The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-03-25
NO ELECTION IN KEN
IUCAY
Legislature Just Adjourned :
A Disgrace TO the State.

?astiugly eterna|ly and forevey," ac
cording 70 Cy Browns motiom the T
Joint assembly of the Kentucky Leg
islature adjourned to day. The ses-
sion was failure. I'rinsarily the
chief business ofthe body, the pro
VISION OF proper means and the en-
actment Of just laws for she conduct
and administration of government,
was neglected, and in addition was
presented the rare spectacle Of q
State Capitol filed with troops and
The enforcement 0! martial law. And
lastly, the election Of representa-
tie of the State In tfe highest body
in the land failed of accomplishment
The iau,entable feature o. to- day
procedure was the failure TO pass the
revenue bills TIE urgent necessity
for the passage Of the revenue bills
may be gained from the fact that the
present Indebtedness Of Aentuclys
sec, Gee, and the calculated indebted
ness by next Jane 81 500, ,0c0,
Senator Blackburn processes to be
e|ated. Boyle is negatively reloiced.
The Silver Democrats are angry and
the scuad money Democrats aTe the
only really consented element They
| gained their points and did not have
to violate party couvictions and vote
for Republican.
Tie militia leaves tomorrow.
There was a grand review on the
Capitol grounds this afternoon, after
which Governor Bradley made
speech thanking them for their ser
| vices.
When she Legislators went to the
Capito! this moraing Louisville and
Lexington companies were pafading
about town, while the Frankfort con-
pany was doing duty aboct the State
buildings and grounds.
Jack eChinn aad Col. Z. II. Gather,
of I'd regiment, came uesr having a
clash Gather spoke to Chinn pleas
antly, and the latter replied that ke
! didn't want Tim to talk to Ei.a
Gaithes retorted angri'y, and both
/ started to draw weapons when Gen.
Hardia stepped betweea them
| When the House net Barnett OF
! fefed .Tesolut;eas endorsing the Coz
ernor.
Sowe one moved the previous
iquestion.
The Speakec put it and N miaate
! the Gouse presented the widest
scene of the session The previous
question was ordered by vote OF 30
10 IS. Then the resolution was
! adopted by party vote.
At3l35 Dan!ap had not appeared
and tie members ceased to look foc
s.i,n.
/ Col. Gaines said that be had re
ceived no word to ados;t bin to the
State House.
The joint session begar promptly
at noom. Amid the d;n of voices
aud bare OF trumpets, bug!es and
drums o"iside aud tie Gin: and
glare CT mussetsy inside, Senators
aud officers FLED iato the House
The !obbias were filed with ladies
and ~taSe officials While the crowd
was gathering good humored grc1p
had to be raped to order fos Staging
tne Doxoogy
The preliminary roII-call found
Dunlap not present, and 10 Demo
Gratis answered tc their names. The
Chair announced that sixty-six had
answered 20 ti:eis names, bat that a
ballot woald De taken to see if
seventy, a quorunl. were present and
voting The ballot began, 5ut not a
man among the Democrats answered
TO his name Daring the cali Of the
Senate .oi Burnuas asked 10: cali
cf lie Senate absentees. but gas not
seconded There were no votes in
the Il ouse unti Barnam's name was
called, and he voted for Boyle.
Garret also voted Tor Boyle. No
other persons answered, and the BAL
lot resulted, Boyle ,.
Mr. Howard moved tha. the ses-
sion be dissolved everlastinA.iy,
eternalIy and forever. His motion
was carried with a wild yell a
member started up the "DoxoIoey,
and the crowd IN the lobby joiaed in.
Senator Blackburn s&: in the cIoa!,
room, surrounded by bis friends,
smiling ;lis satisfaction at having &C
complisbea w:i'at he had really hoped
Tor from the beginning lie Will
leave for Washington; at once st.
John Boyle did net look happy he
has been badly disappointed. To-
DAYS was the 5Ist Ballot.
Jackson, Miss, March 20.-Tbe ia
surance men of the State arc greatly
exercised about the acw insurance law,
DECLARING that under its provisions.