Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-18
NO KENTUCKY CHOICE
The Legislature Adjourns" EIsilastil6-
ly, Ettrnally, and PorsYsE.
Widest SCENE OF SESSION.
A Din of Voices and the CLINT Of
Musketry-The Doxology Sung
blackburn Satisfied with the Oat-
come.

FRANKFORT. KY. March r.-when
the legislators went to tho Capitol this
morning, the Louisville and Lexington
companies were parading about town,
while the Frankfort company was doing
duty about the State buildings and
grounds Jack Chlnn and Colonel Il. III.
Gather, Of the Second Regiment camo
near having a clash. Gather spoke 10
Chinn pleasantly and the latter replied
that he didn't want him to talk to him.
Gather retorted angrily. and both started
to draw weapons. when General p Wat
Hardin stepped between them.
When the House met Mr.. Barnett Of
fered resolution endorsing the Gov
ernor. Some one moved the previous
question. the Speaker put 1t, and In -
minute the House presented the widest
scene OF the session. The previous aues-
ton was ordered by a vote OF 50 to 46.
Then the resolution was adopted BY =
party vote.
At 1l35 Mr. Dunlap had not appeared,
and the members ceased to look for him.
Colonel Gather said he had received no
wcrd to admit him to the State House.
The joint session began promptly at
noon. Amid a din Of voices inside. and
Of trumpets, bugles, and drums outside,
and amid the g,int ard glare of musketry,
the senators and newspaper men filed into
the House hall. The lcbbies were nlled
with ladies and State officials. While tho
crowd was gathering. a good-humored
group had to be raped TO order for sing
ing the Doxology.
ONLY TWO VOTES
The preliminary roll-csll found Dunlap
not present, and no Democrats answered
TO their names. The Chair announced
that sixty-six ha1 answered to their
names, but that a ballot would be taken
to see IL seventy-a quorum-were pre-
sent and voting. The ballot began. bus
not a man-Republican or Democrat-an-
swered TO his name during the call OF tha
Senate roll. Mr. Burnam asked for o
call Of the Senate ahsentess. but was
not accorded second. There were no
votes in the House either until Burnams
name was called, and he voted for Boyle.
Garrett also voted for Boyle. No other
persons answered, and the ballot resulted:
Boyle 2.
Mr.. Howard moved that the session be
dissolved "everlastingly. eternally. and
forever" and his motion was carried with
wild yell. A member started up the
Doxolcgy. and the crowd in the lobby
Joined In.
Senator Blackburn sat I'm the Senate
cloak-room surrounded by his friends,
smiling at his satisfaction at having
accomplished all he had really hoped for
from the beginning. He viii leave for
| Washington at once. st. John Boyle did
not look happy, He has been badly div
appointed To-day's was the nfty-hsst
ballot.
FAILURE OF REVENUE BILLS.
The lamentable feature OF to-days pros
cedure was the failure to pass the reve-
nue. bills. The urgent necessity for the
passing OF the revenue bills may be
gained from the fact that the present
indebtedness of Kentucky Is $4,000,
and the calculated indebtedness by next
! June IL sl,JO0OO0.
Senator Blackburn processes to be
elated. Boyle is negatively rejoiced. The
sound-money Democrats are the onl,1
really contented eemefit. They gaineS
their point, and did not have TO violate
| party convictions and vote for a Repub.
| lican.
The militia leaves tomorrow. There
was grand review in the Capitol-
grounds this afternoon, al which Gov
! ernor Bradley made n speech. thanking
them for their services.
BLACKBURN SPEAKS BITTERLY.
FRANKFORT. KY, Marcn 1.-THE
| Blackburn people held a meeting at tho
| opera-house this evening. A feature OF
the occasion was speech from Jack
| Chinn, which was loudly applauded.
( Senator. Blackburn's address had to 10
| with the different phases OF the strange
| political drama just closed here. Hs
was rather bitter In his denunciation OF
what he termed "the traitors OF the
| party" and warmly eulogized the Popu-
| lists for their support OF him. He
scored Governor Bradley in a bitter and
irpassioned manner for calling out the
| militia, characterzing his action rs des-
potic, cowardly, and tyrannlcal. He also
fired some hot shot at the prese say
ing: There has not been one single
line. original copied, borrowed. or stolen.
| IN the Democratic press OF Louisville for
| the past three months. which was not
a falsehood." He then reviewed and re-
iterated and defended his views on Sill
yer and other national questions.
The Judges OF the Court OF Appeals re-
| fused to meet at the State-House to-
day. or on any day while the militia -
I'm charge there. The judges held ? ses-
sion in one Of Chief-Justice Prices
rooms. at the Capital Hotel
Nell and Landes Republican senators)
will resign to-day. to accept appoint-
ments from the Governor.
| A special election 20 elect SUCCESSOR
| 10 the late Senator Weissinger, OF Louis-
| Vile, will be held April 18th.