Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-01-15
Legislative
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News from Representative FEEDER
Topeka, Kas., Jan. 13. 1909.

Der Of the legislature of Kansas
representing in my judgment
the best county inthe state. an
ambition that has held possess
ION Of me for several years, was
fulfilled. Having been honored
by the people of Barton county
| shall faithfully, conscientously,
and to the best of my ability,
look after the interests of the
county and its people. l shall
endeavor to each week send a
communication to the Democrat,
which will give survey of the
work of the two houses.
So far only the work of organ
.. Mation has been attempted, and
while bills have been introduced,
their reference to committees has
not taken place as Speaker Doll
ey has not fully made up his
lists, and only two, house employ
ers and Legislative apportionment
have been announced.
e The Inauguration of the state
officers was duly pulled off, ac-
.cOrding to program except the
auto ride, which had to be aban-
.dOned owing to the inclemency
of the weather.
. The Inauguration ceremonies
held little of interest outside of
the Inauguration of Governor
Stubbs for the reason that the
other officials were entering upor
their second terms. There were
three ex-Governors present G.
:. W. Click, W. E. Stanley and W.
j. Bailey. They occupied plac-
'es on the stage.
As each official stepped for
ward there was applause from
audience but the big end of the
applause was divided almost ev-
enly among GovernorStubbs, At
torney General Jackson and I.
A. McNeal,. state printer. Jack
son received round after round
of applause. The audience even
shouted and whistled when Jack
son stepped forward, when ne
wrote his name on the records
and when he took his seat. When
. Tom McNeal took his seat, ex-
n Governor Stanley, permanent
chairman, made the remark that
it was the first thing he had
5 even seen McNeal take part IN
without making joke OF l.,
Both the Republicans and the
Democrats held caucuses Mon
day and made their selections O.
house officers. So far as the
Democrats were concerned, this
20, on1v formality the NOM
nations being made for the pur-
pose of honoring some patriot
However, the nomination for
speaker, carries with it the Lead
ership on the floor.
The first session of the house
beginning at. noon Monday, was
was a perfunctory matter IL
was similar to the openings OF a
score of other sessions. The ses-
sion was called to orderly Sec
retary of State c. E. Denton.
Following prayer by Chaplain
Renwick. Secretary Denton call
ed the roll by districts, after
which he called off the names OF
members in blocks Of ten. They
walked to the front of the. hail.
where the oath of office was ad-
ministered by Associate Justice
r.. A. Burch.
:. Alex Mitchell Of Douglas coun-
~ was the thirteenth member
to take the oath. He tried to
dodge it. by mixing up the hne'
Init No. 12 and IA were watching
and. they held him in line. Tae Ie
hoodOo is on. John Davis, the
member from Kiowa county, wa
The only member absent. W. T.
Krshbiel, member from Harvey
county was the only member ,,. VINO
expressed a preferenc to affirm
rather than take the oath OF OIL
flee. There are usually three or
fonr members who refuse to
swear because of religious scrup-
les. After all of the other mem
bers had been sworn ln' MI; ara
Krehbiel was called forward and
Justice Burch administered the
(. affirmation. .ho
nomination Of A. G. Mitchell Of
Douglas county as temporary