The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-17
AT PEACE, BUT STILL APART
No Compromise Yet Reached in the Kan.
sas House of Representatives Row.
Joint Session of the Dual Bodies Held. but to
No PurpOse-NO Settlement Expected
Until the Courts Interfere

TOPEKA. Kan., Jan. 16.-FOr tho first
time since the Legislature convened. q
week ago, the rival organizations of the
lower house to-day met in peace. Both
sides have become weary at prolonged
squabble and an honest effort was made to-
day to arrive at some understanding by
which the dual House may be made one.
To this end all outsiders were excluded
from the hall, newspaper men excepted, SO
that the aspirations and interests of the
various candidates for State Printer and
Senator might not stand in the way of q
speedy settlement. Both Houses met at
p. NJ, and simultaneously took action pro.
viding for holding JOINT session with the
Senate tomorrow for the election of Q
s tate Printer. Then each House adopted
resolution providing for an immedia ate
joint session of both branches of the lower
house for the purpose OF discussing, In q
friendly way, the differences which keep
them apart. The two Houses then went
into a committee of the whole, and at the
tington, q PopulIst, was chosen chairman.
The following committee was appointed to
devise means for settlement of differences
between the Houses: Warner, Troutman
and Seaton. Republicans, and Coburn.
Campbell and Ryan. Populists. The COM
mittee was gwen O half hour in which to
prepare its report. At the expiration of
that time the committee reported that it
and asked for further time. which was
granted. The Joint session then took re-
cess until p. M.
At 3 O'clock the conference committee re-
ported that it was not ready to report. lt
was granted further time and recess was
for the purpose OF nominating candidates
for State Printer. No agreement was
reached. however. and the two Houses soon
adj jOurned. There 10 = general feeling to-
night that no settlement will 10 arrived at,
and the two House organizations will pro-
ceed in the way they haye been for on IN
definite period, or until soma move is made
by the Populists to remove Speaker Doug
lass from the Speakers chair or pass on
appropriation bill. Then the courts will
be asked to interfere. and the crisis will
have TO come.
In the Senate this afternoon q resolution
was adopted providing for the holding of q
Joint session tomorrow at noon with the
Popullst House, for the purD rDose of electlDg
q State Printer. Frank Brown, the Re-
publican House clerk, created q sensation
by appearing on the floor and reading.
without ceremony. the JOINT resolution
adopted by the Republican House provid-
ing for the holding of a JOINT session of
the House and Senate to eleot q State
Printer. Clerk Brown concluded the read
ing Of the resolution before the chairman
oould suppress him. but no action was
taken on it.
The Republican members of the House
and senate met in caucus in Representative
Hall fo-night, and on the fourth ballot
nominated George w. Crane, OF Topeka,
for state Printer. The vote was: Crane,
40; j. X. Hudson, 3S. The Popullst caucus
nominated Z. II. Snow on the first ballot.
The minority votes were divided between
eight other candidates.
Governor Lewclling this evening gave
out statement for publication explaining
his departure from custom in recognizi ing
the Populist House before the Senate
had even by resolution taken cOgni-
zance of it's existence. The Governor
said that he had recognized the Populist
House because he had honestly believed lt
to be the one constitutionally organized
and because he dId not wish TO appear TO
be influenced by the Senate's action
in the matter. The Republican State
officers who constitute the election
board had prepared the roll of
members of the Legislature. had nullified
the law and had made it appear that the
Republicans had a majority when. in re-
ality. the Populists had elected a majority
of the candidates and were entitled to or
genize the House and carry out the will Of
the people.
Governor Sworn in at His Home