The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-03-20
KENTUCKY In A FIX.
THE BLUE GRASS STATE LEFT WITH.
OUT MONEY.


Governor Results in the Adoption of
Resolutions Putting the Senate Rec
ord as Disappearing His Act.
FRANKFORT, March 16.-Governor Brad
ley has ordered out all three of the regi-
ments of tho kentucky State guards.
The McCreary Guards were ordered out
at 9:45 last night and took possession of
the state house. The First regiment Of
Louisville, arrived here on special train
at y a. IN. The state capitol will be very
strongly guarded when the legislature
meets today.
FRANKFORT, Ky, March 17.-Yester-
days senation in the senatorial contest
flashed in the pan. Bitter talk and
fruitless ballot tells the story, and those
features have been present every day
since the fight began. The scenes, how
ever, had a different setting, and to the
dramatis PERSONA were added about 400
bluecoats from Louisville, Lexington and
Frankfort. The salutary effect of this
military display does not appear on the
surface, because the reason for it's presence
was apprehension and not the existence
of violence. Three companies of the state
guard took up their position on the state
house grounds in the morning, and the
kentucky Legislators filed through picket
lines to their meeting places in the capitol.
The presence of this armed force was the
subject of numerous resolutions and acri-
monious debate in both houses, before and
after the joint session. The senate by a
strict party vote, adopted a resolution re-
citing the action of Governor Bradley in
calling out the militia, which was de-
claring to be "without warrant of law,
necessity or justification, F." and appoint
ing committee beaded by Senator Goebel
to inquire into such contempt and breach
of privilege" and to report to the senate
for final action. This was adopted as O
substitute for resolution offered by Sena-
tor Bronston violently denouncing Gov
ernor Bradley and declaring the purpose
of the senate to suspend all legislation
while the military guard remained in pos
session Of the capitol
The house got into tangle over a num-
Der of resolutions offered by both sides,
all of which were finally withdrawn. At
the joint session one ballot for United
States senator was taken to fulfill legal
requirements, after the Democrats and
Populist Poor had broken quorum by
refusing to respond to roll call. Another
ballot will be taken today. AdjutaDt
Collier announces that the militia will re.
main ON duty until the legislature ad-
iourns. The only men not permitted to
enter the capitol were Senate Sergeant-at-
Arms Somers' assistants four men who
hra i,,t he toho ttxa
utation of being desperate men. They
made no resistance when the military
guard stopped them.
CINCINNATI, March 1s.-The CONNER
cial Gazette special from Frankfort, KY,
says The legislature adjourned last
| night after sixty days of unfruitful
pickering. The legislature failed to &C
| complish the two important acts 1t had
before 1.-THE election of United States
senator and the enactment of legislation
to save the states financial reputation.
The ttoIfse promptly passed the two bills
mat would have relieved the state gov
eminent from financial distress The
senate refused even to consiGer these bills.
Governor Bradley has refused to order a
special session, and the state is In pad
way. .r.S,.
The senate special investigation COM
mittee offered report that was so mild
when the threats to unseat the. governor
are oonsidered-that even the Democrats
laughed In the house resolution was
passed denouncing the lawlessness and
indorsing Governor Bradley to the end.
The troops had dress parade last night
and left today. Lieutenant Governor
Worthington has issued a call for a spe-
cial election April IL to fill the vacancy in
the senate caused by Weissinger's death.
| Senators Walton and James will resign
and the governor will order special cleo
ton, refusing to recognize their expulsion
by the senate.
The senate committee appointed to in
vestigate Governor Bradley and impeach
him for usurpation of office and impose
both fine and Imprisonment, reported to
the senate last evening. The report finds
that the militia was not placed under the
control of any civil officer; members were
prevented from entering the house; SOL
| diers entered the senate chamber while in
session; no application was made to the
| jailer or county judge for assistance; the
| governor made no inquiry of either house
| calling out the militia was to cast in the
| joint assembly two votes and elect a sem
| ator.
The committee in closing it's report
says: 1.-THE committee therefore find and
declare and recommend that by adoption
by this report the senate of Kentucky de-
clare that said use of the military power
of the commonwealth by the governor was
unnecessary for the preservation of the
peace or for any other lawful purposes;
that said military force was not used by
the governor for the purpose of preserv-
ing the peace, but was used solely for par
tisan political purposes; that said action
of the governor was wholly without war
rant OF law, and was and Is now a flag
rant subversion of the civil authority by
the military power of the common
wealth." BY vote of 10 to IA the report
was adopted.
When the senate convened last evening
tho Republicans made fight to bring up
the revenue bills for consideration and