People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-02-17
From the Capitol.

From the Capitol.
EDITOR VOICE:-The latest thing
on the program is from the Repnbli-
can part of the house and is about as
follows; They passed resolution
and notified the governor that if
he did not declare the POpu-
list seats vacant and clear the room
of them that they would on the 2lst,
Smite the POpuliSt members hip and
thigh and cast them bodily into the
outer world In the event they carry
out the program, reserved seats in
the galleries will come high. The
POpuliStS have loaded their clubs to
the muzzle, whetted their boot toes
and ground their side arms to feath-
er edge. Before undertaking this un-
dertaking, however, the Republicans
will awake to the knowledge that
they are sadly in the minority in
Kansas at present and besides, that it
is a twO-handed game. You need not
come to Topeka to see the fun, as it
will not come oft is simply anOth-
er Republican bluff.
In the session of the senate Friday
morning, the Republicans intimated
tn 1t the POpuliSt members had a bell
sheep and followed his leld. Before
night, however, they wished they had
not made any leading remarks on the
subjects, as they got decidedly the
worst of it in the word combat that
shortly followed the remark.
Despite the condition of the house,
the Republicans realize that they are
ata disadvantage. In Judge Martins
opinion the Republican house cannot
adjourn without the joint resolution
of the senate and their pay is fixed at
50 per day and not to exceed $3.50, and
in his opinion they will have to hold
their organization over two years and
receive the sum OfSl50 therefor.
The house passed a substitute for
the appropriation bill Friday evening.
The Republicans have said they
would pass the same bill to save the
credit of Kansas and leave the legal
ity of the house to some other bill
that would not injure the credit of
Kansas. 1t sounds queer to hear a
lot of railroad hirelings, like these
f'llOws, talk about injuring the cred
it of Kansas. They did not think OF
tnat when they were practicing
farces and frauds on the people OF
Kansas in the past. The building of
the state house is one of the things
that they should remember when they
are assuming to uphold the credit OF
Kansas.
The railroad and bank cOmmiss.
toner's were appointed this week,
John W. Briedenthal being appointed
bank commissioner and the appoiLt t.
mentS were Jnfirmed,
Senator FOrney paid a visit to the
Deaf and Dumb Institute one day
last week and delivered a POpulist
speech, we are told, although he says
politics were not in it. The teacher
of the Institute acted as interpreter,
so the inmates easily understood the
Senator. We are pretty sure that he
gave them talk on the reduction OF
Kansas freight and passenger rates
He will deny this, however, but it is
probably true. Senator FOrney is one
Of the hardest workers in the senate
and has introduced a number of good
bills.
The Republicans are dying hard,
but slowly and surely dying and the
few specimens around the state house
have been spoken for by the State
Historical society and they will bt
preserved in alcohol and placed among
the other insects that have at divers
times and places infested Kansas and
ruined the crops and incomes of the
working people.
The senate adjourned Friday even
ing until Monday morning, wher
work will be commenced again. But
eighteen days remains to finish the
work already commenced.