People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-13
A GENERAL UNSEATING
The Kentucky Republicans Gust
Kaufman, a Democrat.
THE DEMOCRATS RETALIAT Sd

NevOlutionary-Storm Scenes.
LOUISVILLE, March IA special to
The Post from Frankfort, Ky, says:
After the house had convened, the clerk
read the refusal of Mr.. Dunlap to prose.
cute his contest against Mr.. Kaufman.
AT its close Mr.. Carroll arose and stated
that the house had no right to refuse
Mr.. Dunlap the right to withdraw his
contest. This, as far as the house is
concerned. he claimed, settled the mat.
ter entirely Representative Robbins
(Dem..) declared that nobody could
compel Dunlap to do what he did not
want to do. The very moment he so
decided, the house had no power to UNI
seat Mr.. Kaufman.
Representative Lyons (Rep. claimed
that Dunlap had only asked leave to
withdraw his consent. His willingness
to withdraw does not affect the right of
the house to go ahead with the case.
There are" he said, 1.-TWO distinct
questions involved. One is whether
kaufman was elected fairly and the
other is, was there fraud, and was Dun
lap entitled to the seat.
He thought the house should go
ahead with the case.
Representative Force (Dem. declared
that it was ohild's play to argue the
question of bringing up the case again.
Representative Howard (Rep,) said
that 1t was a question as to who was the
rightful member from the city of Lex
ington, and it is left to the house to say
if there had been fraud i'll that election.
The speaker said, i'll deciding the ques-
ton, that it was one for the common
wealth to decide The contest had been
conducted legally. All the forms Of
law had been observed, and the chair
holds that it was perfectly competent
for Dunlap before the case had been
prosecuted to the end to have abandoned
the contest, but that he had no such
right after the case had been tried. He
cites the case of Gallon versus Riardon
as q precedent
Il hold, said he in conclusion, that
the house has power to take vote on
the Dunlap kaufman case and so rule. "
A vote was then ordered on the mi
nority report of the Dunlap Kaufman
case to the effect that Dunlap is and
Kaufman is not entitled to the seat now
held by Kaufman.
Poor and Burlington, Populists. voted
with the Democrats. The Republicans
voted solidly to unseat, and the minor
lty report was adopted by vote of 40
to 46 rhe announcement of the vote
caused much excitement among the
Democrats who had not expected such a
result.
On the roll call to adont the minority
report. the Democrats left the house to
break a Quorum. but did not succeed. as
the Republicans all voted. The major
ity report received 81 votes, the Repub-
licaus all voting except one who was
paired
Speaker Blanford, during some confu-
sion, oruered the sergeat- at arms of tho
house TO summon pose to keep order
A motion to reconsider motion to eX-
tend the session of the house after tho
joint assembly was adopted.
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The report OF the committee on cleo.
lions was then read the ron was called
and Senators walton ana James were
declared ineligible to seats III the senate
by vote OF II to o. Wlld cheers from
Democrats.
Senator Walton declared that the
proceedings We're revolutionary ana that
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neither James nor Walton should ever
get in the Joint assembly to vote. Only
nronpt interference of friends prevented
n personal difficulty. A crowd was at
the door of the house chamber to pre-
vent the entrance of either James or
Walton. and serious trouble seemed uu-
ayoidable.
Many mon are armed, and the slight
est ouhurst NAV precipitate tragedy.
DIR James succeeded in leaving the