The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-09
SENATORS
STUBBORN.
Refused to Confirm Governor
Leedy's AppOintees
At the Eleventh Hour, Al
though He Had Been
GIVEN TO UNDERSTAND
That There Would Be No
SeriouskOppOsitiOn.
To Them-Detafls of the Sen
ate'S Action.
TO UNDERSTAND


GRAFTON of the list of nominations which
he sent to the senate for confirmation.
1t is said that the Republican minority
led the governor and his friends into
trap on this proposition and then sur
prised those in favor of the conhrma-
ton and defeated them.
The list of appointments which the
governor messaged to the senate late
Saturday afternoon follows:
Board of charities-R. N. Gaines, Sa-
G. Jumper and w. d. Street.
Board of education-H. N. aGines, Sa-
lima
Director state reformatory-J. ]. Mil
Ter, Topeka.
Directors penitentiary-C. E. Allison,
Erie; w. H. L. Pepperell, Concordia.
Live stock sanitary commission-Jno.
Dryden, Eureka; ]. N. BeaL
Director Soldiers homer. N. Kerr
Anderson county
State board of health-E. NJ. Hoover,
G 9. Stivers, II. E. Potter, F. Cole. NJ.
F. Trivett, H. E. Fox, A. NJ. Edison, w.
c. Hamilton, G. Bohrer.
Regents agricultural college-W. H.
Phipps, Guilford Dudley, Topeka.
State gran inspector-W. w. Culver.
Regent state normal-J. S. Richards.
d. o. McCray, school text book COM
missioner.
These people are all holding the Offices
now, but had never been confirmed.
Their confirmation, in many cases,
would extend their terms two years and
deprive Governor Stanley of making
new appointments for these particular
places.
During the forenoon Saturday the Re
publican members Of the senate kept
up a persistent talk about going home
after dinner. They wanted their pay
and they wanted their postage money
and seemed to be clearing up every
thing to enable them to get out of town
on the afternoon trains. The Populist
senators who were pushing the supple
mental corporation bill hoped the Re
publicanS would go but after discover
ing that the bill could not be passed if
the Republicans left and the absent
POpuliSt members returned, Senator
King and Senator Jumper in charge of
this measure abandoned all hope of Sc
curing it's passage and publicly an
nounced that it would not be called up
again.
of the senate who were in favor of con-
hrming the appointees in the above list
told Governor Leedy that it could be ac-
cOmpliShed as the Republican members
were going home. With this under
standing the senate adjourned until 8
O'Clock, thinking the minority would be
absent and arranged with the governor
to send in the list.
1t came shortly after o'clock but the
Republicans were all present, including
the absentees who had gone home the
day before. Some of the POpulist mem
bers were absent but all of those who
had opposed the confirmation of Carl
Vrooman were present and there was a
big majority against confirmation. This
was the first breaker the governors
message encountered.
Lieutenant Governor Harvey referred
the appointments to the committees
which would consider them, and the
senate then solemnly adjourned until
5:45 O'Clock, fifteen minutes before the
time fixed for the cessation of all bust
ness except receiving messages from the
governor. The usual form of such reso-
lutions provides that all business shall
cease at a specified time, except IRE
ceiving and considering messages from
hR he Of he
luton adopted by the senate had omit
ted the words considering messages"
and this killed the opportunity for the
list of appointments to come before the
senate again.
The senate re-assembled at 5:45 and
Senator Titus, chairman of the COM
mittee of education, Immediately SUBJ
mitted a report recommending that the
list of appointments which had been
placed before his committee be referred
back to the whole senate for consider
alton. But ten minutes of the time re-
manned and Senator Jumper moved
that the senate go into executive ses-
sion for the consideration of the re-
port of the committee.
Senator Hessin arose and secured
recognition from the chair He started
p speech and the anti-confirmation
forces settled comfortably in their
chairs, as the indications were that
Hessin would consume the remaining
time before the senates closing of all
business. He did and talked the
Hanna arose and raised the point of or
der that the time for considering bust
ness had elapsed and suggested that
Senator Hessin might draw his remarks
to a close, having accomplished all he
cared to. This ended the matter and
the governors appointments failed OF
confirmation.
There were several amusing Incidents
during Mr.. Hessin's speech. On the
day previous he had permitted a SIM
liar opportunity to slip and Senator
Jumper had talked a resolution to death
and prevented the closing of business
on Friday.
Mr. Hessin started in deliberately
and at the opening of every sentence
said: LAS I was saying" This was a
burlesque which the dignity of the SEN
ators could not Withstand and all
laughed and cheered heartily. Senator
Jumper arose when Senator Hessin
wandered from the subject of an execu-
tive session, which was the pending
question, and made the point of order
that HesSin'S remarks were not ger
name. The chair sustained Jumper, who
said
1.-The senator from Riley is wasting
his breath. These combinations will
not be made"
"As I was saying" continued Hessin,
this legislature should have passed the
famous hen law"
"Once more Mr.. President, I insist
that the senator is not addressing his
remarks to the pending question" said
Jumper.
ST wish you wouldn't interrupt me-
said Hessin.
1.-THE point of order is well taken and
the senator will confine his remarks to
the motion before the senate" said Mr.
Harvey.
Wen. can't help wandering Httle.'
said Hessin.