The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-04

appropriated about $500. 900. while
the appropriations this year viii run
: in the neighborhood of $S,300,O0o.
| There have been frequent charges
this session to the effect that the edu-
cational institutions padded their bud
gets, expecting the legislature to make
large reductions.
| On the floor of the senate a few
days ago Senator George h Hodges
made a declaration that bore out this
contention. He told of the efforts OF
one state institution to secure large
appropriation 1t was reduced about
$4,000. Hodges said he was on a
train with one of the members of the
board which had asked the appropri-
alton. ''In the course of our discus
siony" said Hodges, II sympathized
with the man because he had not re-
ceived as much for his institution as
he wanted To this the man replied
that they had received more than they
expected and more than they really
wanted"
It was to defeat such lobbying as
this that an effort was made to pass
the Huffman bill, providing for the
the several state educational institu-
tons 1t was declared that rivalry
arose among the institutions over state
aid and that there was general
scramble to see which would receive
the largest check from the state.
The senate devoted the greater
part of the Friday afternoon and
evening sessions to consideration Of
the appropriation bills. All of the
large appropriations have now been
put away and with the local bills dis
posed of, the senate will devote its
time to a general cleaning up of the
calendar. There are still some big
bills to look after before next Thurs
day night, when the senate ceases fin
H. - 1T
Following the message from Cover
nor Stubs urging the legislature to
put on the brakes in regard to the
large appropriations, Senator Stavely
took the case in charge and handed
back a resolution requesting the gov
ernor to specify wherein the legisla
ture had been unduly extravagant.
His resolution was as follows:
Whereas, In the message from the
governor received this afternoon. the
information is conveyed to the senate
that the appropriations made or to
be made by the present legislature are
largely in excess of the amount APP
propriated at the last session; and,
whereas, 1t is not within the
knowledge of the senators generally
tie amount that is actually needed for
the various institutions of the state;
therefore, be it
"Resolved, That the governor be re-
ate in regard to any excessive appro
Iriations in his possession or which
may be procured by him, so that the
legislature may be enabled to make
the necessary corrections where an
excessive appropriation has been
made
The employment committee met Fri
day night nd after more or less re-
solving decided to dismiss some 95 or
40 senate employees next Monday. An
other order will go into effect Thursday
night when about 40 more will draw
their farewell pay check from the state
and in the closing days of the session
a dozen faithfuls will perform the jan
torial and stenographical duties.
A call of the senate late Friday night
prevented the passage of the bill enab-
ling cities to purchase voting machines.
Many of the members were attending
the theaters while others had retired
for the night. A compromise was eff
fected when Senator Porter stated that
he would today move a. reconsideration
of the question.