The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-05

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colleagues to side with the administra-
ton upon the recommendation of
Auditor Davis, which he had accepted
in good faith as authoritative, was the
assertion of Senator Noah L. Bowman
who consistently opposed the building
items in the educational budget while
it was under consideration on the sem
ate floor.
I'm making up my own mind as to
the needs of these institutions / have
relied upon the report of the auditor"
said Bowman. q have assumed that
he made these recommendations upon
a personal knowledge of the facts
gained by his period of service in Of
flee If he has made recommended
tions, he ought to be able to tell on
what grounds htose recommendations
were based. 1 have followed his adj
vice in this matter and I have not at
any time supported the senate bill for
the state schools. But if it is shown
here that the auditor has made his
recommendations without any actual
knowledge of the needs which they
are intended to cover L shall reserve
my right to change my stand upon
them. l believe the auditor should be
given a chance to inform us exactly
what influenced him in the conclu-
Sions which appear in his latest re-
port to this body
Auditors Figures a Formally.
1T is evident from a comparison
of the reports of the auditors office
of the past two terms, which vary so
widely in their recommendations, that
they are not based upon personal in
vestigation of the institutions they af-
feet" admitted Senator Emerson
Carey, Republican. LAS matter of
fact, L believe it is generally realized
that the auditors estimates are more
a matter of formality than anything
else. But in this situation 1 believe
that we ought to act on our own
judgment in the final consideration of
these appropriation bills with a view
to getting together on a measure that
will serve the state in the wisest way
at this time. Whatever we do we
ought now to try to avoid complica-
lions of purely political nature that
can merely interfere with the reach
ing of desirable solution of the pres
ent situation
Shouse for Compromise.
1t was the statement by Chairman
Shouse which led to the withdrawal
of the Waggener resolution that had
stirred up all the debate.
LAS the senator from Clark has well
said, we are now facing a legislative
crisis he declared. 81 l|ould not
personally be willing to serve on this
conference committee by which We
have agreed to join with the house of
representatives in a final study of
these appropriations, were 1 not able
to make such concessions as are need
ed to serve the interests of the state
in this situation. I am ready and will
ing and anxious to get together with
the house. I therefore feel that, while
the information asked for from the
auditor is pertinent to the subject of
the present disagreement, to inject
him into this argument at this time
would be an exceedingly unWise step.
1t means the injection of an element
of partisanship into the situation
which has up to the present time
played no part in the deliberations Of
this senate.
For the sake of harmony and for
the sake of the agreement which we
hope to reach by means of the confer
ence into which we are about to en-
ter, sincerely hope that this resolu
ton will not be adopted at this time"
Waggener Immediately withdrew
his resolution.