The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-05-02
HAVE so FAR BEEN SUCCESSFUL,

HAVE so FAR BEEN SUCCESSFUL,
but on the latter they have three
times, in ~ many days, been sat down
upon BY the house, but it is not 70 -
disputed that they have made more o.
less political capital out Of it never
theless.
REBELlLOUS ABSENTEES.
A number Of democrats are out
of the city to-day, and it therefore
nakss the attendance ut the caucus
far from what it should Be. Many Of
them left last evening, before the
caucus was called. and moro than %
who learned it on the eve Of their d.
parture were heard to remark, 1T
the caucus takes any definite action ct
that meeting. / will not b bound b.
it unless it suits my views" 1t IL .et
to be denied that Saturday IL . bsd
day for q caucus, and many think it
should not have been called until
Monday.
MAJOR AcGINNLS MAD.
While seated in the hotel this morn-
ing Maj. Jas. G. McGinnis. who for
many years has been one of the lead
ing republican members in the general
assembly, was talking to a German
friend. The friend asked how many
representatives st. Louis would be en-
titled to under the new apportiOnment,
and was answered fourteen. "How
many have they now asked the
friend. "They have fifteen now"
said the major, "but on Monday they
may have but fourteen Your cor
respondent turned and asked if he
thought Of resigning, when he said he
did not know a Newspaper man vas
present. but that it did not matter.
He said he was mad, and thought Of
'resigning; that instead Of the extra
session being meeting of the legisla-
ture to 10 the work of the state, it Wa
nothing more than a political conven-
ton, and the way things were being
managed not only filed him with dis
gust. but made him mad. He went
to st. Louis ON the afternoon train,
as he said, to consult his constituents.
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.
The democratic joint caucus met in
secret session this morning, with
Lieut.. Gov. X. A. Campbell in the
chair. As the committee were not
quite ready to report, the caucus took
recess for q few minutes. On being
again called to order, Mr.. Anthony.
of Madison, offered resolution, that
all who were known to be democrats
in good standing should be permitted
to attend the session. The point of
order was raised that this involved a
change of rules, and could not then Be
acted upon. Gov Campbell held the
point of order well taken, whereupon
Mr.. Anthony asked by what authority
MIR. Campbell attended the caucus.
He said he was not q member of either
the senate or house, and if such was
the rule, he had no right there. 1t
was held that the election Of Mr..
Campbell as chairman of the caucus
virtually made him a member thereof,
and he retained his seat.
Senator Coltey, from the caucus
committee, submitted . report from
the committee, with bill, which the
committee recommended for adoption.
The report was signed BY all the COM
mittee except Senator Lloyd and
Speaker Bashaw, the former concur
ring therein, and the latter being ut
home, sick. Senator Coltey spoke
in favor of the bill reported,
giving reasons Why the committee
had drafted it, and urging its adoP-
ton.
| Senator Lloyd submitted = minority
report, with bill providing for four
teen democratic districts. the adoption
of which he recommended. After
reading the reports and bills, the
caucus took . recess until 2 o'clock
this afternoon.