The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-15
PoPULIsT HOUSE RECOGNIZED.
By tho Kansas senate-People'a Party
and Democrats Fall Out:

By tho Kansas Senate-People'a Party
and Democrats Fall Out.
TOPEKA, Kan, Jan. A-The debate in
the senate over the recognition of the
Popuiist house came up this mor!ling on
presentation of the house concurrent reso-
luton. O'Brien, fusion Democrat: moved
that consideration of the resolutioss be de-
ferred until Monday. A hot debate fol-
lowed. O'Brien and two other fusion
Democrats, billiard and Taylor. sed the
fight against the adoption of the resolu-
ton. aided by the Republicans. Ts,ey fill
bustered away most of the day. billiard
in his protest said that while all fas SYM
pathy was with the Populsts and he had
every reason for acting with thea, there
was simply matter of right and wong in
this case and he must protest agaiast any
recognition of the house. The Fopulist
caucus had determined to rush the matter
through, and after two speeches from
O'Brien, demanded the previous question.
1t was o'clock when the voting began.
The resolution was adopted by a cote of
% TO Is. The Republican members filed
joint protest against this action, and the
three fus,onists filed Individual r%otests.
The senate then adjourned until tuesday
morning.
The dual house spent the time t1day in
waiting for the decision of the senate upon
the proposition to recognize the Fopulist
house. The time dragged wearilg along
until O'Clock, when the senates chief
clerk appeared on the floor and in mes
sage from the presiding officer of the sem
ate informed Populist Speaker Duasmore
of the recognition of his house. TIE Pop
ulists cheered, but Republican Speaker
Douglass raped for order, and with an
earnestness that compelled the attention
even of the Populists he said, addressing
the Republican house:
Gentlemen of the house, allow yourselves no
uneasiness. The Almighty wisely reserved the
powers OF creation to himself alone All the
powers on earth, the senators and governor in.
cuded. cannot make sixty-three ont Of fifty
eight men, and in every free representative body
in the world the majority governA The principle
OF seif-goyernment is on trial in Kansas today
as it was once years ago, but it triumphed then
and it will triumph now. The constitutional
hnuse OF representatives, with sIxty-seAsn law
full members is here and ready for BUSINESS and
here it will remain uuterrfied and unawed.
What is the further pleasure of the houss?
Populist Speaker Dunsmore was on his
feet Immediately. He said the Struggle
for the mastery of the house had finally
ended. The governor and senate hsd now
both recognized the Populist house. That
body was the legally constituted ho5Ise of
representatives, and no power on earth
save the sword could dissolve it.
Kisses from the galleries and the gepub-
publican house greeted this utteranee, but
they were soon drowned by P9pulist
cheers. Continuing Dunsmore said:
We will lay the question of the legalits Of Or
ganzation aside when we adjourn until next
week. / earnestly hope some scheme may DO
devised to adjust the d faculties, and in zettling
them the interests of Duusmore need 1not be
considered for one minute.
By mutual agreement both houses adj
journed until p. m. Monday. Just be-
fore adjourning Populist committee was
appointed to inform the governor tssat the
legislature was ready for business. 1t has
announced that the governor had in
formed them that he should Transact his
message next Tuesday.
Not the least of the results of ths, split
in the house is the dissolution Of thTe COM
pact between the Democrats and =Popu-
lists. Jerry Simpson has notified chair
man Jones, of the Democratic staee CEN
trail committee, that the partnership here
totore existing between the POpuiszs and
Democrats was dissolved. The twoShad
lively interview. 1t is understood the
Republicans say the Democrats mag have
the senatorshp, and the friends of "A. A.
Harris, of Fort Scott, are active in Eis be-
half, but Kailie +. Wagner, of Atc-lison,
continues tn have a call