The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-18
Legislature Adjourns After &
Fruitless Session.
NO ELECTION OF SENATOR
And No Important Legislation
Was Enacted.
NO EXTRA SESSION CALLED
A Resolution Adopted in the Senate
Declaring the Governors Use of
the Military Usurpation
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of Office,

Frankfort, Ky, March 17--The Leg
islature adjourned tonight after a
sixty-days fruitless session. 1t failed
to accomplish the two important acts
it had before 1.-THE election of a
United States Senator and the enact
ment of legislation to save the States
financial reputation,
Gov Bradley has refused to order a
special session and the State is in bad
way.
The joint session assembled at noon
to-day as peaceably as on yesterday.
While the clerk called the roll of both
houses the Democrats failed to vote ana
the roll stood &C present. The ballot
was then ordered for the last vote in
the race for United States Senator
Neither the Democrats nor Republicans
voted. On motion of Hon. G. Il. Brown,
the joint assembly "eternally, forcibly,
eyerlastingly and perpetually, and for
all time dissolved never to meet again, .
and thus ended the exciting, but fruit
less contest of over two months dura-
ton.
In the House a resolution was pass
ed denouncing the 1awlessness and en-
dorsing Governor Bradley to the end.
The troops had dress parade tonight
and leave tomorrow.
Lieutenant Governor Worthington,
to-day issued call for a special cleo
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Senate caused by Senator Weissinger's s
death. Senators Walton and James
will resign tomorrow and the Govern
or win order special election refus-
ing to recognize their expulsion by the
Senate.
The Senate committee appointed to
investigate Governor Bradley and inn
peach him for usurpation Of Office and
impose both fine and Imprisonment,
reported to the Senate this evening.
The report finds that the militia was
not placed under the control of any
civil officers; members We're prevented
from entering the House; soldiers en-
tered the Senate Chamber while in ses-
sion; no application was made to the
iailer or county judge for assistance;
the Governor made no inquiry of eth
er 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 find
and declare and recommend that by
adoption of this report the Senate of
Kentucky declare that said use of mill
%ae. Of 1Nrv
the Governor was unnecessary for the
preservation of the peace or for any
other lawful purpose; that said mill
tary force was not used by the Gov
ernor for the purpose of preserving the
peace, but was used solely for partisan
political purposes; that said action of
the Governor was wholly without war
rant of law and was and is a now fla
grant subversion of the civil authority
by the military power of the common
wealth."
BY vote Of 10 to IA the report was
adopted.
Senator Jones denounced the state
ments in the report as absolutely false
in point of fact and endorsed the Gov
ernor.
lieutenant Governor Worthington
did likewise and denounced the report.
When the Senate convened this even
ing the Republicans, led by Deboe,
made fight to bring up the revenue
bills for consideration, but failed. Both
houses adjourned sine die.
This morning a personal encounter
that would certainly have resulted in
the death of either or both men had it
not been for the Intervention of Gen.
T. Hardin and others, occurred outside
the Capitol hotel.
Col E. H. Gather was walking up
TO the hotel when he met Jack Chinn.
Col Gather said; "How are you, Jack?"
and was passing on when Chinn re-
piled: Oh you; don't you speak
to me,'' and at the same time made
movement for his hip pocket.
Before a weapon could be drawn,
General Hardin rushed in between the
two men and succeeded in preventing
a fight. Not before Col. Gather, how
ever, had said to Chinn: ''I am ready
for you at any time, sir; it don't matter
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