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KENTUCKY LEGISLATURE
D>ed1ock over Senatorial Contest Lasts
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lucky. which has just closed. will go
down into history as the most remark-
able contest ever waged In any state
I'm the union. The contest really be-
gan and was waged at the same time
the campaign for state officers was be-
ling conducted. Although there were
numerous candidates for the nomina-
tion by each party caucus. no one had
any show from the start except DIR.
Godfrey q. Hunter for the republican
nomination and Senator blackburn for
the democratic.
The two houses were evenly divided
ON joint ballot. the republicans h..::.g
. majority Of six In the house Of rep
rescnfatiyes and the democrats con-
trolling the senate by the same ma.
5ority. From the beginning Of the SEES
sion IL was evident that acrinony and
bitterness would govern each body:
and 20 those who knew the disposition
and quick temper OF Kentuckians the
.Gravest results were feared. From the
1rst ballot To the last this remarkable
contest has held the interest of the en-
tire country. Replcte from start 10 An
dsh with sensational Incidents. the final
net In this great political drama wa
. fitting denouement. And the spec
tscle of Legislative body Of q great
commonwealth being guarded under
martial law by the state troops viii
go down to postcrity as a lasting stain
upon Kentucky's escutcheon.
chief Business Neglected
The entire session has been a bunge-
some and stupendous failure. Primarily
abe chief business of the body, the pro-
vision of proper means and the enact
ment OF Just laws for the conduct and
administration of government. has been
neglected and cast aside. And. lastly,
the election OF representative of the
sstate In the highest body in the land has
failed OF accomplishment. The lament
able feature OF Tuesdays procedure
was the failure 10 pass the revenue bills.
Ten minutes would have sufiiced 20 re-
establish the credit of the state and pro-
vide for coming contingencies. But
every effort was defeated.
The urgent necessity for the passage
of the revenue bills may be gained from
the fact that the present indebtedness
of Kentucky Is 100000 and the calcr-
lated indebtedness by next June ST.
100000. Her judges, sheriffs, con-
tractors. her eleemosynary institn-
tions, her many employees will be de-
prived of their just dues, for the banks
throughout the state now refuse 10
cash warrants. One of two things IN
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. an extra session OF
the legislature must be convened or the
. state credit will be seriously impaired.
The Last Ballot.
The Fifty-third and last joint assem-
bly, 10 ballot for United States senator
wns unmarked by any untoward pro-
ceedings. The programme carried out
BY. both sides was similar TO that of
Monday. The democrats refused to an
swcr 20 their names as present. and
tho republicans, with the exception of
two members, refused with the demo
Gratis 10 vote for senator. When the
senators took their seats in the house
there was great hubbub OF voices.
Everybody knew that there would be
no election, hence the absence Of that
ssiience preceding the balloting which
letai<ened the eve of a struggle. Messrs.
Durnam and Garrett, the only voters.
voted for Boyle and when the ballot
had been taken the president an
ncunced the result as two votes for
Boyle. This wns greeted with loud
shouts OF laughter and an uproar en-
sued.
Joint Assembly Adjourns.
When IL ended ICY" Brown moved
that 'this joint assembly do now ctcr-
nslly. finally, eyerlastingly and per-
petualiy adjourn" The aye that
greeted the question when put by the
prcsident shook the house. The SEN
ators hastily went out. So ended the
struggle for the Kentucky United
States senatorship.
In senate and House.
The proceedings Of both branches
of the legislature were pretty much
like those of other legislatures. They
were marked by disposition on the
part Of the members TO do as little as
possible. An apparent restlessness
prevailed all day, as IL awaiting the
moment when the legislature would
bc declared adjourned sine die.
In the senate nothing OF particular
Importance was done. From 10: 30 until
noon the members lounged about the
chamber, while the clerks read some
biils that had been enrolled. When the
senate reconvened after the joint as
sembly senator Clark called attention
% the fact that the revenue bills were
sfilI unpasscd and appealed TO his coll
leagues not 70 adjourn until they had
been made laws. The senate then adj
1ourned till three o'clock.
Revenue mis- Lost.
When the enrolling OF the bills had
been completed Senator Elliston (dcm.) /,
of Grant county, made the second APP
peal OF the day 20 the senator's not 10
adjourn until the revenue bills were dis
posed Of, Senator Goebel iatcrposed
with motion TO adjourn, which called
for other motions. counter motions, APP
pcnis and discussions. In the midst OF