Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-02-23
WHlTE-yvINGED PEACE.

Wiser Counsels Prevail ut tho Kansas
Capital. and the War Cloud Ras Been
swept Asido--A Compromise Effected
untangling the Political Snarl In tho
Sunfl0wer State.
TOPEKA, Kas., Feb. 17.-Peace reigns
supreme tonight in the capital city of
the sunfower state. The specter of
that worst OF conflicts civil war--no
longer stalks abroad.
Hostilities have been averted without
the shedding of blood. The taps Of the
drummer boys and the steady tramp of
nilitiamen as they march down Kansas
avenue is all that remains as reminder
OF what might have been. True to
precedent in ancient history, Gov.
Lewelling has marched his men up the
hill and then marched them down again.
That and nothing more.
The members of the sslegal house, as
the republicans call themselves regard
the outcome of the difficulty in the
light of signal victory. They have
secured all that they were contending
for; the right to meet and transact
their business in the hall of the house
the questions at Issue to the courts.
Meanwhile the populist house is on
the outside but its members do not by
any means concede that they are
worsted. On the contrary they claim
that the situation has returned to the
original status, and this solely on
account of their disinclination to mar
the good name of the state by insisting
on course that would inevitably have
involved the shedding of blood. Gov.
Lewelling himself asserts that to the
magnanimity Of the populists in fall
ing to insist upon their legal rights is
due alone the peaceable turn Of affairs.
Thus both sides are vociferously de-
claring: 1.-THE victory is ours"
The scenes in the hall this afternoon
after the agreement had been approved
have never been paralleled in the his
tory of a legislative assembly.
From o'clock on Wednesday, or for
total of fifty-two hours, the sixty
nine legislators had been virtually pris-
oners in the chamber. In that period
they had partaken of but five scanty
meals, not averaging more than a sand
wich and cup of coffee per man.
When, therefore, the raising Of the state
of siege was declared, they were car
ried away with enthusiasm, and acted
like children. Over in one corner an
improvised quartette started s'The
StarSpangled Banner" in the OPP
posite one group of solons
wrung each others hands to the
air of ''Auld Lang Syne." Some
k1osr loo f1,o lie
to the right and left, others threaded
their way around the chamber grasp.
ing and squeezing every hand in sight
In the midst of the uproar a stalwart
colored man mounted a chair behind
the speakers desk and waved the stars
and stripes. At the sight of the bum
ting the house broke into terrific
cheering that could be heard away
across the state house grounds, and it
was repeated again and again, with
tramping of feet and bea ting of desks
until the windows ratified in their
frames
Meanwhile, the wives, daughters and
friends of many of the legislators,
who had been weighed down with anx-
iety since the inauguration of the
siege, were clamoring for admittance.
The speaker gave the order for the
doors to be opened. and the representa-
tives of the gentler sex rushed in pell-
NELL, seeking out their loved ones and
smothering them with caresses.
Several members of the State uni
versity were admitted, and at the re-
quest of Representative Lobdell sang
1.-THE Old Camp Ground" "John
Browns Body" and other familiar
songs, the members and officers joining
in the chorus. h
The members then took a recess to
DISCUSS sundry baskets of provisions
that had been brought into the hall.
At 2:45 o'clock the republican house
was again called to order, and G. Nd.
Hoch was designated as speaker pro
tenn. Speaker Douglass, who mean
while had been in consultation with
several of his Iieutenants, announced
from the clerks desk that in view OF
the changed condition of affairs it had
been decided to dispense with the serv.
ices of all but thirty OF the 200 or more
assistant sergeants-at-arms who had
been sworn in to protect members OF
the chamber in the maintenance of
their rights.
Chief Sergeant-at-Arms WEIGH ex-
pressed his thanks to the men that
were no longer needed, and told them
that they had acted like patriots.
There were loud cheers for Douglass,
and mounting chair the speaker made
some impassioned remarks:
'tYou have acted" he shouted, Tin
behalf of human liberty; in the name
of law and order in Kansas. Your eff
forts are not lightly appreciated by
the men of this house or the republic
cans and the law-loving people of our
country. What you have done may
not seem much to you but the day
will come when you will look back and
realize that you have done your state
greater service than had even done for
it before"
The speakers sentiments were
greeted with continued cheering. At
the suggestion Of Representative Lob
dell, a committee of three was APP
pointed to prepare resolutions OF
thanks to the retiring employees and
spread them on the Journal.
A recess until 10 a m. Saturday was
ordered Then, with three more cheers.
the prisoners Of fifty hours filed out OF
the hall, through the armed pickets
and out into the street.
While all this had been going on,
Gov. Lewelling was closeted in his office
down stairs with several members OF
49,, Some of his Wis