The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-01-20
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
The Senate Promptly Organized But the
House Very Much Tangled Up.

quietly organized by electlng the following ON
| GERS: w. L Brown, OF Kingman- secretary:
| ID c.. Gilbert, OF Winfield. assistant secretary:
+, David Shull, OF Oswego, sergeant-atsrms. B.
| H Ridenour. chaplin: A b. Chanee, docket
clerk: A. D. Gilpin. journal clerk; A X. Sher-
| rill, doorkeeper. Jacob Schroeder. assistant
| doorkeeper; Mrs Sam Wood, postnist1ess AZ
| o'clock the seuats adjourned until morning -
soon after noon Secretary OF State Osborne ap-
in the house pelred with the roll OF members, but
| Mr. Douglass objected TO his presiding A
| wrangle ensued and Mr.. Osborne left taking
\ the roll of members with him. Then Mr.. Cub
| bison (rep) and Mr. Semple (pop) each as
| sumed to call the house 10 order and the con-
| fusion got beyond control The republicans
| elected Mr.. Douglass speaker with q full set Of
| officers and the populists elected Mr. Duns-
| more speaker. with the necessary subordinates.
| The confusion continued during the day and
neither side attempted to adjourn. but both oc-
cup.ed the hall during the night, determined 20
renew the contest in the morning
THE senate met at IO:25 O'Clock on the 18th,
| After prayer and while the clerk was calling
the roll two messengers claiming to be from
the house put in an appearance with messages
| one from the republicans and the other from
the populists, but tho senate adjourned until
o'clock without receiving them. Upon reas-
sembling resolution was adopted for the ap-
pointment of a committee OF nine (six populists
and three republicans) TO investigate the pro-
ceedinCs of the organization OF the house of rep
resentatives and report The chair appointed
Senators Thacher. Baker and Williamson
publicans. and Senator's O'Bryan. Sem, Seedy,
Householder. DennisOn and Dumbsld. popu-
lists, on the committee The senate then elect
ed the following: Assistant doorlSeepers. Will
liam Mckinley, NJ. -McDOnaldson and J. Il.
Gibbs; assistant journal clerk. L A. McDon-
aid. document clerk. X Larimer assis tant
document clerk. J =. Stevens; assistant docket
clerk Frank Eastwood In addition. sixteen
young women were appointed enrolling clerks.
messenger and four pages completed the
list Adjourned. The fight in the house
was continued, both parties having
slept in the hall without aGiourning. The re-
publiclns sent n memorial 10 the governor
giving history OF the fight and
that the houss had organized by electing Hon
George l. DOUGLASS speaker. 1--WE, therefore "
it concludes in behalf OF the people OF the
state of Kansas and on behalf OF the good name
and credit OF our state and in the name of law,
order decency and good government call upon
you as the governor of the state of Kansas To
recognize Hon. George l. Douglass as the legal
and qualified speaker OF the house OF represen-
tatives Of the state of Kansas and ask that the
protection of the law be thrown around him in
exercising the duties OF his office" The gov
ernOr did not read the memorial but intimated
that he would let them hear from him later.
Chairman Jones, of the democratic state cen
trail committee, Chairman Breidenthal. of the
DOpullSb COnlElLltt, anu CEalFH1l simpson, Oh
the republican committee, at O'Clock agreed
that the lower house should adjourn until morn
ing at 10 o'clock and that the three chair
men should each select four men who with
the three chairman should compose COM
mittee Of fifteen TO devise, il possible, way
out of the tang!e the house had got into. AT
2:2J O'Clock Mr. CUbbison. of the republican
house. introduced a resolution reques ting Sec
rotary Osborne to transmit to the house al
evidence and papers in contest cases This
was adopted and Speaker Douglass took
the floor and stated the agreement
of the three central committee chairmen. He
then addressed the republican speaker and
moved 4 recess until next day. Speaker Duns-
more made The Same statement 10 the populi5t
house a motion to take recess was made on
the populIst side, and. bV two separate votes,
the house adjourned until THURSDAY.
THE senate Oaly awaited action OF the house
on the 18th, remaining passive and doing moth
ing. &c. Tho compromise proposed in the house
was rejected by both parties ami the Two
speakers continued 10 preside over each organi- /
zation. In the afternoon Messrs Chambers,
DoughertT and Rlsenthal. democrats, address
ing the republican speaker, announced that
they had heretofore taken no part in ihs dis
pute, but the time had come for them to act and
therefore they would recognize the republican !
organization, which they considered legal. |
Later the governor sent in communication
recognizing the populist organization and thus !
matters stood The conference committee /
adjourned just before midnight without &C
comprising anything. An ag-eem mt had been |
reached AT one tins by which toe republicans |
were TO retain control OF the lower house and |
leave all contest cases to 4 judicial tribunal. |
Every member of the committee agreed TO this |
bat VIII n the democrats and republican |
sought to have his same tribunal pass the |
senate contests the popuists protested and the |
committee adjourned
WHEN the senate met on the 18th, and while |
the roll was being called, message was an. /
nounced from the house by the chief clerk. Il !
was from the pOpuist house. The republican |
chief clerk was also present and both attempt /
cd to address tho presiding officer. The lieu |
tenaGt-governor recognized Mr.. Rich. the popu. |
list, upon Senator Kings point Of order that |
message from the house was always in order |
Mr.. O'Bryans motion that the roll call pro !
coed was, therefore. defeated b. - to Il. Ser |
ators O'Bryan. Of SedSwicIl: Tav!or. of V7yln- |
do;tc, and billiard, of bourbon voted with |
the republicans Senator Price, repub- |
lican, being absent The presidin; officer |
:hereupon recOyniz "a the message from the |
popLlist house amid some confusion Senator |
Scott rose 10 q point of order, but was ruled |
out, aad h, TOOK an appeal The president was |
sustained by - to lG. = majors OBI ian and |
Taylor voting with the r'Diblicans motion |
10 adjourn was Il st and the popuist chief clerk
fnali5 read his message The republicans then |
illeu a written protest ana StnatorS Taylor anu I
O'Eryan did the same. Senator DUmbald moved /
that The mo ion left over that the senate in |
stiyaiing committee be discharged be laid |
or the table, which was carried and the senate !
o. The 81 'ua;ion in the double house /
the same. About noon both sides 4
agreed to = truce and took = recess until !
O'Clock. peHG 10 a .s5.b,e compromise. soon |
after Teassr,3hling. b. an agreement between |
Speaker Dunsmorc for the pOpulists and /
Speaker DOu-lASs Tor the republicans. al ad- !
journment OF the rival houses WAS taken until |
8 o'clock next morai1g.