The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-01-12
THE MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Jan. ss-Fhe. For.
ilelh general assembly OF AIsaoeti met
scnatc-Tho proceedings II the seunts
were briaf eni formal. Lieut.. -nev. Bclte
hendy. The foil0wlng tefnT ornry officers
were announced. Chaplain, Rev. J. ~
uendy, Of JeiterEon city. Secretary, ~
+. Thamcsou, Of Barry. Assistant s.sTe.
uis clerk. A. J. ConRsilr, q johnson
Ofiielal reporter. John y. Mohan. ~
Louis. journal clerks, J. q, Leslie and
MeIisurIs va and nj Henry schmidt. q Cole.
The new senator's were sworn "a by
Judge CAN'T. Of the supreme court.
i-.=rr= c: ;sa=eiies a-re srsn'cA sfaatnss
praheiie ana Martin, Of ~. Louis, end
Senator Hoh,nchield. OF Phelps. because
OF Illness
a resolution. presented by Senator Ma
i0r, 0r Pike, was adopted, providing that
The rules of the thirty -ninih general as
ssHbly should govern tbn agiiherNtlnns
cf the Fortiuthi eSFsgt IL 20 far - they
relate 10 the formation af committees
spectators including many iAdiea ~
fashionable attire, when Secretary OF
State Leaner called the houHa of the Fvf-
tioth gensfai assembly 70 order promptly
al the men hoHr. As the members slowly
assembled many familiar faces we're
teen. while many representative made
their debut, apparently Iully euehi1,Ant
of the dignity aud imp1rtancc OF their
position IN public life The distinguiahrd
appearance og judge James y. Ganst, ~
the stats auprctns eourt; 20 ~" ieat -
ihs oath of oTiice 10 the members, could
rot escape notice as tbs representatives
i'ugi ~ ~ ross ~i y io pieaSo their nom
or for the faithful discharge ~ their cu-
lics. swearins ana. tnry would accept no
money for their services other than AL
lowed by law. The administrators an9 taxi
ms ~ the oath nf oflea was TIE only tui-
prHsnlyc inCliert OF the opening proceed.
lnBs, excepting possibly the earnest pray
er q Rcv. William PFOtismRn,of the local
NJ. =. church.
THE cAUcusEs
Democrats House-The dem0crslk
house caucus chose William J. Ward, OF
Htpddard county. Tor speaker, Mr.. Ward
receiving O. oat o, u votes tone abe~n-
ponent. Col, Henry a. Newman, u Ran
delphi county was named Tor chlet picfA.
1hg other officers nominated folioNi ~.
nisiant chiaf cierk, Nichard ,. Slater, %
Kansas City, EnErussing clerk, JGaeph
4, TAN. Of CLARK. Enrolling rlerk. u w.
Narrow, % ssafi~s. DVprkrcpsr, ". a
Malone, of i.iun, Jfhciai reporter, =. r.
Johnston. of De kaib. Eergeaat atsaEus.
DorNrtt. Of Caea. Chaplain Rev. San ~.
Pollard, Of Mpnitcar county.
Democratic s7naie--cornciius Roach, Of
Assistant secretary, Clark Dooiey, gf
Texas sergcnat -nt.hrmH. ". l.. Heed.
" Gentry DoorkeapeF, cnArieR A, Will
hridc, oi johnson. 1teading clerk. W. w.
I Waters. Of New Madrid, -Four paEes
were named and the lieutenant. governor
was aathoriase g appoint one %, P,esisdeni s.,,ll
! tie % Marion oficiai reporter, J, H
/ Edwards OF Cole This nomination vas
~ .acclamation. Chaplain, hsv. James
/ R~puhlirans Caucus-lThe senate rep,,b-
[ llcans decided not 70 hold a caucus. The
/ hudsc republicans met and conferred hon.
