People's Pilot, Volume 2, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 March 1893 — REPUBLICANS WIN. [ARTICLE]

REPUBLICANS WIN.

11m Supreme Court of Kansu* Declares Their House of Representatives to Be the Legal One—Populists Inclined to Give Up the Fight. , Topeka, Kan., Feb 97. —The contest between the dual houses is over and the "republicans are victors. The supreme court has decided that the republican house is the legal body. Three weeks ago Render (rep.) commenced contest for the seat of Humphrey (pop.) from Labette county. L. C. Gunn waa subpoenaed as witness for Bender by the repnblican house elections committee. He refused to give testimony and was arrested on a warrant from the republican speaker. Gunn applied to the supreme eourt for a writ of habeas corpus, claiming that the republican speaker did not have authority to arrest and hold him because he was not speaker of the legal house. This brought the question of house legality squarely before the court, which qn Saturday decided that the republican bouse is the legal body. The two republican justices, Horton and Johnston, decided against the populists a.nd Justice Alien decided that the court had no jurisdiction. Allen is a populist

Immediately after the decision of the supreme court sustaining the republican house as the legal body the Dopulists went into caucus to decide what course they were to pursue. The meeting lasted into the night and was addressed by Clemens, Webb, Doster and other populist leaders. Clemens and Webb were for disregarding the mandate of the court and maintaining the populist house organization by force if necessary, but Doster spoke in a more temperate vein and advised acquiescence in the decision. The meeting finally appointed a committee of three members of the house to call on Gov. Lewelling and ascertain his views, the committee to report at 9 o’clock this morning. No matter what the house as a body decides to do it is settled that a number of the members will take their seats in the republican house to-day. The present session of the legislature ends March 8, when it is expected that the governor will call an extra session. The pay of members for an extra session is limited to S9O, which limits the session to thirty days. This is more than enough time for the legislature to pass needed laws.