The Red Cloud chief., 1896-03-20
CAPITOL IS GUARDED
KENTUCKY LEGISLATURE
PROTECTED.
Stiil No Choice NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of Seri-
Gus Trouble Induced Governor bradley
aud Mayor Julian to station Omccrs Near
at Hand.

FRANKFORT, Ky, March l3.-Thc
capital was under constabulary rule
to-day. Mayor Julian ordered about
twenty extra policemen to remain on
duty in the rotunda of the capitol.
They are under command of Chief
Tobin, with instructions to keep the
rotunda clear. This course was de.
cided on by the mayor after consulta-
ton with the Governor. who said to
the mayor that il Frankfort was una
bic to afford police protection to mem
bers, he intended to do so il it took
every State guard in Kentucky.
Shortly after the House opened,
Representative Kaufman walked
down the aisle and began to gather
mp his papers about his desk. Mr..
Dunlap was not present.
Senators James and Walton were in
the House chamber ready to be on
hand whCn the Joint session begun.
As 500 as the Democratic leaders
found that the two members of the
I2nate, James and Walton, had secured
admission to the House chamber, they
raised Il protest. Mayor Julian, who
was on hand with extra policemen.
was found and asked to see that the
men were removed pcaceably from
the floor OF the House before the Joint
assembly convened in order that trou.
bic might be prevented.
The mayor refused ard said that it
was In the power of the house, il il
chose, to eject the two men.
Senator Bronston argued with the
mayor, but without effect.
Special police just before noon or.
dered all persons in the upper corri-
dor to go below. When the Senate
filed to the House chamber to ballot
for United States senator Mr.. Dunlap
had not arrived. When tins fact be-
came known il served to cool to n
great degree the excitement. 1t was
vident that the effort of the Rcpub.
licans to elect a senator to-day would
fail unless, OF course, the vote OF Pop
ulist Poor had been secured.
Before the call of the roll on ballot
was begun senator Bronston stated
that he understood that there was
stationed in the corridor a platoon OF
police. He supposed for the purpose
of preserving peace and good order.
He continued: II ask why certain
persons now on the floor of this House
are here. ! ask that first as a request
n second as a motion that everyone
be excluded from the floor of this
House save members Of the joint as
sembly, officers and the press"
The chair thought the motion was
out of order, but he would put it to
the assembly. ~he Republicans re.
fused to vote, with the intention of
breaking IA quorum. Burlington voted
with the Democrats for the motion,
as did Poor. The chair announced
that nc quorum had voted and the
motion was lost. The presiding officer
announced that he was still of the
opinion that seventy members con-
stituted u quorum, and would SO rule,
n that in all ballots for Senator,
seventy members must be voting TO
insure election.
The roll call showed 100 members
present. There were two pairs. The
ballot resulted: Blackburn 81, Carlisle
l2, Buckner /. The Republicans and
Populist Poor refused to vote and the
chair declared no election.
Upon motion the assembly adj
journcd until tomorrow.
The Democrats are much pleased
with the ruling of Lieutenant Govern
or Worthington in to-day's joint
assembly and say ii seventy votes are
required for n quorum, as stated by
him, that there will be no election this
session.