Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-01-10
.SOLONS OF MISSOURI.
The Forty-First General Assem-
bly, Called to Order.
WHITECO7TON SELECTED SPEAKER.
The House Not In Session Longer Than
an HOur-The Lyons Clarke Contest
Up for q Brief Time In
the Senate.

Jefferson City, Mo-, Jan. 3.-At
noon yesterday the Forty-frst gen.
eral assembly of Missouri was called
to order. The lower house began its
work under the call of A. A. Lesueur,
secretary Of state. After an invoca-
ton by Rev. J. F. Hendy, of the Pres
byterian church of Jefferson City,
nominations for the temporary pre-
siding officers were called for. Matt
Hall, of Salina county, named W. d.
Hamilton, of Daviess county, on be-
half of the democrats. i. B. Woods,
of Mercer county, nominated Frank
Sickles. of Putnam county, for the
republicans. Mr.. Hamilton was Sc
lected by a vote of So to Al and was
escorted to the chair by Matt Hall,
L. B. Wood and J. +. Organ.
On taking the chair Mr.. Hamilton
made a brief speech, predicting that
the Forty-frst general assembly
would reflect credit on the people of
Missouri. John A. Hanny, of Morgan
county, was selected as temporary
clerk and Jefferson W. Pollard as SER
geant-at-arms.
The members were then sworn in
in patches of 90 by Chief Justice
CAN'T, of the supreme court The
house was not in session longer than
an hour and then adjourned until
this morning at ten O'Clock.
The officers selected by the demo-
cratic caucus at night were: j. II.
Whitecotton, of Monroe, speaker; j.
+. Short, of Wright, speaker pro tenn,
Joseph Tall, of Clark, chief clerk;
j. T. Burns, of Jefferson, assistant
chief clerk; Rev. Claude L. Hill, of
Cass, chaplain; Hayward Scott, enroll
ing clerk; L. II. Musgrave, of Greene,
engrossing clerk; E. V. NJ. Bass, OF
Boone, sergeant-at-arms; Richard s.
Thomas, of Macon county, door
keeper: Miss Ida Brdwell, of Mis-
sissippi county, folder.
Lieut.. Gov. Bolte called the senate
to order and presided throughout the
session. Rev. Mr.. Neide, of the Epis-
copal church Of Jefferson City, offered
a short prayer. The oath was adj
ministered to the senators by Chief
Justice j. B. CAN'T. For brief mo-
ment the Lyons-Clark senatorial con-
test occupied the attention of the
senate. Immediately after roll call
Judge Clark offered resolution to
strike out the notice of contest and
not to consider the contest further,
On the ground that it was not begun
in good faith and that the taking of
dispositions was not begun within 40
days from the filing of the contest.
The resolution was at once declared
out of order and was filed with the
secretary to be introduced later, when
the senate shall have become perma-
nently organized.
4 similar fate met a resolution Of
fered by Senator Martin, of Scott
county, to call special election to
repeal the third constitutional
amendment relative to the taxation
of mortgages. The senate adopted
the old rules that have heretofore
governed that body and adjourned
to meet to-day at the same time with
the house.
The officers selected at the caucus
at night were as follows: Senator
Frank Farris, of Crawford pres-
lent pro tenn; Cornelius Roach,
Of Jasper, secretary; R. S. McClintic,
of Monroe, assistant secretary; Cortez
A. Kitchen, of st. Louis, official re-
porter; J. Ed Crumbaugh, of Boone,
doorkeeper; Rev. H. B. Boude, of
Moniteau, chaplain; ]. B. Cameron,
of Charlton, sergeant-at-arms; A. ].
Sommers, of Wright, folder; Stanley
Kelley, Benjamin Meyers, Glover
bowel and Oliver Cummings, pages.