The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-13
REPUBLICANS AHEAD IN KANSAS.
The Democratic Representatives Vote
Against the Popuiists.

TOPEKA, Kan, Jan. 12-The senate did
nothing today. An attempt was made by
the more radical members TO force recog-
milton of the house, but it failed. Al this
morning and portion of the afternoon
were spent in waiting for report from the
committee which has been at work all
day. AT O'clock the Populist senators,
during recess, impatient at the long delay,
voted in caucus to discharge the commit
tee. When the senate reassembled q mo-
ti0n was made to discharge the committee
and recognize the PopulIsts by adopting a
formal resolution to that effect. The mo.
ton aroused an animated discussion.
During the debate news came from the
house that three Democrats of that body
had Joined the Republicans. The effect
was to cause the senators to go more
slowly. All the Republican senators were
opposed to the discharge Of the commit
tee, and the Democrats sided with the
Republicans. Pending discussion, Leedy,
Populist, moved adjournment until to-
morrow. which was carried.
The conference committees of the two
houses were unable to reach an agreement
as TO a settlement last night. The Popu-
lists wanted to throw out three Republican
representatives-elect and substitute Popu-
lists. This would give the Populists a
clear majority, and OF course the Republic
ans would not give IN, so the conference
adjourned. Other conferences were held
this morning. but without result, and both
houses met at the appointed time. During
the roll call by the Republican house this
afternoon the Democratic members an
nounced that they had held aloof as long
as it was proper for them to do so, but
now, believing that the Republican house
was the only properly organized one, they
would recognize it as such. This an
nouncement was received with wild
demonstration by the Republicans. The
Popuiists are very much depressed.
The addition of three members to their
own members gives the Republicans sixty
tive members, a majority of five, CON-
posed OF sixty-one Republicans, one Inde-
pendent tWilson) and three Democrats
The excitement caused by the action of
the Democrats has subsidized and the mo-
notony of wasting time for further deve-
opments has been resumed. The plan of
the senate to recognize the Popuiist house
and have the governor send III q message
OF recognition miscarried. The senate
adjourned without taking action. The
governor did not hear OF this, however.
until his message had started out. The
Populists in the house cheered loudly
when it was received. while its reading
was received with catcals from the Re-
publican side. Some minor resolutions
We're then offered on the Republican side,
and the roll cali ordered on them showed
that sixty-seven members answered to
their names.
The Republicans have about completed
PREPARATIONS for bringing mandamus pro-
ceedings in the supreme court to compel
the secretary OF state to turn over the
papers in the contested cases.
Shortly after the reading of the COVER.
nOr's message. both houses adjourned
until tomorrow. The Republicans in
caucus decided TO assemble as usual in the
morning and await developments The
senate has decided TO recognise the Popu-
list house in the morning
Mandamus proceedings against Secre-
tary OF State Osborne were begun this
evening in the supreme court to compel
him To hand over to Speaker Douglas, of
the Republican house, a certified copy of
the roll of mem bers elected to the house
on file in his Office. The court will take
up the matter in the morning