The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-12
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ganixation Of Two Bodies.
CAPPER'S TOMORROW
Governor Will Send Recon-.
mendatiOns In Wednesday.
Lieutenant Governor Morgan
Dehorned BY Senate.

The 1915 legislative session onicially
opened at noon today with the formal
organization Of both house and senate.
Governor Capper's message will go to
the legislature at 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning and the real grind of the
legislative mill will begin with the
opening of the Wednesday session.
In both branches Of the legislature,
the organization today was Of the
most formal character. 1t was the e.
tablished routine Of electing officers
WHO had been chosen in the Monday
caucuses, the exchange of messages
between both house and senate and
the sending of a joint me usage to the
governor advising the new executive
that the new legislature is now in
session and awaits his pleasure.
In the House.
In the House.
In spite of his ultimatum to the
Democrats that they must be good,
Speaker Stone today sang the song OF
harmony in his speech to the house
members. Then the house adopted .
resolution which put the Progressive
members on the extreme south side Of
the house, the Republicans adjoining
and the Democrats where they would
get the DeOe11C OF the uOTIn WlnO.
Every detail of the house organixa-
tion worked smoothly. No one raised
an objection. Everything was as se-
rene and harmonious as a Sunday
school picnic. Judge Martin of Reno
cast IS votes for the Republican caucus
cey of Atchison listed ~ votes for the
Democratic candidates and Repre-
sentative Stauffer gave all nine Pro-
gressive votes to Wayman OF Lyon TOR
speaker. There were no Progressive
candidates below speaker.
4In Blocks of ten, the house mem-
bers received the oath of office at the
hands Of Justice Porter. Speaker
stone was sworn In by Justice Mar
shall. All Of the members were pres.
ent except Cambern, Hangen ana
Perryman. After the formal organ
ization, the house sent messages to
the governor and senate and appoint
ed Representatives Pettyjohn, Lamb
that the legislature awaited his mes
sage.
Resolutions of sympathy for N. G..
Percyman Of Harvey county were
adopted. Resolutions asking the em-
ployees' committee to recognize wom-
en- applicants for jobs was also
adopted.
stones Acceptance.
Speaker Stones speech of ac-
ceptance was short.
we count you ITOSTeSSIVcS DIS uletlI-
bers of the Republican party" said
the speaker in a plea for harmony.
I'VE want you to work with us and to
sit with us-where you belong. As
speaker l will know no partisanship
and will attempt to preside n absolute
fairness to ALL
The speaker and speaker pro TEN
were given first choice of seats. Then
came the old members, thos- with de-
fective hearing and last the new men,
bers. Progressives drew first row OF
seats on the south, Democrats last four
rows on the north and the Republicans
south side Of house. but north of the
| Progressives. More than an hour was
spent in selection of seats. An ad-
journment was then taken until 10
| o'clock Wednesday morning.
Morgan Had . Hand.
| w. Y. Morgan, lieutenant governor
and president Of the senate. opened
the deliberations of the upper house.
That was his chief duty of the day
to open the deliberations. The DEM
ocratic senate members who had been
in session much OF the time for two
d S, had made their own plans about
the organization and they promptly
/ relieved the presiding officer Of all re-
sponsibility. The organization pro-
gram was adopted as approved by tho
caucus.
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