New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-11
STRIFE IN THE KANSAS HOUSE
RIVAL SPEAKERS OCCUPY TIE DESK.
DESPERATE EFFORT OF THE PQPUIISTS TO
OVERRIDE TIE EEPu BL1CAN MAJORITY AND
ORGANIZE TIE ASSEMBLY BOTH
S.DEs CAMPING OFT FOR THE
NIGHT IL THE HALL.
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRiRrNE.l

lBf TELEGRAPH THE
Topeka. Kan. Jan. 10-Ths has been q day Of
great excitement here. Governor Lewclling, AT
his inauguration delivered an address cxaspcrating
in the extreme TO all law-abiding people Jerry
Simpson made a speech ir which he sad il was
the duty of the ropulisis to organize the House
and not let any cchnicalitcs of the law stand in
the way. These inccndary speeches put more
vgor in the minds Of the warlilSe Populists, and
they resolved to resort 10 hicll-handed measures.
When the sixty-tlrcc Republicans left th~r cat
Gus and proceeded TO Representatives. Hall they
found the Populsts air adv tier ,ffy-Isht strong.
For an hour and half all was pleasant, but al
% D. III. the Secretary Of State. Mr.. Osborn,
came in and said that it was his duty TO lay bc-
fore the Assembly the roll of legally elected
members OF the House
The republicans chccrcd Oh" Secretary. and he
went further and said that it was not his duty. ~
he understood II. 10 preside over the Assembly.
and he should not do unless by unanimous CON
sent At this amid Republican cheers. Mr.. Doug
Las Rep objected OF legal grounds, saving that
both custom and law provided that no or" could
preside over their deliberations except n legally
elected member holding ccr'iicat" Of election.
Mr. Dunsmorc lPopu-i said his party would re-
main at the Capitol the whole fifty days unless they
could organi7c the H6u>.. with the Secretary "a
presiding officer Mr. Cubblson li"p made fair
and conservative speech. which was applauded;
but before he could finish u tn secretary slid u"
could perform his duty and present tho ro!. when
tho Assembly had elected presiding o'lcer. ic
then left the hall.
At this point Mr. Douglass jumped 10 his feet
nominated M Cubhison for Speaker pro ton,
nut the question, which was carried; and 'np
bison took the oath Of Office. and in half min
ute was in the chair with the gav"l IN ms mana
There was Il great sensation. The Rcpabhchn7
checred, while the Fopulist' were Wild tom
porary secretary was elected. \ ccrtihed ron
from ,hc office of the Secretary Of State was
produced in q twnkne. aud the roll was cdhrd'
the Popnlists objcctlng with noisy dcmorstrh-
,ions Mr. Iloch moved that tho members cl"'te
and having Certificate h. sworn. This wac done
He then moved that Douglas, be elected Speaker
Tbs motion was carried, one Democrat and one
Independent Republican voting for Douglas and
the latter took the chair.
At this point Scmp' Populst was beside
HIM with gavcl, claiming 10 be- temporary
Sneaker: and soon Dunslnorc took Scmpcs place
u, so-callcd speaker Through all tie excitement
Duusmoro and Douglas stood side by side, beat
in, their gavcls on the samo block md good
natuIcdly crowding each other HE Republicans
popullsts Both sides hav" filed all the Offices
Wilmington lPopuli-t attempted 10 speak Tor
place. but was pulled from his chalr py som" OF
Dis brethren who objected TO MS recos hihlne
n,,,,,s mr. Cubhison IL chairman This WAS the
near 7 & approach TO violence and it wa. among
tie POrulsts themselves go,
At supper time all the members were stu in
thc Uous. and AT 1850 p m. the situation -
unchanged Stores have been pnt IN III" ante
rooms and preparations are icing ma lc for sp'nd-
inc the night in the hall. The galleries hayr been
rrowdnd all the evening. but they are thinning
out All i, hubbub on the floor II Is DANCER
o,is time. one blow and all the fun would he
..rin -
,nrnrv General gave II committee orders 70 obtain
, kew from one of the Republican assistant ser
ceouts-at arms They were resisted, however,
and the scheme was abandoned.