Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-23

! the R.pblican minority the privilege OF
! prot=stir against the action Of the GOV
| ernor inssuing a ca. for the special ses-
! sion.
| While te matter dill not reach the stage
| for acti. in the house it was evident
/ that thePop majority there intends to
| defy tho ouSlituriou in the same way.
! The priest which the Pop majority in
/ the scnat refused to let the the EepUb-
/ leans spiad upon the journal IS as fol-
! lows:
'Wherea. The Hon J, w I.eedy, gov
+ eInor OF ie state OF Kansas, has. a. We
believe. wilout sanction OF constitution or
I law. and Lom iusinctre and sinister mo-
| t!Nes, issue a pretended call for the pur-
| pose of coTeEing the legislature Of the
! state of kas.,s in special session: and.
Whereas lie recites in said pretended
| call, rs so. ground therefor. legislation
which in vsious forms ne has heretofore
| submitted. rst 10 Il session Of this legis-
! lature. and which he himself afterwards
| vetoed and'econd, TO the people at large.
| which they,After full discussion and con-
! Sdrration. iIve repuda ted: and
| w hereas. BY seeking now to convene
! this IesiSiatre. he violates all the usages
| and precedrIs OF his state and country
| by ihterpoS!g this legislature in the last
moments of = existence between the peo-
pie and the legislature they have just elect
| ed. and AZ he very moment that it Is
| about to coNene. TO legislare as it has
| been commissioned 10 90; and.
| Whereas. We are uuaiterably opposed
| To useless luaudering of public money
! OF the state. already depleted. for which
| there can bono just or legal excuse or
! provision: an.
| Whereas. Ne the undersigned. men,
| bers OF this legislature. deplore this ex-
| tra"rdtuary cnduct on the part of Gov
| ernOr Le=dy. .ld regard it as a most grave
and dangerous menace and precedent. and
! believe his &C herein TO be revolutionary
| and Illegal
| Now. Thertore We. the undersigned.
/ members 0f x legislature. most earnest
| " protest agalst the organization of this
| body. and astnst any and all proposed
| legislation therunder. and respectfully ask
| that this. our rotest. collectively and in
! dividually. andin behalf Of ourselves and
| fellow Inembersand the people OF the state
! Of Kansas. be pread upon the journal"
! The protest ras signed by the follow
/ ing members:
! Represemtatiy.- Seaton +. L.
Grimes. L. d. IcKeeyer Warren Finuey
| l.. W. S-eyer 'harles Harris. 7. j. Jack
! son. II. G. Larner. j. L. Brown, Thomas
l\eddie. II. :, Smith. J. VI. Bacon
| y. l.. Brook, John ShouSe. 5. H..
| Filson. L. Il. Moore. ). NJ. Jackson,
! w. p. Haywood. L. Il. Eurkholder,
| George J. Barkr. w. c. Millar. \. Hen
| ley. {. e. McGrthy. Z. P. Bradley, G.
Dewitt, e. 7. bison, II. c. F. Hackbusch
and II. f Geis=er.
Senators-JohnE. Hessin. r S Andrews,
| 7. J. Anderson Charles f. Johnson. G.
H. Lamb. \. L.Coleman. Fred \. Stocks.
! j. {. Morrow I. T. Battey, Royal Mat
| thews and L. b Ward.
! The protest VS. introduced in the SEN
ate by Senator Hessin, who moved to
| spread it on the journal. Senator House
holder objected 10 this and Lieutenant
| Governor Harvey ruled that it could not
be placed on the ecords without the unan-
! imos consent of he body.
What authority have YOU to offer on
this pont?" asad Lieutenant Governor
Harvey.
Only The authority of the constitution. +"
replied Mr.. Hessn. and as this senate
does not adhere to that very strictly, 1 will
! yield my point
The protest was not spread on the jour-
nal.
As soon as the c1aplain of the house had
| completed = prayer calling upon the AL.
| mighty TO deliver the Pops from tempta-
| ton. Captain Sea on. of Atchison. arose
and, addressing tie speaker. said:
4 rise 10 Il question of high personal
privilege
me clerk VIII 'eau the journal OF tht
previous meet'nG' S'''I speaker street
! paving no al'T"L"i. 10 "'a'oh'
Mr. Speaker I rise to a question of per.
| sonal privilege" Said Mr. Seaton again
The constitution gives me that right. aut
| desire To have yuI abide by II. | am il
order at any time.
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over if and then handed it TO the speaker
who also read il 20 himself. Street did no
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Street was III an" t'r" ~ is'leHe mn.
the embarrassment but made matter
worse Wcilep raised 4 point of order Fl
-,
..Eir Smoker the gentleman Is no
Mf. Sp''A,i. ', - no"
speaking for himself lie Is speaking 10
the general good of the entire state.
r., Ps,,,hIirars cheered the remark.
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II HIL@t'S r'" - -
had made bad break from Pop stand
point. and he attempted 10 square him