The record-union., 1893-01-03
NEITHER PARTY STRONG ENOUGH
TO ORGANIZE.
The Intensity of Interest in the Con-
test for United States Senator in
Kansas Overshadows All Questions
of LegisIatIon-senato stockbridge
Likely to be Defeated for Re-EIec-
tion for Senator From Michigan.
Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.

| Assembly meets tomorrow, and will
have one of the prettiest three-cornered
fights on its hands ever witnessed in a
legislative body. There are three parties,
and neither has enough strength to organ
ize either house without help from one of
the others.
Thus far no plan of combination has
been agreed on, but it is possible the
Democrats and Independents may get
together before the session opens.
The Legislature will elect a successor to
United States Senator Paddock and will
be called upon to enact important rail-
road legislation and to deal with other
matters of vital interest to the State. So
it is important to each party to be able to
direct this work.
1t has been suggested that the anti
monopoly members, irrespective of party,
organize the body and let the Senatorial
fight take care of itself. In this connec-
ton there is a peculiar feaure in Knox
County. BY decision Of the Sepreme
Court on Saturday Republican will be
sent to the House from that county in
stead of an Independent. TO accomplish
this it is necessary to serve the courts
wiz OII ILlo COuHGy SI6Ih vi hnOA
County. The latter is an Independent,
and learning that the Bailiff was coming to
serve the writ, decamped and the Bailiff is
now busy chasing the fugitive from place
to place. 1t is too late now to comply with
the courts order in time for the Repub-
lican member to be present at the open
ing, so there will probably be dilatory
tactics till he arrives.
TALK OF AN EXTRA SESSION.
! WASHINGTON, Jan. 1T is given out
on good authority that unless the 1inan-
cial situation and the condition OF the
national treasury render it absolutely
necessary Cleveland will not call an
extra session of Congress till next fall
The question Of necessity has not yet
been determined and will not be before
February, by which time Cleveland will
have selected the members of his Cabinet
Very soon after the holiday recess the
Committee of the House on Ways and
Means, appointed to investigate the con
dition of the treasury, will begin its
work, and on the result Of its labors the
calling or not calling of an extra session
may depend.
1t is said that only an actual deficit in
the treasury will cause Cleveland to alter
his decision not to call an extra spring
session. 1t is the opinion of some of the
leading members of the House that the
Investigation will show that the receipts
and expenditures of the treasury are
very nearly equal at present, and that
there is grave reason to fear an excess of
the latter in the coming fiscal year. In
view of this possibility serious consider
alton is being given to the question of
increasing the revenue by levying an ad-
ditional tax on whisky.
THE SITUATION IN KANSAS.
TOPEKA (kas.), Jan. 2.-The intensity
of interest in the fight for United States
Senator in Kansas practically over
shadows questions of legislation. The
Legislature does not open until a week
hence, and all matters regarding its
organization and probable action are in
chaotic state. Both Senatorial and legis-
lative questions hinge upon the organiza-
ton of the House. The Republicans have
bare majority of one in the House. and
there seems to be every reason to believe
that they will succeed in the organization
of that branch. That done, they will have
the power to unseat enough Populists to
secure a majority on joint ballot, and
elect a Republican successor to Senator
| Perkins.
On the other hand, the Populists have
majority in the Senate of three, and will
be able to unseat the entire minority.
eleven members, il necessary. Both
parties, however, disclaim any intention
of unseating anybody. In that event the
Republicans viii be able to organize the
| House. The Populists have a majority Of
three in the Senate, and the four straight
out Democrats, three in the House and one
in the Senate, will hold the balance of
power on joint ballot
The parties in joint ballot, being di-
vided, are as follows: Republicans, %;
Populists, 70; Democrats, 4.
Senator Perkins is a candidate for re-
election by the Republicans. He has no
opposition and will, without doubt, Sc
| cure the Republican caucus nomination.
| There are a dozen candidates who will 90
before the Populist caucus. The leaders
among them now seem TO be Judge John
Martin of Topeka and Chairman Breiden-
thai of the Populist State Central Com
mittee. Mrs. Lease is not seriously a
candidate. She has signified her ac-
ceptance of place on the State Board of
Charity, and that is regarded as disposing
of her Senatorial ambition. She has
naively announced, however. that she
will resign from the Board of Charities if
she is elected to represent che State in the
| Senate.
The situation as regards the Senatorial
fight will be further implicated to-mor-
row, when it becomes certain that the
Republicans favor fusion with the Pom
ulists, if such step should become nee
essary to defeat any plan having for its
object the election OF Democrat. A dis
patch from Wichita states that such a
proposition has been cauvassed in the
southwest and met with favor.
SENATOR TURPIE SURE OF REELECTION.
INDIANAPOLIS Indl, Jan. 2-Tbe
Legislature which assemblies here Thurs
day will have nothing but what NAV be
denominated days work before it.
Senator Turpie will be reelected without
opposition.
DARK HORSE MAY WIN.
LANSING (Mich.), Jan. 2.-Several
candidates for United States Senator have
arrived here, among them Senator Stock