The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-01-13
THE KANSAS SNARL.
Incendiary Resolutions Adopted
alta Populist Meeting.
DENOUNCED BY SPEAKER DUNsMoRB

Motion introduced in the Senate 3.
Recognize the Populist House Postpone,
by Adjournment-The Governor Eecoe
Mics the Populists as the Legal Body.
TOPEKA, Kans., Jan 13-Wlile all par
ties were striving to bring about peace
full solution of the legislature problem ;
few hotht AIDED Populists were distributing
In the two houses copies of resolution
adopted at populist mass meeting Thes,
were signed by the committee appointed ii
the meeting for that purpose, and which
had been adopted without any body know
Ing what they contained, the confusion
having made their reading inaudible. Th,
resolutions We're incendiury in character
After stating the Populists claims In sup
port of theirpositon in the house squabble
the resolutions continue:
'Rcsolved, That we indorse and applaud
the glorious action of the representative,
and urge them If not recognized by tho
governor to say to him as did Mir;tbcau tc
his man when the monarch refused &c
recognize the French assembly of the peo
pie, Slave, go tell your master that we are
here by the will of the people and we shall
disperse only at the point of the bayonet.'
Resolved, That we expect the counsels
of poor man with brains and a heart that
beats for the people to count for more
under this administration than the advice
and menaces of rich men, short lived sena-
tors, eN-governors and highnesses
Resolved, That we urge the representa-
tires of the great American people to stand
firm MS unit, and that we pledge to them
unfaltering support in their movements
against the representatives OF greed and
avarice'
THESE resolutions were condemned by the
Pupulist speaker, DunSmore, and others of
the more conservative Populists.
Inartion in the senate.
The senate did practically nothing yester-
day An attempt was made by the more
radical members to force a recognition by
the house but it failed All the morning
and a portion of the afternoon was spent
i'll awaiting n report from the committee
appointed to inquire into the organization
oi the two houses. That committee was
at work all day. At 3 o'clock the Popu-
list senators, impatient at the long DELAY
voted in caucus TO discharge the commit.
tee A recess had been taken to permit the
holding of the caucus
When the senate reaSsembed motto
was made to discharge the committee and
recognize the Populists by adopting for
NAL resolution to that effect. The motion
aroused animated discussion. During the
debate the news came from the house that
the three Democrats of that body had
Joined the Republicans The affect was to
cause the senators to proceed slowly. All
the Republican senators opposed dis
charge of the committee. and Senators
billiard and O'Eryan, the Democrats, sided
with the Republicans Pending the dis
cussion Leedy, Populist. of Coiiey county,
moved adjournment, which was carried
A tnAt AlnG., e
yesterday afternoon by the action of Gov
ernor l4lewellyn in readiug message to
the house recognizing the Populist organi.
cation.
Recognized by the Governor.
When Populist Sergeant att Arms Chase
was called to the door to received the gov
ernors messenger. and as Secretary Close
was recognized, the Populists arose and
began cheering. Populist Speaker Duns-
more raped for order and restored quiet
The Republicans made no demonstration
Secretary Close called out Mr. Speaker
Dunsmore. This official recognition gave
the Pupulist side another opportunity TO
cheer. Women shook their handkerchiefs
and members climbed into their seats and
waved their hats. There were cat calls
from the Republican side as the Populist
chief clerk read the formal recognition
for order and said The legally organized
house of representatives will come to
order"
Some minor resolutions were then offered
on the Republican side, and the roll call
was ordered on one of them. The calls
showed thar - members answered to their
names
Mandamus proceedings against Secre-
tary OF state Osborne We're last evening
begun III the supreme court to compel Il M
TO hand over to George l., Douglas. speaker
OF the Republican house Of representatives,
a certified copy OF the roll OF the members
elected to the Kansas house Of representa-
tiyes on file i'll his office The returns were
compiled by eN Secretary of Stnte Higgins /
and show sixty four legally elected Repub.
liean members of the legislature, a major
ity of two entitled to certificates
Mr. Douglas is the speaker chosen by |
the Republican organization, and the object |
of the suit is to obtain from the court a de
cision as to whether or not the Republican
organization is the house of representa-
tives. The Republicans have no doubt that |
the courts decision will be favorable to I
them, aud hope in this way to checllnate
the recognition OF the Pupulists by Gov
ernor Elewellyn.