The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-01-10
1T ASSEMBLIES QUIETLY IN
BOTH BRANCHES.
LOBDELL IN The SPEAKERS CHAIR.
No Signs of the Exciting Scenes OF Two
Years AgO-MlssOurI Congratulated
on Having Republican House
The Proceeding In tho Senate
Very Qulet-An Hut One
Member Present

TOPEKA. Kan, Jan. 9.-The mem.
bcrs of the house began to gather in
the hall early, and with them came
numerous sp, ctators, including many
ladies. Governor Lewelling was pres
ent by special invitation of Speaker
Lobdell.
Promptly at noon-the hour pre-
scribcd by the constitution-Secre
tary Of State Osborn assembled the
speakers stand and, rapping for or
der, called upon the members and
spectators to rise while the Rev. j.
NJ. sullivan invoked the divine bless.
ing. Mr.. SullIvan's prayer was just
ninety seconds long.
Then Secretary Osborn, using pre-
cisaly the language he used on the
famous occasion two years ago, which
was followed by the historic out
break between the two factions said:
Il am here to lay before the house
the official roll of its members. will
now call the roll in blocks of twelve.
The members will come forward as
their names are called and be sworn
i'm by Chief Justice Horton"
The etary then began the roll
call of the represe ntative districts in
numerical order and the mem be RS
presented themselves on the right of
the speaker, where Chief Justice
Horton stationed himself and admin
isteFed the oath. The ceremony was
conducted with dignity and an inn
pressive silence prevailed as IL pro-
gressed. Two years ago IL was an
entirely different scene-uo order, no
dignity, no solemnity. Instead of the
chief Justice of the supreme court to
swear the members in, that duty was
performed by a couple OF notaries
public, while a bowling mob looked
on.
Il required twenty-five minutes to
swear in the members and at 1890
o'clock, upon motion of 5. 5. Bene-
dict, j. -. Remington of Miami county
was elected temporary speaker, to
whom the secre tary of state sur
rendered the gavel, and the Repub-
licans were in formal control of the
house. g. Ii. Tucker of Douglas was
elected temporary secretary and Mr..
Eckstein was sworn in by Chief JUS
tice Horton.
J, NJ. Miller presented the name OF
Charles L. Lobdell, the caucus nomi-
nee for speaker. The Populists pre-
sented no nomination, and on roll
call li3 mem bers. including the three
Democrats and twenty-five of the
Popu,ists, voted for Lobdell. Tho
other six Populists remained silent
when their names were called. Mr..
Lobdell made u short speech OF
thanks, after which he was sworn In
by Chief Justice Horton.
John Seaton and Alex Warner, Re
publicans, and A. A. Newman, Popu-
list were appointed a committee tC
notify the governor that the house
was ready for business, after which
j. w. Hopkins of Finney offered the
following resolution, which was
adopted without dissent:
"Resolved, by the house of repre-
sentatives of the legislature of the
state of Kansas, on this sth day ot
January, 1895. that we hereby exte nc
tbe congratulations OF this house e
the house of representatives OF oui
sister state of Missouri, and bid i
Godspeed in the redemption of the
grand state of Missouri from the rul'
OF bossism."