The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-12
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THE SENATE.
James A .Troutman Presents Lieut.
Gov. Harvey Who Opens the
Session.

The seventeenth session of the SEN
ate of Kansas convened in the senate
| chamber at exactly u o'clock, noon.
| AS the minute hand of ex-Lieutenant
| Governor TrOuCman'S watch pointed to
| the hour, the gavel in his hand fell,
| and the upper house of the Kansas leg
| islature was opened
Mr. TrOutman said:
THE time fixed by the constitution of
| the state for the senate to convene in
regular session has arrived. l am not
| here by any provision of law, but Simp-
! ly a matter of courtesy to Lieutenant
Governor Harvey, and I do not mean
to take up your time with a speech.
Gentlemen of the senate allow me to
| present to you my friend and your pre-
siding officer, Lieutenant Governor A.
NJ. Harvey"
At the mention of his name Lieuten-
ant Governor Harvey stood up and
bowed. He was greeted with applause.
He said:
Z desire to express my appreciation
for the kind expression of Mr. Trout
man. 1 also desire to invoke your CO.
operation in the work now before us"
Secretary of State w. E. Bush then
stepped forward and presented Mr..
Harvey with the membership roll of
the senate. 1t was returned to him
with the request that he read it.
There were no absentees. The sena-
tors were sworn in in parties of ten by
Chief Justice DOster.
At the completion of the adminiStra-
ton of the oath of Office, the Populist
caucus nominees for officers of the SEN
ate were elected as follows:
President pro TENN A. Household
er of Cherokee county.
Secretary-M. Watson of Henderson.
Assistant Secretary-F- J. Fritch of
Independence.
Reading CIerk-D. NJ. Ferguson of
PaOla.
Sergeant at Arms-solon Gray of AL
den.
First Assistant-Frank Forrest of
Jewell City.
Second Assistant-Lute White of Ar
kansas City.
ChapIain-Rev. w. Loofburrow of
Atwood.
Docket Clerk-R. r. Beam of Antho-
ny.
Assistant Docket Clerk. Shamlef-
fer of Douglas.
Journal Clerks. E. Robertson of OIL
ivet, Usage count.
Assistant Journal CIerk-WiIliam A
Stewart of Salina.
First Assistant-Lincoln Porter of OF
tawa.
Document Clerk-George E. Smith of
Germantown.
Assistant Document Clerk-Miss Lii
lie Lemon of Wichita.
Postmaster-W. P. Webb of Larned.
Assistant Postmaster-L. c. Wooster
of Eureka
DoOrkeeeper-R. c. Widdicombe of
Kansas City, Kan.
Assistant Doorkeepers-T. H. Gala
CHER of Springdale, J. H. Johns of Con-
cOrdia, David Oliphant of Cherryvale,
and NJ. B. Crawford of Howard
Guard of Cloak ROom-Charles Ernst
of Clay Center.
Assistant Guard of Cloak Room-Per-
cy Daniels, Jr., of Girard.
Night Watch-S. B. Fulton of Russell
Head JanitOr-H. H. Poison of Harris.
Assistant Janitor-Joe Mitchell of
North Topeka, Peter RucIer of Topeka
John Holcomb of Sharon Springs.
Senate Stenographer-A. A. George of
Erie.
Pages-Carl Henderson of Topeka,
Frank Strickland of Kansas City, Kan.
William Helm of Ellsworth and Willie
Reynolds of Cherokee.
The first resolution was offered by
Senator J.. p. King, of Cowley county.
1t was to the effect that the rules of the
last senate be adopted as the rules of
the present senate until further ORDER
ed This was carried.
The following resolutions were Their
presented and adopted:
Harris. observation-disclosures the ten
ure of Office of officers elected at this
session of the legislature cease when |
the duties of the present legislature is
completed.
Jumper, Osag@That names of sena- |
tors be placed in a hat on slips of pa
per and that one slip be drawn out at |
a time and the name on it called, and |
in this way the selection of seats be i
made. This resolution was amended |
by allowing the old senators who had |
served IN previous legislatures, to Occu- !
py their accustomed seats and by al |
lowing the Republican senators to sit !
together on the south side.
Farrelly, Neosho-That the sergeant |
alarms rearrange the desks so that |
the desk will correspond with the num- |
Der of the district of the senator
occupying it, and procure keys of each |
desk.
Field, Reno-That a committee of five |
senator's be appointed by the lieutenant |
governor, to assist him in formulating |
a code of rules for the government Of |
the senate.
Forney, Sumner@That the chairman |
of each committee be authorized to |
the clerk of said committed |
and that stenographers be appointed |
only for those committees when the |
senate concurs.
Householder, Cherokee-That the sec
rotary Of senate be authorized to make |
requisition on the senate printer for |
such blanks as may be necessary for |
use of senate.
Luper, Pawnee-That Judiciary. WAYS |
and means and engrossed bills commits |
tees each be authorized to appoint a |
Hart, Norton-That until otherwise
the hours of the meeting of the |
senate shall be at o'clock a. m. and |
80 p. m.
After the adoption of Senator Harris
resolution the opening session of the |
senate adjourned until $50 O'clock
HEADS OF coMm1TrEEs
Some Close Guesses as to Who ,r1,a--
VIII Be in the House.