The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-12
SECRETLY DISCUSSED.
Senate Secret Session Yesterday
Afternoon on Nominations.
QUARREL WITH COY. LEWzLLING

over the Police Boards OF WyandOtte
and NichIta-yyaIter n. Aliens Nom
inatfon to the Board or Charities
Confirmed
An "elegant row" is on in the Kansas
senate. 1t is over the police commission
ers. Senator Taylor of Wyandotte fought
the Kansas City board when the present
commission was first appointed When
the governor sent up the names of hessrs.
Cunningham, Pray and Mitchell, there
fore, for approval yesterday, Senator
Taylor was Indignant.
II Mess the governor withdraws those
nominations Taylor said in the cloak
room, Il Will fight every man ne senos
70 the senate for confirmation"
"Wait a minute" said Senator Forney,
one Of the governors lientenants, land
will 90 and see the governor about 1t.
Senator Taylor waited and before
many minutes Senator Forney returned
and Informed the gentleman from wy
andotte that the governor rather than
provoke a row had agreed to withdraw
his Kansas City nominations.
Senator Ed O'Bryan Dem. of Wichlta)
witnessed this transaction, and as the
Wichita police force is extremely distaste-
ful to him he resorted to the same tactics
the Wichita police board was Withdrawn
it would be war to the knife on all other
combinations. Then it was that Mr.
O'Bryan received a surprise. His mes
senger reported the governor as obstl-
nately refusing to withdraw his nOmIna-
tons
Mr.. O'Bryan will fight. He is prepar-
ing an attack on the men comprising
the Wichita police board which he
l. l,.., 7l1ear-
And anything the hussling young sena-
tor from Wichita can do towards short
changing his follow townsman, L. D.
LeweIling, he will do with a naughty
little twinkle in his eye. Senator
O'Bryan wanted the nominations referred
to the committee on municipal indebt-
edness, of which he is the chairman, but
If went to the committee on cities of the
first class instead.
The senate went into executive session
yesterday afternoon at about 30 and
lourned until 9 o'clock this morning
when the secret session was resumed
The senators were suspicious of re-
porters but after the hall and galleries
had been searched for lurking news
paper men the senate's confidence was
restored Suddenly a senator exclaimed,
81 believe there's a reporter up in the
attic. See how the chandelier swingsf'
This was investigated and found only to
be the wind, W hich was blowing about
thirty miles an hour
The police commissioners at Atchison.
TT Scott and Topeka were confirmed.
Those of Wichita were being dissected
by Senator O'Bryan when the members
voted to continue further consideration
Of that particular case until today. MI
O'Bryan denounced the Wichita COM
missioners, saying they were in league
with the gamblers and thieves as well as
the liquor interests
Walter n. Allen was confirmed as
member of the state board of charities
for the term ending April 1, 1897.
n. N. Hinshaw, of Emporia for a sim
liar office, failed at yesterdays sitting to
secure a confirmation. Mr.. Hinshaw's
fitness and personal eccentricities were
discussed, and some of the senators said
bad things about him. Senator Cooke,
who is Populist, said Hinshaw was ut
terly unfit for the place to which the
governor had elevated him. Incidental
ly Senator Cooke let the cat out of the
bag, by admitting that at Populist eau
Gus Thursday night both Hinshaw and
Allen were tried" for their fitness by a
rigid examination.
Senators Reed and Leedy were also
severe. one of them telling how an at
tendant at the insane asylum fled charges
against him. When Hinshaw heard of
it ne compelled her to withdraw the
charges by intimidation, and then fred
her from the employ of the state.
Senator Householder admitted that he
had reprimanded Hinshaw several
times, but voted for his confirmation.
This is the way the senators talked
about him.
J. F. Williams, for live stock sanitary
commissioner, was confirmed.
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