The Advocate and news., 1898-12-21
Extra Ses-
sion Called.
Governor Leedy COnVenes the Legis-
Hature to Pass Railroad and
Other Laws.
DOBUsINEss THE WATcHWORD

After having examined correspondence
from a majority Of the members of the
last Legislature, Governor Leedy has de-
cided that railroad BILL as we'll as
other measures desired by the people,
can be passed at special session. He
therefore issued a call last Wednesday
to the members to convene at Topeka at
4 o'clock D. m, Wednesday, December
21. The proclamation is as follows:
PROCLAMATION.
Executive Department, Topeka, Kan. De-
cember Is, 1898.
Whereas, Assurances have reached me to
the effect that If the Legislature shall be
convened suitable legislation for the regu-
lation Of railroad charges can be enacted
and deeming such matters OF suff1clent I'M
portance to justify the convening OF the
Legislature in special session,
Now, therefore, l, John w. Leedy, Gov
ernor Of the State of Kansas, by virtue of
authority vested in me by the constitution
of the State do hereby convene the Le6ls-
lature of the State Of Kansas to meet at
the capitol Of the State at the hour of 4
o'clock p. m. on the 21st day Of December,
1885, In testimony whereof, l have here
unto subscribed my name and caused TO be
affixed the great seal of the State of Kan
sas Done at the city of Topeka on the day
(Signed.) JOHN w. LEBDY.
Governor Leedy has been giving the
matter Of special session a great deal
of consideration since the subject was
first proposed, and when a sufficient
number of members to insure a consti-
tutional majority in both branches
signed a pledge agreeing to support all
measures reported by the anti-Republi-
can caucus he decided to act. The mem
bers so pledged in the House are as fol-
lows:
W. D. Street, U. T. TOpscott, George
T. McGrath, Isaac Conger, Alfred Law
son. A. c. Foley ]. G. Simmons, G. H.
Turner, G. r. Walters, L. Palenske, B. F..
Singleton, H. F. Harbaugh, E. Loomis, j..
T. Dalton, R. ]. Wallace, w. H. Ingle, w.
M. Metzler, F. o. Mott, ]. L. Feighner,
E. H. Epperson, w. G.. Jameson, James
F. Malin, d. M. Rothweiler, ]. S. Bean,
Silas Rutledge, James Cassin, E. j.
Armstrong w. P Trueblood, l. B. Full
ton, ]. B. Ward, ]. w. Doyle, N. F.
Graves, John j. Lambert, H. |. Merrill,
F. T. Gillespie, F. T. Johnson, 2. T..
Harvey, F. H. Smith ]. ]. Muenzenmey-
er, A. NJ. KelsOn, ]. W. Gray ]. ]. Marty,
]. S. Farrell j. H. Hibner, Josiah Cros-
by, B. Johnson, D. M. Barkley, Ed T..
Hackney, Ed Jaquins, ]. S. Richards,
William Lewis, M. F. Marks, G. G. Stoner,
H. w. Dingus, John Wehrle, ]. W. Clark,
o. o. Outcalt, H. A. Keefer, j. D, Stevens,
G. w. Fairchild, T. c. Davis, George A.
Fell, Paul Russell NJ. F. Jones, Isom
Wright P. F. Carr, Lot Ravenscraft.
A A sufficient number of Senators, to
give a good big majority for caucus
measure, signed the agreement, but
their names are not obtainable.
rEhe talk of the members as they come
An ~ Invariably characterized by de-
s gree pf .earnestness and determination,
indicative of an inclination to let moth
3lng staad In the way of success in pass
Aing GOOD railroad bill as we'll as sew
Neral other measures of relief which failed
lRt the regular session. There is a dispo-