The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-13

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adopted a resolution to adjourn until
o'clock Monday afternoon whenever
today'S business closed.
House Activity Today.
Opening of the house session was
delayed an hour this morning while
leaders conferred concerning the
Wayman resolution. That measure
proposes in brief that the house and
senate get together on maintenance
stitutions. Then building items would
be taken up. The house passed the
resolution and checked the matter up
to the senate, where it is probably des
tined to die.
Behind the house resolution, friends
of the senate bills see a scheme to
provide for the immediate needs of
the institutions and force the dead
lock on buildings only. Then the
house would urge an adjournment.
The senate would fail to agree. At
this stage of the game. the governor
might step in and adjourn the legis-
lature with out appropriations except
for such buildings as the house might
approve under the new Stone-Keene-
Wayman agreement.
You're not fooling anyone by pass
ing your appropriation bills without
including buildings Tom Moxcey told
house members. The cost of main
tenance depends on the number of
buildings to be maintained. You
know it. So do the people of Kan
SaS. You may send your resolution
over to the senate, but you haven't
deceived anyone"
Neihart of Usage and TulIoss of
Franklin urged an adjournment. They
said the members should go home,
think matters over, talk over the issue
with their constituents and return to
a special session
In the senate, the Lambertson reso-
luton called for the naming of a Joint
committee from the house and senate
to confer with the governor regarding
appropriations. The senate voted to
send the measure to the ways and
means committee for further consid-
Grafton.
Senator Wolf today intro
duced resolution calling for the ap-
po1ntment of committee to work out
a method of procedure in considering
bills. The resolution
calling for the appointment of two
and three representatives
passed the senate and Senators Shouse
of Edwards. and Price of Clark, will
serve on the part of the senate if the
house adopts the resolution.
Since the failure of the second con-
ference committee to reach an agree
ment, each branch of the legislature
that failed to make progress when
across the hall Now Sena-
tor Wolf wants program of pro-
cedure outlined by a special commit
tee. When the resolution was mes
saged to the house, action was de-
ferred until a conference of leaders
could be held.
Last Nights Action.
The house late FridayNevening voted
70 to AZ to continue the legislative
deadlock. When the Carey resolu-
ton to check the appropriation bills
up to the governor was messaged
from the senate, the house climbed on
the document with muddy feet and
Then Governor Capper gave out an
interview in which he declared that
he was ready to assume any respon-
sibility placed upon me-
BY defeating the Carey resolution,
the house put a new half hitch in the
legislative tie-up. 1t was apparently
the final solution of the situation
which threatens to keep the state
in session indefinitely and
perhaps result in forced adjourn
ment by the governor or the calling of
a special session. But by their votes
the house members went on record
as willing to fight it out. sThey were
to meet the situation and
would not yield to the alleged pork
barrel methods of the senate, they
said.
The fight Friday night did not in
dictate the sentiment of the house
members as favoring the original
house appropriations. By their votes
the members declared merely that
they wanted to fight out the appropri-
alton issue and not send the bills to
the governor for veto. Even Repub-
Hcan and Progressive members in
whose districts state institutions are
located voted against the Carey reSo-
luton and several Democrats Joined
them.
Late Friday night Governor Capper
issued a statement in which he urged
that the legislature get together-on
the house bills. He declared that if
commended by the senate, he would
veto a number of items in the various
bills.
Stone Statement.
Speaker Stone also issued a state
ment. He said that shortly before the
disagreement of the conference COM
mittee, hopes had been entertained
that the committee would agree. But
the house has gone as far as it will
go, he said, and the lower legislative
body will never submit to the senate
appropriations.
This confirms the statement which
appropriations constitute the biggest
pork barrel ever coopered in a Kansas
legislature said Stone. 1T is the
result of a conspiracy by which each
institution represented by a different
senator shall have piece of pork and
it is now impossible for them to effect
settlement without giving at least
half slice to each member. 1t
is the position of the house that the
highest duty of the members is to
determine for themselves and not per-
nit any board or lobby to determine
for them the proper amount to be ap-
propriated for these as well as other
purposes and the members of the
house refuse to abdicate and permit
that duty to be performed by others.
"A proposition coming from the sem
ate that we should join them in these
excessive appropriations and permit
the governor to veto specific items
does not appeal to me. Speaking for
myself, I would never consent to vote