The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-03-17
CITIZENS INDIGNANT.
Kentucky People Protest Against
Action Of Gov. Bradley.
In CALLING OUT TROOPS YESTER-
DAY AT FRANKFORT.


ulace Was Greatly Excited-senate
Appointed Committee to Investigate
Go overnor-vote Will Be Taken Today.
Frankfort, KY, March 16.-The people
of Frankfort slept very little last night.
The Frankfort military company on duty
at the Capitol, was reinforced by the
Lexington company at 8 O'Clock this
morning, and shortly after ten the
| famous fighting Louisville Legion, under
the command of John Morgan's trusted
aide, Colonel John B. Castleman, arrived
and went on duty about the State House.
A strong guard was also placed at the
arsenal as a precaution.
| The streets were jammed as early as
eight O'Clock, and every incoming train
was loaded down.
| Every mans pocket looked heavy and
pistols were very much in evidence.
| At 10 O'Clock four hundred soldiers
were enoamped on State House square.
Every entrance to the State building was
patrolled by militiaman. The governor
was in his Office and had been there all
| night except for few hours between two
o'clock and daylight As the Louisville
Legion, 25o strong, stepped from special
| train and marched up to the State House
| to join the troops already stationed there.
Gov. Bradley, said; u hate to see
nas referring hang to the mssonlng
in what have done. Except
for the disgrace it would bring on my
party, would wish that they were t he
| unruly and that it had been the Demo-
Gratis who demanded this protection.
However, several Democrats have been
among those who have demanded of me
| this protection"
The citizens are very angry over the
riot call last night, and an Indignation
meeting was held at the court house this
afternoon.
Shortly after 10 O'Clock, Col. j. B.
Castleman Of Louisville, was made the
| acrive commander Of the troops.
The House ,doorkeeper, Lieutenant
Sharply, was dressed in an adjutant's
| uniform and he had squad OF men
| around him.
| Among the first to arrive were Doctors
Walton and James, the unseated Senators.
| They took the same seats they have oocu-
| pied in the House since their expulsion
| from the Senate.
Senator Blackburn and ex-Congressman
Phil Thompson arrived at the House
stairway at TO- 30 The Senator was al
lowed to go up, but Mr.. Thompson was
turned back.
Up stairs senator Blackburn was the
only one to be seen of the crowd that had
hithe1 to been with him in the cloak room
| Of the Senate for the past VITO months
| Both houses met at eleven. In the
Senate resolutions were offered by Sena-.
tor Bronston condemning the action OF
| Gov. Bradley in calling out the state
militia and taking possession of the state
| capitol and grounds at the point of the
! bayonet, declaring that such action in
violation Of the constitution and statutes
| of Kentucky, subversive of civil govern
ment and fragrant usurpation of power
which should be resented by the citizens
of the commonwealth.
| The Chair ruled Mr.. Bronston's feso-
| luton is out of order, and an appeal was
| taken. The Chair and other speakers
| killed all the time up to twelve by
| talking. The Senators and some of the
lady spectators walked through the files
the House. The roll call began at once.
The Democrats refused to answer to their
names. Only sixty y-six answered to the
names, all Republicans The Chair ruled
that a vote would be necessary to show
whether seventy were present and voting,
and Republicans refused to vote.
The only indication OF any members
being present was the general laughter
that went round. Speed voted for Boyle
! and that was only vote cast An ad
journment was taken with the under
StdHulHS oLdo pdllOG WOulu 10 Ueshou W.
morrow at twelve, if both houses are in
session at that hour There wss no dis
order.
The Senate took up the Bronston reso-
lutions and others that had been re-
| turned, when it returned from the joint
session.
Senator Fulton, Democrat, introduced
one declaring that all of Governor Brad
| ley'ssacts were illegal and closing,
s'Be it resolved by the Senate that VIM.
Gobel, A. j. Gross, W. @. Bronston, G.
C. McFord, George Sims, Fenton Fulton,
as state Senators, be appo inted special
committee to forthwith and without de-
lay, inquire into such contempt and
breach of privilege in the manner and
| under the authority of the law, and re-
port to this House atatheir earliest praoti-
cal moment after an investigation of all
the matters of fact specified, with their