The sun., 1892-05-11
Great Times in Frankfort.

various in genius rs kentucky. but
occurs to us that tho present Legislature
OF that illustrious Commonwealth is some
what vinaceous. not to say fruity. We pa.
no attention to such little manifestations .
humor as the introduction of rule pro
hibiting the members of the House from
chewing tobacco: or OF q resolution in
structing the Speaker to ccnsure mem
ber who is accused OF passing the evening
hours in looking upon the woven PAGES o
the ballet from scat commanding nea
view. The movement OF tho jaws seeml
to aid thought In some orgnniza
ttons; and tho conventionally gladsom,
skipping OF tho ballet dancer seems Il
drive dull caro- away from the furrowet
forehead Of the statesman. To make mo
tions in restriction Of these immcmorin
privileges OF the legislator was merely t.
reiissert and reinforce them; and the hon
orable gentlemen who contributed humor
| for this purpose were but relaxing as great
men may. The proceedings Of tho House
last Monday. however. seem to show that
for a body OF humorists it hns largo ca.
pacity for solemnity. An article which had
appeared in the Louisville Times on Satur.
day was the cause OF war. 1t was not a
boiling and haying article either. 1t
said that in tho vote on certain
measure practically all tho conservative.
thinking. and sensible mon OF the
House were on one side, while
on the other side WAS concentrated all the
prejudice. third partyism. and unreasona.
bleness which could be gotten together. F."
This is not very severe, surely. 1t is not
uncommon for persons to believe that these
who have tho misfortune to differ with
them are prciudiced and unreasonable.
Tho offending article said OF the third party
ties or ultra farmers" that "if ut any
time during the discussion OF any question
concerning or affecting the business inter-
ests OF the State. one Of them should acci-
dentaly bite his finger. case OF hydro
phobia would probably be the result" The
Louisville members who voted for the "un-
reasonable" side. were stung by the remark
that "all the brains in the delegation from
Jefferson was against that side.
The article was by no means immoderate
or abusive. but from the effect which it pro-
duced in the House one would suppose 1t to
have been the most violent pasquinade ever
shot from a pen. Never before this ses-
sion," says the correspondent OF the Courier
journal. has such a scene been enacted in
tho House. 1t was with difficulty that the
Speaker could keep O semblance OF order.
for order he could not keep. Frequently
there would be half dozen members trying
to talk at once. Throughout the entire
morning members were walking excitedly
about the House. and gathering in little
groups. when they would talk and gesticu-
late wildly"
Presently the fostering emotion came to
head. A member arose upon legs quivcr-
ing with wrath. and read with blanched
lips n resolution. which he said was pre-
pared by himself. but which bears intrinsic
evidence irresistible OF having come from
the fiery brain OF the Hon HANNIBAL CHoL-
LUP when that patriot was out OF navy
plug. 1t Is a long and sublimely breathless
resolution. and there may be moments
when outraged Syntax wells her face be-
fore 1t. Yet 1t is a resolution so pursy Of
preamble. so rich in indignation. and so
sublime In moral tone that we cannot prune
or amputate it. We feel it our duty to set
before our readers the one entire and per-
feet chrysolite. tho choicest specimen OF
contemporary Chollupese that we have
seen since the Kansas Legislature adjourn
cd. Imagine the CONSERVATION that must
have relgned in the Office OF the Louisville
Times when these fearful and wonderful
words were extrcated from the red-hot
wires from Frankfort:
Whereas A majority Of the members Of this House
have been wantoniy ami malciously attacked and
criticised by the correspondent of tho LpuisHs TDe.,
supposed to be one J. H. STUART who as.unes in vio.
aton OF rule IL OF this body pose
OF the Losris Time. which attack and criticism wers
published in special despatch dated Frankfort ApriI
80. and which appeared In tina. paper Of said date
1897; and while this House recognizes and chcerfuy
endorses the freedom Of thu press and also ths nd,ytd
uai privilege that every person may freely and fly
speak. write and print oil any subject being rsspon.
ybe FOR the abuse Of that libory. which IL vonch.
ssfsd In section 4 Of tho suprsms law Of our
Commo wealth: yet. whom Ona wiD ap,r0priate, 10
himself place IL this IIoise newspaper reporter
and lends himself TO n wtu abuse OF trat nbs-t unL
so far abandonR the propr.tes OF life as to ruthesy
smte thoss who help aad Oera,e him by d-noun cling a
majority OF this membership by his Indulgence In silly
innuendo which. when Interpreted In Tho ltyht OF
common sense, means that tho objects OF hi, snIte
many OF whom he indir d Iaiizas by name A., rnhd
dogs capable OF traHm':tns the virIs ~ legislative
hydrophoba. and brl!n!ess iipt In apab.- OF think
ing W whom "a concentrated NJ. the prejuilc. which
could he R,tt'n Ioysth.r; an
"Wh reas. All this insulting erin n ,iIon cm,n,,.,
from the nalcro Ont pen o. SID without
pr0vocaion. an fof no b,.ier sra ION than at IN,
SUBJECTS OF his aniih"ma hG tn moral rou.ar, Ia yots
A. All enlightened conscience wed them ON ou..
tion OF vital concern to the public wscnr.
The e.nre Hc IL res lived by this ll,u.s that m.
aforesaid c"uduct on the part OF said corrsspond.nt
hes demonstrated h!m to bs an migrate BY ms und
practice capable OF spte'uly Gsns those whose rayo,
he enjoys ana whose patience. having staggered and
failed under the burden OF nn,royosed insult and
'forbeHncr ceased to De virtue IN the premises aha
Ilousc wil! no longer rema ths dumb victims OF IN.
stupid deuuaciton: Therefore u Ia or!rr-d that he h,
denied thr privileges Of ts noor reporter or CORE
sponden Of the L'Disis Times. any other paper and
the sersean'atArms Is h-rsby required to carry out
and enforce this order strictly"
1t would be useless to try to italcze these
blazing thoughts, or We should point out
our favorlte passages in this commInatlon.
II was referred - u committee, and tho
tides of debate flowed high upon it. Friends
Df the unfortunate STUART explained that he
didn't write tho article in question. Tho
aggrieved members didn't care. Somebody
had written it, and they thrsted for that
blood II think" said Mr..