The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-10
THE NEW LAWMAKERS.
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pointed to escort him to the chair.
Chas. Lobdell was elected temporary
secretary, after which Brooke placed S.
J. Osborn. of Saline, in nomination for
speaker of the house. Jaquins. of
Cowley nominated c. w. Fairchild, of
Kingman.
Mr.. Osborn received 81 votes and
Mr.. Fairchild 80.
Mr.. Osborn was escorted to the chair
by Seaton, McKeever and Fairchild.
Speaker Osborne said:
ct wish to thank you, gentlemen for
the honor which you have conferred
upon me. We have lately witnessed
the agonizing struggles of the last mo-
ments of an extra session. 1t was con-
ceived in remorse born in grief and
died without hope. Its promulgatorS
have given themselves and their party
a moral wound from which they have
languiShed, and languiShing died. AS 1
believe in being kind to the dead, I
hope an all-wise providence may have
mercy on its soul"
Gregory of Usage moved that Rev.
John Albright be invited to sing, Good
bye, Pop Party, Goodbye" but Speaker
Osborne ruled it not seconded, and
Brooke placed f. NJ. Benefiel of Mont
gomery, for speaker pro tenn.
WHEW-GETTING WARM.
Fairchild then made the first declar-
alton of war on the part of the Popu-
lists by saying:
'I wish to place in nomination for
d
elected, will not spend his time in brag-
godocio and abuse, but will act as gen.
tleman in the chair of the house. 1
nominate Ed JaquinS, of CoWley.
Benefel received 80 votes and Jaqu1nS
%.
Brooke nominated Chas Lobdell for
chief clerk, and Fairchild nominated j.
A. Johnson.
Lobdel received 81 votes, and Johnson
Brooke offered a resolution to allow
chief clerk, sergeant-at alarms and chlef
! door keeper to select their own assist
ants, and it was carried.
Seaton offered a concurrent reSolu-
ton for the appointment of a committee
to inform the governor that the legis-
Iature was ready for business, out py
the time it was passed, Secretary Nor
phy appeared from the senate with a
similar resolution from that body.
Seaton, Remington and Fairchlid
were appointed as the house part OF the
committee.
Chief Clerk LobdeIl was instructed to
inform the senate that the house was
| organized and ready for business.
Willets of Wilson placed w "A Thomp-
son in nomination for sergeant t-arms
and Marks of Jefferson nominated j. M
DunSmOre.
McKeever of Shawnee moved that the
rules be suspended and 81 votes recorded
for Thompson and SO for Dunsmore, but
this was amended to have rising vote
| taken.
The vote showed 81 votes for Thomp-
son, and 90 for DunSmOre.
RULES OF NINETY-SEVEN
ADOPTED.
Brooke offered a resolution adopting
the rules of 1897 as the rules of the
present house, which was adopted.
The Republicans placed in nomina-
ton the following: Chief doorkeeper
F. S. Johnson; docket clerk, c. F. Hos
tettler; chaplain, Rev. Allen Buckner
postmas ter. Mrs. Libby D. Schaum; as
sistant postmaster, Captain Fred Lewis
For the same positions except the last
the Populists nominated the following
respectively: We. PettingiI, A. B
! Wood, Rev. VIM. Irelan and /. M. Wood
The vote stood 81 for the former list
| and 81 for the latter.
The house then took recess till
| o'clock