an aggregate of $4,000 for purchase
of fuel for the state industrial depart
ment of the Western university at
Quindaro, for 1909, 1910 and 1911 was
pasSed by the senate.
Another important measure passed at
the morning session was Senator Av-
erv'S state forestry bill This bill pro-
vides for a state forester with head
quarters at the State Agricultural col
lege, and for conducting demonstra-
tions and experiments at the Dodge
City and Ogallah stations. The senate
on motion of Senator Robertson in !
creased the appropriation for labor at
each station mentioned from $500 to
Sl,2UU q year, ana the OOQSe city station
was allowed $500 for additional teams.
For the remainder of the present fis-
cal year ending June 80, 1903, $4,000 is
allowed for the state forestry division
and for 1910 and 1911, the sum of $4,000
is appropriated for each year.
Among the other bills passed by the |
senate today were the following:
S. B. No. 656, by judiciary commit |
tee; relating to estates of deceased per- |
S. B. No. $50, by ways and means
committee; making an appropriation of
IS, 333. so to pay John c. Nicholson, state
services in successfully prosecuting
claims against the United States.
S. B. No. 644, by ways and means |
appropriating certain fees
by law, to agricultural exper- I
iment stations.
In the House.
The house got into a squabble the I
first thing this morning over the as |
sessment and taxation bill from the |
senate The bill provided for the re-
moVal of the rebate on taxes paid in |
December and put penalty of three
per cent and one per cent a month on
all unpaid taxes after December p .
of each year. The county clerks and
county commissioners of the state
wanted the rebate removed because it
reduced the amount of money avail
able to pay the expenses of the coun-
ty city and school districts. But most
and January so they wanted to find I
some way to get the larger part of the
taxes paid in December and still not
grant the rebate. This is the reason
such heavy penalty was added. The
bill was put a penalty of nine per
cent per annum on unpaid taxes after !
December 21. If a man paid half his
taxes in December he would still pay
the penalty.
There was so much opposition to
this that it was necessary to get a. call
of the house The vote stood SO to As t
against the bill when the call was put
on at IL o'clock Shortly before noon
the call was raised and the bill sent
to the judiciary committee for further
consideration.
Time for Final Adjournment
The house committee on state affairs
has reported out the senate resolution fix
ing the time for the final adjournment.
The house committee made several i'm
passed the senate. The senate proposed
O stop the consideration of all original
house and senate bills Monday evening
and appropriation bills tuesday evening. /
The house resolution follows:
That the senate shall cease the con-
liberation of senate bills. excepting appro-
lrlation bills at the hour of nine o'clock
D m. Thursday, March 4th. 1903, and the
bills excepting appropriation bills at the
hour of nine O'Clock p m. Thursday.
Iarch 4th. 1909.
That the senate and house cease the
consideration of all bills and messages
rom each other on o clock p. m. Satur-
day. March 9Th, 1902 and that the final
adiournment of both houses shall be at
the hour of s o'clock u. m. Wednesday,
March 10TH 1909
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