Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-03-02
TIE SENATE RESOLVES,

R"solutirns Ad 'pted IiavirG Ito ere 90 TO
the Abs"rptiO oi the ropulist House ny
the Republicans
TOPEKA. Kan, March l. The breeze
OF excitement stirred up over the un-
conditional surrender Of the populi,t
house aud is absorption by the house
Of Douglass pcrmeatcd the senate
chamber, whore n hot dabate too place
over the following preamble and reso.
luton introduced by Mr. Lands:
No II resolved by he senate that
Whereas. We believe TINT Mt the election
held IA November, ". ihf electors voting At
slii election tairly and honestly elected "a ma.
i0Hty VI the representatives. { m y legislature
who wrrr candidates upon The pJpulst Ticket
but by fraudulent, corrupt and Illegal mrthods
Of c. rain tOWuHh rcc iol Officers, board. OF
county commissioner, aud the state board Of
oany tsserA certificates we're uuiaW fully issued
10 certain 2 publican caud dates clearly not en-
uu'd O them aud,
whereas, Thi senate believes that the will
Of the IouplH IA expressed at the ballot box
should BIZ upheld, and hat q majority of tho
representative honestly nnd fairly elected by
the q al u d electors should no phtlilud Ia or,
gauiZc he house ot representatives, aud that
they aid So by electi1g ]. NJ DunBm0ro aH
speaker aud lien G Rich I'M cnicf clora. We
therefore recognize said house AS the proper
aud constitution Il body with which the senate
should transact business pertaining TO legsla.
ton aud
Whereas Tho ihrse cooT mate branches OF
our tate government are the executive logis.
lauy" and judicial each separate from indie.
pendent Of, and In no way answ' Tlble 10 the
Oth' Z, but the supreme e lurt NJ this state In "A
partisan decision rendered b Mo two republic.
an ] dyes Thereof, have presumed to consider
the executive and loglslAiiye4 branches Aubor.
dnato L. II and have attempted 10 sus ain an
other Organzato on presided over by George I.
Douglass, and not rrcog lied by tho senate
or executive and have ilferentAlly
de Jared that laws enacted b. the senate tho
constitutional house Of representatives, and
approved b, the executive, will be BY them
hrld invalid, thereby preventing any needed
legislation fpr the relief Of our ~ Ople md the
APPROPRIATION, naosssirv for tn maintenance
Of our state government an the supp irt Of our
educ ttlOnal, charitable ana penal Institutions
While we reoo n o. the rght NJ said court 10
pasa upon the validity u IN Interpret the laws
80 pas a. We must empha .aIly dony Iho
nutho ity Of said court 10 pass upon any ques-
tiOn relating 10 the organization Of either
branch II IA legislature
We recOyni1e fully that there IA no Doaceable
appeal from such unwarrAutablc decision, eK.
copt 10 refer them 10 the power that makes
courts ana knowing nat our constituents are
pHacehne ana order lOW citizens We have
determined 10 ten o-ar,lysu nit 10 the unjust
and Tbi ury exercise ~ judicial authority
ami remind The case back TO the people for
thor aplrOval or rejection, Now, therefore,
BE- lt
Hcsuivcl, That The socrcta,5 ~ the senate
b FMS ructCd 10 message tho bills Joint aud
crn,ur nn' rosu'ulloug already PISS d ~ to be-
PISS % D.. a. 10 mo house 81 representatives
Ircsi .r over b. George l. Douglass ~ speak
or % dhr a. further
q solved 'ha, Hc will do gi Ia our ppwcr To