The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-23
OF Agricultural College Policies
and Individual Motive.
TAKES TOO MANY LIBERTIES
Declares Farr of Lincoln Con-
corning the Farmer School.
Asks Which Is Greater, 1t or
the State?

House members staged anOtner ora
tcrical display today when they de-
voted the entire morning session to a
discussion of manufactured feeding
stuffs and accomplished nothing.
Much of the time the real merits of
two feeding stuff bills on the calendar
were forgotten while the members dis
cussed the policies of the State Agri-
cultural college and the motive of in
dividual house members.
The storm broke when it was sug-
gested that a committee bill from the
live stock committee should be sub
Comanche county. The Caudill meas
ure provided annual fees to be paid
to the director of the agricultural coll
1ege for feeding stuffs offered for sale
in Kansas. Right there the big far
mer school was dragged into the dis
cussion.
Not satisfied with a single diversion,
the grain interests, the unholy prac-
tees of manufacturers and the mo-
tives of house members were called
ND for consideration. When ADJOURN
ment was taken shortly after noon. the
Caudill bill was beaten and Neihart OF
Usage had announced that he would
move a reconsideration and precip1tate
further trouble. The committee bill
was still on the boards and there was
every indication that the house would
elect to suspend business for the day
any minor subjects that might be in
jected.
Farr of Lincoln county told the
house members that the Agricultural
college was taking too many liberties
with the legislature. Referring to his
cfared that the farm school represen-
tatives had lowered around his desk
like vultures around a dead animal.
Farr Wants to Know.
What 1 want to know" shouted
Farr, 'is whether the Agricultural
college created the people of Kansas
or whether the people of Kansas Gre
ated the Agricultural college"
Clark of Sheridan county was pos
sessed with rather similar views. He
talked long. loud and feelingly about
the bill. He intimated that the COL
lege heads had sat at their desks and
made recommendations which read
beautifully in the public prints but
didn't always meet the needs of the
Kansas farmer.
Then Caudill went to bat for his
bill. Caudill spoke feelingly about his
measure. He also spoke harshly of
George B. Ross, state grain inspector
and representative from Rice county
In fact CaudilI declared that Ross was
responsible for a statement that E. j.
Smiley, head Of the Grain Dealers as
ISOLATION, had inspired his bill. eau
dill told Ross and the house members
what he thought of that statement
and offered to repeat his remarks out
side representative hall.
II want to point out Mr.. Ross as
the maker of the false statement re-
peated here that this bill was gotten
up by Mr.. Smiley of the Grain Deal
ers' association" said Caudill. Il tell
you that on the floor of this house and
will tell it to you on the outside.
hold up my hand that 1 never heard
of l.. J. Smiley until after this bill
was introduced"
The bill was being loaded down
with proffered amendments. Just
when the gauge showed about 120
pounds steam, Terrell of Chautauqua
objected to the injection of personali-
ties and Caudill sat down. About a
dozen members wanted to say some
thing about the bill, the agricultural
college. feed manufacturers, their
neighbors or something else.
Moves Previous Question.
AT this point Satterthwaite of But
1er'checked up the row by moving the
previous question: motion to strike
out the enacting clause.
Hawkinson of Pottawatomie, who
moved To kill the bill by removing the
title, defended the Agricultural college
and asserted that the Caudill bill was