The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-03-18

man Ousted IN the House and Senators
Retalilte.
FRANKFORT, Ky, March lin or
der to stave off the Throne distillers
bill in the house. those opposed to it
demanded the consideration of the
kaufmau-Dunlop contest case as priv
LEGGED matter. Mr.. Carroll made the
point of order that there was no long
era contest, as the contestant had
Withdrawn.
Other Democrats made similar
points, but the chair decided that the
commonwealth; was interested In the
matter and it was in the province of
the house to declare who was entitled
to the seat. Mr.. F'Iippin insisted that
vote was the special order of the
house, and the chair so decided. The
vote was then taken on the minority
report in favor OF unseating Kaufman
and it was adopted by vote of 19 TO
46. The final vote was then taken on
the majority report, as amended by
this minority unseattug report. All
the Democrats left the house. The
ladies withdrew from the loSbii.js. sS2f.~ y =
Pcsr stayed-rn and 81 members were
present. Mr.. Kaufman was unseated.
In minute the widest excitment
prevaild all over the state house. Sem
asors huddled together in the middle
of the senate chamber while mob
crowded every entrance. The Demo
cratic senators yelled their votes un-
seating Senators James and Walton,
Republicans Three minutes later
mob was at the door declaring that
James and Walton should never 60
in. 1t was now 11:45. In the mob
were several men holding pistols,
standing at the door daring Republi-
cans to attempt to bring the two un.
seated senators through. In the crowd
were Jack Chinn, and jim Williams,
Senator Bronston, Senator Martin,
Walter Sharp and Senate Doorkeeper
Tyler. Senator Black burn was In
the crowd counseling GOODNESS. The
crowd was furious when they learned
that James had already slipped into
the house and had done so while they
were useating him in the senate. At
1905, Dunlop approached the door,
but was waved back. Speaker Bland
ford of t1e house refused to recognize
the senate, hoping that Dunlop would
come in, bat at 1911 Lieutenant Gov
ernor Worthington took the gaVel
from Blandford almost by force and
called the joint session to order.
Senator Bronston, Democrat, made
speech, supporting the action OF the
senate in unseating Republicans. Mr..
Bronston made the point that the SEN
ate's chief clerk was the one to call the
roll. The Republicans disputed the
right of the senate clerk to call the
roll. The point was that if James
name was not called, the vote would
be tie. The discussion became gen.
eral and assumed milder tone. FL
nally, at 1890 p: m., the chair ruled
that the Democratic senate clerk
should call the senate roll and the
house clerk the house roll. The roll
call was then begun. The senate
clerk did not call the names of Jones
and Walton. The house clerk did
not call the name of Kaufman. DR..
James sat still and did not demand the
call OF his name and Mr.. Burnan de,
manded the reading Of the journal
of yesterday. At 1850 p. m. the de.
mand for the journal reading was
withdrawn, and roll call was begun,
the Republicans refraining from vot,
ing. There was whisper that the
Republicans migh: ask to vote at the
last FOR Carlisle.
At p. m. the roll call was complet-
ed. Eight or 10 Democrats voted for
Carlisle. Neither Mr.. James nor any
of the other Republicans asked to vote,
except Mr.. Flippin, who recalled his
reouess. The vote stood: Blackburn
"a, Carlisle 10, Buckner 1. The chair
announced no quorum voting.
At Ito D. m. the session adjourned,
the doors were thrown open and the
members filed out and mingled with
the mob, all seemingly in good hui
NOR.
Not a Republican voted.
The scene in the senate Immediately Y
after the unseating Of Kaufman, and
while James and Walton were being
uuseated. was riotous. The lieuteu-
ant governor ignored the clerk putting
motions. He broke his gavel and left
his chair. The Democratic senators
shouted their votes like commanding
officers giving orders in battle
Senator Holloway left the chamber
and threatened By his manner every
Democrat who tried to make him go
back. When the clerk announced
the result OF the vote on the motion TO
unseat, the senators rushed to the
house door and the crowd roared Ikea
mob. The real danger was that an at
tempt would be made to take James
from the house into which be had
slipped while being unseated. He
promised that he would not try TO
vote until a further settlement OF the
matter. Soon the only people to hold
the door were Captain Bob Tylery on
the inside and Jack Chinn, his temco-
rary deputy, on the outside. When
things calmed down little, it could
be seen that Chinns demonstrations
to draw a weapon were oaly made
when the mob pressed too hard at tirst
and that when he started to draw,
those around who were determined to
protect him would also prepare to
fight. Any attempt OF Walton to
force his way ia would undoubtedly
have caused great bloodshed Neither
James nor Walton will get in the
Joint session tomorro " ualess they go
before the senate conv=nes aad are let
in by the Republican doorkeepe: OF
the house.
After the joint session. the senate
adjourned, but the house extended its
session to take up some unfinished
work. Mr.. kaufman was not present.
As Dunlop will 40. qualify as kauf-
mans successor, the joint session vote
is again tie. The talk this afternoon
of the militia having charge Of the
state house tomorrow is said to be