The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-01-14
THE MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings OF the Fortieth General As
sembly.

We're announced: Chaplain, Rev. J. F.
Hendy, of Jefferson City Secretary, L.
tary. 7. H. Wagner, of Jefferson, MIN
ute clerk, A. j. Connolly, of Johnson.
Official reporter, John h.. Moh2n st;
Louis. Journal clerks, ]. G. Leslie and
Mc!ienry and Henry Schmidt. of Cole,
The new senators Were sworn IN Dy
Judge CAN'T, of The supreme court.
Leaves of absence Were granted Senators
Drabelle and Martin, of ST. Louis, and
Senator Hohenchield, of Phelps, because
OF illness.
jOr, OF Pike, was adopted. providing that
the rules of the ~Thirty-ninth general as
seInbly should govern the deliberations
Of the Fortieth, except in so far as they
relate to the formation of committees.
House-The galleries were crowded with
: SPECTATORS, including many ladies IN
fashionable attire; when Secretary Of
. State LeSuer called the house of the For
: tieth general assembly 10 order m
at the noon hour. As the members slowly
assembled many familiar faces were
seen, while many representatives made
their debut, apparently fully coSnizant
Of the dignity and Importance of their
position in public life. The DISTINGUISHED
appearance of Judge James b.. Can't, OF
the state supreme court, TO the left of
the speakers stand, as he administered
the oath of office TO the members, could
not escape notice as the representative
lined up in rows of 20 to pledge their hon
or for the faithful discharge of their du-
4 ties, swearing that they would accept 10
money for their services other than al
lowed by law. The administering and TAX
ing of the oath of office was the only i'm
J p~ressive incident of the opening proceed
ings, excepting possibly the earnest pray
er of Rev. William Prottsman,o of the local
I NJ. L. church.
THE CAUCUSES.
Democratic HouSe-The democratic
house caucus chose William ]. Ward, of
Stcddard county, for speaker, Mr.. Ward
receiving % out of 81 votes Zone absen-
tee. Matt Hall. of Saline, being his OPP
pOnent. Col. Henry y. Newman, of Ran
The other officers nominated follow: AS
: sistant chief clerk, Richard s. Slater, of
Kansas City. Ensrossing clerk: Joseph
! A.. Tall, of Clark. Enrolling clerk, L. w.
Morrow, of Maries. Doorkeeper, W. y.
I Malone. Of Linn. official reporter. c. F.
Johnston, of De Kalb. Sergeant-at-arms.
! +. NJ. Bass, of Boone. Folder, Miss Ivy
Dorset, of Cass. Chaplain, Rev. Sam H.
Pollard, of MOniteau county.
! Democratic Senate-CorneliuS Roach, of
Jasper county. was named for secretary.
Assistant secretary, Clark Dooley, of
Texas. Sergenat-at-arms, w. l.. Reed,
of Gentry. Doorkeeper, Charles a. Will
Jams, of Kansas City. Folder; L. \; Nc
Waters. OF New Madrid. -Four pages
were named, and the acknowledgement
was authorized TO appoint one. President
pro teInpOre of the senate, W. ;. McClin-
tic. of Marion. Official reporter. j. III.
, Edwards, of Cole. This nomination WAS
by acClamation. Chaplain, Rev. James
Bradley. of Audrain.
: Republicans Caucus-The senate repub-
licanS decided not to hold Il caucus. The
house republicans met and conferred hon
ors as follows: Speaker, S. I. Aydelot, Of
Warren Speaker pro TEN. DR.. @. II. VIII
son, st. Louis. Chief clerk, J. NJ. Pin
took, Dade. Assistant chief clerk. John
a Glinly, Grundy. EngrOssing clerk. ia
W. Darby. Dallas. D~oorkeeper, Col. Fred
Euhrle, Cole. Scrgeant-at-arms, Elijah
Brock. Linn. Official reporter. G. l.
