The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-01-15
WALLACE NJ MOORE FIRST NEGRO SITS IN MISSOURI LEGISLATURE
Huge BunCheS Of Roses
Sent by Friends Almost
Hide First Negro Law
maker to Sit in Nilsson
ri House Of Represen-
tativeS.

JSlicrson Glty, MO-, Jan. 13.-The
Fifty-first General Assembly. the first
Legislature Republican in both
branches since the adoption of the
present state constitution. In 1875.
convened at 10 o'clock today and per-
fected Its temporary organization In
the House and Senate and adjourned
until tomorrow at 10 O'clock.
Secretary OF State John L. Sullivan.
a Democrat. called The House to order
and Rev. Joseph Selinger delivered an
invocation. Lieut.. Gov. Wallace Cross-
ley. Democrat. presided in the Sc
nate and Will continue as president OF
the Senate until next Monday when
he will be replaced by Lieutenant Gov
ernor-elect Llyod Of ST. Louis.
George Eigel Of st. Louis was elect
cd temporary speaker of the Houss
and win preside @ntil speaker is
elected.
Judge w, w. Graves OF tba u,.
ootLi supreme Court Administered tbo
OF twentS1n Sne House members In blocks
Walter NJ Moore. NEGRO Iar,ma,,
from from the Sixth st Louis District fbe
seat IN I'm Nilsson % = aiS race to occupy a
seat 70, prominent piace VvSupisa ~, tt
rlgnt-hand 9ide OF the main aisia fo,,,.
S"S rom ythe speakers platform
Large lunches OF Flowers.
Elieu upon his desk until he was al
nfost completely hidden from the front
or the hall were large bunchos ons Is
American Beauty roses and Te,,,aoi. OF
osns osn 70 MIN by church and political
! ~ iTtsdiniEatlons as.iil Of colored people in 81.
rnVVuls Union Memorial Church. 2e00
zine street, and st. Parff a xr -ogy
- 1nurcn ana the Citizens Liberty Leag-
,,, ue, among Others sent flowers He
Sy pn9nybsrapned; nsr5bas ds ana congratulated
othhers htl from ST Louis and elsewhere.
moore is a graduate OF Howard Uni
In, Ia ,nSsiPing ,aslg 70 carry out Gov Hyde's
program plan to Improve tba.Inal tbs n,s9l,st
schools. OF the state appoals sfrans.esS
70 me-" said Moore. II Am in1arastaS Sss
and an eysiEiySthljng wiiS Ing that that he has proposed
can In passing his measures"
Moore Is a gradute Of Howard rr,,,-
Hyerslty and of an Alabama colie1a
ne made a good speech before fhn - ~.
Senl l conference Of Republican MEM
oers In st. Louis
representative A. F. Hillxer OF Barry
Moore and Representative w. p Ro,va ~
l.ano OF Macon sits ifnmediafetv a.,
'front.' OF Moore. Other st. Louisans are
bsIi bIIIitea IN the left-hand corner Of the
sennte Called to Order.
Il only required fifteen minutas 60
get the Senate. comprisino tha 80, ~
pody, OF the Fifty-first General A ssero.
oIy IN working order. The attendanca
e., ~ VisI,tors .,rs was very small and far be-
rW lVW tne average of the past. TdeiIt
GOV. wallace after prayer by Rev, n
IA. Talbert of this city the new Sena-
~ 1orS were sworn in by Judge James
4. BisiT OF the Supreme Court. But
one OF them was absent, he being Sem
ator La Favor OF the First District.
enC "ore pres-
The Lieutenant Governor announcad
the temporary officers TO serve until
aIter the Inauguration next Monday.
the list being as follows:
secretary John p. Collins Of ST.
Louis; assistant secretary, Wilbur n,
Maring OF Carthage; minute clerk.
Harry Rawlings of Joplin; sergeant al
arms, II. III. McClanahan of Green
City; assistant sergeant. at arms. John
Frank W. Armstrong OF Harrisonviile:
ASSISTANT doorkeeper. Il. N. Wenkie OF
81, d. Louis; ofiicial reporter. Miss I. j.
tbenzIzseanburg tss Isag OF st. Charles; postmas-
latter and the assisto at secretary,
Wilbur ~ Maring. ar Republicans
were selected by the Republican sena-
torial caucus last evening to perma-
The old rules of the Senate were
adopted for the time being and the
Senate adjourned until 10 a. M, to
morrow.
The Democratic members of the
Senate held a caucus this afternoon
and named State Senator Carter NJ
Duford of Reynolds County for presi-
dent protein. lie was the Democratic
nominee for Lieutenant Governor John
p. Collins of st. Louis was named for
secretary Miss Rose Gibbons OF Knox
County for assistant secretary. Jdan
p. Sweeney of St Louis for sergeant
at arms, David @. Pool of Monroe
County, official reporter. and Miss
Mary Meatte of New Madrid for post
mistress.