Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-03-02
TOPEKA LEGISLATURE.

TIL" ropulist H"u.. .urrc der. to the re-
pubiica - rrhtes Read speaker
D"uViasa nners RESOLUTIONS
TOPEKA Kan, March l.-Prccisely at
10 o'clock yesterday the populist
members OF the house appeared 10 the
hall of the house of represen tatives
headed by populist Sergeant.at-Ar Arms
Dick, bearing the American nag aloit
and behind him Speaker" Dunsmore
aud "Spenkcr protein" Scmple abreast,
and following them the other members
of the "Duusmoro" house nnd its ofiic-
ers and pages
A number of returning members filed
spoken or written protests during the
call of the roll When the name Of A.
II. Lupfcr Of Pawnrc county, was
reached he presented the following
protest, which by unanimous consent
was read from the clerks desk;
Believing thit count clerk aud othor clerical
onctrs u our clccu n ma hincrv have neither
right nor power to subv RI the will Of The peo
plo az cXprcsso at tho 10 II, ana, believing
that no loglsl tur ,ctnvassiut board nr jude n
authority his the power to enact Laws or TIC
right To enforce rulings leg ti1ng tho use nt
lotteries In deciding election connect, Wlon tho
believing hat n suprum, court has III,
ght ur power to M q mcmb'rg Of tho l'gis.
laturr out u men whom the constI luton tx
prcssly states are not proper to bc chosen"
or 'qutihcd TO b. elected" and believing thtt
no MN who by his sworn staten. mt Cstlh.
lishod his cgh rrsidc1c ous.d' o the safe
sub ,'Qucpt 10 his election has ngy right In law
or Justice TO act as member " the legislator
and that no supreme court Or 9th r bid has
the power TO max him member aud. b'licy'
Ing that the supreme court ~ only A,o.urdinJic
branch u the state government AMI that no 90
ordinate branch has any jurisdiction
over another or legal power to coercc
IT, aud believing further, that no pr.
usan court or o her body has the power
10 make legal or constitutional house OF rep
resent tive out Of Illegal or uucons titutiont
members, We desire to enter our solemn aud
emphatic protest against the usurpttiin ~
power by the courts, and the anarrhlslic rcyo.
lui nary md treason tble actions OF corpora.
tona and their devoted friend and ally, the re-.
publican part , and We appeal to that court Of
last resort. the p,oplc Of the state Of Kansas,
10 right he wrongs imposed upon tn m by their
enemies AMI oppres iors by he use OF tn u most
powerful weapon kno yn to man the ballot
A II LuPFEN
J. J MCIIu 'SEy, Ninth district
H. ID. Nc LENSAN
At ll:l5 o'clocS, Speaker Douglass
rapping for order, the members began
to introduce bills These all came
from the republican side, the populists
at first taldng no part excerpt TO vote
down motions 10 read new bills Soc
ond time and refer TO mmittces MIR.
Kenton, a populist, broke the rule,
however, aud introduced bill and he
/ WIS Immediately followed by others,
their bills being mainly refer" mcns.
ures, such as had been acted upon In
the Dunslnore house.
Speaker Douglass then took the floor
aud introduced the following resolu'
ton:
Resolved, That In addition 10 mahing all neo
essary appropriations, It Ia the duty OF this leg
islAture;
First-To pass law providing for tho cleo
ton OF railroad commissioners by the PEOPLE
enlarging their powers, providing or tho On
| forccment uf heir decisions, and, so far as pos
/ siblc, abOlishing oil unjust discrimination IL
| rates and IN the furnishing OF ara
Second To pass mortgage law providing
for n reasonh bio right Of redemption and 4
possib q lessen the expense OF foreclosure pro
ooedinRa
Thlrd-To pass a law providing for tho oom
pletH revision Of tho general statutes OF IN,
state
Fourth-To pass q law making needed amend
mentS to the statutes relating To assossmon
and taIation
The resolution went over