The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-03-14
UNDER POLICE GUARD.
Police Patrol the Corridors OF the
Kentucky State House.
THERE WAS A GREAT CROWD PRESENT
Expecting to See Some Fun, But Things
Simmered Down to Peaceful Basis,
Thanks to the Wisdom of Those
with Cool Heads.

FRANKFoRr, KY, March is. = The
excitement of Wednesdays session
brought crowd at an early hour to
the rotunda and Railways between the
two houses.
Mayor Julian, in company with 20
extra police, was present. Chief To-
bin and Sheriff Armstrong were also
present.
Uniformed policemen patrolled the
rotunda.
Both sides played for the advantage.
The blackburn men wanted every
one except members and officials ex-
PEELED from the house during the joint
session. This would oust James and
Walton, expelled senators.
The mayor ordered the police to
clear the lobby OF all but members aud
officers before noon. The crowd re.
sented this, but ex-members and state
officials had to go as well as the rabble.
The chief of police of Lexington and
three Of his men assisted the Frankfort
officers. Jack Chinn, Col. Jim Williams
and Walter Sharp were allowed to stay
as special assistants to the senate
doorkeeper, as were many other friends
OF Blackburn, who wore police badges
on their coats.
At noon James and Walton were still
in the house when the senate was an
nounced ready for the joint session.
Sheriff Armstrong and several strange
deputies were on the floor.
When the roll was called none of
the republicans answered to their
names until Deboe was called, when
he responded. Jones, Lay and Landes
followed. and all the republicans be-
gan answering to their names.
While the roll call was in progress a
stranger, claiming to have permit
from the house sergeant-at-arms, tried
to get in. He was refused admission.
Neither clerk called the names Of the
unscated members. None attempted
to indicate James and Walton, who
still had seats on the floor,
Senator Bronston dem. asked for
the reading Of yesterdays journal Of
each house.
Burnam (rep.) objected to the read
ing of any but the joint session jour
nal.
The chair decided that only the jour
nal of the joint proceedings could be
read.
Mr.. Bronston said that he had seer
stationed in the corridor police officers
declaring for peace. lie asked thai
everyone be excluded from the fool
except the actual members and officers
and bona fide newspaper correspond
ents. He made an eloquent plea fol
peace.
The chair ruled that the rules allowed
ex-members and state officials the floor
but he put Mr.. Bronston's request IL
the shape OF a motion.
The republicans refused to vote, and
broke a quorum. The chair decided
that no quorum had voted and that the
motion was lost.
The chair demanded the roll call fol
the vote for senator while Mr.. Bron
ston demanded that the sergeant-at
arms remove all who were not enti
tied to seats. This Assistant Sergean
Somers started to do, but as it inter
fered with the roll call which had beef
started he sat down.
The republicans did not vote and th,
democrats divided themselves between
Carlisle and Blackburn in the usua
proportion. The session then ad
journed.
The joint ballot stood: Blackburn, 81
Carlisle, u; Buckner, /.