The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-15
TO COMBINE Them
Seven Legislators Named on
Committee by Gov. Allen.
For Consolidation of Agricul-
tural and Livestock Depts.
TO DRAFT new BILL >SO0N
Proposals Discussed by Farm
ers and Stock Raisers.
Members Were Unaware of the
Governors Plan.
TO DRAFT new BILL >SO0N

Governor Allen late this afternoon
sent to the legislature names of seven
m members-four. from the house and
three from the senate-whom he de-
sires to draft a bill providing for con-
soIidation of the agricultural and live
stock departments. The governor elect
ed to make his own selection of a
committee rather than submit the
question to any of the regular stand
ing committees in the house and
senate.
To Study Problem.
. 1t was on suggestion from a recent
meeting of livestock and agricultural
interests asking for a commission that
the governor named members of the
committee today At the time a COM
mission was suggested, tho. 1t was
largely with a view of studying the
problem for a term of two years and
reporting to the legislature in 1923.
Action of the governor in naming a
committee today to draft a bill for con-
sideBation at this session came as a
surprise.
Under the plan which the governor
outlined today the committee will pre-
pare a bill to be submitted to the leg
islature at an early date. Proposals
for consolidation bills have been dis
cussed by many of the farmer and
livestock members of the two houses
No bill, tho, has been offered in either
branch of the legislature. Neither
have any OF the standing committees
agreed to provisions which should be
incorporated in new law.
Were Unaware of Plan.
By virtue of naming his own COM
mittee there is little question but that
the measure to be brought before the
house and senate include the plans
and purposes which the governor de-
sires enacted this winter. Apparently
members of the livestock and agricul-
tural committees were unaware of ths
governors plans. During the morn
ing--before news of the selection of a
committee had reached the legislature
several members suggested framing
of bill by one of the standing COM
mittees or naming of a commission tc
work out a program for consolida-
| ton.
Members of the committee named
| by Governor Allen are: Representa-
| tives Greenieaf, Kiowa county; Foster
Ness county; Lambertson. Brown
| county; Underwood, Atchison county;
, Senators Wolf, Franklin county: Bur-
dick, Atchison county, and Green, EEk
( county.
To Come Up Wednesday.
Failure OF the legislature to dispose
of the conference report on the indus
trial court and public utilities com
| mission bills delayed sending of the
farm tenantry message TO tne ieSlSla'
| ture at today's sessions. The MESA &c
| will probably reach the two bodies
| Wednesday. Governor Allen stated a
| noon today that he had abandoned
plans to send the message until the
| court and utility bills were entirely
| out of the way.
| Failure of Frank L. Martin to re-
| turn to Topeka this morning held uI
consideration of the conference report
McDermott of Cowley. head of the
| house conferees. planned to ask con-
sideration of the report some time
during the afternoon meeting if Mar
| tin did not return to defend his
a m g nd m anfS