The morning call., 1893-01-15

TOPEKA. Jan. 14.-The rival houses reas.
sembled this morning and proceeded indus
triously to do nothing.
A debate in the Senate over the resoIu-
tion for the recognition. of the P0pGlis
House came up this morning ON the presen.
tatlon of the House concurrent resolution
of O'Brien (Fusion.Dl. The three fusion
Democrats, O'Brien, billiard and Taylor, led
the fight against the resolution. Aided by
the Republicans they flibustered away most
of the day and it was o'clock before vot-
ing began. The resolutions were adopted
by vote OF % to Is, and the Republican
members filed joint protest against this
action and the three fusionists filed individ-
ual protests The Senate then adjourned
until Tuesday morning.
The dual House spent its time to-day
waiting for the decision of the Senate upon
the proposition to recognize the Populisi
House. The time dragged wearily along un-
til o'clock.
When the Senate's chief clerk appeared
on the floor and in message from the pre-
siding officer of the Senate informed the
Populists' Speaker, Dunsmore, of the reeog-
milton of bis House, the POpulists cheered
but the Republican Speaker. Douglass,
raped for ORDER and with an earnestness
that compelled the attention even of the
Populists said, addressing the Republicans
House:
Gentlemen of the House-AIow your
selves no uneasiness. The Almighty has
wisely reserved the powers of creation to
himself alone. All the powers of earth.
Senators and Governors included, cannot
make sixty-three men out of ty-eight men,
nd in fro n ptofi N hQ
world the majority governs. Tho principle
Of self government is on trial in Kansas to-
day as it was once years ago, but 1t
triumphed then and it will triumph now.
The constitutional House of Representa-
tiyes, with sixty-seven lawful members, Is
here aud ready for business, and here 1t
will remain, unterrified and unawed. What
is the further pleasure of the House?"
The Populist Speaker. Duusmore. was on
his feet Immediately. He said that the
struggle for the mastery of the House had
finally ended. The Governor and Senate
had now both recognized the Populist
House and that body was the legally con-
stituted House of Representatives, and 20
power on earth save the power of the sword
could dissolve it.
Kisses from the galleries and from the
Republican House greeted this utterance,
but they were soon drowned by Populist
cheers.
Continuing Dunsmore said: "The legality
of the organization aside, when we adjourn
until next week, earnestly hope that some
scheme may be devised to adjust our diff
culties and in settling the interests of Duns-
more need not be considered for one
minute"
BY mutual agreement both houses adj
iourned until 4P. NJ. Monday. Just before
the adjournment of the House the members
of the committee appointed to inform the
Governor that the Legislature was ready
for business announced that the Governor
had informed them that he would transmit
his message next Tuesday.
Not the least of the results of the split in
the House is the dissolution of the compact
between the Democrats and the Populists.
Jerry Simpson notified Chairman Jones of
the Democratic State Committee that the
partnership heretofore existing between
the Popuists was dissolved. The two had
lively interview.
1t is understood that the Republicans now
say that the Democrats may have the sem
atorshp, and the friends OF A. A. Harris of
Fort Scott are very active in his behalf. but
Baily p. Wagner Of Atchison continues 10
haya the call