The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-13
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1t Is Said That st. John Boyle Will
Be the New Senator.
LATEST FROM FRANKFORT
Special Police Pressed Into Ser
vice. So Threatening Was the Out
1ook-What Constitutes a Quo
rum-Word From Washington.

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Cincinnati. March IA special to
! the Commercial Gazette from Frank
fort. Ky. says: st. John Boyle will be
/ elected United States senator. This
will certainly be done before the legis-
lature adjourns, and IL may be done
| tomorrow. Senators Sherman and
Hoar and Speaker Reed have wired
Boyle that. since the death of Weissin-
ger. So members constitute a quorum.
Louisville. March ia special to
the Post from Frankfort says The
capitol Is under constabulary rule this
morning. Mayor Julian ordered about
20 extra policemen to remain on duty
in the rotunda, with instructions to
keep the rotunda absolutely clear. This
| course was decided on by the mayor
after consultation with the governor.
who said IL Frankfort was unable to
afford police protection ITO the members
he intended to do so IL II took every
state guard in Kentucky. Senators
James and Walton were in the house
chamber ready to be on hand when the
joint session begins.
When the democratic leaders found
that James and Walton had secured
admission to the house chamber. they
raised a protest. Mayor Julien refused
to move them, saying 1t was within the
power of the house to do that The
democrats declare If an attempt is
made by the two ex-members to vote
1t will surely precipitate trouble. The
republican leaders assert that both
James and Walton have a right to
seats in the house and some say they
will vote for United States senator.
Adjutant General Collier said the
only difference between unseating
Kaufman in the house and declaring
vacant the seats of James and Walton
in the senate was that Kaufman was
legally unseated while James and Wal
tan were not. 1t is expected the adju-
tant general will take a hand II trouble
breaks out.
The special police just before noon
ordered all persons in the upper corTi-
dor to go below and a dense mass of
men are now gathered in the lower cor
ridors of the capitol. When the senate
filed into the. house chamber to ballot
for United States senator. Dunlap had
not arrived upon the floor of the house
or qualified. When this was known II
served to cool the excitement. 1t was
evident the republicans would fail to
elect a senator to-day unless the vote
of Populist Poor has been secured.
Senator Bronston asked that the
journal of each house yesterday be
read. An objection was made which
the chair sustained, saying he under
stood that only the journal of the joint
assembly was to be read. Bronston
made a point that the journals of the
joint assembly must include the jour
nails Of each house. Landes asked the
chair ITO declare the gentleman out of
order. The chair decided the joint as
sembly was a separate assembly. dis
tinct from each house and the MEM
bers were only entitled to have read
the proceedings of the joint assembly.
Salier. democrat. moved that the read
ing of the journal OF the joint assembly
be dispensed with. Agreed to.
Bronston stated that he understood
there was stationed in the corridor a
platoon of police for the purpose. he
supposed, of preserving peace and good
order. He continued: IT ask why GER
tain persons now on the floor of this
house are here. j ask first as a request
and second as a motion that everyone
be excluded from the floor OF this house
save tic Iiitu1DtiC VI hut IOiIll dr.ctIi-
bly, and officers and the press" The
chair said he thought the motion was
out of order. but he would put II to the
assembly anyway. The republicans re-
fused to vote. Burlington and Poor
voted with the democrats for the mo-
ton. The chair announced no quorum
voted and the motion was lost.
He was still OF the opinion that 20 |
members constituted a quorum and |
would 80 rule and in all ballots for SEN |
ator 20 members must be voting 10 In |
sure an election.
Bronston asked that the sergeant-at-
arms of the senate be allowed 10 ex-
clude those not entitled to seats In the
assembly. (Cries of sit DOWN. This
angered the speaker and he shouted he
had asked for peace and begged for
peace"
The roll call showed 130 members
present The ballot resulted: Black
burn g. Carlisle -. Buckner l. Re-
publicans and Populist Poor refused to
vote and the chair decided no election.
The democrats say IL 20 votes are re-
quired for a quorum there will be no
election this aagsi0n