New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-19
Sunday EDITION.
FEB. 10, 1898.
popULIST HOUSE ILLEGAL.
.r.o,-RrJcAys SUSTAINED BY THE COURT.
.,,.1 DECLARATION THAT HELPS TO
srrTLE THE CONTROVERSY IN KANSAS
STRANGE PRAYER OF \ PopU-
LIST CHAPLAIN.
LIST CUAPLAIN.

Ii>l NHNil@NlN.
.,o Kan Feb. l9.-Iudgc Z. T. Iazen. OF the
,.-,c, Court. this morning sustained the motion Of
ponuhllcan House for permanent Injunction
",..,rInc tie state Treasurer from paying any
T. ~, issued by authority OF the Legislative Anpro-
,,,on bill passed by the Populi>t House. Til,
a.uollv a recognition Of the conStiutonaty Of
=. pepnlllcan House. and the members are jubant
" The vict )ry. Acknowledgement Little appeared
he state Yesterday and filed motion for the
,ra.al Of the case. on the ground that. as the
oedincS were instituted by the County Attorney
he name Of the safe, they Instituted with
s,a.e au.hor!ty He alone had authority 10 begin
- nrocccdingS. The motion OF the Attorney Gen
- was overrued yesterday, and the Injunction
hv made permanent The Attorney General fled
e,e OF an appeal to the supreme Court. The Re-
.lcans were represented i'm The case by Chester I.
,,y David Ovcrmcycr and Representative Carver.
INDIE " G. Wclh reprc>'u'i the ropuli>-.
The mao,ity Of the Topuli~i M mbelS bad air adv
,,ys,cd their money from the Auditor before the
,,iuncion proceedings were brought: $4,000 was
,n ont I'm per diem dues and salaries !, Is
nsr.r OF much interest n 10 how the state can To-
o,, this money i'm the event Of the supreme Court
ps,,innc judge azcn'> decision that The bill under
n. authority Of which the payments were made has
% Standing I'm law Judge Webb. r. +. Carver
chester Long and other prominent attorneys agree
IN Interview, that Treasurer Biddlc. who paid ont
he money the AUDITORS W;rianl>. was f'>pon'lul"
70 the STATE fr the money expended. and that he
topN be sued on his bond for its recovery.
An attempt WAS made by PopuliSt> early this morn
,rr u fake fore bic possession o the Hall OF Repre-
ssn,atives When the Republican House took n
rcess Yesterday afternoon until 10 o'clock this morn
Irr they determined 10 leave the hall I'm charge Of
On armed force Of assistant sergeantS-at arms. Al
. O'clock this morning thirty men. bearing passes
nom Attorney General Artz appeared at the main
dam. ,lnI dnfis- . Ht.lc DieJ to
them They persisted and the guard lowered their
rifles. The attacking party was not armed and they
fed They tried the other entrances to The hall,
s,tsr another but were by armed guard, at each.
and after much threatening and clustering. finally
took their departure. The attacking party com
posed Of members Of the Robinson Rifles. of Lawrence.
Their action had sanction from the Governor. the
Populist senate The Populi>t House.
The only evidence this morning of the late I'M
pkasantness the appearance on the streets Of a
few companies Of troops that could not get away Last
night At 10 O'Clock the lat company had left. and
the last trace Of war had disappeared.
Al O'Clock TN, morning the Gum habcas corpus
case called The supreme Court. Early tl-
month the Douglas, House summoned l.. G.. Gum.
Of Labette County. - appear before the House and
testify in a contested election case. Gum refused
10 appear before the House. The Re
publican scrscaIil alarms sent for Gum.
and placing Inn under arrest brought
hin to Topeka. Gum fled motion in the supreme
Court for writ OF habeas corpus, and his motion
was heard thi, morning. Ntorney-'icncral Little.
appearing for the state. nlcd motion before the court
asking full Investigation OF the merits OF the case.
In his motion H. alleges COLLISION between Gunn and
the Douglass House. lie charges that the case T.
egned 10 get decision from the court the con
stu'ionalty Of thu Republican House, and that It
was arranged with Gum at the time Of his arrest
that he should institute hahcas corpus proceedings
hat j. he
A4h' s@~. The dismissed The proceedings OH
motion OF The Attorney General, postponed until
Tuesday morning at O'clock 1t argued by the |
attorney representing the Douglass House that the
Attorney General had legal status in the case
he court ruled that the Attorney General had the
hight he present and represent the state and to
sppear with either side he ht
In the senate to-day Chaplain Blddson caused a
sensation in the delivery Of hi, pray This is
verbatim report Of the prayer:
May God have mercy oil this tIeason.infected State
Amen
Republicans looked at one another in wond ring
sort Of while the Poyuli,s smiled approvingly.
II is not often that prayer is ambiguous, but
unfamiliar with the situation it a matter Of spec
ulatIon 10 which Of the parties referred 10 H.
Injecting the state with treason.
To which party do You rei:r reasonable - the
chaplain asked.
The party which m)bbed the militia" he replied. |
TIE chaplain Is a Populis
. After tie calling Of the ron and the reading Of
recess until Tuesday y arly all Of the members OF
both Houses left town on the noon trains Tor then
homes.
Before adjournm Mt the Republicans decided to re |
produce the scenes OF the day. siege. barricad"S
speeches and lunch in the Kansas hndinc Of the |
The participants will 60 to Chicago II train of special
cars and invite publcans Of National prominence 10
witness The reproduction.