The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-14

| President pro tem-L. P King, Win
field.
| Secretary-Burt Brown, Lawrence
| Sergeant r. Taylor, Atch-
| ison.
Postmistress-Miss Augusta Dusane, La
bette.
Chaplair-Rev. H. ]. corwin, Topeka.
The Democratic senators, after an ALL
| morning meeting today, proceeded to
| the OrganiZa ton of the senate elected
! their officers in rapid fire action, de-
horned Lieutenant-Governor ingalls,
chose their own committees and COM
mitteemen, appropriated the seats in
the sunny south territory of the cham
Der and proceeded to make themselves
comfortable for the next fifty days.
Only once did the minority Republi-
cans in the senate make an objection.
Then the Democrats, chastising them
selves for overlooking the Republicans,
took 1t upon themselves to name two
and the procession proceeded without
hindrance.
The organization of the senate was
completed in one hour at noon today.
Northumberland ingalls, declared
the body in order, the gavel sounded,
DR.. Edwin Locke, of the First Metho-
dist church, Topeka, offered prayer and
the 1918 session was on. Tom Botkin,
assistant secretary of state read the
certified list of elected senators, and
the members were sworn in, by blocks
of ten.
William NJ. Price, senator from
Greenwood county, was selected tenn
porary secretary on motion OF Senator
Carney of Cloud county.
The dehorning of the lieutenant
governor as a power in the naming
of committees was made official when
Senator Bowman announced the COM
mittee on rules. Following the pro-
cess of dehornment by the senator
from Anderson county, President In
gals laughed and said to the senate:
80 I am dehorned."
No one denied the allegation.
In his haste to whip UP the horses
on the band wagon. Senator Bowman
overlooked to name = single Republic
can on the rules committee. Senator
Stavely arose and protested, pleading
ton.
Senator Carey, of Reno, another Re-
publican supported Stavely in his OBJ
lection and before the chair could
make amends. the Democratic spokes-
man accepted the amendment with
apologies. Then the lieutenant COVER
nor was given permission to name the
two Republicans-he selected Senators
Stavely and Carey.
The rules committee: Mcmillan of
Ottawa Davis of Bourbon, King Of
Cowley, Waggener of Atchison, Bow
man of Anderson, Carey of Reno and
Stavely of Usage.
tuckian from Edwards and a score or
more of other counties in the west,
took the or for the first time in the
Republican senate and suggested that
roll call be taken that the senate
would know officially of the presence of
a quorum.
Senator Carey thought it would be
a waste of time to call roll when it
was known that all the members were
present through the swearing in pro-
cess. The senate agreed and Senator
Shouse withdrew his suggestion.
Senator Milton of Wyandotte nomi-
mated L. r. King of Cowley county
for president pro tenn. AS matter
of form Senator Stavely placed the
name of James Troutnan of Shawnee
before the body. The vote on roll call
netted King all of the Democratic
didate himself-he voted for Trout
man. Senator Stanton, the Socialist
from Crawford county. voted with the
Democrats. All of the Republicans
with the exception of Senator Trout
man voted for Troutman. He was
kind enough to vote for King.
The Wyandotte senator then nomi-
mated Burt Brown for secretary of the
senate. No other nominations and
Brown was elected by acclamation.
Once more the Wyandotte spokes-
man nominated-this time Miss Au-
gusta Dusane of Labette for post
mistress. Again no opposing nomina-
tions
Judiciary-B. P. waggener, of Atch-
ison.
Ways and means-Jouett Shouse.
Railroads, telephone. telegraph and
corporations-Harry Mcmillan, Mime
apolis.
Federal relations, state affairs. irri-
cation, drainage-James Malone, Hern-
don.
Luray.
Cities of first-class-Frank Nigh
swonger, Wichita.
Second and third-class cities-B. E.
Wilson, Williamstown.
Education and educational institu-
tions-A. B. Carney, Concordia
Agriculture, manufacturing, indus
tries-H. F. Sutton. ST. John.
Banks and banking. D. Joseph.
Whitewater.
Insurance-W. NJ. Price, Madison
Charitable and penal institutions
]. w. Howe, Abilene.
Roads and bridges-Paul Klein,
lola.
Temperance and hygiene-J. NJ
Live stock, fish, game-J. NJ. Davis,
Bronson.
Congressional. judicial, legislative
apportionment-N. L. Bowman, Gar
nett.
Mines. mining, oil. gas-F. w. Stan
ton, Mulberry.
Labor-James NJ. Meek. Centralia.
Claims, accounts-L- P. King, Win
field.
Commerce-George Nixon, Peck
EnploymentI. IL. Kinds, Mound
Valley.