Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-03-28
LETTER FROM COLORADO.
DENVER, COL, March 10, 1901.

cDlIOh NENos LOsOA SsSS's"t. S~@N
ter | promised you a few lines from the
west when should stop long enough
10 write them. Starting last Monday
night l was IN Kansas City for break
fast Tuesday. After attending to bust
,ess that detained ME in the city l
took the 8 10 Santa Fe train Wedncs
day morning and arrived ut Topeka at
IL a. m. Having some business with
parties here l obtained stop off check
between traius. Having attended to
business, Immediately after dinner |
sought aud obtained admittance to the
representative hall-or rather The gal
lery over it-of the great common.
wealth of Kansas. At the appointed
time speaker Elders gavel called the
house 10 order and the sergeant at
arms reported some resolutions from
the senate which were sent to the
clerks desk and read. The house hav-
ing cOncurrcd in the resolutions from
the senator, the speaker asked what
was the further desire OF the house"
when a tall, lean fellow with crinkled
hair (and a spectator to my right said
il was hay seed in his hair) arose and
obtaining recognition said he had a
resolution he wanted 10 introduce aud
asked its immediate adoption. 1t was
Resolved, that we tender vote Of
thanks to his honor the speaker of this
house, to each officer OF this house for
their patience and the faithful dis
charge of duty and dispensing justice
without partially, and that we con.
graduate each other for the able man
ner in which we have discharged our
duties" A member said, III move to
amend by including the pages" The
speaker-"I declare both out Of order"
After some other business relating TO
a conference between committees Of
the senate and hoase was considered
and referred back to the cOnfe renee
committee with instructions, the speak
er asked for more business, but no
futher business appeared and gener-
al talk and hustle was going OH below.
Now u young looking fellow, appear
ing as if he might have lately been a
"cow boy" flung u paper ball across
and hit member on the side OF the
head. The speaker raped for order
but the thing was contagious and in
two minutes eight out OF every ten, in.
Guiding pages, were throwing papers,
pamphlets, books and anything Of the
kind they could get hold on. This
scene OF utter confusion was kept up
for full ten Or:fifieen minutes. When
the rabble had become tired of riot
order was restored aud tall fellow
with butternut clothes OH and with
grass seed Oh his shoulders, looking
like he might be from near the Mis-
souri, line where blue grass grows,
arose and followed out, "Mr. Speak
er!' and Elder responded, "The gentle
man froml--has the floor" All
others sat down OF course. The gentle
man from-then said, "Mr. Speaker,
send to the clerks desk aud desire To
have read and acted upon this pre-
alnble and resolution. aud before the
clerk reads / desire 10 offer few re-
marks in order TO a proper under
of the house. The eastern
and some western papers has done
them thar very things as am set forth
in them ar resolutions which the clerk
will now read" The clerk read {:
whereas, some eastern papers aud
western ones too have said that this
here house was composed Of COW boys,
aud imfidels, therefore be 1t
resolved by q rising vote In answer to
each of the following Questions; lst--
How many members OF this house are
or have been preachers of the gospel ?
2nd-How many rbstain from work
OH Sunday and go to church and take
part in divine services? 3rd-How
many believe In the Lord aud his
"Gemtlemen, desire to
have these here voted on BY sections in
order that we may place ourselves on
record properly before the people aud
the world" just then the speaker
called out, "What will you do with the
A member arose, who
must have been from southern Kansas,
as he looked lean and had no hay seed
In his hair, and said, ~ move to amend
by inserting after the enacting clause
How many members Of this house
make q practice OF Kissing their wives
On Sunday?" just then a member
gained the speakers eye and was re-
cOgnized (the speakers ears were not
north ,ni1rh IN him inst theIl1 and said
''Mr. Speaker, l move an amendment
10 the amendment, that we insert The
question How many members Of this
house make q practice of kissing some
other mans wife on Sunday" The
sneaker was about to call for tho ayes
and nays on the amendment TO- the
when the original father
Of the resolutions asked leave to with
draw them as he really believed "the
house was done gone crazy" Some
Dne then moved Q recess Of ten MINUTES
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