The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-12
Speaker Street Refuses to Rec
Ognize Republicans Today
Because They Persist in Fill
clustering and Frivolity.
SOME LEAVE THEHALL
POpulists Say They Go to Con-
suit With Leland.
Last Nights Session Compelled
To Adjourn.

carrying out the threat made last
night, Speaker Street refused, at the
opening of this mornings session, to
recognize Mr.. LobdelI and Mr.. Lambert
of Lyon on the Republican side. The
Populists had decided to refer the read
ing of the journal to a special commit
tee, and Mr.. Barley made the neces-
sary motion. The Republicans have
been Directing to this proceeding and
have made a persistent effort to Sc
cure the reading of the journal before
the house. thereby consuming time.
Anticipating the usual wrangle, Mr..
Street refused recognition to the Re
publican members.
Under the introduction of petitions,
Mr. Botkin was recognized.
When the house reached the passage
of bills the POpuliStS passed measures
originating upon that side, but killed
off the bills by Republicans as fast as
they were reached.
The following bills were passed:
BY Senator Cooke: Authorizing and
empowering the county commissioners
of Mitchell county to invest the county
railroad sinking funds. or any county
sinking funds, in school. township,
bridge or city bonds of Mitchell county
By Mr.. Bean: An act to disorganize
school district No. So, in Saline county,
and to attach the same to district NO
is for school purposes.
BY Johnson of Labette: An act au-
thorizing the city council of Parsons TO
purchase or condemn certain ground
for a public park and issue bonds to
pay for the same.
BY judiciary local committee: An act
to authorize the establishment ana
maintenance of a county high school in
Thomas county.
By Mr.. Marks: An act to provide for
the construction of a bridge across the
Kansas river between Douglas and JET
ferson counties at Lecompton.
BV Mr.. DOYLE, by request: An act
authorizing the probate court of Re
public county, Kansas, to order the sale
of real estate of Isaac McClun, insane
BY Mr. Stoner: An act to change the
boundaries of school districts No. a in
Cloud county and No. 20 in Ottawa
county, and create joint district NO ~
of Cloud and Ottawa counties
BY Fairchild (by reoues0: An act 70
legalize a printers affidavit to sell real
estate for delinquent taxes IN k1nS1nan
county in the year 1891
I3v Mr. Fell: An act authorizing the
county superintendent of public in
struction of Pawnee county to abolish
territory of said school district to the
adjoining school districts and to divide
the funds and property of said district
No. &c.
thorizing the county superintendent of
Pratt county to dissolve the organiza-
ton of school district No. ID of said
county and to attach the territory 10
adjoining districts.
It is said the majority will take up
those bills which have been presented
by Larimer and Brooke of Shawnee
county and consider them at a future
date. The Populists say these two men
have treated them fairly and they pro-
pose to return the courtesy.
Local bills of a similar nature by
Heminger, Seaver, Vogelgesang and
bradley Republicans) were killed.
Realizing that they could accomplish
nothing Iobdell and a number of Re
1oft hall the PODlHStS
aIlege. the reason the Republicans
walked out was to hold a conference
with Boss Leland and agree upon the
programme for further dlIatory tactlcs-
There was a scene of disorder and ex-
citement in Representative hall last
night which for time threatened to
aSRuulIo4 lnq 1o9dSB snoIL9S 9uInSSe
" ended without dangerous results, not
Until the Populist leaders had exhaust
ed their stock of explosives which has
been hurled relentlessly at the Republl-
cans who were present
The members on the Populist side
paced up and down the aisles, walked
restlessly throughout the hall, waving
their arms, beating their breasts, and
all the while talking in loud and ang-
The Republicans have been delaying
1eeisla ton They have interfered, in
tentionalIv too with the transactions of
the business of the house and the only
thing for US to do is to kill their bills
We have a sufficient number of mem
hers on our side to pass our bills and
we can go ahead without regard to the
majority" These were the words of
Mr. Weilep who when the night ses-
sion had gotten under way. realizing
that the members on the Republican
side were flibustering, moved to adj
iourn which carried and the Populists
held an indigna ton meeting at once
The session of the house last night
was held with the express understand
ing that local bills on the calendar
should be considered, the agreement be-
ing however, that the journal of the
house should first be read. rms ar
rangement was made between the Re
publican and Populist leaders. Scarce
" had the house taken UP the business
of the special order when objections
were heard from the Republican side.
The Populists were making an +Omni-
bus" and by it's application were to dis
pose of a large number OF local bills
.Object," object" came from the Re
publicans. In desperation Mr.. Weilep's
motion TO adjourn was carried
The POpUliSts claim that the Republic
cans have been working under an agree
ment to delay the progress of business as
much as possible, the result being that the
Populists have spent whole days discuss
ing bills that were of little if any import
ance whatever They hope to entangie the
ma jority, prevent them from accomplish
ing any good and compel the members to
return home with campaign promises I'M
The Republicans do not deny that they
have been filibustering since the session
began and that this was the programme
which they had agreed TO.
Speaker Street was the maddest man in
the crowd and he lost no opportunity to
unburden himself: Il have been cnurte-
have had enough of their foolishness I
will not recognize man on that side of
the house the rest of the session. unless
they Quit this fooliShnesS. We have the
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