Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-18
The Bold Militia Will Go All
to Pieces
AS A RESULT OF THE ACTIONS
or Colonel Hughes, Other Officers and Many
Of the Men.
The Two Houses Patch Up Truce Of Peace.
The PopuIlst Senate and Governor Hold
he Purse Strings and viii Mako
Republicans Suffer.



Tho plan Jointly formulated by The
governor and thc committee OF the lSc.
publican house has been adopted
oy the ouse and Tie SiW Is
coed ON the wall over the speak
pr's desk this afternoon looked down
On the triumphant fuces Of the victorious
Republicans. The agreement signed ~
Governor Lewenyn and three cOinhnr
teemon from the house and adopted py
the Republican body u as follows
1T being the understanding the mousse
presided over by DunsmOre has secured
4 hall In which 20 meet, the house pre-
Hided over by Douglas shall remain lh
possession of representative lhi unuH-
ulrhed aud unmOlested The house pre-
sided over by Dunsmore shall M lke
mapner be undisturbcd and unmpiesied
in The possession Of the hall which 10
has secured, and III 80 desired ~ may
select n room IN the state house TOR %.
meeting other than representative hhiL
In the way Of mn explanation OF this
proposition, the following note Is added
signed by the governor and tho commit
tecmen.
memoranda uda day signed 10y Gov
ernOr icwcllyn and George DouBiHs,
u. W Eastman aud j. n Ounbison'
committee Of the house OF representative
presided over by George H. DonRlns nnd
hereto attached Is not Ia be- couHrucd aH
a rpoognition Of either the D0uElnH or
the Dufsmore house, OF tho legul or
gnniznfion Of either of such houses lN
The governor or senate ana hhhll h9i F
used in court or In ANY legislative body
az evidence for any person, party or
body and shall not bn entered upon me
Journal or other records of either the
lDOuglns house or the .Dunsmotc house
or the senate
whiting and interchange of prOpu-iions.
THE memorandum submitted 10y the RnN-
cruOr ~ thU Republicans late last night
was noe adopted 10y the RcpublicaE
house 10 was referred 10 thC pence com.
utlttpe with the suggestion that h could
be fnvornbly noted upon provided the
govctnor nt their conference this morning
declined 70 nccrpt tho terms OF the agree
ment Rout. him late yesterday afternoon.
The poace committee met the governor
aud his councillors In the governors OF
hca az q o'clock At noon the conference
r,,ached an agreement and tho PROPOSE
uou a. nlready untcd was submitted Go
the dual houses
I'm the Republicnn hall Speaker Doug.
las and several members spoke boo lpNor
Of the proposition explaining the pos,
aeshnn OF the hall FOR vhicn tao war
had bonn winged, had been guined. The
rejection ~ tho plsn meant "a repetition
Of serious troubles and prGb8hle fatal.
ties The ratification Of it meant pCnru
and victory fur the, llOpuhucnuF Other
mombers spokeiagalnst nn1efor thn prop
usition until, finally dem-nd was
made for the previous question. Amidst
great enthusiasm the question was pul
and with % mighty yell was cmn,l
RcpreaantAtiyes mounted duflS, bait
and canes were scit flying into thc uil
and the applause fingered and was hear,
IN every nOo and eorner oi the capitol
10 was "A dreAry Nildl thp lNbuhhVnn
kept last night in their fOrthfa Tn
hours passed slowly enough for thcm
When dawn came the usual urncCdur
a. secure food began for thH end q
come, II came rs already uotci.
The guards on tho outside OIL nigh
were By NO means cheerful. Snow ic
% the depth of q foot hut Che soldier
maintained the line through the Vort
and the gunrts rcleved This murulu
found well-hcateu path troll burin
the forenoon nothing occurred on q
what had now become duh routine uu
little until the afternoon whru thr con
Iromihe was reached and The rrlcl wa
was ended.
The armed posse Of deputy shcrins hl
boon dHhandud, and Republicans ana
POpulists alike have laid down their arm
but tho events Of the last few days vi
have no effect ON the unfortunate lrgi
lntiyc muddlc. There viii he mo- auulg
1uation Of The bodies Tho Popuists su
the populist house win go right uhcu
making laws the same az NJ there was .
such thing as courts NO matter whut n
courts may do. Tho senate will coutu
to recognize the house. and the govern,
win sgu the bills pissed 10y a. Shuu
the bills be declared invalid 10y reason
having been passed by an Illegal h0us
then, say the populists, the blame W
rest upon the courts, lu ease suoh
thing comes 60 pass, The state iuatit
tons, colleges. nsylums schools. ot
will doubtless have 60 close Tonight h
city h very quiet The Republican met
beers viii go home tn spend the Suhhal
the troops have an leit town, and dcpu
Hherifs who have been on contiuuo
duty SINCE yesterday, have gone hon
for much-necded rest.