At one point, the House burst into applause after a speech by Rep. Fletcher Daniels in which he attacked the bill, saying that it makes the House look like "crooks" when in fact lobbyists exert no influence over legislators through the buying of gifts or dinner.
The election of Rep. Fletcher Daniels, D-Kansas City, as speaker pro tem was a direct result of the chaos into which the Black Caucus threw the party by refusing to support Rep. Sam Leake, D-Perry, the original democratic nominee for Speaker.