People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-01-27
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
The Senate Trying to DO Business and the
House Still in Snarl

House still In n smart.
THE senate held session OF two hours on
the 10Th, presided over by Senator King. Sew.
eral bills and resolutions were introduced, one
by Senator Householder providing for female
suffrage. A message was received from the
pOpulist house announcing its readiness TO meet
the senate for the election Of state printer. A
message from the republican body was refused
hearing motion that the chief clerk Of the
republican house be heard was ruled out of or
der, and on an appeal the chair was sus-
tanned by % to Il. After considerable wrang.
ling over the message from the republican
house the senate adjourned ... The two houses
met as usual but nothing was done except to
appoint three members from each rival TO con-
fer as to settlement Of the dispute, but no final
arrangement was reached and both bodies ad-
jOurned
WHEN the senate met on the 18th the resolu.
ton to go into joint session for the election Of
state printer was debated nearly all day, the
object being to defeat joint session, with the
possibility Of the present incumbent holding
over. The resolution was finally tabled. Dur.
ing the debate the governors message was re-
ceived and read. The senate then adjourned
.... The two houses again met in the hall and
the compromise committee reported that it had
reached no agreement The committee Of the
whole Of the two houses then dissolved and
the two speakers took charge of their respec-
tive bodies. Thepopulist house then adjourned
until o'clock At noon the republican sena-
tors entered the hall for the pur.
pose of voting for state printer
and an adjournment was taken to 1:3l In the
afternoon after the senate had adjourned, the
republican senators entered the hall to vote in
joint session for state printer. In the absence
OF the acknowledgement, Senator Baker
presided. Senator O'Bryan, Of Sedgwick the
democrat who refused to 90 with the peoples
party, came in with the republican senators,
and Taylor, of Wyandotte, populist, joined
them. A quorum being declared present, the
vote resulted: Crane, republican caucus nomi.
nee, received, on joint ballot IS votes, with 5
scattering. This closed the days proceedings
the pOpulists not voting for state printer Dur
ing the proceedings the governor message was
received and ordered printed.
MANY bill were introduced in the senate on
18th. Senator Sterne offered resolution,
which went over, directing the presiding officer
10 appoint special committee Of five to ex-
anime the records in the office Of secretary Of
state to ascertain if the election returns OF 1890
and 1892 had been in any manner changed or
mutilated A bill appropriating $4,000 for
mileage and per diem of members was reported
The announcement Of several standing com.
mittees closed the session. . The double house
faced each other as usual The populist roll
was called and no business offered On
the republican side the clerks desk
was flooded with bills Mr. Troutman. Of
Shawnee county presented the first ten
Among them was a bill appropriately a sufi-
Gent sum to complete the state house Repre-
sentative Powers, republican, introduced a
joint resolution submitting to a vote of the peo-
pie an amendment to the constitution giving
women the right of suffrage. This action was
followed by the introduction Of a number Of
bills on the pOpulist side. Both bodies took
recess until o'clock. Soon after meeting the
republican house adjourned an appropriation
bill being pending which ii was agreed should
pass the populist house and senate and bring
the matter before the supreme court for de-
clslon as TO which. If either is the legal house.
This closed the proceedings
AFTER the introduction of bills in the sena tie
on the 10Th, resolution was adopted praying
congress to pass the Hatch antl-optlon bill.
Senator Brown introduced a resolution provid-
ing for the appointment of d committee con-
slsting of two populists two republicans and
one democrat to investigate the recent elections
in ten counties on the southern border of the
state, In the afternoon the presiding officer
announced the additional standing committees
and a resolution was adopted in favor of opening
the Cherokee strip. Senator Stevens resolu-
ton for investigating the returns in the office
OF secretary OF state for the years 1902 was
debated at length and was finally laid over ...
The dual houses met as usual A number of
bills were presented in each, and the republi.
can side adjourned almost before the populist
house had perfected its organization for the
session. AS soon as the republicans had taken
Z recess the pOpulist house proceeded with its
election contests. The elections committee re-
ported in favor of Ousting Nick Kline, republi-
can in the Thirty-eighth district, and seating
Shella0erger, populist In the Seventy-seventh
district the committee reported in favor of
oustlng Dix, republican, and seating Mitchell.
popullst In the afternoon the republican
house formally met and adjourned and the
popullst house continued the consideration of
election contests
In the senate on the Goth petitions we're pre-.
scented, one from the inmates Of the soldiers
home charging mismanagement on the part Of
the board OF managers. Senator Sem offered
O bill to provide for female suffrage In the
afternoon the rules were adopted and the cleo
tons committee submitted its report The re
port declared that brief examinations had been
made in the cases of William Roth VS.. Charles
f. Scott Fox Winnie VS.. S. T. Danner and d
d. Markley VS.. E. T. Metcalf More time was
asked for. The senate then adjourned The
1ual house met as usual and went through the
TORN OF introducing bills At 9oclock the re
publicans took joint ballot for printer without
choice. The republican house adjourned
through respect for ex-President Hayes. The
populist house adopted the report OF the cleo.
tons committee unseating seven republicans
and seating seven populists Four OF the
ouSted republicans were postmasters. By
throwing out the seven republicans the ponn.
lists have sixty-fve members in the house. and
the republicans sixty.seven, making total of
l32 legislators irving to do business when the
constitution limits the number TO l2j. The
funeral OF ex-President HAYES caused both
bodies to cease any attempt at business in the
afternoon
The senate held an uninteresting session on
the 2lst Secretary of State Osborne sent a
communication to the senate with the informa.
ton that the contingent fund Of the executive
council had been completely exhausted and
stating that any further acquisitions for sta.
uonery and supplies could not be honored. AID.
lourned until Monday 80. The republicans again
went through the form of voting for state
printer When this formality was gone through
with the republican house was called TO order
and promptly adjourned until o'clock Monday
afternoon In the populist house, after the in.
PRODUCTION Of several minor bills the commit.
tee on elections reported in favor of ousting H
+, Richter, the republican member from Nor.
ris eoudty, and seating W. H White, populist
The report charges the election Judges In Nor.
rls county with fraud and figures out a major.
ity OF fifteen for White instead of eight for
Richter, as shown by the state board of can.
vassers' certificate, Adjourned until O'Clock
Monday. NA
RAILROAD HORROR.
An Accident at Alton, Ill. Sunnlaman+od