The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-04-27
IN SPECIAL SESSION.
The Thirty eighth General Assembly of
Missouri Convenes In Response to the
Governnr's Prvcla nation.

The Thirty-eIghth Generai Assembly of
Missouri Convenes In Response to the
Govrrnnr's Procia nation.
JEFFERSON CITY. Mo. April 2t-At
noon yesterday the thirty-eighth gen.
eral assembly convened in extraordi-
nary session in response to the procla-
nation of the governor. In the house
Speaker Russell called the members to
order and in the senate Lieut.-Gov.
OMeara presided.
After completing tie temporary or
ganization both houses took a recess
until a:3o o'clock, when the governors
message was read.
At a caucus of the democratic senators
this forenoon the proposition to reor-
ganize the senate was defeated and
there will be no marked changes. The
committees on elections and on labor
will have six new members each, but
the chairmen will not be changed up-
less Senator Dunn should fatty decline
to head the elections committee. The
committee on railroads will have four
new members added, but Mr.. Lyman
will remain at its head.
The meeting of the senate opening
the extra session was of that nature to
cause serious comment as to whether
there will ever be the slightest chance
of an agreement being reached upon
the measures suggested by the
governor in his special message.
In addition to squabble over
the two election bills introduced, the
house Filley bill and st. Louis commit
taa nf ea 90. I, ,naasur, throa da,1aar <.
senators bolted the governor and gave
every indication during the coming
session of not supporting the admins
tration. They were Lyman, Goody-
koontz and Orchard.
When the governors message was
read the question arose IS to the num-
Der of copies to be ordered printed. A
motion was made for 1000 To this
Mr.. Lyman objected, claiming that 500
would be sufficient, adding: II don't
propose. Mr.. President, that the
state shall pay for election
material for anybody" This neces
implied that it was intended as SLAP
at the governor. What was still more
to the point, Goodykoontz and Orchard
voted with him and the republicans
thereby carrying Lyman's point by 9
vote of Is to l3, three members being
absent.
Lieut.. Gov. OMeara, president of the
senate, announced that he would in
crease the members of the committees
on railroads, labor and elections from
: to Is members.
Under the head Of introduction o.
bills Senator Peers introduced fellow
election bill; Senator Lancaster, tn,
! (St Louis) citizens safety committe,
bill, and Senator Wurdeman, q lobby
bill.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
The republicans of the house decided
at their caucus to retain the old organ
ization with the exception of enrolling
and engrossing clerks, who are to b,
named by the chief clerk. F. p. Nc
Keighan, of Westport was elected
doorkeeper to succeed Fountain, re
signed. This is the biggest plum tn
Kansas City republicans have securet
in either session. McKeighan will
have fifteen or twenty good places, 70
which there will be at least $50 appli
cantS
Mr.. Julian, of Kansas City. intro
duced his famous bribery bill. Nj
Moran came to the rescue with fel
low servants bill. 1t provides in tn
last section that railroad companie
may increase traffic rates to meet tn
added cost to them incident from tn
passage of such a law.
A little furry was provoked by tn
premature introduction of q couple Q
bills. No message had been receives
and. without formal announcement
by the governor of the purposes 70
which the Legislature had been cor
vened, Spencer, of St. Louis intro
duced an elections bill. Steele, of Jei
ferson, introduced fellow servau
bill. The fact that the bills were pre-
maturely introduced was at once dis
covered and they were withdrawn.