Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-14
The kentucky Legislature.

FRANKFORT, NY, udTCu lt.-blOu
tenant Governor Worthington says ne
considers it his duty to call an election
to elect a successor of the late Senator
Weissinger, of Louisville. He will call
the election before Tuesday, but it can
not be held until eight days after no.
tice is given and will therefore cut no
figure in the Senatorial contest. An
interesting discussion is going on as to
whether or not Senatorial ballot can
be taken Tuesday, the Legislatures
death day, if Senator is not chosen
before that time. Some say ballot
caunot be taken as the Legislature
must adjourn sine die at noon, while
others hold that the session can last
It'll II p. m. The law requires that
the Joint session commence at noon
and of course if the Legislature adj
iourns at that hour ballot can not be
taken.
In the House Mr.. Nance offered q
resolution reciting that human life was
more important than the election of a
United States Senator, and as it was re-
ported that pistols and knives were
being brought into the chamber The
sergeant-at-arms should be instructed
to search both males and females be-
fore they were allowed on the floor.
It was referred to the committee on
military affairs.
Sheriff Armstrong had another con-
sultation with the governor this morn
ing. After coming out of the executive
office the sheriff said the governor
wanted him to take squad of militia
to the Capital to-day. He told the
governor that he preferred posse of
citizens. The governor also wanted
him to clear the cloakrooms, but he
declined to do so. The governor pro-
ceeded to write out an order but before
the sheriff had arrived at tho Capital,
which was again in charge of the po-
lice, the cloak room crowd had gone
over to the House to witness the joint
session. Before the Senate filed over
to the House, Mr.. Stephenson withdrew
his motion to reconsider the. vote by
which the seats of Walton and
James were declared vacant. When
the house was filling up Dunlap
was nowhere to be seen. Everything
seemed to be moving along smoothly
until the new doorkeeper of the House,
Lieutenant Sharpley, Lexington milf.
tary officer, undertook to take charge
of the door and prevent Colonel Jack
Chiun, Jim Williams and others from
coming in. Doorkeeper Tyler, of the
Senate, came up and the new House
guardian tried to force him out too, but
TYLER persuaded him to relinquish the
post. There were 1872 present at the
Joint session. The republicans demand
ed the reading of the journal and SEEM
ed to be playing for delay. The delay
policy seemed abandoned when the
sheriff and posse arrived. The repub'
licans again RETAINED from voting.
The democrats voted as usual until
HAYWOOD was reached and he began
making a speech, changing from Black.
burn to Carlisle. The republicans held
q hurried consultation and began to
vote. All the Senators were called ex-
cept James and Walton. The house
roll was then called. Every republi-
can voted for Boyle. Poor voted
against the republicans with Edring-
ton and Sc democrats. A stampede to
Carlisle had been expected, but it failed
to come.
The ballot resulted: Boyle, 65;
Blackburn, 81; Carlisle, IA; Buckner, j;
Petit, l.
The joint session then adjourned.
One of the republicans said after the
Joint session "The republicans broke
their contract with ono another. They
had agreed in caucus to elect Boyle or
Carlisle to-day" Another said !: "We
did not expect Poor to vote to-day and
if he had not we intended to vote
James and Walton"