The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-03-18
NO SENATOR ELECTED
AND NO PROVISION MADE FOR
FINANCIAL NEEDS OF THE STATE.
Final Adjournment Of the Kentucky
Legislature After Sixty Days of
Disgraceful Bickering.
GOV. BRADLEY CENSURED
REVENGE OF DEMOCRATS FOR
CALLING OUT THE STATE MILITIA.
Report of the senate Committee That
investigated" the action Of the
Republican Executive.
INCIDENTS OF THE LAST DAY
NO QUORUM WHEN THE JOINT AS
sEMBLY ROLL WAS CALLED.
Personal Encounter Between Colonel
Gather and the "Hon.o Jack Chinn
Averted by Gen. Watt Hardin.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.


FRANKFORT, KY, March 1.-THE war is
over. and the militiamen Of the Bluegrass
State have returned to their homes. They
were called here to preserve the peace and
they did so without firing gun or proddng
any one with their bayonets. The Legisla-
ture adjourned tonight after sixty days of
disgraceful pickering. 1t failed to accom-
plish the two important acts it had before
it--the election of a United States Senator
and the enactment of legislation to save the
States financial reputation. The Republican
House promptly passed the two bills that
would have relieved the State government
from financial distress. The Democratic
Senate refused even TO consider these bills
from partisan reasons. preferring for the sake
of political revenge to sacrifice the welfare
Of the State. Governor Bradley has refused
to order a special session and the State is in
a bad way.
The Senate special committee backed down
to-day and offered report that was so mild.
when the threats to impeach the Governor
are considered. that even the Democrats
laughed. In the House resolution was
passed denouncing the lawlessness of Black
burns 'heelers'' and indorslng Governor
Bradley to the end. The troops had dress
parade tonight and are leaving for their
homes Lieutenant Governor Worthington
to-day issued call for a special election
April IL TO fill the vacancy in the Senate
caused by Senator Weissinger's death. Sem
ators Walton and James will resign to-mor-
row and the Governor will order special
election. refusing to recognize their expul-
sion by the Senate.
The Democratic members of the Senate
committee appointed to Investigate" Gov
ernor Bradley and impeach him for usurpa-
tion OF office and impose both fine and i'm
prisonment reported to the Senate this even
ing. The report finds that the militia was
not placed under the cc.trol OF any civil
officer: memberf were preysnted from enter
ing the House; soldiers Suffered the Senate
chamber while In session; no application
was made to the -jailer OF county judge for
assistance; the, Governor made no inquiry
OF either house as to the situation that the
object in calling out the militia was to cast
in the joint assembly two votes and elect
Senator. The committee, in closing its
report. says: "Your committee therefore
finds. declares and recommends that by adop-
tion of this report the Senate of Kentucky
declare that said use of military power of
the Commonwealth by the Governor was un-
necessary for the preservation of the peace
or for any other lawful purpose; that said
military force was not used by the Governor
for the purpose Of preserving the peace, but
was used solely for partisan political pur-
poses, that said action OF the Governor was
wholly without warrant OF law and was and
is now a fagrant subversion OF the civil au-
thority by the military power of the Com
monwealth." BY vote of 10 TO IA the report
| was adopted. Senator Jones denounced the
statements in the report as absolutely false
| in point Of fact and Endorsed the Governor
| Lieutenant Governor worthington did. like
| wise and denounced the report.
| When the Senate convened this evening the
| Republicans led by Deboe, made a eight to
bring up the revenue bills for consideration
| and save the credit of the State, but the
| Democrats prevented legislation by flibuster-
| ing, Senator Goebel leading the fight. Ar
| effort was made TO unseat President Worth.
\ ington and place Senator Goebel in the chair
| in order that he might prevent any consid.
Grafton of the revenue bills, but it was only
| prevented by the Republicans agreeing to al.
! low the Senate to receive the report OF the
| special committee and then the Democrats
were TO assists the Republican, and take ur
the revenue bills. After the report of the
| special committee was heard the Republicans
| again attmpted to bring up the revenue bills
but were prevented by the Democratic major
ity and the Senate adjourned cine die, leav.
| ing the State bankrupt and absolutely with.
out credit. The House also adjourned sine
| die.
| DR.. Hume, one OF the most prominen,
Democrats in Frankfort, called on Governor
Bradley to-day and indorsed his course in
| the strongest terms. DIR. Hume also said
| that the representative people of Frankfori
would hold meeting and indorse the Gov
ernor. The Republicans will have the place
| of holding the State convention changed from
| Lexington to Louisville.