The San Francisco call., 1896-03-12

attempt to bring the two unseated Sena-
tors through. Among them were "Jack"
Chinn, "Jim" Williams, Senator Bron-
ston, Senator Martin, Walter Sharp and
Senate Doorkeeper Tyler. Senator Black
burn was in the crowd counseling cool
ness.
The crowd was mad when they learned
that DR.. James had already Slipped into
the House and had done so while they
were unseating him in the Senate. Men
and women rushed from the building
when the yells told that the unseating in
the Senate had been done, fearing riot
The Chief of Police had a large body of
patrolmen on hand, however. Dunlap, the
newly seated Representative. attempted to
enter the House but was kept back by the
crowd at the door. The Republicans tried
in vain to induce DR.. Walton, the un-
seated Republican Senator, to brave the
knives and pistols and force his way into
the House, but he refused to leave the SEN
ate chamber.
Lyons contended that the House still
had control over the Dunlap case, and said
the contestant could not withdraw with
out leave of the House. The effect of the
decision of the Speaker was to sustain this
point, and the House, amid suppressed
excitement proceeded to vote on the
minority report, which was in favor of
Dunlap. The minority report which seats
Dunlap was adopted by vote of 4S to 46,
strictly partisan, except that Poor and
Burlington. Populists, voted with the
Democrats.
The Democrats then rushed from the
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rotunda to break quorum on the vote on
the report as amended. Fifty-one Repub-
iicans, however, responded on the roll call,
and Kaufman (D.) was unseated.
Doorkeeper Tyler (D.) and his deputies
stood guard at the joint assembly door for
a half hour before that body met and
pressed back the surging mob. A fight
was nearly precipltated when Register of
the Land Office Reynolds (R.) demanded
admittance. He and Sergeant-at-Arms
Som mers were about to lock horns when
Senator Goebel and others stepped in and
Reynolds was allowed to pass in.
Pistols were brandished several times
and almost panic was created. The ro-
tunda upstairs was filled with the mob,
while downstairs and outside there was
whom were many ladies.
When the Senate was announced at the
door Speaker Blandford refused to recog-
nize it, saying the dooTkeepers usurped
the authority of the House in keeping out
members entitled to vote.
A hot colloquy ensued between the
Speaker and BRONSON. The Senator
charged that the Speaker had or was at
tempting to usurp powers of the joint as
sembly and he was proceeding to more
revolutionary methods by moving to or
ganize the Joint assembly by electing Sem
ator Goebel President, when through SEN
ators Salyers and others order was re-
stored. The Senate filed in and Speaker
Blandford gave way.
There was a long wrange about
whether the Democratic clerks of the SEN
ate or the Republican clerks of the House
should call the roll. the point, Of course,
being that a fight might arise over the
calling of the names of Senators James
and Walton. The Democrats contended
that the Senate clerk (Democrat) was chief
clerk of the joint assembly and had the
right to call the entire roll. Senator
Bronston called attention to rule of
joint assembly, and made the point that
the clerk of the Senate was the clerk
OF the joint assembly. and as such
should call the roll of the entire joint
assembly. The presiding officer ruled
against Senator Bronston, and said that
the clerk of the House would call the roll
of the House, while the clerk of the Sen
ate would call the roll of the Senate.
Bronston then arose and said that the
presiding officer should divest himself of
his partisanship and rule according to
law.
"Kentucky's honor is gone" he shouted.
ut has been trampled under foot. I say