Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-01-14
Kansas LerlsIatnre.

or Troutman, who introduced Lieu
tenant Governor Harvey. The officers
for the ensuing year were elected.
The following 10 a list OF the en-
ployes Of the senate;
President pro.tem-M. A. House
holder Of Cherokee county.
Secretary-M Watson of Hutchin-
son,
Assistant SeCretary-F j Fitch Of
Independence.
Reading Clerk ID M Ferguson Of
Paola.
Sergeant at ms-SOlon Gray of
Alden.
First Asslstant-Frank Forrest Of
Jewell City.
Second Assistant--Lute White Of
Arkansas City.
Chsplain-Rev W X Loofburrow
Of Atwood.
Docket Clerk-R r Beam Of An
thony.
Assistant Docket Clerks Sham
leffsr Of Douglas.
Journal Clerks Il Robertson Of
0livet, Usage county.
Assistant Journal Clerk-William
A Stewart of Salins.
First Assistant-Lincoln Porter Of
Ottawa.
Document Clerk-George e Smith
Of Germantown.
Assistant Document Clerk-Miss
Lille Lemon of Wichita.
Postmaster p Webb Of Larned,
Assistant Postmaster-L O Wooster
Of Eureka
Doorkeeper-R O WiddIcombe of
Kansas City, Kansas.
Assistant Doorkeepers-T FL Gala
CHER of Springdale, j Il Johns OF
Concordla, David Oliphant Of Cherry
vale and M b Crawford Of Howard.
Guard of Cloak Room-Oharles
Ernst of Clay Center.
Assistant Guard of Cloak Room
Percy Dsniele, jr, of Girard.
Night Watch-S B Fulton OF Rus
sell.
Head Janitor-H H Poison of
Harris.
Assistant Janitors--Joe Mitchell Of
North Topeka, Peter Rucker of
Topeka, John Holcomb of Sharon
Springs,
Senate Stenographer A George
Of Erie.
Pages-Carl Henderson of Topeka,
Frank Strickland of Kansas City,
Kansas. Russell Helm of Ellsworth,
Willie Reynolds Of Clay and Harry
Arnold.
Secretary of State w. E. Bush call
ed the house to order. After prayer
by the Rev. o. L. Smith of Yelling
ton, Secretary Bush had the members
take positlons in front Of the speakers
platform in blocks of twenty, and the
oath of office was administered by Mr.
Justice Allen. W. f. Brown of Pratt
was made temporary presiding officer
of the organization Of the body, &C
cording to the decision of the caucus.
Charles Z. Lobdell, the republican
nominee for speaker, voted for W. d.
Street, which pleased the populists
and caused them to cheer Street
got back at 'em" by voting for Lob
dell, and the republicans cheered.
The vote stood, Street, IA; Lobdell, AZ.
j. X. Cubblson (rep) of Wysndotte
moved that the fusion caucus noml-
nees be declared the officers OF the
house unanimously, which brought
forth more applause from the major
lty. Mr.. Lobdell, Mr.. Barclay of
Elk, and Mr.. Doyle Of Republic, es-
corted Speaker Street to the plat
form. He made neat speech, as he
always does.
The absentees were Mr.. Jameson
of Usage and Mr.. Maxwell Of Grant.
Only five members Of the present
house we're members in 1893 -Seaton
Of Atchison, Cubbson of Wyandotte,
Lobdell of Lane, Hackbush Of Leav-
enworth and Brown of Pratt
There are ten populists and ten re-
publioans who were members in 1895,
as follows: Populists of De-
catur, Brown of Pratt, Trueblood of
Usage, Barclay of Elk, Lambert of
Lincoln, Ingle Of Smith, Lewis Of
Rawlins, smith Of Sherman, Roth
weller of Bush, and Metzler Of Sher-
ldan. Repubiesns-Seaton Of Atchi-
son, MCCARTHY of Jefferson, Oubbison
Of wy andotte, Hackbush of Leaven-
worth, Lambert of Lyon, Fitzgerald
of Ford, Grimes of Wichita, Lobdell
of Lane, Hemmlnger of Haskell, and
Aker Of Seward.
Charley Martin (rep J, the reading
clerk OF many sessions, was present,
and at the request of Speaker Street,
helped with the organization. The only
mix up" over the organization occur
red when Mr.. Botkin (rep Of Reno
moved that Mrs Birdie Sprsgue
Wsggoner of Atchison be made post
m aster instead OF Mrs. May Cox OF
Ness. The motion was defeated. 1t
was not republican movement, how
-. Goroo ~ kho y,oDn1ioka Uh0 hod