Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-13

KENTUCKY DEADLOCK.
The Chairman Made an. Announcement Favor
able to the Democrats, Who Expect to
Elect Senator.

rIdHhlOIlt N.Y. MdIcn 1a--dONeTIlDE
Bradley and Mayor Julian had a confer-
ence this morning about preserving the
peace In case of trouble today and at 10
O'Clock six big policemen were stationed
in the lobby between. the house and sem
ate cham IS. The mayor also had con-
ferences with the presiding officers of the
senate and the house. The mayor wanted
the house cleared of all except members
and officers when the time for the joint
session arrived By IL o'clock the house
was TANNED; women formed large por-
ton of the crowd.
In the senate this morning Mr.. Jones,
republican, offered an amendment to the
journal, which made 1t appear that tho
senate had adjourned before the report
declaring seats vacant was considered.
The lieutenant-governor said he had IN
tended finally to put the motion for ex-
pulsion. The senate voted down the
amendment and approved the journal as
it stood.
The mayor ordered the police to clear
the lobby of all but members and officers
before noon. The crowd resented this,
but ex-members and state officials had to
go as well as the rabble. The chief of
police of Lexington and three of his men
assisted the Frankfort officers. Jack
Chinn, Jim Williams and Walter Sharp
were allowed to stay as special assist
ants to the senate doorkeeper, as were
many Otner, 1flenQS OF bldchDuTD, WIZ
wore police badges on their coats. q
James and Walton were still in the
house when the senate was announced at
the door ready for the JOINT session.
Sheriff Armstrong and several strange
deputies were en- the floor. When the
roll was called none of the republicans
answered to their names until Deboe was
called, when he responded, Jones, Lay
and Landes following, and all the repub
hcans began answering to their names.
Neither clerk called the names of the un-
seated members. No one attempted to
interfere with James and Walton, who
still had seats on the floor Senator
Bronson, democrat, asked for the reading
of yesterdays journal of each house. Mr..
Burnet, republican, objected to the read
ing of any but the joint session journal
The chair decided that the journal OF
the joint proceedings could be read.
Mr. Bronson said that he had seen sta
toned in the corridor police officers de-
claring for peace. He asked that every
one be excluded from the floor except tho
actual members and officers and bona fids
newspaper correspondents. He made an
eloquent plea for peace.
The chair ruled that the rules allowed
ex-members and state officials on the
floor, but he put Mr.. Bronston's request
in the shape of a motion.
The republicans refused to vote and
broke quorum. The chair decided that
no quorum had voted and that the mo-
ton was lost. While all this was going
on the rotunda continued virtually
empty, but an immense crowd thronged
the lower floor of the building 5ii
Mr. Carroll forced from the chair the
most important ruling of the session. He
declared that he would rule on all ques-
tons that seventy members must be
present land voting. r., *
This removed the menace to the denr-r
ocrats from the presence OF James ana
Walton even IL Dunlop were also pres
emit ~ -i9
The chair demanded the roll call for
the vote for senator, while Mr.. Bronston
demanded that the sergeant-at-arms re-
move all who were not entitled to seats.
This the assistant sergeant-at-armssi
Sommers, started to do, but as 1t inter-
fered with the roll call. which had been
started, he sat down.. 2 2 To-
The republicans did not vote and the
democrats divided themselves between
Carlisle and Blackburn in the usual pro-
portion. The session then adjourned
The Reunion Scheme Dropped.
New York. March 21.-The committee
of citizens headed by the Hon. Charles
A. Dana, assembled to make arrange
ments for reunion of the union and
Confederate war veterans, which was to
have been held in this city on July 4,
and a parade of the boys in blue and
gray which was intended to be a fea-
ture of the celebration to emphasize the
disappearance of sectional feelings be-
tween the north and south, has finally
determined to allow the project to die
natural death. The opposition of Ivan
N Walker commandments of the
Grand Army of the Republic puts
auietus on the movement so far as the
Grand Army of the Republic as body
was concerned.