Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-22
ASSEMBLED VERY QUIETLY YES
TERDAY AFTERNOON.
OLD ORGANIZATION STANDS
MESSAGE FROM GOVERNOR READ
IN BOTH HOUSES.
Governor Lccdy Urges Passage of n
Law Clothing Railroad Board
With Full judicial Powers
-BoodIcrs Have Al
rcady Begun
Work.

TOPEKA. Dec. 2L-(Special.l The last
PopuIist legislature on earth convened in
special session here this afternoon to play
for the consolation prize. When that is
won. the Pops expect 10 go out Of business
forever.
There was no particular excitement at
tending the opening of the special session.
The usual scramble for positions in the
house and senate did not arise TO make
things interesting. Both branches kept
their old employees and officers. with but
few exceptions. The old organization was
allowed 10 stand all the way through and
II did not take much longer To get down
TO business than 1t does on any morning
after the session has been grinding awhile.
The old members all took their old seats.
and after the new members We're sworn in
the resolutions necessary in the orsaniza-
ton of both houses We're rushed through
with a whoop. Everything went like clock
work.
There were five new members sworn in
in the house and three new members in
the senate.
1t was just $40 p. m. when Speaker
Street dropped the gavel and remarked. IN
his old familiar tone:
THE house will be in order; gentlemen,
you will please be seated
As soon as order was restored the speak
or said the hour had arrived for the con-
vening OF the legislature in special session
tn accordance with the proclamation of the
governor. and he ordered the clerk 10 read
the proclamation.
The speaker then called the five members
who were elected in ga to fill the vacancies
10 the front 10 be sworn in. They We're:
Charles Harris. Lyon: w. c. Millar, Bar
Ton: j. NJ. Sutclife, Cove; Frank Byers.
Grant; S. L. Ellison. Lane.
The roll call was then ordered.
The =bsentees We're: Aker, Barker. Ben
nett, Brown. of Cowley: Cubbison. Dalton.
Davis, Ernst. Fulton. Gates. Gray. Hem
inger. Lewis. Merrill. Reed. Smith. OF
Sherman; Perry, Turner. Walters and
Wright. Aker and Bennett have died since
the last session.
Chaplain Ireland delivered a brief invoca-
ton. in which he asked the Almighty to
take a hand and help the legislature 10
enact some good laws.
Barkley, of Elk. as usual, got r~ecogni-
tion first. However, 1t was understood
this time that he should do so. He in
PRODUCED the usual resolutions necessary
in perfecting an organization and convey
ing information to the senate and governor
that the house was ready for business.
\ message from the senate informing the
house that it was ready for business was
received
\ joint committee composed of Repre-
sentatives Hackney, Taylor and Johnson. of
Nemaha and Senators Crossan and Zim-
mer was then appointed TO notify The
governor that both houses were ready TO
receive communications from him. The
committee performed its duty. and Private
Secretary Lewis proceeded to the house
with the governors message. 1t was then
read, and LOO copies were ordered printed.
The rules of the house for 30 We're
adopted temporarily. and the committee
on rules was ordered to report a new set
of rules by Saturday. The house then adj
JOurned until 10 a. M. tomorrow.