The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-11

ferson and Wolf, Absent-Stillings
Senators Kinds. Klein, Malone and
| Nighswonger changed their votes from
aye to no. C
! The senate today snatched another de-
partment away from DR.. Crumbine and
the state board of health by placing
! the regulation of live stock remedies
| under charge of the State Agricultural
| college. The debate on the bill brought
/ out the ideas of many of the senators
! in relation to the work of the agri-
cultural college-ideas of the farmer
| and lawyer who looks with suspicion
on the work of the institution.
Il don't like this idea of charging
| a license for every move we make in
! Kansas was comment from Senator
! Gray, of Osborne county. Soon we
will have to procure a license to kiss
our own wives-to say nothing of 9TH
| err mems wives. And 1 want to say
right now that L would rather go to
the farmer next door to me for adj
| vice on farming than consult the opin-
| ions of all the agricultural college
dudes in the world
Senator Mahin. of Smith county,
lawyer, also contributed a slap at the
agricultural institution. I'VE are go
ing crazy on regulation he said Il
would like to know what this state is
coming to. And the time is coming
when every action we take will have
agricultural college who wears collars
up to his ears and a low cut white
vest
Senator Bowman told of case of
lockjaw in his stock collection when
he consulted an expert only to be
told that the mule would have to die.
An old Dutch farmer came along, he
said poured alcohol and quinine down
the mules throat and in six weeks
the mule was sold for $50.
The bill requires IL manufacturers
of stock remedies to register with the
agricultural college authorities, obtain
their approval of the sale and pay
fee and inspection tax.
The senate this afternoon is cleaning
up its calendar on appropriation bills.
Before evening it is anticipated that
practically all of the appropriations
will be settled. The senate ways and
means committee practically has decid-
ed that the general tax will remain as
it was assessed by the legislature two
years ago.
The Washburn GIee club entertain
ed the senate for a half hour last
night in an impromptu concert that
drew prolonged applause after each
number. The rah-rah boys in full
evening dress sang Southern songs for
the benefit of the Kentuckian from
Edwards county and the blue grass
descendant from Labette. They sang
lullabies for the sentimental and flat
tering features for the women. For
the first time during the session-eX-
cept when Stanton of Crawford made
his anti-remoVal speech-the senate
was as quiet a church. The Wash
burn singers made a fine impression
and were given vote of thanks as
they filed out of the room yelling the
famous "Washburn Who
A concurrent resolution recognizing
en- May and at the University. of
Kansas passed the senate this after
noon
The legislature by it's resolution
urges the people of the state to visit
the state university for the reason
that every phase of higher education
will be on display at that time.
Instructive and educational exhibits
of every department of the university
will be shown to the public on the
two days mentioned. What have here |
tofore been annual events in them |
selves at the state school have been |
grouped together for the entertaining
features of the exposition, such as the |
May fete, Kansas Aggie-K. U. track |
meet, indoor circus, state inter-high |
school track and field meet. senior |
play, pike. midway and Santa Fe Trail |
and many other attractive events Ev- |
cry building and the campus of the |
university will be used for the eXposi- |
ton. The students have the full CO. i
operation of the university faculty