The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-18
The MISSOURI LEGISLATURE

JEFFERs0N CITY, No, Feb. 17.-At just
- o'clack today the gavels of Speaker Tut
tie and Lieutenant Governor Claycomb
FELL and the thirty y-sIxth general assembly
came to order in special session.
After prayer the governors proclamation
was read placing before the legislature the
matter of congressional, legislative and ju-
dicial redistricting, the question of an ap-
preparation of money to rebuild the state
university. and the matter of ceding to
the United States jurisdiction over Jeffer-
son barracks at st. Louis.
In the house AIR. Julian of Jackson offer
ed resolution that the organization of
the regular session be continued. and that
all the old officers be retained, except En-
crossing Clerk Jones. The matter Droyok-
ed considerable discussion, but it was
finally decided to allow Mr.. Jones to stay
A resolution providing for a special COM
mittee on judicial districts was passed.
The house then notified the senate and
governor that 1t was ready for business.
Lieutenant Governor Claycomb called
the senate to order. A resolution was
1hen passed continuing the old officers. A
committee was appointed to notify the
governor that the senate was in session,
and the secretary was instructed to notify
she lower house that the senate was ready
gor business.
As soon as the governor was notified that
Che legislature was ready for business, he
sent q message TO both houses. The mes
sage was not long, most OF it being de-
voted to urging that the state be redis-
trcted into judicial districts and to a
strong plea in favor of liberal appropri-
Rtion for rebuilding the state university
He suggested an appropriation of $3.50, 600
put of the general fund, which, with the
Insurance money and the interest due to
the university, would amount to S400, OOO
After listening to the message both houses
adjourned.
State politics seems to interest the mem
bers more than the purpose for which
they are assembled. All the candidates
Tor Office are pushing their claims Yigor-
ously. Representative Dalton aud Lieu
tenant Governor ClaVcomb are working
hard to strengthen their claims on the
governership, and Messrs. Gibson and
Stone will have hand iD the pie Nessrs
Gentry and Stevens appear to be not aYerse
TO taking charge of the state treasury, and
MessTs. Breathitt aud Cowgirl are secur-
ing votes TO elect them to the railroad
CommissiOnership. Chairman Turner Of
the house committee on redistricting has
drawn up a bill TO redistrict the state into
congressional districts, which he saws he
will support. He thinks that the bill will
give the Republicans one congressman. A
dozen members wi present bills, and it
is impossible to telf how the matter Will
be settled. There will be so much fighting
over the matter that the bill which viii be
finally adopted viii have lost all its orig
inal features.
Congressman Tarsney has written
letter 10 jackson county member MAX
ing strong argument aGaingst making
jackson county one district, and il is
probable that the bill reapportioping the
legislative representation and adding TO
Jackson county's representation. which
was killed 10y the senate at the regular
session, will pass this session. Sepator
Cochrane, who. with Senator Majors.
caused the death OF the bill, in talking
about the matter said that Kansas City
was entitled TO larger representation,
and that he would support the bill at this
session.
Only the advance guards of the cities
contestlng for the university are on the
ground. Some OF the farmer members
VIII oppose any appropriation, but their
opposition will not be strong enough to
defeat the measure. National politics have
been talked over pretty thoroughly by the
members. Conversation with sixty mem
bers showed that Cleveland was the first
choice with twO-thlrds and the only choice
OF nearly all of them. Boiss is the favor
ite for vice president. aud some favor him
Tor president. Not one is in favor of Hill.