The sun., 1893-01-20
THEIR TERMS A SENATOR.
KANSAS DEMOCRATS WILLING TO COM
BISE WITH THE REPUBLIC4NS.
The Latter UnwiIiipg TO Give Senator for
u state Printer. so the Fight Goes On
Populistr Insult Three Republlcans.

Tho Latter Unw,liing to Give Senator for
- state Printer, SO tho Fight Goes On
Popuiistr Insult Three Republican,.
TOPEKA. Jan. 1o.-The Republican and Pop
ulist Houses were in session this morning side
by eide. as they have been for ten days, but all
peace measures have bcen dropped. The Re-
rublicans were Joined Ivy the Republican Sen
ators and another Joint ballot was taken for
state Printer. but the Democrats absented
themselves and there was no quorum and no
election. The Democrats are now endeavor-
ing to dictate terms to the Republicans.
and will apparently lie satisfied with
nothing less than a Democrat for United
States Senator. TO which the Repub-
licnns will not nGree unless forced TO do
SO in order to prevent tho election OF Popu-
list Tho Democrats demand that an agree
ment be entered into whereby n Democrat will
receive the votes OF seventy nine Republican
members Of the House and Senate for United
States Senator. II the Republicans will con-
cede this point they will be willing to vote for
the Republican caucus nominee for state
Printer. Otherwise they will refuse to rartc-
pate further in the Joint session.
The Populists threaten to arrest tho Repub-
lican Senators who have been attending tho
Joint sessions with the Republican House. and
accuse Senator Baker. who presides. and SEN
ator Brown. who acts as secretary. OF revolu-
tionary conduct. 1t is not improbable that
they will be dismissed from the Senate along
with fve other Republicans whose seats have
been contested. They say they will not nay
any attention to the technical point raised yes
terday about filing notices OF contests within
the time prescribed by law
T. X. Bayne. Populst, who was induced to
file a contest for the seat held by Solon o.
Thatcher OF Lawrence. has withdrawn his
huc trD hnr nNnh hnt
Thatcher was duly elected. The Populist
House Committee on Elections made report
to-day. recommending the seating OF three
Populists. The cases were those Of o. NJ Rice
against T. G. Ballinger Of Cofrey county. Ed.
SsSoas and
county against; " Dix; In AZ shall,berGsr II, Be y
ia the sS on shouh nd. hs
II fSeo" the Mitchell case. cas- When l. almost
eide eided fAaes that the ETY. o! Sicisrson Vas not
part Of the, district and the votes Of the resi-
the Cofey county case, who're tie vote had m
been certified to and tho seat given to axe Re.
Suna That fMps 'S s.s s
lInger received ! .72G votes in the district and
NJ Rice LIZ? rsratigg tx Of Nne 9fsr sa
port was exactly the reverse of the recent de-
cision OF the supreme Court
daily. covering ali phases OF the contest. and
personal statements are numerous The Gov
ernor. the two Speakers. Jerry simpson. Mrs.
Lease. tho Chairman Of tho three political
parties, eight conference committees. and
both Houses collectively have furnished state:
ments setting forth their respective views. and
these have been supplemented by tho resoll.
tions OF hundred mass meetings. and yet the
cloud Of partisan strife still hangs, eyer the
Capitol building. with no prospect OF lifting.
Senator Lands introduced resolution TO-
day petitioninG Congress for the immediate
passage Of tho Hatch Anti-Option bill He said
In support Of his resolution that the Board OF
Trade are all powerful in fixing the price OF
farm products. In 1880 corn was selling on
the streets Of Medicine Lodge for ten cents a
bushel, and II took four bushels to carry one
tothe seaboard. Within sixty days the price
had gone up to 81 a beshel in Chicago and
then within half an hour 1t was sci ing for
sixty cents The resolution was unanimously
adopted.
their deternination to control the organiza;,
States Senator. They are preparing to unscat
Republicans indiscriminately and will carry
their plans to the extent OF obtaining an over
wheming majority in the Senate and House.
and when this Is accom- plished they will appeal
to the Governor for n force OF militia sufficient
to put out the Republican Speaker and his
The Republicans held caucu. tonight to
consider the Senatorial matter. but no NOM
iEation wcs made. ". b. Perkins hns ~ votes.
j. w. Addy 30. and Lucien Baker IL. A COM
mittee OF six Representatives and three soma
tors was arranged for. with instructions to re-
cans to pursue regarding the welfare OF the
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