The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-16

private office in consultation with Judge
Webb, attorney for the Populists, and
Chairman Breidenthal, of the Popullst
to discuss the situation, but Webb said
the Populists would come out of the fight
on the top of the heap.
When the Republicans took possession
of the house they elected the Populist
sergeant-at-arm They say they propose
to hold possession and have sent out for
dinner. The governor has ordered out
four companies of infantey and two bat
teries of artillery. Twenty-Five men,
arsenal, uniformed, armed, and sent to
the capitol grounds. The Oakland COM
pany has also arrived and taken position
in the grounds.
The Republicans have nailed and barred
every door leading TO the hall. The Pop
ullsts have decided to freeze the Republic
cans out The lanitor has shut off steam
from the hall. The Populists have also
undertaken 10 starve out the Repu blicans.
Men sent for lunch for them can not get
past the militia lines and the house is
therefore in a state of siege.
A militia company has been stationed
near the arsenal with guards posted. Two
cannon have been run out of the arsenal
loaded with shot and everything looks
decidedly warlike. The militia have full
control OF the situation and every move
OF the Populist house depends on the gov
ernor.
The Populists anticipating the events OF
today attempted to throw the burden of
the situation on Sheriff Wilkinson of this
county The governor informed him Off
cially late last evening that rumors were
in circulation to the effect that a lawless
mob (the ReDu blican house of representa-
tives) contemplated a forcible invasion OF
the hall of the house of representatives
and called upon him to summon q posse
comitatus to resist such lawless invasion.
Speaker Dunsmore OF the POpulist house
sent message calling on the sheriff for
sufficient force to preserve the peace and
authority of the house.
The sheriff, after taking legal advice,
refused to comply with the demand OF the
governor and the Populist speaker, say
ing if there is a house of representatives
legally organized it was clothed with
power to appoint sergeant-at-arms who
has all the power necessary, and regard
less of which house was the legally organ
lied body; he (the sheriff. would take no
part so long as the peace and quiet of cit
liens remained undisturbed.
This reply determined the governor to
call out the militia. Upon receiving the
order, Colonel Hughes at once took charge
of the various companies which had been
drawn up about the state house, and ac-
cording to the idea of individual COM
mandants, were given stations at the four
main entrances to the capitol, or its four
sides.
The Republican house is not in a
condition to stand a prolonged seige. 1t
has neither supplies nor means of obtain
ing them. During the excitement preva-
lence at noon they succeeded in running
the Populist's blockade and secured sand
witches and coffee for lunch. Enough was
left for meagre meal this evening, but
when that was gone all hope OF eating,
except at the cost of unconditional sur
render, was gone. Guards are stationed
in ali the corridors and no one is allowed
to enter the building. Steam is also
turned off and they are forced to wear
overcoats to keep warm. The policy OF
the Republicans is to hold out as long as
possible and await forcible entrance OF
the militia to the hall. They will obey
no order TO Yacate the hall and will COM
pei the troops to remove each man bodily.
At the instance OF Joseph Waters the
Republicans appointed committee to
visit Governor Lewelling and agree if pos
sible upon a suspension of hostilities.
They proposed that both house adjourn
until case could be made in the supreme
court and finally adjudicated. The gov
ernor would not consent to this and a
wordy war ensued. Finally Waters turned
TO Judge Frank Dosler who is leading
Populist candidate for senator and who
has been legal adviser of the Populist
house and told him it would be to his
(Dosler's) interest to settle matters.
EsYou have been more active than any
other man, he continued, sin bringing
about this state of affairs and but for your
advise to the Populists of the house the
quarrel would have been settled long ago.
Now we tell you that 100 men have it in
for you and if there is ever a shot fred in
this excitement you will be the first to
fall. - 1t being seen that no agreement
could be reached the conference broke up
and the Republicans returned to the hall.
Yesterday the senate concurred in the
amendments to the Legislative appropria-
ton bill, and last evening the bill was
approved by Governor Lewelling. II
makes an appropriation of $50, 900 for sal
aries and mileage for members of the SEN
ate and Populist house. Early this morn
ing the Populists beseiged the Office Of
Treasurer Biddle and began drawing sal
aries.
In the meantime the Republicans went
before Judge Johnson and secured an in
junction restraining the state treasurer
! from paying over money under the act.
/ Notice was served on the treasurer al
1890 O'Clock, but two-thirds of the mem
bers had already received their money.
The injunction will be a test of the legal.
ity of the Populist house.