The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-08

Rice county for sergeant att arms, Robt. |
T. Moore of Butler county for door keep
er; the other Republican caucus nomi- |
nees were elected in the same manner
and were sworn in.
Mr Seaton of Atchison moved that
committee of three be appointed to wait
upon the governor and inform him that
the house was organized and was ready
to receive any communication he might
have to make. Seaton of AtchisouS
Newman of Clay, Populist, Warner of
Cherokee, were appointed.
C. 4. Cox, of Chanute, was an object
of attention aud interest to many, be-
cause he had beaten ex-Speaker Duns-
more the Bald Hornet of the NeOshO.
He is man somewhat above the me-
dium height, with generous girth, and
wears a black snnstache and chin whisk-
ers.
At just minutes past - Secretary of
State Osborn raped several times with
the gavel and the house became still
Rev. j. NJ. Sullivan, who didn't get to
pray for the house as a regular thing,
then uttered the opening prayer. He
made his prayer SO short that some of
the members must have been sorry they
didn't vote for him.
Secretary Osborn laid the roll of the
house before it, and the mem bers as their
names were called in the order of dis
tricts. went to the right of the
speakers desk, and laying their
hands on the Bible in blocks of
twelve - the largest number that
could be accommodated-took the oath
from Chief Justice Horton and kissed the
book Each member received a copy of
the oath and signed it at Il small desk on
the left.
The ladies of the gallery back of the
speaker, watched every bit of The per
formance of oath taking and when the
members kissed the Bible they thought
it was too funny for anything, as per
ceptible giggle ran through the rows of
seats.
When the Sixty-seventh district (Sedg-
wick was called, Secretary Osborn an
nounced that while there was no doubt as
to the result of the election of Mr.. Eek
stein, who was chosen at a special cleo
ton, it was done in an irregular way by
special consent and his name would be
passed, allowing the house to settle the
legality of the proceeding.
swearing ON the Bible got too slow be-
fore all the members were got through
with it and that feature was dropped for
awhile and resumed at intermittent in
tervals until Frank Murphy of Stevens
county, the last man on the list, was
called.
j. b. Remington Temporary Speaker.
When all had been sworn in Dir. Bene-
| dict of Wilson nominated J. B. Reming
| ton of Miami county for temporary
speaker He was elected by acclama-
ton and conducted to the chair by Moore
| of Saline and Goodno of Bourbon. c. Il.
! Tucker was made temporary secretary
| by reclamation.
| J. V BeeKman of Cowley moved that
| Otto G. Eckstein be declared the duly
I elected representative from the Sixty
4 seventh district. 1t was carried without
dissenting voice. Mr.. Eckstein was
! then sworn in.
Lou Sears though not a member of
the house was elected assistant to the
temporary secretary.
On motion of Mr. P. A. Rohrbaugh the
house proceeded to the election of per-
manent officers
Miller of Morris nominated Charles E.
Lobdell There being no other candi-
date, the roll was called and Mr.. Lobdell
received 113. others not voting. Aessrs.
Benedict of Wilson, Seaton of Atchison
and Sutton of Russell, were appointed a
committee to escort him to the chair.
Mr.. Lobdell had a brand new Prince AL
bert coat, and when introduced made a
speech which fitted the occasion as
his coat did him.
Speaker LobdeITs Speech.
Mr.. LobdeIl said: "For this honor l
return my sincere thanks and gratitude.
To my political associates, l am grateful;
of the testimonial of the gentlemen of
the opposition, | am deeply sensible. 1t
is matter of qualification that this as
sembly has met under such different
conditions as contrasted with those of the
last. To my duties of speaker. l conse-
crate my best efforts"
The following resolution was offered
hr of nd adj
Resolved, by the house of representa-
tives of the legislature of the state OF
Kansas on this Sth day Of January, 1895:
that we hereby extend the congratula-
tions of our sister state of Missouri and
bid it Godspeed in the redemption of the
grand state of Missouri from the rule OF
BOur bonism.
BY consent it was added to the motion
of Mr.. Seaton that the chief clerk in
form the senate that the house had or
ganized aud appointed committee &c
wait on the governor.
Caucus Nominees Chosen.
For chief enrolling clerk, HRS. L. C.
Hughes of Wyandotte; for docket clerk
c. F. Hostetter of Cloud; for postmis-
tress, Mrs T. Fl. Munsey of Shawnee
for chaplain, P T. Rhodes of Shawnee
for assistant postmaster, 6. Z. An
gle of Bourbon; for document
clerk, w. L. Patton; fOr asSlStan
document clerk, Miss Lulu Fauble
of Wyandotte, the caucus nominees, were
nominated and elected by suspension oi
the rules and sworn in.
r The following pages selected by the
Republican caucus were also elected il
the same way:
Roy II. Foster, o. A. Clark, BoyG
Lam bert, Willard Funk, George Satter
waite. Clarence Sheafor, Elmer Howard
and Robert E Stuart.
On motion of Dir. Seaton of Atchisor
J the rules governing the last house were
, declared to govern the proceedings unit
Others should be adopted by the new
house.
Mr.. Butler of Bourbon moved that tn,
. house take a recess until o'clock. Tn,
; ! sneaker declared tnat the ayas had il am