Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-03-26
Governor Of Kentucky Declares
Martial Law In the State
Capitol.
FILLED WITH STATE MILITIA.
Democrats Wild With Indigna.
tton-Will Stop Legisla-
ton.

ley issued his proclamation on af1da-
Wits Of the president Of the Kentucky
senate, the speaker Of the house Of
representatives and others, 8, ying
that an armed body of desperate men
by threats of demonstrations, had in
Inundated and over-awed the members
of the general assembly. That part
of said persons took forceful posses
sion of the doors of the house while
the joint assembly was in session and
had assumed to decide who should en-
ten the chamber; that on March IA
portions Of such persons had attempt
ed to be sNorr in as officers by the
clerk Of the senate and that thereupon
they had forcibly seized the door keep
or of the house while the assembly
was in joint session and prevented
him from exercising the duty of his
Office, had allowed persons not entitled
to a place on the floor; that the pres
ence of these men prevented the mem
bers from voting. He concludes by
saying that the civil authorities, who
claimed to act are powerless or over
awed or unwilling to act and that un-
less the chief executive interferes,
Legislative action will be prevented,
riot and bloodshed will follow. / here
by call into active service 300 men of
the First Kentucky regiment OF state
guards and Co. E of the Second, Co. B
Of the Second who are to proceed at
once to Frankfort.
Upwards of fifty soldiers occupied
the state house square and the call Of
the pickets can be heard above tho
noise and confusion of the crowd. The
governor was in consultation all the
morning with Adjutant General Col
lier, Colonies Castleman and Gather.
It is agreed that there will be no diff
Guilty in preventing trouble.
The local militia was reinforced by
the Brown light infantry of Lexington.
Shortly after 8 o'clock the Louisville
legion arrived. Two companies were
also placed IN duty in the state house
grounds, where military regulations
are enforced. No one was allowed to
pass the picket line unless he could
give the countersigI. A large crowd of
spectators gathered across the street
and watched with curious interes. the
martial spectacle of the guard as it pa
trolled the walk in front Of the capitol
door. Inside at the foot of the stair
way leading to the house and senate
chambers stood squad and the picket
man allowed no one to ascend without
a written order from the adjutant
General Collier. At the head Of the
stairs another squad of fifteen stood
with fixed bayonets. Everything be-
fore the converting of the two houses
was quiet. Senator James and Wal
ton were on hand early and entered the
house chamber and sat in the extreme
left hand corner. Both said they would
vote in the joint assembly il requested
to do SO. Dunlap did not show up and
it is certain that he will not be seen in
Frankfort again this session. Jack
Chinn came down from Harrodsburg.
He said: II have t~elegraphed an un-
conditional surrender. This is enough
for me-" There is considerable indig-
nation in certain quarters at the &C.
ton OF the governor. Some call 1t an
insult to the civil authorities. Black
burn men refer to it a an "outrAge."
One Blackburn senator said that this
display OF force would stop all legisla-
ton, that nothing would be done. He
said he would like to see the revenue
bill n anything else 20 through now.
roll call showed sixty-six present,
responding to their names. The presi-
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