Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-01-19
SPOKE OF THE SWORD
The Kansas P0pulist Speaker
Makes a Very Warlike
Speech.
And Kisses From the Galleries
and Republicans Greet
the Utterance.

Topeka, Kas., Jan. 1.-THE debate
in the senate over the recognition of the
populiSt house came up this morning on
the presentation of the house conc,1r-
rent resolution. O'Brien, fusion-dpn-
ocrat asked that the consideration of
the resolution be deferred till Monday.
A hot debate followed, billiard, pop
ullst joined Tocrian and Taylor, popu-
lists, saying that while all his sympa-
thies are with the populistS, and he had
every reason for acting with them,
he wanted to set a wrong matter right
and must protest against any recog-
milton Of the house. The populiSt eau
Gus had determined to rush the matter
through and, after two speeches from
O'Brien, who had led the fight for the
opposition, demanded the previous
question.
Aided by the republicans, the three
fusion democrats fiibustered away
most of the day and it was 3 o'clock
before voting began. The resolutions
were adopted by vote of % to 49,
The republican members filed a pro
test against the action, and three flu
sionists filed individual protests.
The senate then adjourned until Tues
day morning
The dual house spent its time today
waiting for the decision of the senate
upon the proposition to recognize the
populist house. Time dragged YEARLY
along until o'clock.
When the senate's chief clerk appear
ed on the floor and is a message from
the presiding officer of the senate in
formed the populist speaker Dunsmore,
of the recognition of his house, the pOpu-
lists cheered, but the republicans speak
er raped for order and with an earn
estness that compelled the attention
even of the populists said, addressing
the republicans house:
Gentlemen of the house: allow your
selves no uneasiness. All the powers
on earth, senators and governor includ-
ed, cannot make SiXty-three men out of
tifty-eight men and in every free repre-
sentative body in the world majority
governs.
''The principle of self government is
on trial in Kansas today as it was once
years ago. But it triumphed then and it
will triumph now. A constitutional
house Of representatives, with sixty
seven lawful members, is here and is
ready for business and here it will re-
main untClrified and unaWed. What is
the farther pleasure Of the house"
Populist Speaker DunsmOrc was on
his feet Immediately. He said that the
struggle for mastery of the house had
finally ended. The governor and the
senate now both recognized the popu-
list house. That body legally cOnsti-
tutes the house of representatives and
no power on earth, save the sword,
could dissolve it.
Kisses from the galleries and the re-
publican house greeted this utterance.
But they We're soon dOWned by popu-
lists cheers.
Continuing, Dunsmore said: when
we adjourn until next week, | earnestly
hope that some scheme may be devised
to adjust our differences and to settle
them"
By mutual agreement the houses adj
jOurned until 4 p. NJ, Monday.
The governor will transmit his mes
sage next Tuesday.
Not the least of the results of the split
in the house is the dissolution of the
compact between the democrats and tho
populists. Jerry Simpson notified Chair
man Jones of the democratic state CEN
trail committee that the partnership
heretofore existing between the pOpu-
lists and democrats was dissolved.