The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-18
Troops Have Been Sent Home
the Sheriff. Posse Disbanded.
PEACE AND QUIET REIGN.
The Legislative MIDDLE, However,
Will Be Continued.
Laws Will Be Enacted and the Legality
of the House Passing Them Will
Be Settled by the
Courts.

have been sent home, the armed posse of
deputy sheriffs disbanded, the Republic
cans and Populists have laid down their
arms and the war is over. The develop
ments OF the day are regarded on all sides
as decisive victory for the Republicans.
They secure by the terms of compromise,
undisputed possession of representative
hall in the capital. The main point for
which they have been struggling. The
Populists secure the hollow privilege of
meeting undisturbed in some other
place.
The final result of the struggle. how
ever, will have no effect on the untortu-
nate legislative muddle. The Populists
say their house will go right ahead max
ing laws, no matter what the courts may
do. Tie senate will continue to recog
nize the house and the governor will sign
the bills passed by it. Should they be
declared invalid by reason of having been
passed by an illegal house, then the Pop
ulists say the blame will rest upon the
courts. In case such a thing comes to
pass, the state institutions, colleges, asy
lums, schools, etc., will dou btless have to
close.
Matters leading to a compromise are as
follows: A conference was held between
the parties after this morning and it is
believed an agreement was arrived at,
though all parties to it are pledged to
secresy. From another source it is
learned that the governor accepted the
compromise in practically the form sub
mitted by the Republicans yesterday
afternoon, all show of force is to be with
drawn and everything is to remain in
statu quo till the courts decide the habeas
corpus cases to be brought through the
arrest of the clerks OF both houses, to test
the question of which house is the legal
one.
A memorandum of agreement was sent
the Republican house by the governor
this morning and adopted by it. 1t now
only remains to be ratified by the Populist
house. 1t provides for possession of rep
resen tatiye hall by the Republicans, the
Populists to maet elsewhere and the
sheriff to dismiss his deputies.
The plan OF compromise has been
adopted by all parties. The Populists
have engaged quarters outside the CAPT
toll in which to meet. The district court
this morning heard and took under adj
visement the injunction suit brought by
the Republicans to restrain the auditor
from paying the salaries OF Populist mem
bers under the Populist appropriation
bill. The Gum habeas corpus case be-
fore the supreme court was postponed by
mutual consent till tomorrow.
When word was received in the Repub-
lican house that Governor Lewelling had
withdrawn the troops great cheer went
up. Speaker Douglas made an address
stating that the Republicans had won a
great victory and would win another to-
morrow in the supreme court.
Governor LewelIing said to an Associ-
ated Press representative this evening
that the Populist party has taken no
backward steps and that the Populist
house will now proceed without fear OF
molestation to the transaction of business.
Bloodshed has been averted and this, he
said, is the browning triumph of the Pop
ulist victory. The Governor added that
he and the senate would recognize but
one house. If the supreme court declares
the Populist house unconstitutional then
responsibility for the acts of the house will
rest with it. The Populists at all times
deny the right of the supreme court to
determine any question arising from the
organization of the house of representa-
tives.
Brigadier- General Hettinger stated to-
night that Colonel Hughes will be court
martialed for refusing to obey the in
structions of the governor to eject the
Repu blicans. 1t is not likely that court
martial proceedings against other Of
ficers will be instituted. The present
trouble will no doubt be the death blow
to the Kansas National guard, which, for
SO long, has been the military pride Of
Kansas.