The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-08
Mr. Hackney Tells What He
Thinks About 1t.
HOCH is SENT FOR.
Says Legislature Is Greatest in
History Of State.
Members Also Throw Bouquets
at Themselves.

Al ABOUT D.SU TUESDAY
somebody "monkeyed" with the house
clock and it stopped. This gave the
time to rush through in omnibuses,
carriages and automobiles a big lot of
miscellaneous bills and reports.
The following is the list which went
through in the final grand rush. while
the clock refused to move:
Fixing the tax levy for 1906 and
as07.
Concur in senate amendments to
house bills 80 and $40.
House bills 943 and $685.
Senate bills As and $50.
Senate bill sos.
Senate bill 40.
At the evening session the confer
ence report on the bill providing for
the guardianship of idiots and imbe-
Giles was adopted.
Employees Let Out.
With the end of last nights work.
about fifty of the house employees
were cut off the pay roll. The follow
4ng appointive employees viii be re-
tanned until the final adjournment on
Friday:
c. H. Brilliant, docket clerk; James
Bethel, assistant sergeant-at-arms;
Maud Daum. telephone girl; Clara
Fritz. assistant enrolling clerk; Lloyd
L. Ware, enrolling clerk; Lyman
Faulkner, speakers page; Marion
F'lenniken, coDyist; A B. Hazeltine,
speaker SlGiOSIdD george j.
Hamaker, stenographer; c. z, Jacoby,
Journal clerk; James Jackson, janitOr;
Fred Logan, JanitOr: James Larimer,
clerk ways and means; Lawrence J.
Marlatt, assistant postmaster; W. E.
Taylor, assistant doorkeeper; D. Y.
Wilson, assistant chief clerk.
Usual Vaudeville Stunts.
While waiting for the approprja- |
lion bills to be brought in by the ways
and means committee the house pro-
ceeded to indulge in q little harmless
fun and amusement. 1t is the regular |
biennial frolic in which the members |
indulge on the eve of adjournment.
P. c. Young introduced a resclu- I
ton admitting to the bar to practice 1
IN all courts Cyrus Leland, G. A. 4
Stannard, P. J. Potts and w. F. Peter I
the members of the judiciary commit /
tee who are not lawyers. The resoIu- |
ton specified that it should be the /
legal bar" to which they were to be
admitted.
W. Y. Morgan said; It move to
strike out the words legal bar
The motion carried.
7 move that the chairman of the |
temperance committee be also admitted /
to the bar" said w A Trigg.
II suggest that Mr.. Sourbeer be in
Guided" said Cy Leland.
It was also decided to include all |
the minority members of the house
Geo. ALBANIAN, Democrat, of Atchison.
said he didn't think there were any
bars in TOpeka-nOthing but plankS.
AT least" said ALBANIAN. 7 haven't
been able to find any. Come over to
Atchison and I'll show you some bars"
You don't know where to look" said
wv. A. S. Bird of Shawnee.
When the house had tired of having
fun with itself. 1t called on .'Bil1'
Hackney for speech. Bill pretended
composed of Leland, Schermerhorn and |
Brown of Brown had to assist him to
the rOstrum.
Hackney addressed the members of
he ae seETa1IOVV v11r 10
said:
when I came here I thought I was
going to attend a Republican caucus. I |
found that you were a lot of Populists
in Disguise
Hackney said he thought the legisla-
ture had been trying to do what was /
that it would not allow anybody to /
come in and dictate to it.
Judge Clark was called for He said /
he had never met a body of 125 men /
for whom he had entertained such |
friendly feeling or high regard. He |
urged the members to continue to do !
what they believed to be right.
P. w. GOebel. of Miami, was the next /
victim. Mr. GoebeI declared he was not |
a speechmaker. but he proceeded to /
make a good talk 1T is compliment
70 the state of Kansas" said Mr. Goe- |
bel that they should send such men !
to the legislature"
The next was Judge Benson. Benson |
did not want to make a speech but he /
was drafted. He said that as he had TO |
constitutional question to present and 1
no report of the judiciary committee to |
make he was at a loss for something to /
say. Nevertheless Judge Benson dem |
Onstrated that he is a clever story teller. |
and he kept the house in a good humor- |
He said the only fault he had to find /
with the legislature is that it passed |
the oil refinery bill. but he hoped even /
that would come out all right.
More Presentations.
At the night session the majority |
members of the house presented Speak
er Stubs with cut glass water pitch /
er and six glasses. and Speaker Pro |
TEN Clark with an elegant silver tea
set consisting of four pieces.
S. s. Glasscock of Wyandotte made |
Robert Stone of Shawnee of the silver.
Both Mr.. Glasscock and Mr.. Stone made
eloquent speeches.
In responding Speaker Stubs said
I assure you from the bottom of my
heart that I appreciate this little token
of your regard. I have known no party
lines. no division lines in any way. We
may well be proud of the work we have
done have never in my life seen 4
lot of men do more conscientious work.
A resolution was also presented and
passed thanking F. W. Knapp, chief
clerk, for his efficient work during the
session Mr.. knapp's assistants present
ed him with very fine guitar. Mr..
Knapp is a musician. The following
assisted in this presentation: Miss
Bishop. Miss F'lenniken. Miss Fritz. D.
Y. Wilson, G E JacOby. Clyde Allphin.
y. c. Sinner, L. L Ware, c. D. Gun
ningham. W J. Hayes. c. H. Brelhart,
l. J. Marlatt. L H. Scott.
Hoch Addresses the House.
On motion of Nr. Bird of shawnee
Governor Hoch was invited to come
and address the house. When Gov
-aH has -fH fr,