Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-25
SCORES ExTRAvAGANT SENATE
Governor Commends the House for
Its Stand for Limiting the
Appropriations TO Req
sOnable Amounts


the house under protest and In q
special message sent to the house OF
representatives scores the senate for
its extravaganza and expresses his
regrets that he cannot eliminate
more Of the items. Governor Capper
said, In part:
Il find 1t necessary to exercise the
executives prerogative to eliminate
certain items in appropriation bills.
I have stricken out the item appro-
priating $4,000 for q new hospital
building in connection with the
school of medicine at Rosedale. I
fully appreciate the work this de-
partment of the University of Kan
sas Is doing, but doubt whether the
work done is commensurate with
the cost. This school graduated ten
physicians last year at an expense
TO the state Of $4,000 above all
fees and tuition. The senior class
this year numbers twelve members
and the expense to the state will ex-
coed that Of last year.
kansas will, of course, maintain
its university, but with our primary
and secondary schools in their pres
emit condition, and so urgently In
need Of money, opinion is divided
as to the wisdom of the maintenance
OF professional schools at the states
expense, when there is no lack of
them in the educational field. Ger
1ainly Kansas cannot afford to pay /,
from the state treasury $4,000 each
Tor the education of new physicians.
The $4,000 asked was for the first
cost Of the building. It's erection
would call for greatly increased APP
propriations for maintenance at the
next session."
q rittsburg Figures Reduced
81 have dropped the item appro-
priating $4,000 for an additional
building at the state normal school
Mt Pittsburg. This legislature has
been generous to that school in
appropriating $4,000 to recon-
8truct q building damaged less than
100000 by fire. Despite the excel
lent work which this school is do
ang, It seems to me inadvisable at
xhis time to give It two new build
1ngs, when the legislature has been
compelled to deny new buildings,
probably o. greatly. needed, to the
University of Kansas at Lawrence,
the Kansas state agricultural college
at Manhattan, and to several of our
charitable and penal institutions.
II have stricken out the item APP
prOpriating $4,000 for building
a4 the state fair at Hutchinson.
With the present demands Of our
schools, our charitable and our |
penal institutions not fully met, ,
cannot agree at this time to the ex- ,
penditure of the peoples money for
such purpose"
House Was Economical
Governor Capper points out that
these items were cut out to save the
taxpayers unnecessary expense, and
cOmmends the house of representa-
lives for the stand 1t took and Its
reduction of the senate's figures by
IN millions. The governor express
% regret that any differences of
opinion concerning the financial
needs of the state institutions could
not have been discussed and settled
ON their merits and reminds the
legislators that he does not wish 10
hamper the work or impair the use !
1ulness Of any institution. This sud-
dan generosity Of the senator's who
eWO years ago gave grudgingly to
she state institutions is only q plan
0f senate leaders to embarass the
administration by extravagant APP
DrOpriations, says the message.
Several senators could not resist
she lure Of the pork barrel, the gov
-uEnor charges, and in the hope Of
obtaining liberal appropriations for
ne institutions in their respective
districts. voted for extravagant APP
propriationa. The governors appeal
cor economy. delivered in person.
aAA. he recounts. no effect on the
nmate-which Mr.. Capper charac-
a.rises as the most sxtravagant leg
1Ilative body ever assembled in
Knnsas-but the house took 9 COM
mnendable stand which saved the
state from 9 burden OF assoc. 900
nore taxes than they win have to
pay.