The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-16
TEMPORARY ARMISTICE.
Warning Factions of the Kansas Legislat

Warning Factions OF the Kansas Legislature
Only Resting for Another Lively Week.
TOPEKA. Kan, Jan. 15.-Many of the war.
ring statesmen are spending Sunday with
their families. and tie city is enjoying the
first quiet it has experienced for nearly two
weeks. The armistioe declared yesterday
afternoon has furnished q greatly needed
breathing spell. The situation is reviewed
calmly. and apart from the exciting events
that have transpired hourly for the past
week. The second week of the legislative
session began with the lower house further
from having a working organization per-
fected than 1t was when it was first called
to order An organization of the POpuiist
members, lacking five of majority of the
members-elect. Is In existence and
has the official recognition of the
ans and Democrats have an organization
of sixty seven members. which has not
been given the recognition. Much talk has
been indulged in looking to an amicable
consolidation of the ORGANIZATIONS. Many
of the POpulist members privately cOnoede
that the Republican House is the legal one,
but the fact that the Senate, with It's Pop
ulist majority, and the Populist Govern or
have recognized the minority House leaves
them Dowerless TO recede from the action
taken on the spur of the moment, when pO-
htical excitement was running high. last
Tuesday, practically condemning the Off.
Cial action OF their Senate and their Gov
ernor. In other words. they do not know
how TO let go.
The Republicans will consider no arbl.
tration proposition which does not recog-
niZe their organization as legal and regu-
lnr. To make a division of the House otfi-
GERS. or cOncede TO O tribunal the right to
determine contests, would be q practical
admission that their proceedings were in o
measure. at least, irregular. and this. they
say. they cannot afford to do. They say
they are either wholly right or wholly
wrong IL they be right they have no con-
cessious to make. If wrong they ought to
manifest on both sides. there Is no immedi-
ate prospect of q change in the relative
posit ions of the two houses. The trouble
experienced so far has been attributed to
for United States Senator. who are
openly accused by both sides
of having prevented a. peaceble
organization. Conditions will remain
unchanged until one side or the other sh all
attempt to assume the aggressive and by
force assert its authority. Neither yet
ehowsa disposition to do this. The COM
plicatlons seriously affect the election Of q
State printer. The law requires that q
State printer should be balloted for the
second Tuesday after the Legislature con-
venes. The Republicans have not de-
termined what they will do in this emer-
gency. but the Populist programme has
been agreed oD. The Senate will be in
vited into the legislative hall and q ballot
will be taken whether any compromise be
effected or not. Ed Snow. the present
State printer. In all probability will be the
caucus nominee. In the event of refusal
of the Pppulists to come to terms the Re-
publicans will enjoin. the State officers
from giving any orders to the Populist
printer aud the first test will probably be
made on this question.
The senatorial question is as badly mixed
as that of printer. Ii the Populists be