The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1893-01-19
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
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THE senate only awaited action Of the house
on the 18Th. remaining passive and doing moth.
ing -. The compromise proposed IN the house
wRs rejected by 10th parties aud the two
speakers continued 20 preside over each organi-
kation. In the afternoon Messrs CHAMBERS.
Dougherty and Rosenthal democrats address
ing the republican speaker. announced that
they had heretofore taken no part In the dis
pute, but the time had come tor them 10 act and
therefore they would recognize tho republican
organization. which they considered legal
Later the governor sent In n communication
recognizing the populist organization and thus
matters stood The conference committee
adjourned Just before midnight without &c
compishing anything. An agreement had been
reached nj one time by which the republicans
were 20 retain control OF the lower house and
leave all contest cases 20 q judicial tribunal.
Every member OF the committee agreed To this,
but when the democrats and republicans
sought 10 have this same tribunal pass on the
senate contests the populists protested and the
committee adjourned
WHEN the senate met on the 18Th. and while
the roll was being called. message was an.
nounced from the house by the chief clerk II
was from the populist house The republican
chief clerk was also present and both attempt.
ed 70 address the presiding officcr The lieu.
ttnant-EONtfuor rttnghlAHu MI lltn inc popo-
list, upon Senator Kings point Of order that
message from the hous. was always In order.
Mr. O'Bryan's motion that the roll call pro
coed was, therefore. defeated by - TO u. Sen
aiors OBryan, Of Scdgwick: Taylor. Of wyan.
dOtte. and Dillard, Of Bourbon voted with
the republicans senator Price, repub-
lican, being absent The presiding oricer
thercupon recognized the message from the
popuiist house amid some confusion Senator
Scott rose 20 n point Of order. but was ruled
out, and he took an appeal The president was
sustained by % % ~, senators OIiryan aud
Taylor voting with the republicans A motion
10 adjourn was lost and the populist chief clerk
finally read his message The republicans then
filed a written protest and senators Taylor and
OBryan did the same Senator Dumbald moved
that the motion left over that the senate In.
vestigating committee be discharged. be laid
on the table. which was carried and the senate
adjourned 90. The situation in the double house
remained the same About noon both sides
agreed to a truce and took a recess until 4
O'Clock, pend ne a possible compromise soon
after rcass-mbling, by an agreement between
Speaker Dunsmore for the pnpulists aud
Speaker Douglass for the republicans, IN nd.
lournment Of the rival houses was taken until
O'Clock next morning.
THE senate on the lIth had a lively debate
over the Joint resolution appointing a commit.
tee 90 wait on the governor and notify him that
Inc Two HOUSES were ofLAulEfh Inc DEBATE
was lively and finally the resolution was adopted
and the pupulst house thus recognized by q
vote Of 80 20 IL. Senator Taylor, Of wyan-
dOtie, and senators O'Hrvan aud billiard voted
with the minority against the resolution.
Immediately after the adoption Of the resolu.
tion both houses were informed by the governor
that he would send IN his message Tuesday.
Twenty.four bills were introduced. .. The
double house continued In session during the
day, but Of course did no legislative bust.
ness When the action OF the senate became
known Speaker Dgusmprr, Of the populist
house, made a speech, IN which he counseled
moderation and expressed his willingness TO
yield the gavcl At any moment In the interest
OF honor and good citizenship When he con
Guided Mr.. COburn, Of Part', offered n rcsolu.
ton that IN the iutcrcs; Of harmony and the
hope OF a poaceab!c solution 81 present dificul.
ties now pending in this house. that the house
do now adjourn To meet AZ the hour Of 4 o'clock
Monday, January 10, with q mutual under.
standing that no person shall be- admitted 20
the floor or galleries except the members and
those having contests This was finally adopt
ed and both bodies. with the same understand.
ing adjourned until Monday.
THE senate held . session Of two hours on
the 10Th, presided over by senator King Sew.
eral bills and resolutions were in reduced, one
by Senator Householder providing for female
suffrage 4 message was received from the
hbuHt meet
the senate for the election 0f state printer.
message from the republican body was refused
a hearing 4 motion that the chief clCvk Of the
republican huuS, be- heard was ruled out Of
der, and on an appeal the chair was sus-
taincd by 23-to H. After considerable wrang.
ling over tn" mcssar" from IN" republican
house the senate ADJOURNED IN" two houses
met as usual hut nothing was done except 20
appoint three members from each rival To con.
fer as ton scttlcmcntof tho dispute hut no final
arrangement was reached and both bodies nd
jOurnCd
WHEY the senate met on tho I7th the rcsolu.
iion TO go into joint session for the election Of
state printer was debated nearly all day. the
object being 20 defeat joint session. with the
possibility Of the present incumbent holding
over. The resolution was finally tabled Dur.
inr the debate the governors message was re-.
ceived and read The senate then adjourned
The two houses again met In the hall and
the compromise committee reported that u had
reached no agreement III" committee Of the
whole" Of the two housrs then dissolved and
the two speakers took charge uf their rcSpcc-
tive bodies. hcPopullst house then adjourned
until . O'Clock A. noon the republican scna-
tors entered the hail for the pur.
pose Of voting for state printer
and an adjournment was taken 10 l.a In the
afternoon after the senate had adjourned, the
republican senators entered the hail 10 vote in
Joint session for state printer. In the absence
Of the observation-disclosures, senator Baker
presided. Senator OlirYau of ScdgwiCk the
democrat who refused tO 90 with the peoples
party. came In with the republican senators,
and Taylor, ot wyandnitc pnpulist Joined
them A quorum being declared present, the
vote resulted: Crane, republican caucus nomk
nee received, on joint ballot. - votes, with
scattering. This closed the days proceedings.
the populsts not voting for state printer Dur.
ing the proceedings the governor message was
received and ordered printed