Cashiun. Perry. Chaplain, Rev. +. &.
lyttlc. Npd1wGy. Folder, Charles Lust
er. Howell.
JEFFERSON CITY, Jan. 6.-PeTmanent
organization in both branches were eff
fccted yesterday. TIL governors mess
sage was read in both houses during the
afternoon session.
Senate-Lieut.-Gov. Bolte presided, and
DR.. tIendy offered prayer. Committees
We're appointed to notify the governor or
the organization of the senate, and to as
certain the amount of clerical force nee
cSsarv. Then followed the election of the
democratic caucus nominees IS officers
of the senate. Il proceeding supplemented
by considerable oratory.
The customary Number of copies of the
governors message were ordered printed.
House-TempOrary Speaker George 7.
Lee, of Garter, presided until the demo-
cratic caucus nominee, W. j. Ward, was
elected. The first business transacted
was the appointment of Il temporary
committee to allow the members of the
house their mileage, postage and sta
tiOnary accounts.
At the afternoon session Messrs. Pope
(of Cole. Williams Cof Scott and ORAL
Ion (of Holt Were appointed a committee
TO wait on the governor and inform him of
the organization of the house.
Following this Il brief joint session was
held with the senate. Lieut.-Gov. BOlte
presided. The returns of the late election
for judges of the supreme court: superin-
tendent of public schools and railroad and
warehouse commissioner We're examined
and certified correct.
The governors message was received
and a feint at reading it at length was
made. Tn clerk read the preface and
a few paragraphs at the close. Then TO-
0D copies were ordered printed. of which
5000 are to be in German.
JEFFERSON CITY. Jan. In the SEN
ate yesterday Senator Major introduced
Il sO-called LeXow resolution. providing
for an Investigation of the municipal af-
fairs of St. Louis. The committee will
the resolution. ''shail have power to sum-
mon and compel the attendance of wit
nesses. and to compel them to answer all
legal questions. to demand and enforce
the production Of books and papers; to
employ counsel learned in law to assist
the committee in making said investiga-
ton. and also such clerical force, clerks,
Sergeant-at-armS and assistants and Of
ficers to serve process, writs, subDOenaS.
and messengers and stenographers as
may be necessary to the speedy and eff
iicient discharge Of its duty"
The most important business transact
cd by the house was the consideration OF
the proposed revision Of the statutes. The
resolution introduced by Mr.. Bohart. of
Clinton, providing for the appointment
of a committee of Is to consider a plan
of revision, was adopted. and the follow
ing committee consisting of members Sc
lected from each congressional district,
was appointed by the speaker:
First district. Web NJ. Rubey. of Ma
con; second. DIR. a. G. Pettiiohn. of Linn;
third, w. ID. Hamilton. of Dawes: fourth.
Samuel O'Fallon, of Holt; fifth. John NJ.
Cleary, of Jackson: sixth, q. r.. Ellis. of
eighth. W. S. Pope. of Cole; ninth. a. II.
Harrison. of Crawford; tenth. c. \.
Smith, of St. Louis: eleventh, G. p. Bur
leigh, of St. Louis; twelfth. 7. T. Bar
rett. Of St. Louis; thirteenth, p. II.
Huck. of Ste. Genevieve; fourteenth, J.
q. McClaren, Of Ripley; fifteenth, w. j.
Rutledge. of Lawrence.
Both houses adjourned till the after
noon of the 9th.
JEFFERSON CITY. Jan ia number Of
bills We're introduced IN the senate yes
tutional convention: Senator Hohenschild,
to provide Il state for certain
county officials; Senator Dunn, to erect
an ASYLUM for the insane in southwest
Missouri. There was Il stormy debate In
the house over a resolution to print 4.O0J
copies of Prof. John r. Kirk. retiring
state superintendent of schools, also
his official map. h resolution prevailed.
Mr.. Lee. of Carter, a bill to erect an
asylum for the insane in southeast Mis-
souri,.
IN THE DAYS GONE Ply.