The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-22
BROKE UP HAPPILY
Kansas Legislature Ended in
Night of Hilarity.
Singing and Basket Throwing
Part of the Fun.

Saturday night the legislature made
up for the lack of merriment which
previously characterized the session
by indulging in horse play of all sorts
during the frequent intervals in the
closing hours of work when there was
nothing to do but wait for reports
from conferees who were busily
threshing out differences in commit
tee rooms.
The senate had not convened for
the evening session when the chamber
was invaded by the membership of
the house of representatives, who
came carrying their speaker, Robert
Stone, seated in a chair. His chair
was placed upon the reporters table
directly in front of Lieutenant Cover
nor Morgan and from there he was
lifted to the top of the governors
desk. Morgan fed amid hail of
bil1eted newspapers, apple cores and
emptying the contents of water glass
upon the invader, who promptly took
charge of the ceremonies.
Having entertained itself and the
senate for the better part of an hour
the house of representatives with
drew to the west wing where it killed
another hour in a spirited debate over
the subject, Resolved, That dog is
more important to boy tnan is a
gum
1t was half past one o'clock before
the members scattered as an hour or
more had to be consumed IN Winoing
IN the forma1itieS Of passing the big
executive and judicial budget which
was the last piece of work to come
from conference. By agreement the
consideration of all bills except APP
Dropriations and conference reports
had been stopped at 6 o'clock so that
the midnight hours might be. reserved
for the windup of vital business. Most
of that business was concluded IN
hi 10 no "a
shin of the two houses amused itself
Skirmishes in which the members
sSaulted one another with waste
baskets and paper wads alternated
with the adoption of joke resolutions.
While the house debated the boy-gun
dog question, the senate wrangled for
an hour over a resolution by Senator
Lambertson to pay SIS to a colored
ianitor who had attached himself
voluntarily to the senate staff without
getting his name on the payroll. All
the efficiency and economy arguments
that have become familiar in the pres
ent session were dragged out Tor the
debate It was proposed to present
him with Senator Carey'S traction en-
CINE for which the state has just paid
after keeping it for twelve years, but
finally the appropriation was refused
Then the senators made a collection
and raised $35 which was presented to
the volunteer.
over in the house the vocalists held
a sanger-bund in which Throw Out
the Life Line" was aternated with
Its a Long Way to Tipperary."
Packing up of books and papers oc-
cupied intervals throughout the even
ing as most of the members of both
houses were to leave on Sunday
morning trains and boxes suitable for
Grating the plumber were at pre-
MUM The Hobbies and entrances
looked like carpenter shops. AT mid
night the confereeS announced they
ha n ed an "A
afterward as the stenographers had
transcribed the reports, the final
agreement on state house salaries was
ratified and messages were exchanged
between the houses. Then the hand
shaking started and the senators and