The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-01-14
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Missouri Leg sItUTa Effects
Permanent Organization
JOHN 7. Barker IS SPEAKER.


Macon County Man Selected Without
opposltlon-Hiram Lloyd Win Lead
Observation-Disclosures Bills Plentiful
Many Changes Likely in Game Law,
Jefferson City, Jan. 9~.-secretary OF
State Cornelius Roach at 1915
o'clock Wednesday pounded the house
Of representatives to order and at
the same m the gavel in the
hands Of Lieutenant Governor G. f.
Gmelich descended In tne senate, and
the F~orty-sixth general assembly o
Missouri was In session.
Although the furnaces in the state
house had been going all night, the
big assembly rooms we're both dis
a%groeably cold. The galleries were
both late in filing and those that
attend sat huddled in wraps and over
coats.
Immediately after a temporary or
ganization had been effected and John
o. Holmes Of Phelps county had been
chosen as temporary speaker, adj
journment was taken in the house I'M
til 10 o'clock so that both parties
could caucus to agree upon the per
manent officers and minority leader.
John T. Barker of Macon county
had been agreed upon as speaker long
before the legislature convened and
the same was true of a majority oil
the minor officials. A fight developed
for chief clerk between A. L. McCaw
ley and J. Kelley Pool. McCawley was
the personal candidate Of William H
Phelps and the opposition was desir
GUS of bringing about the selection o.
Mr.. Pool as a reward for his services
as publicity manager for the Demo
Gratis in the recent campaign. TIL,
Phelps forces were overwhelmed ant
Pool selected. This was the onl.
place for which any fight of import
ance was INDUCED in.
Lloyd Minority Leader.
Hiram Lloyd Of st. Louis was chos
on as minority leader by the Repuh
licans. The friends of William c. II
win Of Cole county and Robert silve
Of st. Charles urged them to get int
the race for the minority Leadership
and early in the afternoon 1t wa
limited that a strong fight would b
. made for the place. R~epresentatiy
Silver, however, withdrew from tn
race and it was not long after tina
Mr.. Irwin pulled out.
In the senate Frank w. McAlliste
was chosen president pro tenn. and
e. L. Gardner of st. Louis as minorit
leader. Robert S. McClintic was r,
! elected secretary of the senate owe
William Brunswick of st. Louis, tn
3 Republicans choice. Rev. w. j. Har,
esty of Montgomery county will pr
S side as chaplain; G. E. Dewey, of
0 cial reporter; e. s. Casey, doorkeel
g er; William Settle, assistant doc
{ keeper; Miss Nagel, folder; Willial
I Wright, sergeant-at-arms; John Field
assistant sergeant-at-arms; r. v. Coo
. er, enrolling clerk; w. N. McKinne,
3 %engrossing clerk; t. W. Stark, calei
dar clerk; ]. K. Witherspoon, nigl
custodian; Uncle Dick Johnson. pos
master; George Turner, assistant pos
master; Anthony Buford, Jack b
ehanan, Clyde vandlver, ]. A. Brow
Jr., Reuben Rhodes, Leslie Shelto
and Hugh Keller, pages.
Q The senate met with the house
9 take up the canvass Of the oficii
! vote for railroad commissioner an
superintendent Of public schools. Tn
> matter was disposed Of by the a
pointment Of a committee to make
e canvass of the vote and to report.
The names Of the members Of II
committees follow;
Senators Arthur L. Oliver, PENN
! cot county; James II. Chinn, Lafa
cite county; Thomas ]. Lysaght, B
chanan county; Josiah w. Peck, Atct
son county, and William H. Boot
Dallas county.
!. Representatives-Joshu T. Barbe
Saline county; John e. Lynch, Ra
dolph county; James H. Boyd Of Mo
roc county; hudson B. Hale, Carrc
county, and Samuel NJ. Pickler, Ada
county.
!, Very little business was INDUCED
: Thursday. The permanent cficia
! were chosen.
It Speaker Barker, in assuming h
It duties, delivered an address, promI
ing fairness to the Republicans. wi
are in a minority, and said that dl
consideration viii be given to all me
sages Of Governor Hadley.
The Republicans were SO pleas,
Il that they had adopted a ~resolutit
thanking the speaker for his promi
Of fairness
Barker Names Committees.
Speaker Barker announced the +,
lowing committees:
Aoeounts-William B. Fahy Of RAJ
county, II. l. Armstrong Of Hen
county, Ham Griggs Of Montgome
4 county, w c. Paynter Of Oregon cou
ty, A. j. Mcdonald Of Pulaski count
Henry S. Wilson Of Douglas, Dwig
w. Darby OF Dallas county