The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-13
HOUSE in A SHOW
Legislators Burlesqued Them
selves in Rump Session.
Customary Riot When Members
Try to Get Recognized.

Tender. sensitive house members
went to bed with bruised and battered
feelings Wednesday night as a result
of the gridiron show staged by the
members themselves. The show drew
a big crowd of regular legislative visi
tors and was the feature attraction of
the year Members prominent in the
affairs of the house were roasted.
toasted and burlesqued to the wild
Joy of their colleagues and the genu-
Inc amusement of the visitors
AT times the rump house almost re-
sembled the real thing. The special
session opened with an almost GUS
tomary rio. when everyone wanted
recognition and desired to speak.
present a rule of order. demand a roll
call or explain their vote. Represen-
tative Piper of Montgomery presided.
Only that isn't just the way his name
appeared on the official House Scan
daler." The gentleman whose name
was recently changed was listed as
Seriously Homely Piper Zmri UNI
walt. And this was the official pedi-
gree: Born in Kansas, lawyer, Meth
odist class leader, eXhorter, widower;
Waterbury stem winder with a Swift
movement (His application pending
with Sears Roebuck).
Mrs. Minnie Grinstead of Seward
shared with Yount of Cherokee the
jokes and jibes of the legislative bur-
lesque show. The Leavenworth rep
resentative appeared in ladies' attire
and delivered a speech as the lady
from Seward. in which she spoke of
the lady detective and newspaper re-
porters. Mrs. Grinstead-in the blood
and the fiesh-came right back with
a speech where she flayed and toasted
her imitation for the good of his soul.
Charles Mann of Downs was prob
ably the big hit of the rump session
Mann was entered in the sweepstakes
poetical contest. In verse and Jingle
he burlesqued the eccentric and char
acteristic actions of prominent house
members in a manner that brought joy
to the members and visitors who have
followed the proceedings of the pres
emf session. Mann's act stood out as
the big feature of the evening.
Award of Presents.
The official "Scandaler'' listed nine
teen members who might speak IF
the speaker has any time left" Some
of the persons on the list actually
found an Opportunity to speak. Later
most of them wished they hadn't tried.
There was a poets contest and Rep
resentatives Harris. Mann, Lippert,
McWharf and Graves were entered.
Frank i. Martin-officially on the
program as Frank Cincinnatus Martin
was ring master and directed floor
activities.
At the close of the regular festivi-
ties, officers of the house were called
before the bar of the legislature and
fined. Speaker Lambertson. Speaker
prot tenn Chase. b. +. Endres, ajority
leader, and Miles Mulroy. minority
leader. were flayed for their sins and
transgressions. Then came the bien-
nial award of presents from the mem
bers.
The official program was one of
the hits of the evening. This is the
printed introduction for the nineteen
men who were listed as possible
speakers. but who rarely found occa-
sion to talk:
The following gentlemen may speak II
the chairman has any time left:
Fierce yOltem Cloud: Not Craci
of Thunder Left
want Another Disch: Ran Away
with the Spoon. .
@3-Windless Freeman: why I Didnt
Vote for Yount's Segregation Bill
4-Simon Legree Yount: why Were
Mr.. Elongated McDougan: "Th'
Efficacy of Big Mitts, or Why An
Against the Pork Barrel"
6-Mr ]. Babbling Brooks: ~ GU MAY
Lead Horse to Water but Pencil Mus
Song, by the Gentleman from Neosho
'sWili the Robbins Come Again =:
S-KarI Postum Geddes: There's
Reason, and l Am Prepared to Tell 1ol
9EMiles w. Mule-roy; How Learned
10 1oNCharles Hilarious Ridgeway; Com,
With Me to the Mouth of the Kaw. ant
Hear the Cattle Beef" .- .
11-Minnie Ben GrinEndres: 'All Doll
tangled Up"
12--W ndjamming Mouthful Amos
tBarkipg for n Muss."
EXTERNALLY Ducking sampson ''Wha
Think of the Stenographers in the Stat
offices"
ia Undertaken Troup: "Ah! II
Get You Bye and Bye"
15-Minnie Gabfest Grinstead: I'm
Standing Here Alone for Men,
1G-Frank Cincinnatus Martin: "Whel
the Devil was Taken out of Him Sever
Other Devils Entered
1T-Ben Flyabout Hegler: Why Die
1S-Bird Dog Barrier: He Wouldn'
Take S(cenD."
1eOhI OH O q Jollif-feia: "Louder
Louder LOUDER