St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-12
Signs OF Peace Prevail in the
Kansas House Of Rep
pesentatives.
A Conference Being Held to
Arrange a Basis Of Com
promise.
Governor and Sena to Refuse
to Recognize the Pop
ullSt Branch.
The Republicans Have a Case
All Ready for the SUI
preme Court.

TOPEKA, Kan. Jan. 11.-Signs of
peace prevail. The political vendetta
declared yesterday by the Popuist and
Republican members of the house of
representatives. against each other was
today abandoned. Arbitration has taken
ITS place. Today's turn Of the legisla-
tive kaleidoscope has brought about en-
tirely unlocked for and surprising con-
ditionS. The changed aspect of af
fairs presents two phases. One
of them is that the double barreied
legislature tired itself out this after
noon, and both sides consented TO an
adjournment until tomorrow morning
conference of the leaders will attempt
to patch up peace. The other surpris-
ing phase of the matter is that the Pop
ulist party in Kansas evidently has two
factions. One of these factions, headed
by Jerry Simpson, had determined upon
insisting that the Republican members
whose seats were contested should not
vote. That faction was composed of
the Populist house, and had counted
and the senate as the legally and
COnstItutionally Organized
house. But the governor and the
senate, who, with other Populist lead
orS, comprised the more conservative
element of the party, today refused to
grant such recognition. Thus the
scheme Of the more radical Populsts
was baked by members of their own
party, and, in addition to their fight
against the Republicans. they have an
internal fight.
Before adjourning until tomorrow the
senate adopted Il resolution providing
for the appointment of committee of
six Populists and three Republicans to
inquire into the situation i'll the house
of representatives and to report which
was the constitutionally organized body,
! the POpuists or the Republicans. Ed
ward O'Brien, of Wichita, P0pulist,
was chosen chairman. The committee
will take no action until the result of
the deliberations of the committee ap-
pointed to arrange compromise of the
house squahble is known.
The PopuiStS are up stump. A Sc
rious condition confrontS them. The
squabbe in the house of representatives
has stopped short all efforts of Treas
SO long as there is question as to the
legality of the organization of the house
of representatives
No Conservative Man
will sign the bond. The legality OF APP
| preparations being involved. Mr.. Biddie
| has secured bonds men for only half of
| the amount of his milliOn-dOllar bond,
| and has been unable to assume his Of
fee. Treasurer Slower will honor no
acquisitions upon the state treasury.
| and no money will be available until
BiddIe qualities. 1t will thus be impos-
sible to carry Oh the business of the
state so long as there is any question as
to the legality of the house organiza-
ton.
The five Democratic members of the
| house and senate called upon Gov.
| LeWellng at noon and informed him
| that, while they were not acting with
| the Republicans, they recognized the
Republican house as the legally organ
| lied one, and when it came to show
! down they would be obliged to cast
| their votes with them.
The opposing armies IN the Kansas
house are resting on their arms tonight
and are mostly employed in obtaining
much-needed sleep. The conference
| committee agreed upon this afternoon
is hard at work trying to evolve plan
! by which the tangle may be straight
ened out but reports which have leaked
! out are that propositions being made
are not at all encouraging.
The PopuIIst Idea
| of compromise is an agreement Which
| will give them everything they ask for
and will not suit Republicans, who will
agree to no compromise which will not
| allow them to organize the house. The
| Populists are in a somewhat dazed con-
ditiOn from the unexpected refusal of
the governor and the senate to recognize
their house. which totally upset their
carefully laid plans. The general inn
| preston tonight is that they are about
ready to cry enough.
just before adiournlng this afternoon
| the Republicans adopted a resolution
which is the basis for supreme court
| proceedings which they expect to insti-
| tute tomorrow, and which, If instituted,
| will bring to settlement the question
| of the house organization. The reSoiu-
ton contains formal demand upon
| the Populist secretary of state to
| turn over to the Republican house of
| representatives as the constitutionally
organized body all records, dispositions
| and evidence in the contested election
| cases, as required by law. The secre-
| tary this evening declined to obey the
command. Tomorrow morning, unless
| in the meantime the joint conference
committee, which is considering means
to reorganiZe the house. arrives
at some decision, the Republic
ans will institute mandamus proceed
| ingS in the supreme court to compel the
| secretary of state to show cause why he
does not obey the law. The secretary
! having made answer, tn
Supreme Court VIII Decide
| whether or not he must turn over the
| papers to the Republican house, thus
| deciding whether the house is the con-
stitutionally organized one. The papers
| in the case were all prepared tonight
and are ready for presentation.
Gov. Lewelling made this statement
to the Associated Press representative
at late hour tonight:
sit seems to be generally understood
that the governor is required TO recOg-
| nize one or the other two houses.
Such is not the fact. The only
| duty imposed upon the governor by
the law is to receive a concur
rent resolution adopted by the house
J and senate informing him that they
| have been organized and are ready for
| the transaction of business. When such
a resolution is presented to me it will
be time for me to act. On its face such
a resolution gives evidence of coming
from constitutionaliv organized house
and senate. 1t is not my duty to look
beyond the face Of such resolution or