Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-01-21
CONTINUED.
Another Chapter Of Kansas
History.
Much Talk; Progress Slow-Senate
Takes First Step In RECOGNIZING
Dunsmore House; Protests Galore
TO be Continued Next Issue.

Both sides were more determined than ever
Friday to hold the fort, and while there was
no unusual excitement visible on the surface,
there appeared to much in store for those
who had assembled to witness the proceed
ings of the day.
The action of the governor in recognizing
Speaker Dunsmore did much to stiffen the
backbones of the wavering ones and the ex-
pected endorsement of the senate made
them drawer than ever.
The republicans stated that they will not
leave the hall or permit their speaker to
abandon his station even if the senate form
ally recognizes the populist house. They
will insist on display of force before they
will yield. Then they will retire peaceably
and go into session in another hall.
In the senate the lieutenant governor re-
cognized Chief Clerk Rich, of the popullst
house, when he addressed him with mes
sage from the house and it was received.
Senator Scott, republican, appealed from
the decision Of the lieutenant governor and
a vote was taken. The lieutenant governors
action was sustained by a vote of % to is.
Taylor. populist, and O'Bryan, democratic
populist, voted with the republicans. One
republican senator, frlce, was aosent. Sen-
ators Taylor and O'Bryan filed their pro-
tests IN the journal of the senate.
just before noon Governor Lewelling,
through his private secretary, notified the
leaders of both factions in the house that
before taking any further action and deliver
ing his message he would like to confer
with special committee, to be composed
of twelve men, six from tho populist and
SIX from the republican members of the
house.
The committees were raised as requested
and repaired to the governors Office.
The conference committee of fifteen citi-
zens, composed of republicans, populists and
democrats, after long session adjourned
without having accomplished anything.
There was some talk in the com mittee of
issuing a manifesto, but the members could
not agree as to what it should contain. At
one time the committee came near reaching
an agreement, by which the republicans
we're to retain the organization of the house
and all the contests were to be left to Judi
cial tribunal.
This was the suggestion of w. A. Harris,
and would have been agreed to had not
Frank Doster objected to the senate con-
tests being left to the courts for settle nent.
His plan is for the popullst senate to throw
out enough republicans in that body to give
them populist majority on JOINT ballot.
The democrats and republicans would not
omitted from the agreement, and Doster's
objection killed the entire plan.
The mandamus proceedings which were
begun to compel Secretary of State Osborne
to turn over the certified list of members of
the house, together with all the contest pa
pors, have been dismissed. The reason for
this dismissal of the case is that 1t was dis
covered that in very few minutes after the
petition was placed in the hands of the SUI
preme court judges, the contest papers were
delivered by Secretary of State Osborne to
Sergeant alarms Dix, of the populists. This
being the case the mandamus proceedings
were useless.
In the senate protests against the action
of majority of the senate were offered by
all the republican senators IN one paper.
This was ruled out of order. Senator Sterne,
howeverA got his individual protest on the
journal before the senate adjourned, along
side those of Senators Taylor and OBryan.
republican committee from the house
invited to confer privately with Governor
Lewelling, consisting of Hoch, Cubbison,
Lobdell, Anterior, Seaton and Remington,
was appointed to wait upon him. secret con-
ference of more than an hour in length was
held, but no plen for agreement was decided
upon. In fact none was proposed either by
the governor or the committee. The men,
bers of the committee agreed to keep the
items Of tine conference to themselves, and
nothing can be learned as to the attitude
that the governor assumed. The republicans,
however, refused to recede from their posi-
ton in any particular.
Republican and democratic members of
the house received 20 end of letters and tele-
graph messages from citizens and communi-
ties from all parts of the state, endorsing
the stand taken tor law and order.
Speaker Dunsmore of the populist house,
said: 81 look for no settlement of this cues
ton until our house is fully and completely
recognized by both the senate and governor.
When we have received the governors mes
sage and message from the senate, then we
are the recognized house and have all the
power in our hands. and then am in favor
of submitting propositions for an adjust
ment of our troubles.
The republican conferees on the political
committee of fifteen published lengthy re-
port which is completely summed up in the
last three lines, viz: ''The conference lasted
fourteen hours and developed the fact that
there were matters that neither would YIELD"
Senator Williamson is the only republican
member of the senate who was in the house
of representatives the last session. Six of
the populist senators were members of the
house last session they are Senators Dunn
bould, Sem, Reid. Helmick, Smith and
Rodgers.