Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-01-21
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
The Senate Trying To do Duslpess and the
House still In u suarl.

THE senate only awaited action Of the house
on the iath. remaining passive and doing moth
Ing -. The compromise proposed In the house
was rejected by both parties and tho two
speakers continued to preside over each organi-
cation. In the afternoon Mcssrs Chambers,
Dougherty and Rosenthal, democrats, address,
ing the republican speaker, announced that
they had heretofore taken no part IN the as
pute. hut the time had come for them 10 act ana
therefore they would recognize the republican
organization, which they considered legal.
Later the governor sent In communication
recognizing the populist organization ana thus
matters stood. The conference committee
adjourned just before midnight. without nc
compishing anything. An agreement had been
reached ut one time by which the republicans
were TO retain control OF the lower house and
leave all contest cases TO u judicial tribunal.
Every member OF the committee agreed TO this,
but when the democrats and republicans
sought to have this same tribunal pass en- the
senate contests the populists protested and the
committee adjourned
WHEN the senate met on the 18th, md while
the roll was being called, u message was an.
nounced from the house by the chief clerk. IT
was from the populist house. The republican
chic: clerk was also present and both attempt
cd To address tho presiding officer The lieu
tenant-govcrnor recognized Mr. Rich the popu-
list, upon Senator Kings point Of order that
message from the house was always In order.
Mr.. OBryans motion that the roll call pro-
coed was, therefore, defeated by - to H. Sem
a,ors O'liryan, OF Sedgwick: Taylor, o! Wynn'
dotte, and billiard, OF Bourbon. voted win
the republicans, Senator Price, repub-
lean, being absent The presiding officer
thcreupon recognized the message from tho
popdlist house amid some confusion. Senator
Scott rose To n point OF order, but was ruled
out, and he tool; an appeal The president was
sustained by % to 49, Senators O'Brfar and
Taylor voting with the republicans motion
to adjourn was lost and the populist chief clerk
finally read his message. The republicans then
filed = written protest and Senators Taylor anu
O'Bryan did the same Senator Dumbald moved
that the motion left over that the senate IN
vestigating committee be discharged, be laid
or the table, which was carried and the senate
adjourned go The situation in the double house
remained the same. About noon both sides
agreed to u truce and took recess until
o'clock, pending possible compromise. Soon
after reasscmbling. b. an agreement betwecE
Speaker DunsEorc for the populisis and
Speaker Douglass for the republicans, an adj
journment OF the rival houses was taken until
O'Clock next morning
THE SENATE on the lith had lively debate
over the joint resolution appointing Il commit.
tee TO wait on the governor and notify him that
The two houses were organized. The debate
was lively and finally the resolution was adopted
and the populist house thus recognized by n
vote Of ~ 10 II. ScnR, or Taylor, CT Wyan'
do,te, and Senators O'Bryan and Dillard voted
with the minority against the resolution.
Immediately after the adoption Of the resou-
ton both houses were informed by the governor
that he would send in his message Tuesday
Twenty.four bills were introduced 80. The
double house continued in session during the
Ant ht,t of hiIQi
ness When the action Of the Senate became
known Speaker Dunsmore, OF the populist
house. made q speech in which he counseled
modern ton and expressed his willingness TO
yield the gavel ~ any moment In the interest
Of honor and good citizenship When he con-
cuded Mr.. Coburn, OF Partt, offered o resolu-
ton that In the interest OF harmony and the
hope Of q peaceable solution OF present Difficult
ties now pending in this house. that the house
do now adjourn to meet Ut the hour OF O'Clock
Monday, January 10, with o mutual under
standing that no person shall be admitted to
the floor or galleries except the members and
those having contests This was finally adopt
ed and both bodies. with the same understand
ing. adjourned Until Monday.
THE senate held session Of two hours on
tho 10th, presided over by Senator King. Sew
eral bills and resolutions were introduced, one
by Senator Householder providing for female
suffrage message was received from the
populist house announcing its readiness 10 meet
the senate for the election OF state printer
message from the republican body was refused
a hearing A 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 23-to II. After considerable wrang-
ling over the message from the republican
house the senate adjourned. -. The two houses
met us usual but nothing was done except TO
appoint three members from each rival TO con.
fer Us toa settlement Of the dispute. but final
arrangement was reached and both bodies ad-
tourncd
WHEN the senate met on the 18th the resolu-
ton 10 90 into Joint session for the election OF
state printer was debated nearly all dnv, the
object being 10 defeat q 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.
go. The two houses again met In the hall and
the compromise committee reported that II 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 The populist 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 l:31 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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Senator Baker
presided Senator O'Bryan. Of Sedgwick. the
democrat who refused to 60 with the peoples
party, game 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, rs votes, with
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
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