The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-12

After the house convened today tho
kaufman-punlap case came up. Al
though MIR. Dunlap Ind Withdrawn his
contest, the speaker ruled that The case
must take it's course and Kaufman
tpem) was unsoated by a vote of 10 TO 46,
the two populists voting with the demo-
Gratis.
AS soon as the action OF the house IN
the Dunlap case was reported to the sem
ate the democrats made move to retail
late by unseating Senators James and
Walton. The republicans united in mo
uon tc adjourn and II was put amid the
widest confusion. The lieutenant gov
ernor declared the senate adjourned and
the republican members left the cham
bor in body.
Tho democrats then voted Senators
James and Walton ineligible to seats In
the senate-l ayes, no noes.
senator Bronston declared that neither
James nor Walton should ever get into
tho Joint assembly for II United states
senator.
james succeeded in leaving the senate
chamber before its vote to unseat him
was taken and entered the house
Senator Walton was not so fortunate
and he was refused Abundance. on one
side of tho door leading into the house
chamber stood tho sergeant t-arns OF
the house while on the other stood the
sergeant -at-ai',ns Of the senate. Jack
others The crowd In the corridors and
below in the Railways was greatly excited
and hard 10 restrain.
When the Joint assembly convened
Speaker Blanford issued orders that no
ono other than members or persons en-
titled to the privileges Of the legislature
be admitted.
AT 1907 o'clock the doorkeeper an
r-rnce1 the senate OF Kentucky. The
sfeaktT,, baoa. rccogniaing the chair,
said with greatTheat that the doorkeeper
of tho house had fun control of the door
and no other one had.
MIR. Rronston declared that the ruling
was without precedent He shouted. II
move that senator Goebel act prcsid-
Ing officer"
4 storm of ayes and noes arose, during
which Lieutenant Governor WorthinEton
appeared and took his seat and raped
for order and succeeded in quietng The
noise for q time.
Senator Slayer arose ard made a speech
In which he implored members never to
do anything thal would Disgrace the State
Of Kentucky. Gheers) ~ am afraid that
we have already crossed the Rubicon," he
said. let MS so no further" Cheors1
violent contest then arose ms 90 wheth-
err the clerk of the SENATE or the house
should call the roll for the joint assembly.
Speaker Blanford finally ordered the clerk
of each house TO call the roll Of It's mem
bers.
This was done, the clerk of the house
emitting to call the name of Mr. Kauf- |
to call the names Of Messrs. James aud
Walton. The ballot for senator was then
Senator Elliston voted for Carlisle, as
did holloway, Noe. Salyer, Stevenson. |
Carroll, Rice. n. N. speght. Violet and
Walker,
Burlington voted for Blackburn, while |
Poore refused to vote, + G. smith voted |
for $. b. Buckner. The names of James, |
Walton and Kaufman Were not called. |
The republicans refused to vote nj all, |
with tho Officer of breaking quorum.
An exciting scene occurred just before |
the vote was announced The roll Of alb |
sentecs was called and Flppen CkepD. who |
had been absent, arose and started 10 vote. |
speaker Blanford shouted to him 10 SIT |
down and not vote. and he was finally IN |
duccd to do So The democrats criticised |
Speaker Ilanford for ioine as he mad.
lie declared that he had a right TO do as |
he had because he was,uuly member of /
the joint assembly.
The ballot resulted as follows. Black
burn ~. Carlisle 10 Buckuer T. Tho chair
decided that, as only % votes ha1 been
cast there was no quorum and therefore
no election.
Upon notice the assembly ADJOURNED a,
once and the exciting events Of the DAY. |
which nre without precedent IN Kentucky |
or probably In any other state legislature
xVa Al an end.