The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-13
AFTER DAN DYER.
Speaker DOlley Calls Down New
Sergeant at Arms.
Appointment of Important Com
mittees Is Announced.
3 CONTESTS In HOUSE.
Papers Are Turned Over to the
Chief Clerk.
Two Thousand Copies Of Message
to Be Printed.
3 CONTESTS In HOUSE

Speaker DoIley has announced three
committees as follows:
House EmpIoyes-Jewette of Sedg-
wick, Westcott-of Cherokee. Amrine OF
Morris. Stannard, of Franklin. Walker
of Stafford, johnson of Atchison,
Rhodes of Anderson, and Gray of Phil
lips.
Elections Committee-Rich of Hamil-
ton, Shoemaker of Sheridan, Mitchell of
Douglas, Dennis of Cove, Morgan of
Reno, Reeder of Doniphan, Crumley of
Thomas, Case of Dickinson, Penwell of
Shawnee.
Legislative rtionment-McNair
of Meade, Banker of Russell, Beckett of
Kearny, Crawford of Lincoln, Carter of
! wallace, Jewell of Lane, Buck of Lyon,
| Clay of Linn, Case of Dickinson. Hop
kins of Finney, Loofburrow of Wilson.
Speaker Dolley has early outlined his
policy as to the duties and methods of
house employees and what is to be ex-
pected of them. He called yesterday for
Dan Dyer, the newly elected sergeant
alarms, and the latter could not be
found. The speaker declared that this
was the third time that day he had call
ed for the sergeant without reply and
said that the fourth time he called and
got no response from that absent indi-
vidual it would be in order to elect
new sergeant-at- arms. The house MEM
bers endorsed this idea.
When the assistant clerk started to
read Governor Stubs message Cum
ningham proposed that some of the can
didates for reading clerk take this op-
portunity to show the house their tai
ents. The speaker accepted this idea
with the following remark: Candidates
for reading clerk will take a crack at
the message"
Secretary of State Denton appeared
before the house early in the first ses-
sion and announced the following con-
tests, turning over the papers to the
chief clerk:
Broiller VS.. Stout, in Stevens Morton
district.
]. L. Finley VS.. Josiah Crosby, in
Caudin VS.. jackson. in Comanche
county.
The confirmed smokers among the
members. employees and. newspaper men
groaned yesterday when the announce
ment was made that the rule against
smoking in the hall would be enforced
this session as usual.
After the reading of the message
Dolley of Wabaunsee took the floor and
moved that the recommendations
therein be referred to the different
committees as per the headings of the
different subjects discussed. He also
moved that 1000 extra copies of the
message be printed for distribution
among the members. Both motions
carried after some debate in which
Democratic member moved to amend
to make the number 500 instead of
1000 but later withdrew his motion.
During the reading of the governors
message the first and heartiest APP
plause was inspired by the following
paragraph: ''I recommend that when
ever it becomes necessary to appoint
an assistant attorney general in any
county in this state, the pay of the
county attorney shall cease during such
time as it is necessary for the attorney
general to act"
]. n. Do1ley carries the responsible
tiles of the speaker like a veteran. He
has a Deep clear voice that carries we'll
to every part of the hall. He starts out
in his work like a man who proposed
not to let matters drag very much in
the course of legislative business.