The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-14

FRANKFOR KY, March 13.-At
II 80 a. m. Sheriff Armstrong received
instructions from Governor Bradley to
clear the senate cloak-room in which
were Senator Blackburn and friends,
including Jack Chinn. The Blackburn
leaders at once drew up a resolution
to rebuke the governor which the SEN
ate adopted
Petrie (Rep) asked that committee
be appointed to confer with the gov
ernor and see if such an order had
been issued.
Bronston bitterly scored the COVER
nor.
Goebel said that .the governor had no
right to interfere with the rights of the
senate. Il for one" he shouted, am
ready to protect my own rights and
privileges
Salier Dem) said it was the duty Of
the senate, out of respect to the COVER
nor, to send a committee and find out
if he had issued such an order.
Bronston said: Never will a COM
mittee go to the governor with my
consent, or with my vote.
Sheriff Armstrong here said that he
had received the orders mentioned
from the governor.
OUTRAGEOUS.
Bronston said: 81 would denounce
the act of the governor, if it were with
the last drop of my blood. 1t is an
outrageous, unlawful and treacherous
act he screamed amidst the pound
ing of the gavel and the suppressed
hum of many voices Let the governor
leave US alone. Pass the resolutions
and condemn the man who is governor
by accident. 1 denounce his Eetion
and am ready as Kentuckian and as
a man.
Senator Deboe denounced the ref1ec-
ton on Governor Bradley as false and
untrue. 81 say it is false" said he,
glaring at Bronston. Then he sat
down. Bronston jumped up and com
n1enced to unbutton his vest. Before
he could act the presiding officer sue
ceeded in restoring order.
Salier said he was not willing to in
suit the governor, and moved to refer
the motion offered by Bronston to the
committee on rules. This was done.
Bronston, Goebel and the leaders of
Blackburn, seeing they had been out
voted, subsidized. If the sheriff attempts
ITO clear the senate .cloak-room there
will be trouble. as blackburn and his
friends say they will not get out
THE BALLOT.
In the joint assembly the roll call
showed 12S members presents neces-
sary to choice, 81. The ballot resulted:
Blackburn, 50; Carlisle, 49, Buck
ner, l.
The Republicans again refused to
vote. There was no quorum. Populist
Poor refused to vote. The chair an
nounced no election, and the assem- bly,
adjourned.
When the senate reconvened after
the joint session, ChieI Armstrong,
who had been in consultation with the
governor regarding the clearing of the
senate cloak room, appeared with a
written paper from the executive. This
paper was read to the senate upon re-
quest of Mr.. Bronston, and was sub
stantially as follows:
''R. D. Armstrong, Sheriff-On con-
sultation with you concerning your du-
ties, I expressed the opinion that you
should keep the lobby clear of all per-
sons except members of the general
assembly and the officers of the same,
and at all times do whatever is neces-
sary to preserve the public peace.
stated that the lobby should be cleared
in order to enable the senate free &C
cess to the house while the senate and
house were in joint session. You should
take such steps as are necessary to
prevent the collection of persons on
the upper floor whom you thought not
entitled to be there under the rules
and orders of these bodies. I did not
order you to do these things. for, as g
peace officer such was your duty. 1
gave my opinion and 1 adhere to it.
(Signed) wv O. BRADLEY.
PERSONAL PRIVILEGE.
Senator lBronston arose to a ques-
ton of personal privilege. He said he
had understood from the sheriff that
he had received orders such as had
been announced in the senate. He
said: II believe that had the governor
ordered the sheriff to clear the senate
chamber and it's cloak room. it would
have been an act of disrespect to this
body. I now wish to recall and blot
out all that 1 may have said in disre-
spect to that official. 1 desire, after
his statement, to retract on the part OF
myself and my associates, all that we
have said, and wish to say that 1
believe that he acted entirely as he
should I ask pardon if I have Of
Tended any one on this floor by often
siVe remarks
Senator Deboe then arose and said
that his remarks were called forth by
the statements of the senator from
frankfort (Bronston). He wished to
withdraw anything offensive that he
may have said. The whole affair
duieted down in a minute and reg
ular love feast almost resulted.