Ors as follows Speaker, y T. Aydclut, of
warren Speaker pro tenn. Dr. q, y. WI
| son, 81. Louis. chief clerk J ~. PIN.
| tock. Dade. Assistant chief clerk. John
A.. Glinly. Grpndy. EngrossinE clerk, Ja-
| ", Darby, Dallas, Dnorkceper, Col. Pred
| Buhrlc. Cole Sergeant-at-armH. Eiijgh
! Brock. Linn. Oificiat reporter, g. L.
| Lyle, Sodaway FoideT, Charles Lust
I er Howell.
| JEFFERSON CITY, Jan. e.--Psrmanent
/ organization IN both branches were rf-
| fectud yesterday. The governors meas
ssEe was read in both houses durins the
senate-I Lieut. COY Bolte presided, and
4 Or. bendy offered prayer. Committees
| were appointed 10 notify the governor OF
| the organization of the senate, and 20 as
| rrrtaiE ths AmatlHt of clerical force nca-
rxsars, Ttsn fatsswsa the eieotioa uf tas
/ Democratic caucus nominees nH oniccrs
| OF the tsnaic proceeding supplemented
by considerable oraiary.
| Tho customary number OF copies az the
/ Rpvernor'n message were ordered printed
! floure-Tcmporary Speaker George T,
Lee. of Carter presided until the demo
| cratic caucus nominee. W. J. Ward. was
elected. The aF=; business transacted
was ,as appoin,tmcni OF a Temporary ,s ,i
house their mileage. postage and sta
Al the afternoon session Messrs. pops
| tnf Cplel, Willipufs tcs Sc1iU and OPAL
Ion fof HolU were appointed Committee
30 wait on the governor and inform him ol
/ the organization OF the house
Following this brief Joint session was
held with the senate. Lieut.. Gov. Bolts
| presided The returns of the late election
/ for Judges Of the supreme court, HNpgr.a
tendent uf public schools and railroad nnt
, warehouse commissioner were examined
and certified correct.
The governors message was received
and fciHt nt reading u AZ length wa
/ made The clerk read the preface aut
few paragraphs az the close. Then i0
/ W0 copies gcFe ordered printed, Of whict
3.0.0 are 10 DO In German.
| JEFFERsON CITY. Jan In the sen
ate yesterday Senator Major introduced
| n Bo-callrd LeSnw resolution, providing
for an Investigation OF tho municipal AZ
fairs of 81 Louis. The committee vii
consist of six senator's. ana according u
the resolution. SHAT have power 20 sum
mon and compel the attendance Of Wit
nesses. AMI 10 compel them to answer al
legal questions. 20 demand and egfCrci
! the production uf books and papors. {,
employ counsel learned In law to aHsls
the committee ~ making said invest iEa
tiou. and also such clerical force, clerks
bergGaBi-at-armS and assistants ana OF
and rnessenEera and stenOgraphers a.
may he necessary TO the speedy and ef
fieieni DISCHARGE Of Its duty"
The most important business transact
| cd a A. -
the proposed revision of the statltes. Tn
resolution introduced by Mir. Bohart. o
Clinton providing for the nppointmen
Of revision, war adopted. and the follow
ing committee, consisting Of mer1OcrH Sc
iectsd from each congressional district
WI F,rstP sPpIiaifs dis.TiS, y was s Rabsy Of Ma
con; second. Or. \. G. PettlIohn, Of Linn
third. ". u. Hamilton. OF Dawes: fourth
s Samuel o ofsiisen; ,s, o. H9I, ef'h }9ha ,,,, N
Bates. seventh Matt. W. Hail, OF Saline
eighth. w. =. Pore. " Cole, ninth, a. u
Harrison, OF Crawford: tsnth. g. 4
leigh. Of 81 Louis twelfth p. 7. bar
rctt, OF St Louis, thirteenth. T., n
| Huck. of Ste. Gcnevieyc, fourteenth. j
q. hccaren, of Ripley nfs-snth. W. J
Hutledge, OF Lawronce.
Both houses adjourned III the after
noon Of the ssh.
JEFFERSON CT'EY Jan IA number a
1 bills were introduced In the senate yes
/ terday. Senator Morton, to call a conatl
| tuttonnl convention. Senator Hnhenschut
| 90 provsdc state examiner for ccFtai
| county officials, senator Dunn. to ercc
an asylum for the insane Ia southwes
| Missouri. There was IA stormy debate 1
the house over resolution 10 print 40
copies Of Prof, John X, KIRK. rctiFin
| state superintendent OF schOois ais
his official nmp. The resolution prevailed
Sir Lee of Carter. a bib 10 eTect a
asylum Tax the insane In southeast Al.
souri,.
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