The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-01-25
E&058 TIE CAP1TAL.
Correspondence of TAG News.

1 Ihe Legislature met on Tuesday, at noon
The Senate was called to order by the Lieu
tenant Governor. John J. Ingalls, was
chosen as temporary Secretary. The Sen
ate then proceeded to the election of perma
nent officers. A. r. Banks was chosen
Secretary; Mr.. Gilchrist. Assistant Score
tary; j. s. Pigman, of Breckenridge. Ser
geant-at-Arms; and Mr.. Montgomery, Dock
ct Clerk. Who the other officers are have
not yet learned.
The House was called to order by the
Secretary of State. Mr.. .McGrew was cho,
sen temporary Chairman, and Mr.. Plumb
Secretary. The members were sworn in
BY Chief-J Justice Ewing, when an adjourn
ment was had until Wednesday morning
Upon assembling Wednesday morning, the
first business was the election of Speaker
Messrs. M. s. Adams of Leaveuworth, F.
P. Baker of Nemaha, and Geo. A. Reynolds
of Bourbon, were put in nomination. The
vote resulted as follows: Adams, "a: Baker,
II; Reynolds, 9; scattering, A.. So Mr..
Adams was declared duly elected to the
Speakership: and on being conducted to the
chair, returned thanks to the House in a
very felicitous manner, for the mark of
confidence it had shown him. John Fran
els, of Olathe, was then chosen Clerk by
acclamation-Mr. Burlingame's name hav-
ing been first Withdrawn. The organiza-
ton was completed by the election of G..
w. E. Griffith as Assistant Clerk; the in
evitable Clarkson as Sergeant at Arms;
Adams, of Wabaunsee, as Engrossing Clerk;
Robert Parham, of Breckinridge, as Enrol
ling Clerk; A. Mckinney, of Douglas, as
Docket Clerk; Mr.. Watson, of Riley, as
Journal Clerk; Mofitt, of Shawnee, as
Assistant Sergeant Gibbs. of JEFF
ferson, as Doorkeeper. J. T. Cox, of OF
tumwa, was the competitor of Mr.. McKin-
ney for the position of Docket Clerk. The
race was close. The vote when first counted
was tie; but before it was announced, one
member changed his vote from Cox to Nc
Kinney, which settled the matter against
Cox. After the officers were all sworn in,
the House adjourned until to-day (Thurs-
day. at two O'Clock, to give time for the Ser
geant- Arms to procure sufficient seats
and tables for the use Of members. Mean
time the Speaker will make up the commit
tees. II
Sixty six members, only, were present at
adjou rnment. Most of the others are ex-
pected to-day. The members from your
district are all here with the exception of
Mr.. Sheldon. of Usage, who is reported as
being sick.
But four members of the present were
members of the last House-Messrs. Shell
don, MeGrew, Brown, and Marcell-four
worthy members, in returning whom their
constituents did themselves honor.
1t is remarked that there are fewer law
yers than usual in the House. Ito this
piece of information, doubtless many of
your readers will respond, ''Amen.") But
many of the best business men of the State
are members, and taken altogether. the
House is said TO compare favorably with
any equal number of men ever assembled in
the State. And the same may be said of the
Senate.
The first business before the House will
probably be the consideration of the con-
tested election case between Clarke and
Smith, of the Douglas district, growing out
of the fraudulent voting at Lawrence. Mr..
Smith got the certificate, and is in his seat;
l,.k olo hot ba f~o1d
enough to Dust him-which is highly prob
able.
The argument in the Gubernatorial con-
test was closed yesterday, by Judge john
By Mr.. Lowman and Gov. Shannon. The
points made by the defense were, that
Gov. Robinson was not chosen under the
provisions of the Constitution, but under
those of the Schedule-that under the Con-
stitution the State officers were required to
be elected at the time and place of voting for
members ofthe Legislature, and that the term
"members of the Legislature" meant mem
bers of both houses of the Legislature; so
that there could be no election until next fall,
at which time an entire Legislature will be
elected; and that the Office of the writ of
mandamus is to compel the performance of
duty enjoined by law, and that there is no
law requiring the Board-of State Canvass
ers to canvass the votes cast for Mr.. Craw-
ford.
Each side has made what it conceives to
be strong case; but neither appears to be
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