The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-03-26

Cincinnati, o., March I7.-The Com
mercial- Gazette's special from Frank
fort, Ky, says: The legislature ad-
journed tonight, after sixty days of con
tinual pickering. The legislature failed
to accomplish the two important acts it
had before 1.-THE election of a United
States senator and the enactment of leg
islation to save the states financial rep
utation.
Governor Bradley has refused to order
a special session and the state is in
bad way.
The senate special committee backed
down today, and offered a report that
was so mild, when the threats to unseat
the governor are considered, that even
the democrats laughed.
In the house resolution was passed
denouncing the lawlessness and indoors
ing Governor Bradley to the end
The troops had dress parade tonight
and leave tomorrow.
Northumberland Worthington to-
day issued the call for a special election
April nth to fill the vacancy in the
senate caused by Senator Weissinger's
death.
Senator Walton and Senator James
will resign tomorrow and the governor
will order a special election, refusing to
recognize their expulsion by the senate.
The Senate committee appointed to
Investigate" Gov. Bradley and i'm.
peach him for usurpation of office, and
impose both fine and imprisonment, re.
ported to the senate this evening. The
report finds thai the militia was not
placed under the control of any civil
officer; that members were prevented
from entering the house; that soldiers
entered the senate chamber while the
senate was in session; that no appica-
ton was made to the jailer or county
judge for assistance; that the governo
made no inquiry of either house as to
the situation, and that the object in call.
ing 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 find
and declare and recommend 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 unnecessary for
the preservation of the peace or for
any other lawful purpose; that said
military force was not used by the gov
ernor for the purpose of preserving the
peace, but was used solely for partisan
political purposes; that said action of
the governor was wholly without war
rant Of law, and was and is now a flag
rant subversion of the civil authority by
the military power of the common.
wealth"
BY vote of 10 to IL the report was
adopted.
Senator Jones denounced the state.
ments in the report as absolutely false
in point of fact, and Endorsed the gov
ernor. Lieut.-Gov Worthington did
likewise and denounced the report.
When the senate convened this even
ing the republicans, led by Doboe,
made fight to bring up the revenue
bills for consideration, but the demo.
Gratis prevented Legislation by flibuster.
ing, Senator Goebel leading the fight.
An effort was made to unseat President
Wortbington and place Senator Goebel
in the chair, in order that he might pre-.
vent any consideration of the revenue
bills, and it was only prevented by the
republicans allowing tbs senate to
receive the report of the special com.
mittee, and then the democrats were to
assist the republicans and take up the
revenue bills.
After the report of the special com.
mittee was heard the republicans again
attempted to bring up the revenue bills,
but were prevented by the democratic
majority, and the senate adjourned sine
die.
The house also adjourned sine die.