The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-18
THE KENTUCKY LEGISLATURE.
Adjourned Yesterday = No Senator
Elected.


FRANKFORT, Ky, March 1.-THE lag.
islature adjourned to-nighs after =
sixty dsys' fruitless session. Il failed
to accomplish the two Important &C t. IL
nad before 1.-THE election of United
states Senator and the enactment of
iegislation.to save the States financial
reputation. Governor Bradley has re.
fused to order special session and the
State Is in bad way.
r., Inc Joint session assembled q. A Ion
to-day as peaceably as yesterday, and
,ne roll stood sixty-six present. The
oaiiot was then ordered for the last vote
Tor United States Senator. Neither the
democrats or Republicans voted. On
assembly "Eternally, fcrcibly, overcast.
inRly and perpetuAlly and for all time
dissolved never to meet again, land thus
ended the fruitless contest Of over two
months duration.
In the house resolution was passed
denonncing the lawiessness and en-.
dorsinR Governor Bradley to the end.
The troops had dress parade tonight
aud leave tomorrow. Lleutsuant-
Governor Worthington to-day issued
/csil for special election April ITO
NIL the vacancy in the senate caused bv
senator Weissinger's death. Senators
" oNsSA Nh0 ooLlco Will resign fOs
morrow and the governor will order
special election refusing to recognize
their expulsion by the senate.
The Ssnste committee appointed TO
Investigate Governor Bradley and i'm
peach him for usurpation OF office and
impose both line and imprisonment re-
ported to the Senate this evening. The
committee. in closing its report, de.
clared that the use of military power by
the governor was unnecessary for the
preservation Of the peace or for any
other purpose, and that It WAS used
solely for partisan political purposes,
wholly without warrant of law, land
was, and is now, = fragrant subversion
Of the civil authority by the military
power OF the commonwealth" By a
vote OF 10 to IA the report was adopted,
Senator Jones and Lieut. Governor
Worthington denounced the statements
In the report as absolutely false in point
OF fact and endorsed the governor.
When the senate convened this evening
the Republicans attempted to bring up
the revenue bills but failed, Both
houses adjourned sine die.
This morning personal encounter
mat would certainly have resulted in
the death OF either or both men had 1t
not been for intervention of General
- hofoAu auu Obuerb, occurred outside
the Capitol Hotel.
Col. K. II. Gather WAS walking up to
the hotel, when he met Jack Chinn.
Colonel Gather said: "How are you
Jack?" and was passing on, when
Chinn replied: I'D you; don't you
speak to me-" and at the same time
made movement for his hip pocket.
Before weapon could be drawn Gen.
eral Hardin rushed in between the two
men and succeeded in preventing
fight, not before Colonel Gather, how
ever, hsd said to Chinn: ~ am ready for
you at any time. sir. 1t don't matter
whether you speak to me or not"
Kentucky Silver Campaign.
FRANKFORT, March 17.-The free sill.
ves campaign WAS opened by the Black.
burn people in the Opera House to-
night. Senator Blackburn made O Wig
orous speech, claiming that the failure
to elecS Senator was remarkable
victory for free silver. Senator Bron-
ston denounced Governor Bradley, st.
John Boyle, Attorney General Taylor
and Col. Lew Tarlton. Jack Chinn, one
OF the orators Of the evening, declared
that 1t was better for the State to spend
$1,000 for militia than to lave to pull
the sheet from some of the mem bers and
say: "Don's they look natural"
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