The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-09
OPENS AT NOON.
The Kansas Legislature Will
Convene Tomorrow.
Members viii Then Be Sworn
In.
ALL CUT AND DRIED.
w. r. Stubs VIII Be Elected
Speaker.
Caucuses VIII Soon Determine
All the Details.
ALL CUT AND DRIED.

The legislature will convene exactly
at noon tomorrow. January 10. This
IS the date established by the con-
stitution-the second Tuesday in jan
uary. In the senate Lieutenant Gov
ernor Hanna, the presiding officer of
the senate, will take his seat and let
the gavel fail as the clock strikes the
hour of II. The members of the SEN
ate will be sworn in and the senate
will proceed to organize.
Just as Lieutenant Governor Hanna
IS calling the senate to order in the
east wing of the state house, Secretary
of State Burrow will take charge of
the house of representatives in the
west wing. He will call the house to
order and read the list of those en-
titled to seats, as shown by the re-
turns in the Office of the secretary of
state. Mr. Burrow will call for nomi-
nations for temporary officers, and
after they are selected the representa-
Gives will take the oath of Office.
There is this difference between this
process in the house and senate: the
renators are sworn in for four years
and the representatives. for only two.
At the next session the senator's will
not have to be sworn in. The oaths
OF once will probably be administered
by Chief Justice Johnston in one
house and by one of the other SUI
preme justices-probabl Justice w
r. Smith-in the other The mem
bers not only have to take the oath
orally, but they have to file by the
clerks desk and sign the official oath
as well In the house this requires
considerable time, as there are 125
members.
AS soon as the members are all
sworn in in the house, nominations for
speaker, chief clerk, and any other
officers who are wanted imm edfately
are called Tor, and the permanent or
ganization is effected. This is, of
course, all arranged by the caucus be-
1orehand. OF course it is understood
that W. r. Stubs will be elected
speaker As soon as either the
senate or house is organized and ready
for business. a committee is appointed
20 wait upon the governor and SO
notify him.
Governor Hoch will immediately
send his secretary, T. A McNeal to
the house so notifying him. and Mr..
McNeal will announce:
a message from the governor in
writing
He VIII deliver to the chief clerk
of the house and to the secretary Of
the senate rolls of manuscript tied with
blue ribbon This will be the COVER
nor's message, which will be read in
each house. after which an adjourn
ment may be taken to allow the states
men time to eat
Caucus at $50 Tomorrow.
1t has been settled that the house
and senate Republican caucuses will
be held at $3.50 Tuesday morning.
The house viii meet at the represen-
tatives' hall. and the senate in the
senate chamber The officers for the
house and senate will be selected at
that time It is expected that there
win be very little delay in deciding the
various contests when the caucuses
finally get down to business.
The call for the senate caucus was
circulated this morning BY Senator
Fred Quincy. He had at noon today
twenty-five names on his petition,
which makes it practically certain that
the caucus viii be held at $3.50 Tues
day.
This morning there was a meeting
at the Copeland of all the old mem
beers OF the house of representatives..
At that time. it was decided that the
house caucus viii be held at $3.50
Tuesday There were twenty-five
members OF the last legislature pres