The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-08
LAW MAKERS MEET.
TheKanSas Legislature for S95
in Session.
No Warlike Scenes Attend This
Gathering of Statesmen.
AN ECHO OF THE WAR
Heard in the Senate When It
Met.
Republicans Object to Ben Rich
for Reading Clerk.
BUT He GOES IN.
For the Populists Stand By Him
To Man.
Scenes at the Opening of the
House.
1t Takes a Recess and the Senate
AdjOurns.

The session of the Kansas legislature
for 1895 began promptly at noon today.
When the doors of the Republican
house caucus opened, the great crowds
that had been humping up against the
doors of representative hall like break
ers since early morning, came in in
flood Blossoming noses were as plenty
as if it had been the New York legisla-
ture, but for the good name of Kansas 1t
is well it can be said it was for external
rather than internal reasons.
Bunches of women were seated on
each side of the speakers desk, some of
whom had remained through the Re
publican caucus. Senator McTaggart
was taking care of his constituency and
early seated young lady in the gallery
back of the speakers desk.
The chatter of the pages, comparing
the figures of the votes they had received
at last nights caucus and telling of what
smooth men their papas were to get
them all in, made a continual buzz at the
clerks desk.
The doors of the public gallery were
no sooner opened than they were filed
with men who were so evenly divided
between the races that it looked like a
black and white checker board
This~was the first time the Republi-
cans had given the Populists chance to
get into the hall, so persistently had they
held caucus, and now they wandered in
like sheep in strange pasture.
Mr. LObdell Enters.
Mr.. LobdeIl of Lane. the Republican
caucus nominee for speaker, came in
about twenty minutes before the hour of
assembling and was busy receiving the
congratulations of outside friends.
Otto G. Eckstein, the member from
Sedgwick who was elected at a special
election to succeed Major Lawrence, was
called for at the speakers desk which
served to bring to notice one of the strik-
ing looking men of the house. He is a
broad shouldered, large bodied, straight
man, with very red smooth face, set off
by a pair of gold spectacles which ne
wears all the time.
Mr.. Eckstein speaks with great vigor
and his voice has that tone like the SUBJ
dued sound of buzz saw which leaves
the impression there is force behind it to
carry it through.
Anxious and gracious young ladies.
who would like to be enrolling clerks, or
anything else that might be set out on
ZIG RAC OO0ANOAS IAAOh O0 tAAO Alo4CS, Out-
tOnholing members and casting pleading
looks into their faces.
Mr.. Benedict, of Wilson county, who
was in the lead in the race for speaker in
its early stage. moved nervously about
the hall smoking a cigar Mr.. Benedict
has been in the house before and doesn't
feel at all i'll at ease. He has grizzlev
gray whiskers, trimmed with no refer
ence to any particular pattern. and is
"long and lank and lean as is the ribbed
sea sand"
Secretary Bristow came in a few min
utes before II o'clock and gave the as
sembling members his approving smile
Governor Lewelling, S. H. Snider and
Chairman Richardson held a little recep
ton at the left of the speaker desk
The governor appeared just as happy
as if he were not going back
to his egg cases and butter firkins. bu
perhaps he was thinking with glee O.
the long message every Republican
member would have to listen to.
Justice Horton With His Bible.
Chief Justice Horton was present ready
to administer the oaths and Secretary O
State Osborn was present with the rolls
j. h. Cubbison of Kansas City. wht
heard the loud shriIl whistle of the Lob
dell train in time to get off the track
was moving about with a smile in on,
eye and no tear in the other, buttonholins
members in regard to organization.
J. K. Cub5ison was nominated for tenn
porary speaker. In this case also ther,
was no other candidate, the Populists evi
IDENTITY having determined TO presen
none, voting for the Republican candi
date, or refraining from voting, as th
case may be. The roll call showed 10
votes for Mr.. Cubbison, who was escorte,
to the chair by Lambert of Lyon. Hack
busch of Leavenworth and Meredith O
Reno, and took the oath of office.
He was introduced by Speaker Lobdel
as the Young man eloquent of Kansas.
Mr- Cubblson thanked the house in few
words.
To expediate matters 8Ir. Brown o
Crawford moved that the rules be sus
pended and Mr.. Brown was elected chic
clerk of the house by acclamation.
Lou Sears of Shawnee for assistan
chief clerk. Tom jackson of Harvey fo
journal clerk, Charles S. Mar in of "a
line for reading clerk, A c. Jordon Q