The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-18
Legislature Adjourns Without
accomplishing 4 Anything.
SILVER DEMOCRATS TO BLAME.
Because They Could Not Rule, They
Sought to Ruin the state.
Ne Senator Elected and the Appropria-
fion Bills an the Table or the Demo-
cratic senate-tpne of BiacSbarn's
Ruffians Tries 10 Draw n Pistol ON
the Militia Commander.

Frankfort. March l7--In jssas session .e-
day. when the clerk called the roll The
IN mocsats refused TO vote halfo. was
taen ordered for United States senator.
&S.iher Democrats asr Republicans voted.
1he joint assembly adjourned sine die.
Ia the house Mr. Barnett offerei reso-
luton indoFsing the action OF the gov
et1or In calling opi The miiis.a- Howari
nsryed the 9revicas 4aues;icn. Almost
every Democrat in the house was demand
ing 10 be heard. The seezker ruled the
previous question oyisr-ad. and 70 speeches
were in order. Al hast half dozen
Democrats wsre speaking in the greatest
confuslon. -'hayonet rule" ''carpe,hag-
era, military anarchy" ''cowaralca"
anE such epithsts being thrown al ths Re-.
Epabifcans. The resolution was adopted by
"a yea ard nay vote. 81 to a.
Col. II. Gather met Jack Cs.nn near the
4apital today. AID said; How are you.
jacks" Ch.nn replied: Go. d. you,
9cn't you speak 10 me-" and made a move
Auent for his hip accke:. Before a weapon
could be drawn. Gen. Hardin pushed in
h<tween the two men. and succeeded in
: prtventing a fight. Gel. Gather said to
chinn: Il am ready for you at any time,
SIR. 1t don't matter whether you speak
10 me or not"
Cincinnati March IA Commercial
Gazette special from Frankfort. KY. says:
The legislature adjourned tonight. after
SIXTY days of disgraceful pickering. The
legislature failed to accomplish the two
importants acts it had before 1.-THE cleo
ton of United States senator and the
enactment of legislation TO save the states
financial reputation. Gov. Bradley has re-
fused to call a special session. ard the
state is in a bad way.
The senate special committee backed
down today, and offered a report that was
so mild. when the threats 10 unseat the
governor are considered, that even the
Democrats laughed. In the house a reso-
luton was passed denouncing the lawiess-
ness and indorsing Gov. Bradley to the
end. The troops had a dress parade to-
night, and will leave tomorrow
Lieut. Gov. Worthington today issued
the call for a special election April II TO
fill the vacancy in the senate caused by
Senator Weissinger's death. Senator Wal
ton and Senator James will resign tomor-
row, and the governor will order a special
election. refusing TO recognize their ex-
putsion by the senate
The senate committee appointed to .in-
ve1tigate'' Gov. Bradley and impeach him
for usurpation of Office. and impose both
fine and imprisonment, reported to the
senate this evening. The report finds
that the militia was not placed under the
control of any civil offfcer. that the mem
house: that soldiers entered the senate
chamber while the senate was in session;
that no application was made to the jaller
or county judge for assistance. that the
governor made no inquiry of either house
as to the situation, and that the object in
calling out the militia was to cast in the
joint assembly two votes and elect SEN
atcr. The committee. In closing its re-
port. says: Your committee. therefore.
ind nd ctav nd er1 h1s hxs
the adoption OF this report. the senate of
Kentucky declare that said use of the
military power of the commonwealth by
the governor was unnecessary for the
preservation of the peace or for any law
ful purpose; that said military force was
not used by the governor for the purpose
of preserving the peace. but was used
solely for partisan political purposes. that
said action of the governor was wholly
without warrant of law, aud was and is
now a fragrant subversion Of the civil au-
thority by the military power OF the com
monwo alth" BY a vote of ~ 10 Ia the re-
part was adopted.
Senator Jones denounced the statements
in the report as absolutely false in point
of fact. and indorsed the governor. Lieut..
Gov Worthington did likewise. and de-
nounced the report. When the senate con-
vened this evening the Republicans. led
by Deboe. mnde a fight to bring up the
revenue bills for consideration, hut the
Democrats prevented legislation by fiji
bustering Senator GoebeI leading the
fight An effort was made to unseat Pres
iient Worthington and place Senator coe-
bel in the chair. In order that he might
prevent any consideration of the revenue
bills and 1t was only prevented hy the
Republicans agreeing to allow the senate
10 receive the report of the special COM
rnittee and then the Democrats were to
assist the Republicans and take up the
revenue hills. After the report OF the spe-
cial committee was heard the Republicans
again attempted TO bring UP the revenue
bills but were prevented by the Demo-
cratic majority. and the senate adjourned
sine die. The house also adjourned sine
die