New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-18
KENTUCKY DEADLOCK OVER
THE LEGISLATURE ADJoURNs WITHOUT
ELECTING A SENATOR.
BLACKBURN PLEASED THAT HE HAS PREVENTED
ANYBODY ELSE FROM GETTING THE SEAT
HE IS ABOUT TO vAcATE-scENEs OF
THE CLOSING SESSION.

HE IS ABOUT TO VACATE-sCENES OF
THE CLOSING SESSION.
Frankfort, KY, March 17.-"Everlasting. etefs
nally and forever" according to the resolution.
the joint Assembly Of the Kentucky Legislature
adjourned to-day. The entire session was .
failure. Primarily the chief business OF the
body, the provision Of ways and means. and tho
enactment Of just laws for the conduct ana
administration Of government, was neglected.
and in addition there presented the rare
spectacle Of a State Capitol filled with troopA
enforcing martial law. And lastly. the election
Of a representative Of the State in the highest
body in the land failed Of accomplishment.
The lamentable feature OF to-day's proceedings
was the failure to pass the revenue bills. The
urgent necessity for the passage Of the revenue
bills may be gained from the fact that the
present Indebtedness OF Kentucky is $sso.ooo.
and the calculated Indebtedness by next june
81, 800, 900.
Senator Blackburn processes to be elated.
Boyle is negatively rejoiced. The silver Demo
Gratis are angry and the sound-money Democrats
are the only really contented element. They
gained their point and did not have to violate
party convictions and vote for Republican
The militia will leave the city tomorrow.
There was a grand review the Capitol grounds
this afternoon. at which Governor Bradley made
a speech. thanking them for their services
When the legislators went to the Capitol this
morning the Louisville and Lexington companies
were parading about town, while the Frankfort
company was doing duty about the State build
ings and grounds
Jack" Chinn and Colonel z. H. Gather, or
the I'd Regiment came having a clash.
Gather spoke to Chnn pleasantly and the latter
replied that he did not want him to talk to him
Cal tod anQry
draw weapons, when General p. Wat Hardin
stepped between them.
When the House met Mr. Barnett offered res
olution indorsing the Governor. Some one moved
the previous question The Speaker put 1t, and
in minute the House presented the widest
scene Of the session. The previous question was
ordered by a vote of 30 TO 45. Then the resolution
adopted by party vote.
The Joint session began at noon. Amid the din
Of voices inside and trumpets. bugles and drums
into the House hall The iobb!es were filled with
women and State officials While the crowd was
gathering, a good-humored group had to bs
raped TO order for singing the Doxology.
The preliminary rollcall found Dunlap not
present. and Democrats answered to their
names. The chair announced that sixty-six had
answered to their names. but that ballot would
be taken TO see II seventy, quorum. were pres
ent and voting. The ballot began. but not
man. Republican or Democrat answered to his
name during the call OF the Senate roll.
Mr.. Burnam asked for a call OF the Senate
absentees but got no second There were
votes in the House until Burnam's name was
called and he voted for Boyle. Garrett also
voted for Boyle. No other persons answered
and the ballot resulted Boyle. 2.
Mr.. Howard moved that the session be dis.
solved "everlastingly. eternally and forever"
His motion carried with wild YELL A
member started up the Doxoiogy. and the crowd
In the lobby joined In.
Senator Blackburn sat in the Senate cloak
ROOM surrounded by his friends, smiling at his
satisfaction at having accomplished all he had
really hoped for from the beginning. He will
start for Washington at once. st. John Boyle
did not look happy. He had been badly disap-
pointed. To-days was the fifty-frst ballot.
The judges OF the Court OF Appeals refused to
meet at the State House to-day. or on any day
while the militia is in charge there The Judges
held session In one o' Chief Justice Prices
rooms at the Capital Hotel
The Blackburn people held meeting at the
Opera House this evening. a feature Of the
occasion a speech from Jack" Chinn,
which loudly appiauded. Senator Black
burns address mad TO do with the different
phases OF the strange political drama just closed
here. He was rather bitter iE his denunciation
of what he termed "the traitors OF the party"
and warmly eulogZed the Populists for their
support of him. He attacked Governor Brad
ley in bitter and impassioned manner for
calling out the militia. characterizing his action
as despotc, cowardly and tyrannical. He also
fired some hot shot at the press. saying there
has not been single line. original, copied.
borrowed or stolen. in the Democratic press or
Louisville. for the last three months which was
not a lie." He then reviewed and reiterated
and defended his views on silver and other Ma
tonal questions.