The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1893-01-12
KANSAS LEGISLATURES.
Both Houses A Adj"urn TO Await Com.
promise.

TOPEKA. Kan, Jan. IL The rival
houses of The lower branch of the l.gis
lature remsined in session sll mig j, and
until 2 o'clock this afternoon. Atl2 80
"'clock to- day conference IVES held in
the govern"r's ofhce, participated 10 by
representatives of the ihre parties, in
cluding both speakers. The conference
-greed that both houses are to ad VI
until O'Clock To morrow. In the mean
time compromise c, ,,mmit.ee To be com
posed of the chairmen of the central c. m
mittees of the three parties, and four
members from each party, is to formulate
a plan of compromise This WAS ex
piaiued by the republican and pnpulis,s
chairmen To their respective party mem
rs and adj urnmeut was then taken .
Q O'Clock to morrow when the committee
will report. Five democratic members
OF the house and senate say they will b-
forced to recognize the republican house
organized yesterday, as under the pres
ent conditions that is the regul sr BODY.
They do not wish to be construed as
-ympathiziug with republicans. but they
consider that the latter is sccor ling TO
law In possession OF the organization.
AT o'clock this morning when it was
found that no action could be taken by
Either organization Of the house until
the senate met at 10 O'clock, au armed
ruce WAS declared, and each side re
laxed its vigilance, the riv i speakers
retiring on joint bed of blau k.ts be-
nind the speakers stand while the less
fortunate members slept on the floor OF
In chairs.
The populists contemplated an impor-
tant move. The plan involved recogni-
rion Of the p'pulist house 10y the COVER
nor and sen.te, which is ruled by 4
| popu ist majority. This being done, the
| populist speaker was to request the r.
;irement Of all persons not members OF
the republican house. II the latter d.
clined to withdraw voluntsIil J
then the government was T.
order the sdjutant gener. Al
to lend his assistance in forcing then
out. The latter being suthonz, d I,
order out the militia to enforce hli
orders Both houses were called to
order simulta leousIy NJ 10 o'clock by III,
respective speaker. Douglass, the re
PUBLICAN speaker, made u short ad dress
expressing the hope th It the mt mber
wou d MAINTAIN quiet and preserve order
Mr. Dnnsmore, popuist speaker, ad-
dressed the popu!ist house q; the sam
time, SD that u.iiher he nor Dougles
could be well understood He made re
marks to the Same fleet and out tslket
Douglass. The republicans then closet
rgislative day on Tu, s1ay and ad
journe until l0:l5 o'clock this mornin;
tl0:l5 &C uck the republicans wer
called to order. Two popuiisis answered
by mistake TO the republican TO Cal
which showed technically sixty six mem
bers present on the republican side. Th
pIpullsts at HIS O'Clock adjourne
their legislative day of Tuesday and bs
gan the legislative day of W,duesd sy
La the mean lille caucus Of the populis
members of the seDa'e was held at whic
1t was decided that committees frol
neither house would be received. Th
WAS the result of conference hetwer
Attorney General Little, the populi
r senators and Governor LcwellIDg.
, which it was d. cIded that there vi
: aquestion as TO the legality Of the organ
zttion of either, and that SO long AS the
was any doubt neither house should
recognized. This action 10y the sena
in declining to recognize the populi
house upsets the populists' plan To for,
the house squ4 bible to an issue, aud II
r compromise above referred to VI
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