The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-01-20

Inc IO4lOWluE udI1cu R61t1cuucu OF III place.
of such as may decline such Office other
gentlemen of legal learning and probity of
character to be substituted: The Hons. A.
H. Horton, chief justice; ". A. Johnston
and S. 81. Allen, associate justices of the
supreme court; the Hons. c.. G. Foster,
Judge of the United States district court,
James Humphrey, judge of the Eighth
judicial district, John L. Morton and l..
Hawk, ex-judges of the district court John
I. Little, attorney general, and A. Hurd,
ex-judge. Third-Such commissioners 10
consider all such contest cases and report
to the house its findings OF fact and con-
clusions of law, a majority of findings
and conclusions in each case to be accepted
as final and conclusive upon the contesting
members of the house, and the successful
contestants to be seated by the house if not
already so done. Fourth-NO report to be
made or become known until a sufficient
number of the cases have been tried and
decided to determine the permanently the
political complexion of the house. fifth
The peoples party to present for considera-
ton all contests and the republicans to
present all contests. SiXth-If the findings
and legal conclusions of such commission
should determine the political complexion
of the house in favor of the peoples party.
the officers of the organization over which
the Hon. George T. Douglas presides, in
Guiding himself, to resign and the republic
cans to submit to reorganization of the
house as can be accomplished by the usual
vote. Seventh-The membership of the
| above commission, out of the nine above
named gentlemen to be determined by vote
of the whole of each of the rival bodies, in
Guiding the contestors as well as the GER
tilted members, or the selection of such
members of such commission to be sub
mltted to a commission to be selected by all
of such certified and contesting members
and the names of the members of such
commission to be inserted in the statute
authorizing its creation. Eighth-This plan
of settlement to be assented to in writing
by all cert fed and contesting members.
F. DosTER,
W. A. HARRIS,
JERRY SIMPSON,
FRANK OSBORNE,
JOHN W. BREIDENTHAL.
This proposition was objected to by
the peace committee by vote of 10 to
Is, the republicans and democrats
voting against it. The republicans of
fered to accept it if the populists would
agree to an amendment STIMULATING
that all the senate contests should go to
the same commission. This proposition
the populists would not accept and it
is now believed the peace commission
| will make no further effort to settle the
quarrel.
John W. Breidenthat. the populist
chairman, says that the populists will
never surrender Internationally. They
believed their contest cases had the
side of justice and they would have to
settle the quarrel.
The republicans quote and rely upon
the following section of the constitu-
ton:
SEC. 8. Art. "A majority of each house
shall constitute quorum. Each house shall
establish its own rules and shall be judge
of the elections, returns and qualifications
of its own members.
The Leavenworth Times holds that
a majority holding certificates of cleo
ton, without regard to how obtained,
constitute a legal quorum.
In other words, Bill Higgins and his
crowd can defy the will of 'the people,
and the republican court cannot con-
vene the board-To thin!