Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-14
MORE EXCITEMENT.
Blackburn Ordered out Of The Kentucky
Stnate Cloak Room.
THERE WILL DE NO EXTRA SESSION
Only Three More Ballots Can He
Hnd-wiII Either side he Able to
Elect n senatOr!-BIackburnians
nesunfr.
Despair.


clared entitled 10 Kaufman's seat, ar
rived from Lexington, and 1t was said
he would qualify. one report had it that
! he had already taken the oath. There
was also considerable talk of an extra
session being called as soon as the Legis-
lature adjourns Tuesday.
Owing to complaints about the presence
of Capitol policemen from Lexington
Sheriff Armstrong decided, after consul
tation with the Governor, to summon
posse TO preserve the peace, and allow
the police to be withdrawn. 1t was said
the posse would be composed OF the men,
bers OF a local military company.
At ll15 o'clock the Sheriff arrived at
the Capitol, with eight deputies, all ex-
cept two regular deputies, prominent
Frankfort citizens, equally divided as to
politics. The Sheriff told the city police
to remain in the rotunda.
The rotunda was cleared at IL 20 o'clock.
The expelled Senators, Walton and James,
were in the House. When the Sherim
and his deputies, acting under the Cover
nors orders, went 10 clear the senate
clOak-roOm, they found Senator Black
burn there. with crowd. The Sherin
told the Senator ne could not stay, but
the latter replied that the Sherih had no
authority over him or any one else. Sena-
ton Bronston. hearing OF the ineident,
offered a resolution that the Sheriff ana
his deputies be excluded from the Senate
chamber. The Mayor also ordered the
sheriff ont The Sheriff was then sum-
moned before the Senate
DENUNCIATION OF GOVERNOR.
Mr. Bronstons speech in support OF
bis rnoticn was a bitter denunciation OF
ihe Governor for sending the Sherih
inside the cloak-roOm. lie demanded the
adoption of his resolution, TO snow the
Governor that the Senate concerned
such traitorous and partisan lhterler-
ence with a body over which he had no
control"
the Sheriff and his deputies and the
Sergeant-at-Arms stood together In the
centre of the chamber during Mr.. Broh-
ston's speech.
Mr., Salyars objected Ito the proposed
insult To the Governor" The Sheriff then
left the chamber, saying he would
go out and get written authority from
the Governor, who alone was his su-
perjor as executive officer While he
was gone the Bronston measure was re-
ferred TO the Committee on Rules.
The senators then left their chamber
for the House, to take part In the JOINT
session. which was soon called 10 order
bv the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Dunlap and
not appeared to qualify. Walton ana
James occupied seats on the Republican
side. The roll-cal showed 19 present.
The reading of the Journal was dispensed
with The Republicans did not vote
during the beginning Of the roll-call, ana
ODD
TO qualify. While the roll-call was In
progress. the Sheriff returned with a
written request from the Governor that
he (the Sheriff. use his influence as a
peace-offlcer to preserve the peace. He
and his deputies remained In the ro-
tunda-
The ballot resulted Blackburn, 70;
Carlisle, lS; Buckner, /. No Republl-
cans voted.
The Joint session then adjourned.
1t begins to appear that the Democrats
who are voting for Carlisle now are the
only people who really want an cleo
tion.
ONLY THREE MORE BALLOTS.
only three more ballots can be taken
for United States Senator and az each,
day brings the final ballot near the anx-
iety of the leaders OF each party becomes
more feverish. 1t betokens forthcoming
struggle as a last effort 10 elect, but
whether that will take place tomorrow.
Monday, or Tuesday, none by the leaders
can say, If even they know. There are
very few who believe that a senator can
be elected, and these few believe that II
any one can 1t will be a Republican.
Among these are st. John Boyle himself,
and his leaders and advisers. AZ for the
Blackburn leaders. they have given up
III afsr..
ing all their energies on preventing
BoyIes election. and that is why they
persist In having 80 many OF their friends
present in the State House each day.
They will. If possible, prevent Dunlap
from taking his seat.
1t was fully expected that Dunlap
would take the oath this morning and
as the hour Of noon approached members
were anxiously watching for his appear
ance I'm the House. For some reason he
did not come, to the surprise Of the men,
Ders. He drove from Lexington last
night, arriving here about / o'clock this
morning The matter was to have been
kept secret, but the fact OF his presence
in town leaked out, and probably caused
the Republicans to abandon their plan.
Senators James and Walton were In
the House. and sat out the joint assem-
bly,, no effort being made by the Demo-
Gratis TO have them removed
Senator w. w. Stephenson. just before
the adjournment of the Senate this morn
ing, gave notice that he would offer a
resolution TO reconsider the action by
which Senators James and Walton were
unseated. lie is one of the senators who
voted to expel under compulsion of the
party lash, and against his better judg-
ment He said tonight that he consid-
cred the expulsion revolutionary and un-
justified.
NO EXTRA SESSION.
Tonight Governor Bradley stated most
emphatically that he would not call an
extra session. The financial legislation
will be unfinished when the Legislature
adjourns. The measures would have
passed the House, but are being hung
up i'm the Senate. the object being 10
cripple the Republican government. In
view Of the attitude OF the Democratic
majority I'm the Senate In this respect,
the Governor considers II would be use
less to call an extra session.