Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-18

issued a call for a special election April IL
20 oil the vacancy IN the senate caused by
Senator Weisslneer's death. Senator Wal
ton and Senator James Will resign tomorrow.
and the governor Will order a special cleo
ton, refusing to recognize their expulsion
by the senate.
The senate committee appointed TO I'm
vestigate" Governor Bradley and impeach
him for usurpation Of power, and impose both
fine and Imprisonment, reported to the senate
this evening. The report finds that the mi
litia was not placed under the control Of any
civil officer; that members were prevented
from entering the house; that soldiers en-
tered the senate chamber while the senate
was in session; that no application was made
to the sherin or county Judge for assistance;
that the governor made no inquiry of either
house as to the situation, and that the OBJ
feet In calling out the militia was to cast
in the Joint assembly two votes and elect
a senator.
The committee. in closing its report. says:
your committee, therefore, finds and de-
clares and recommends that by adoption of
this report the senate Of Kentucky declares
that said use OF the military power OF the
commonwealth by the governor was unneces-
sary for the preservation OF the peace or for
any other Lawful purpose; that said military
force was not used by the governor for the
purpose OF preserving the peace, but was
used solely for partisan purposes; that said
action Of the governor was wholly without
warrant Of law, and was and is now a sub
version Of the civil authority by the mill
tary power Of the commonwealth. BY a vote
of 10 to IA the report was adopted.
UPHELD THE GOVERNOR.
Senator Jones denounced the statements in
the report as absolutely false in point of fact,
and Endorsed the governor. Lieutenant Gov
ernor Worthington did likewise and de-
nounced the report.
When the senate convened this evening the
republicans, led by Deboe. made a fight to
bring up the revenue bills for consideration
and save the credit of the state, but the
democrats prevented legislation by flibuster-
ing. Senator Gbebel leading the fight. An
effort was made to unseat President Worth
ington and place Senator Goebel In the chair
In order that he might prevent any considera-
ton Of the revenue bills, but it was only
prevented by the republicans agreeing to
allow the senate to receive the report of the
special committee. and then the democrats
were to assist the republicans and take up
the revenue bills. After the special report
the republicans again attempted to bring up
the revenue bills. but were prevented by the
democratic majority, and the senate ad-
journed sine die. The house also adjourned
sine die.
A Commercial Gazette special from Frank
fort. KY, says: The free silver campaign
was opened by the Blackburn people in the
opera house tonight. Senator Blackburn
made a vigorous speech, claiming that the
failure to elect a senator was a remarkable
victory for free silver. Senator Bronston
denounced Governor Bradley, st. John
Boyle, Attorney General Taylor and Colonel
Lew Tarleton. Jack Chinn, one of the or
ators Of the evening, declared that 1t was
better for the state to spend $40, 900 for the
militia than to have to pull the sheet from
some Of the members and say: Don't they
look natural?"
The common council at its meeting to-
night passed a resolution endorsing Governor
Bradley's conduct and denouncing the in
dignation meeting called by Mayor Julian
as largely controlled by nonresidents and not
representative Of the people of Frankfort.