The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-18
FRANKFORTS FIGHT A FIzzLE.
THE LAWMAKERS ADJOURN WITH
OUT ELECTING A SENATOR.


diers stiII on Duty When the End
Came.
Frankfort, Ky. March II. II p m.-"Ever-
lastingly, eternally and forever" accord
ing to Senator Cy Brown. the joint ses-
sion Of the Kentucky Legislature adjourn
ed to-day. The session was a failure.
Primarily, the chief business of the body,
the provision OF proper means and the
enactment Of just laws for the conduct
and administration of the government,
was neglected and in addition there was
a spectacle of a state capitol filled with
troops in the enforcement of martial law.
And, lastly, the election Of a representa-
tive of the state in the highest body In
the land, failed of accomplishment.
The lamentable feature of to-day's pro-
cedure was the failure to pass the revenue
bills. The urgent necessity for the pas
sage of the revenue bills may be gained
from the fact that the present indebted
ness of Kentucky is $4,000, and the cal
culated Indebtedness by next June 81 ,5OO,-
600.
Senator Blackburn processes to be elat-
ed. Mr.. Boyle is negatively rejoiced. The
silver democrats are angry and the sound
money democrats are the only really con-
tented element. They gained their point
and did not have to violate party convic-
tions and vote for a republican.
The militia leaves tomorrow. There
was grand review on the capitol grounds
this afternoon, at which Gov. Bradley
made a speech thanking them for their
services.
The Blackburn people held a meeting at
the opera house this evening. A feature
of the occasion was speech from Jack
Chtnn, which was loudly applauded SEN
ator Blackburn's address had to do with
the different phases OF the strange politi-
cal drama just closed. He was rather Bit
ter in his denunciation of what he termed
the traitors of the party" and warmly
eulogized the populists for their support
OF him.. He scored Gov. Bradley in a bit
ter and 1mpaSsioned manner for calling
out the militia, chdracterizing his action
as despotic, cowardly and tyranical. He
fired some hot shot at the press, saying
there has not been one single line origi-
nal, copied, borrowed or stolen. in the
democratic press of Louisville for the past
three months which was not a lie. He
then reviewed and reiterated and defended
his views on silver and other national
questions.
The judges of the court of appeals re-
fused TO meet at the state house to-day
or any day while the militia is in charge
there. The judges held a session in one Of
Chief Justice Prices rooms at the Cap
Nell and Landes, republican senators.
VIII resign to accept appointments from
the governor.
A. special election to elect a successor
to the late Senator Weissinger of Louis
vile, viii be held April a.
Ihe proceedings of both branches of the
kentucky legislature to-day were pretty
much like those of other legislatures They
were marked by disposition on the part
OF the members tc do as little as possible.
In the morning nothing of particular i'm
portance was done. From lO:3O till noon
the members lounged about the chamber
while the clerks read some bills that We're
enrolled. When the Senate re-conyened
after the joint assembly, Senator Clarke
called attention to the fact that several
appropriation bills were still unpassed and
appealed to his colleagues not to adjourn
until they had been made laws. The SEN
ate then adjourned till O'clock.
When the enrolling of the bills had been
completed, Senator Ellison, dem of
Grant county made the second appeal
of the day to the senator's not to adjourn
until the revenue bills were disposed of.
Senator Goebel interposed with mo-.
tion to adjourn, which called for other
motions, counter-motions, appeals and
discussions. and in their midst the ques-
tion of the revenue bills was lost The
hhbustering was kept up for over an
hour until the report of the special COM
mittee to investigate into Gov. Bradley's
action in calling out the troops
nous and covered the evidence
adduced yesterday 1t wound up with
the "censure" OF the Senate in the fol-
lowing language: our committee there
fore find and declare and recommend
that by the adoption of this report the
Senate of Kentucky declares that the use
of the military power of the commons
wealth by the governor was unnecessary
for the preservation Of 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
it was used only for partisan political
purposes; that said action of the governor
was wholly without warrant of law and
was, and is, fagrant subversion of the
civil authority to the military power of
the commonwealth.
In the body of the report the statement
is made that the lieutenant governor
acted as a partisan. After the adoption
of the report had been moved by Senator
Bronston, the lieutenant governor, as a
personal privilege, protested against that
part of the report and notified the sena-
tors that he would expect, as previously
agreed upon, to look over and correct
the report as TO his testimony before 1t
was placed on record. Senator Jones also
protested, as he voted against the report
The vote resulted as follows: Ayes, l9;
nays, IA. The report was adopted by
strictly party vote.
The fifty-third and last ballot for United
States senator was unmarked by any un-
toward proceedings. The programme car
ried out by both sides was similar to that
of yesterday. The democrats refused to
answer to their names as present and the
republicans with the exception of two
members, refused with the democrats TO
When the senators took their seats in
the House there was great hubbub OF
voices. Every one knew there would be
no election, hence the absence of thai
silence preceding the balloting. which be-
tokened the eve of a struggle. Messrs.
Burnham and Garrett, the only voters,
voted for Boyle and when the ballot had
been taken the president announced the
result as two votes for Boyle. This was
greeted with loud shouts Of laughter ana
an uproar ensued.
When it ended ICY" Brown moved thar
this Joint assembly do now, eternally,
finally, everlashngly and perpetually ad-
tourn" The aye that greeted the question
when put by the president shook the
house.
So ended the struggle for the Kentucky
United States senatorship.
Frankfort, KY, March 17.-When the
legislators went to the capitol this morn
ing the Louisville and Lexington compa-
MES were parading about town and on
duty about the state buildings and
grounds. Jack Chinn and Col. e. H.
Gather of the Second regiment, came near
having a clash Col. Gather spoke to
Chinn pleasantly and the latter replied
that he didn't want him to talk to him.