The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-24
IN The SENATE.
Gov. Leedy's Daughter Elected
a Senate StenOgraphers
The Governor Refuses to Let
Her Hold the Place.
Then the Senate Elects the
Governors Niece.
WHO ALSO DECLINES
To Accept the Position, and the
Senate Seeks Elsewhere.
Senators Still "Chewing the
Rag" Over the ''PrOtest''.

TIL senate started out in a new direc-
ton this morning at 9 o'clock, and for
the first time this year, and perhaps for
the first time in so years, the senate
chaplain, asked for Divine blessings up
on the newspaper reporters. Guide
them, oh Lord he said, lin the paths
OF righteousness, and help them to per-
form their duties faithfully and truth
fully An investigation of senate rec
ords and an inquiry among the old pol
iticians fails to discover an instance of
similar character in the past. Rev. w.
K. LoOfburrow made the prayer.
The business was then taken up and
on motion of Senator Hanna the ser
geant-at-arms was today instructed to
have telephone put in the senate
chamber.
Yesterday a resolution was adopted
electtng Miss Leedy, the governors
daughter, senate stenOgrapher. Cover
nor Leedy said his daughter was not a
stenographer, and by no means an ap-
plicant for the place, and would not ac-
cept it. Then the place was given to
Miss Augusta Hayes, the governors
niece, and at present StenOgrapher in
the executive office, but she declined
and on motion of Senator Lewelling.
Miss Edith Coles, of Topeka, was elect
ed without opposition. Miss Coles was a
stenographer in Governor dwellings
office.
In correcting the journal of Yesterday
this morning Senator HeSsin brought
up the Republican protest, mention of
which was made in the journal as "cer-
ord all reference to the protest which
the Republicans are anxious to have
mentioned.
In speaking of the Appropriateness
of certain matter" with reference to
the journal Mr.. Hessin said:
I presume that some massive intel
Iect Wrestled with this all night and
finally made those words appear but
4
Point out those intellects you refer
to- said Senator Cooke.
ITS difficult because they are not
very plenty on the other side of the
house, ,''retOrted Hessin, and senators on
both sides laughed.
perhaps you had better put in uncer-
tain matter said Mr.. Lewelling.
''If it comes from your side of the
house that would fit it exactly" said
Hessin. Hessin then said:
1.-The newspaper men are getting up
a better journal than the clerks we've
got and think that unless an improve
ment is made, we had better adopt the
newspaper accounts as the official jour-
nal"
Friday the senate referred Senator
Hessin's motion to insert in the journal
specific mention of the protest against
the assembling of the Legislature. to the
judiciary committee and a similar mo-
tiOn today was sent to the same COM
mittee.
Appointments were announced in the
senate today as follows:
w. J. Anderson, by Senator Iewelling.
clerk of the committee on municipal in
debtedness.
Gen. r. T. Bradshaw, who is assisting
the joint committee in the preparation
of the railroad bill was named as clerk
of the senate railroad committee, by
Senator King, chairman, and Miss Liz
zie Grain, Attorney General Boyle's
stenographer, was appointed stenogra-
pher for the committee.
Continue to Appoint Sons and Daughters
Senator Mathews of Mcpherson came
in today, for the first time, and ap-
private secretary.
Senator thinner said: 'I can't ap-
point my clerk until I go home tonight
but I suppose he will draw pay from
the beginning of the session. There has
been nothing for the clerks to do up to
date"
"Unless there is a resolution to that
effect, the secretary will authorize the
payment of clerks only from the time
which they were sworn in
The subject was passed without fur
ther debate and proposition to buy
29 sets of revised statutes, one set for
each senate committee, was brought up
but was defeated by Senator Hanna
who said: TT is folly to buy a great
pile of law books, which will never be
opened. We don't need them"
Senator Campbell then presented a
resolution, which was adopted, instruct
ing the sergeant-at-arms to brand all
books and other property belonging to
the state, so the committee clerks and
senators will have no excuse for bund
ling the books into a trunk and carry
them home at the close of the legisla-
ture.
Senate AdjOurns Till Monday.
D,,ripe tho daba+a 11por tho motion, r.,