The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-03-17
PEACE In KENTUCKY
BLACKBURN's ARMED "HEELERs"
OvERAwED BY STATE MILITIA.
Bayonets Pointed at Notorious Jack
Cbinn and His IIk When They
Tried to Enter the Capitol.
ORDER EASILY PRESERVED
NO ONE ADMITTED EXCEPT LEGIs-
LlATORs AND EMPLOYEES.
Approaches to the Statehouse and
the Corridors Guarded by About
Four Hundred Soldiers.
DEADLOCK NOT YET BROKEN
DENIS. AND POPS. DID NOT VOTE, AND
THERE WAS NO QUORUM.
Gov. Bradley Censured by the Senate
for Calling Out Troops to Preserve
the Peace-Partisan Inquiry.
Approaches to the Statehouse and
the Corridors Guarded by About
Four Hundred Soldiers.
DEADLOCK NOT YET BROKEN
DENIS. AND POPS. DID NOT VOTE, AND
THERE WAS NO QUORUM.
Gov. Bradley Censured by the Senate
for Calling Out Troops to Preserve
the Peace-Partisan Inquiry.

FRANKFORT, KY, March 16.-To-day's
sensation In the senatorial contest flashed
in the pan. Bitter talk and a fruitless
ballot tell the story and those features
have been present every day since the fight
began. The scenes. however, had a differ
ent setting and to the dramatis personae
were added about four hundred bluecoats
from Louisville Lexington and Frankfort.
The salutory effect of this military dis
play does not appear on the surface because
the reason for its presence was apprehen-
sion and not the existence of violence.
Three companies Of the State Guard took
up their position on the Statehouse grounds
this morning and the Kentucky legislators
filed through picket lines to their meeting
places in the capitol. The presence of
this armed force was the subject of numer-
Gus resolutions and acrimonious debate in
both houses before and after the joint ses-
sion.
The Senate, by a strictly party vote,
adopted a resolution reciting the action
Of Governor Bradley in calling out the
militia, which was declared 20 be without
warrant OF law, necessity or justification
and appointing a committee headed by
Senator Goebel, to inquire into such con-
tempt and breach Of privilege" and to re-
port to the Senate for final action. This
was adopted as a substitute for a resolu-
ton offered by Senator Bronston, violently
denouncing Governor Bradley and declar-
ing the purpose Of the Senate to suspend
all legislation while the military guard re-
mained in possession of the capitol. The
House got into a tangle over a number of
resolutions offered by both sides, all of
which were finally Withdrawn.
AT the joint session one ballot for United
States Senator taken to fulfill legal
requirements after the Democrats and Pop
ulist Poore had broken a quorum by refus-
ing to respond to the roll call. Another
will be taken tomorrow. Acknowledgement
Collier announces that the militia will re-
main on duty until the Legislature ad-
journs.
There was considerable indignation in
some quarters OF the city at the conduct of
the Governor. His action, it was said, was
taken wholly upon runor, without proper
justification, and was an insult to the civil
Governors action IAN outrage" A meeting
of the citizens was called this morning for
II o'clock to protest against the presence Of
the militia in this city.
'sThis display OF force will stop al legisla-
tion," said Blackburn Senator this morning.
Nothing shall be done. I would like to see
the revenue bills or anything else get
through now" There was much talk OF this
kind among the Blackburn men. Some OF
them, OF course, were much more bitter, and
denounced the Governor in most violent Ian
guage.
There was not standing room in the court
house when the indignation meeting was
called to order. Mayor Julian made
speech, in which he told OF his conference
with Governor Bradley, in which he had as
sured the executive that he would give am
pie protection, and characterized the Gov
ernor's action in ordering out troops as high
ly partisan and unbecoming a Governor. Ex-
Attorney general Hendrick nominated Judge
Lysander Hoard as chairman Of the meeting,
in speech in which he scored the action Of
the Governor. Judge Hoard took the chair,
and there was wild burst OF applause.
Speeches were made by Colonel z. H. Tay-
lor and others denouncing the action of Gov
ernor Bradley in severe terms.