The San Francisco call., 1896-03-13
St. John Boyle, However, Expects
to Capture the Coveted
Senatorship.
PLANS OF THE REPUBLICANS.
There Is Prospect of Further Trou-
bic Over the Unseating of
Members.

FRANKFORT, KY, March 12.-In the
Senate this morning Jones (R.l offered an
amendment to the journal which made it
appear that the Senate had adjourned be-
fore the report declaring the seats vacant
was considered.
The Senate voted down the amendment
and approved the journal as it stood.
JONES and Walton, the unseated Sem
ators, were in the House when the Senate
was announced at the door, ready for the
joint session.
When the roll was called none of the
Republicans responded to their names un-
til Deboe was called, when he responded.
Jones, Lay and Landes followed and all
the Republicans began answering to their
names. Neither clerk called the names OF
the unseated members. No one attempted
to interfere with James and Walton, who
still had seats on the floor.
Upon a parliamentary point the Repub-
licans refused to vote and broke the quo
rum. The chair decided that no quorum
had voted and the motion was lost.
Carroll began to indicate silent members
and forced from the chair the most i'm
portant ruling of the session. He declared
he would rule on all questions that seventy
members must be present "and voting"
This removed the danger of the Demo
Gratis from the presence of James and Wal
ton, even if Dunlap were also present.
The chair demanded the rollcan for the
vote for Senator. The Republicans did
not vote and the Democrats divided be-
tween Carlisle and Blackburn in the usual
proportion.
The session then adjourned. It is agreed
that the chairs ruling that seventy must
be present and voting relieves the situa-
ton. Nobody will now object to the
presence OF the unseated members and no
trouble is looked for.
The Democrats are iubiant over the
chairs ruling. They will get the seventy
votes necessary to elect before the Le~sla-
ture adjourns on Tuesday.
In an interview tonight Hon. st. j. ohm
Boyle stated his belief that if he is not
elected nobody viii be.
II ShoIe aim of the Democrats now"
said lse. 8 is to keep a Republican from
being elected, and they do not seem in
clined TO stop at anything to accomplish
their aim but Republicans are united to
q man and thoroughly organized, and it
just needs the opportunity to put our
plans in operation and secure my elec-
ton.
The plans of the Republicans are all in
the hands OF Mr.. Boyle, Attorney
Taylor and Senator Bennett, and none of
the other members know what is to be
the programme each day until the joint
Assembly is adjourned. The cue is given
Senator Bennett, whose name heads the
roll. He votes or remains silent when his
name is called, the others following suit.
By this means the secrets of the campaign
are kept until time for action.
Late tonight 1t was learned authorita-
lively that plans are effected for seating
Dunlap in the House tomorrow. The
matter is being kept very secret. Dunlab's
presence in the joint assembly will be the
occasion for a Democratic storm. If he
votes SO will Senators James aud Walton,
and in that event the Democrats will at
tempt to vote kaufman, the unseated
member, also.
There is some talk tonight of a special
session being called for the consideration
of the revenue bills, but nothing authentic
can be learned.