The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1895-01-11
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
Il Meets and Organizes by ElectinE Il
Caucua Nomiuee6.

KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
II Meets and Organizes by Eiecting the
C4ucus Nominees.
TOPEKA, Ham,; Jan. at IL o'clock
yesterday Lieut.. Gov. Daniels called the
senate to order and in short speech
congratulated the members upon again
members as were associated together
here two years ago.
Senator A. G. Forney, of Sumner
county, was elected temporary secre-
tary by a unanimous vote. The roll
call developed that all the senators
were present with the exception of
John NJ. Price, of the Atchison-Jaek-
son district, who is i'll. Rev. DR.. Bid
olson acted as chaplain. A resolution
was passed adopting the rules of 1898
for this session until others should be
adopted.
Mr.. Landis, populist, nominated as
president pro tenn. Mr.. L. King, of
Cowley county, and Mr.. Scott, repub-
lican, named Mr.. s. o. Thacher.
On the roll call Mr.. King received %
votes and Mr.. Thacher Is. The two
democratic votes were divided, Mr.. Dill
lard voting for King and Mr.. O'Brian
for Thatcher.
The following were also elected: w.
L. Brown, secretary; j. L. Root, as
sistant secretary; Ben c. Rich, reading
clerk; II. N. Boyd, sergeant@at-arms;
Scion Gray and Ed Marshall, assistant
sergeants-at-arft1s; Rev. ]. d. Bod
kin, chaplain; v. H. Biddisor, docket
clerk; Bertha Morris, assistant docket
clerk; A. D. Gilpin, journal clerk;
Edna Steele, Meta Murphy, Edith
Cole and Frank Petit, assistant journal
clerks; A. C. Baker, document clerk;
Mrs. Sam Wood, postmistress; j. S.
Craig, assistant postmistress; j. j..
Barnes, boolSkeeper; Capt. Allen, door,
keeper; Lizzie Armstrong, chief en-
rolling clerk. The senate then adj
journed until to-day.
THE HOUSE.
TOPEKA, Kan, Jan. 9.-Prompt1y at
noon-the hour prescribed by the con-
misunderstanding of State Osborn
assembled the speakers stand and, rap
ping for order, called upon the MEM
bers of the house and spectators to rise
while the Rev. j. NJ. Sullivan invoked
the divine blessing.
Then Secretary Osborn said: 81 am
here to lay before the house the official
roll of its members. 1 will now call
the roll in blocks of twelve. The men,
bers will come forward as their names
are called and be sworn in by Chief
Justice Horton.
The secretary then began the roll call
of the representative districts in nu-
naerical order and the members pre-
sented themselves on the right of the
speaker, where Chief Justice Horton
stationed himself and administered the
oath.
When the name of Mr.. Eckstein, of
Sedgwick county, was reached, Secre-
tary Osborn announced that he had
been elected to succeed Mr.. Lawrence,
deceased, and that while the election
had been called by the governor with
out the usual thirty days notice, there
was no doubt that Mr.. Eckstein was
the choice of the people, but for the
present Mr.. Eckstein would not be
sworn in.
1t required twenty-five minutes to
swear in the members and at 1890
o'clock, upon the motion of S. S. Bene-
dict, j. B. Remington, of Miami county,
was elected temporary speaker, to
whom the secretary of state surren-
dered the gavel, and the republicans
were in formal control of the house.
c. H. Tucker, of Douglas, was elected
temporary secretary and Mr.. Eckstein
was sworn in by Chief Justice Horton.
J. M. Miller presented the name of
Charles E. Lobdell, the caucus nomi-
nee, for speaker. The populists pre-
sented no nomination, and on roll call
11S members, including the three
democrats and twenty-five of the popu-
lists, voted for LobdelL Mr.. Lobdell
made n short speech of thanks, after
which he was sworn in by Chief JUS
tice Horton.
On motion of John Seaton the rules
of the last house were adopted for the
temporary government of this house
and then the other nominees of the
caucus, commencing with speaker pro
tenn, Cubbison, were formally elected
and indicted into Office by Chief JUS
tice Horton.
John Seaton and Alexander Warner.
republicans, and A. A. Newman, popu-
list, were appointed a committee to no.
tify the governor that the house was
ready for business, after which it ad-