Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-03-21
Kentucky Legislature Elects
no Senator.
Reaches Its Legal Limis-Special
Committee that was to smpeach
the Governor Makes SO Mild a re.
port that the Democrats laugh at
1.-THE state Left without Reven, =
to Protect ATS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
and Chinn Collide.

Cincinnati, o. March I7.-The Com
mercial-Gazette's special from Frank
fort, KY, says The legislature adj
journed tonight, after sixty days Of CON
tinual pickering. The legislature failed
to accomplish the two important acts ii
had before 1.-THE election of United
states senator and the enactment of leg
islation 70 save I he states financial rep
utation.
Governor Bradley has refused to order
a special session and the state is in a
bad way.
The senate special committee backed
down today, and offered a report that
was SO mild, when the threats to unseat
the governor are considered, that even
the democrats laughed
In the house resolution was passed
denouncing the lawlessness and indors.
ing Governor Bradley to the end
The troops had dress parade tonight
and leave tomorrow.
Northumberland Worthington to-
day issued the call for special election
April nth to fill the vacancy in the
senate caused BY Senator Weissingers
death.
Senator Walton and Senator James
will resign tomorrow and the governor
will order a special election, refusing to
recognize their expulsion by the senate
The Senate committee appointed to
Investigate" GOV Bradley and inn
peach him for uBurpation Of office, and
impose both fine and imprisonment, re
ported to the senate this evening. The
report finds thai the militia was not
placed under the control of any civil
officer; that members were prevented
from entering the house; that soldiers
entered the senate chamber while the
senate was in session; that no applica.
ton was made to the jailer or county
judge for assistance; that the governo
made no inquiry of either house as to
the situation, and that the object in call
ing out the militia was to cast in the
joint assembly two votes and elect d
senator.
The committee, in closing its report,
says "Your committee therefore find
and declare and recommend that, By
adoption Of this report, the senate Of
Kentucky declares that said use of the
military power Of the commonwealth
by the governor was unnecess AIRY for
the preservation of the peace or for
any other lawful purpose; that said
military force was not used by the gov
ernor for the purpose of preserving the
peace, but was ased solely for partisan
political purPosFs, that said action Of
the governor was wholly without war
rant Of law, and was and is now flag.
rant subversion pf the civil authority By
the military power of the common.
wealth.
BY vote of 10 to "a the report war
adopted.
Senator Jones denounced the state
ments in the report as absolutely falst
in point Of fact and Endorsed the gov
ernor Lieut.. Gov. Worthington die
| likewise and denounced the report
When the senate convened this even
Ing the republicans. led BY Doboe
made a fight e. bring up the reyenu,
bills for consideration, but the demo
Gratis prevented legislation by flibaster
ing, Senator Goebel leading the fight
An effort was NJ ade to unseat Presiden
Worthington ard place Senator Goebc
In the chair, inorder that he might pre-
vent any consideration of the feYennl
bills, and II wak only prevented BY tn
republicans allowing tbs senate I,
receive the report of the special com
mittee. and then the democrats were I
assist the republicans and take up III
. revenue bills.
/ After the report Of The special con
. mittee was heard the republicans agai
/ attempted to bTing mp the revenue bill
! but were prevented by the demoerati
majority, and the senate adjourned sin
I die.
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