The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-02-24
IT is SETTLED.
Gov. Lewelling Accepts the Re-
publican Ultimatum.
The Militia and Sheriff's Posse to BE
Sent to Their Homes
And the Republicans Left In Possession OF
the House of Representatives-Al TO
Await the Decisions OF the Courts
as to Who Is In the Right.

as to Who Is In the Right
TopEKA, Kan, Feb. l8.-The republi-
cans were on their guard as much as
ever Friday, as they expected at any
moment that the governor would make
a move TO dispossess them.
Both republicans and populists con-
tinued consideration through the night
of the amended proposition of compro-
mise submitted by the governor Thurs
day afternoon. The republican compro-
mise committee, of which Representa-
tive Sherman is chairman and Chester
l. Long legal adviser, studied the prop
osition from all points of view and de-
cided that the proposition as amended
by them yesterday should be their ulti-
matum.
Gov. Lewelling, Speaker Dunsmore,
of the populist house, and Judge Frank
Doster. their legal adviser, considered
the amendments all night. A confer
ence between the two parties was held
after O'Clock Thursday morning and
it is believed an agreement was arrived
at under which both sides can suspend
hostilities and a permanent peace be
established All of the parties to the
conference were pledged TO secrecy and
none of them would consent to make
statement as TO the result Of the nego-
tiations
One of the populsts' principals, how
ever, gave it to be understood that the
compromise would be formally accepted
by the governor, practically in the same
form as amended by the republicans.
1t had been arranged to present the
agreement to the republican house at
IL o'clock If it should have been form
ally ratified by the governor at the
meeting arranged between him and
the republican compromise committee.
The republican representatives affirm
ed that before night the militia will be
withdrawn, the sheriff's posse dismiss
ed and the republicans left in undisput-
ed possession of representative hall
and every thing be allowed to remain in
statu quo until the supreme court de-
cides the habeas corpus cases to be
brought following the arrest of clerks
of the representative houses to deter
mine which is the legally constituted
body.
which MIR. Douglas presides, having
commenced contempt proceedings
against certain persons for the sole pur-
pose of carrying the difficulty existing
between it and the body presided over
by Hon. John M. Dunsmore before the
courts for legal settlement, now in the
interest of peace agrees to the follow
ing:
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2. The body provided over by Hon.
j. M. Dunsmore to arrest Frank L.
Brown, chief clerk of this house, and
the body presided over by Geo L.
Douglas to arrest Ben. c. Rich, chief
clerk of the body presided over by Hon.
John nj. Dunsmore, both of the said ar
rests to be upon the charge of contempt
and to be made Immediately, and the
respective parties to apply to the SUI
preme court of Kansas for release bv
habeas corpus proceedings, both of said
cases to be prosecuted upon the sole
question of the legality of the respective
houses
3. The governor to discharge and dis
miss the state militia and provisional
guard.
a. The sheriff of Shawnee county to
dismiss all deputy special sheriffs.
s. That the house of representatives
presided over by Hon. George L. Doug
las to have exclusive free and undis-
turbed possession of representative hall,
appurterances, hail and approaches
6. This agreement to remain in force
until the supreme court shall have de-
cided the controversy
z. In order to avoid misunderstanding
in the future that the agreement of
these resolutions or plan of action shall
be ratified by the signatures of each of
the presiding officers of both contend
ing parties and the governor.
By an almost unanimous vote the
proposition to the governor was in
dorsed by the house. A committee
composed of Representatives Cubbison,
Chambers, Atherton, Bennefel and
Sherman was appointed to present the
ultimatum to the governor The gov
ernor received che committee in his
private office