The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-12

Assistant secretary r. N. Patter.
81 OF Yates Center.
Postmistress Tsaiss Grace Oyermyer
Chaplain Rey. S. b. Anderson OF
Topeka.
Doorkeeper - HAIRY Adams Of
Rocks county.
Having elected the above mentioned
officers the Kansas senate sent word
to the house OF representatives that It
was ready. to do business shortly after
IL O'Clock today and then proceeded
to demonstrate that it Is q house di-
vided against itself. Until nearly 2
O'Clock it quarreled over committee
matters and finally adopted the DEM
ocratic caucus program before it took
a recess until four o'clock. With one
or two minor changes the Democratic
plan OF operations went through. but
It was considerably joggled when q
laid down by the Republican caucus
that no member shuold have a place
on the ways anC means committee
who had a state institution in his dis
trict.
The measure received some unex-
pected support on the Democratic
side and some opposition from Rcpub-
licans who would not hold with the
caucus majority but the motion to
amend was finally defeated. The
membership OF the ways anu uSauS
committee will be thirteen and they
will be appointed irrespective of the
location of state institutions.
Report From Committee.
Late this afternoon the senate will hear
a report from the committee on COM
mittees which. under Democratic guild
ance, has relieved acknowledgements
W. Y. Morgan OF the problem of nam
ing the membership of the various COM
mfttees which will report on the BUSH
ness handled by the senate. The DEM
ocratic majority voted the lieutenant
governor power to name a clerk. a page
and a sergeant at arms for his personal
use and that is about all the authority
Mr.. Morgan will exercise at the present
session of the senate in which his party
is IN a minority.
That the lieutenant governors rela-
tions with the Democratic majority,
however, will be characterized by the
diplomatic forbearance for which he
has long been noted, was apparent in
the cheerful manner with which he
bowed before the inevitable this morn
ing. AS a token of the high personal
esteem in which he Is held on both
sides Of the house he was today pre-
sented with a gavel made from the
timber of John Browns cabin by Sen
ator M. ]. Williams of Miami county.
who made the first speech in a long
and silent career in the state senat e
when he unwrapped and delivered the
instrument with which Morgan will
preserve order In the upper house.
TrOutman Is Leader.
.enator James A. Troutman Of To-
peka. who was again chosen to be the
leader OF the Republican side Of the
senate. discharged his duties as mi
nority leader by start 7g fight on the
Democratic pfUsram Of committees.
n Hv%
| hour. the Republican opposition be-
| ing Unexpectedly blocked by Senator
Francis C. Price, Republican, who
| characterized the Troutman amend
| ment limiting membership on the
ways and means committee to MEM
bers who had no public institutions in
their districts. as a covert effort to un-
inson and Senator c. S. Huffman OF
Columbus, from the ways and means
committee. Carey and Huffman both
voted for the Troutman amendment
| but 1t was defeated.
For the minority Troutman then in
| tai number of committees to twenty
one, which was promptly killed.
| Having discharged his duty to his
party Senator Troutman then genial
| ly announced that he had no further
amendments or resolutions and sub
sided amid the senate's applause.
Sessions of the senate will begin al
10 a. m. and 2 p. m. until further or
| dered.
Governor Is Advised.
1t was a er the organization Of tn,
two branches Of the legislature that
the house sent greetings to the senate
and the senate greeted the house. Then
a joint resolution was adopted which
advised Governor Capper that the leg
fslature was in session. II Governor
Capper hadn't noticed in the newspa-
pers that the lawmakers were in town
and If he hadn't taken judicial notice
of the fact, the legislature made GER
tain Of his knowledge. They appointed
q committee to await on him and tell
him that tie legislature awaited his
pleaure. 1t was the old established GUS
tom, but 1t was real and solemn and
serious and all a part of the work OF
getting the legislature started on its
way.
Tom0rrow's Sessions.
At 10 O'Clock Wednesday morning
both the house and senate will meet
The governors message will be read al
that time and the 1915 legislative SEES
sion will be in full swing. While many
committee assignments were an.
nounced in the senate today, the house
will not name committees until later II
the week. Speaker Stone will be per
mitted to name his own committees
and the reference Of bills in the house
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