The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-12
KENTUCK'S WAR.
FPankfOrt Under the Rule of
COnstabulary Today.
Major Julian Increases His
Force of Peace Officers
TO PRESERVE ORDER.
If This Will Not Stop the
Turmoil
The Governor Will Order Out
State Guards.
TO PRESERVE ORDER.
is Will Not StoI
Turmoil

FRANKFORT, KY, NJ arch 12.-The cap
ital is under consta bulary rule this morn
ing Mayor Julian ordered about twenty
extra policemen to remain ON duty in the
rotunda of the capitol. They are under
command of Chief Tobin, with instruc-
tions to keep the rotunda absolutely
clear.
This course was decided by the mayor
after consultation with the governor.
who said to the mayor that if Frankfort
was unable to afford police protection to
members, he intended to do so if it took
every state guard in Kentucky.
At 1920 o'clock everything is quiet
and there are no indications of a clash.
Shortly after the house opened, Rep
resentative Kaufman walked down the
aisle and began to gather up his papers
about his desk. Mr.. Dunlap was not
present when work was begun.
Senators James and Walton were in
the house chamber ready to be on hand
when the joint session began.
Representative Speed, Republican, sent
up resolution providing that whereas
the authorities of Frankfort and Frank
lin counties have failed to suppress law
lessness and mob violence has attem pied
to obstruct legislation, therefore be it
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
body that the capitol should be moved to
a place where order and protection will
be guaranteed.
The speaker ruled the resolution out
of orden
AS soon as the Democratic leaders
found that the two memb bers of the SEN
ate, James and Walton. had secured ad-
mission to the house chamber, they
raised protest.
Mayor Julian, who was on hand with
extra policemen, was found and asked
to see that the men were removed peace
ably in order that all trouble might be
prevented.
The mayor refused to do SO and said
that il was.within the power of the house,
if it chose to do SO. to eject the two men.
Senator Bronston argued for some tine
with the mayor, but without effect
The situation is critical because the
Democrats declare that if an attempt is
made by the two ex-member to vote it
will surely precipitate trouble. The Re-
publican leaders insist that both James
and Walton have a right to the floor
and say they will vote In joint assembly
for United States senator,
Adiutant General Collier said: "Just
now the only difficulty between the un-
seating of Kaufman in the house and
the declaring vacant of the seats of
James and Walton in the senate was
that kaufman was legally unseated while
James and Walton were not" 1t is ex-
pected that the adjutant general will
take a hand in case the trouble breaks
out.
The corridors are filed with an even
more desperate set of men today than
was present yesterday, and if trouble
does break out the consequences cannot
but be terrible.
The outsiders look with longing eyes
through the glass doors. Walton and
James sat side by side in the left hand
Of ho oh h0r WHARF it vy0nld ha
exceedingly hard to get at them in case
of an attempt at expulsion.
Special police, just before noon,
ordered all persons in the upper corridor
to go below and dense mass of men
gathered in the lower corridors of the
capitol. A few were still left in the
cloak rooms of the house and senate and
these were slowly forced out and down
the stairway.
When the senate filed to the house
chamber to ballot for United States SEN
ator Mr.. Dunlap had not arrived upon
the floor or qualified.
When this fact became known it served
1t was evident that the endeavor of the
Republicans to elect a senator today
would fail unless of course the vote of
Populist Poor had been secured.
Half dozen ladies were in the right
hand lobby of the house chamber in
spite of the exciting times OF yesterday.
They included Miss Laura Clay, Mrs. J.
Z. Henry and mother of Versailles.
Before the call of the roll on the ballot
was begun. Senator Bronston stated that
he understood that there was stationed
in a corridor platoon of police. He
supposed for the purpose of preserving
peace and good order. He continued:
81 ask why certain persons now on the
floor of this house are here. l ask that
first as a request and second as a motion
that every one be excluded from the
floor of this house, save members of the
Joint assembly, officers and the press"
Mr.. Barnett made the point that the
motion was out of order. The chair said
he thought the motion was out of order,
but he would put it to the assem- bly,, any
way.
The Republicans refused to vote with
the intention of breaking a quorum
Edriu gton voted with the Democrats for
the motion as did Poor. The chair an
nounced that no quorum had voted and
the motion was lost.
The presiding officer announced that
he was still of the opinion that 10 mem
bers constituted quorum and would so
rule and that in all ballots for senator
seventy members must be voting to se-
cure election.
Senator Bronston asked that the SER
geant-at- arms of the senate be allowed
to exclude those not entitled TO seats in
the assembly. (Cries of "sit down."
This angered the speaker and he
shouted that she had asked for peace
and begged for peace"
The chief ordered the call of the roll.
The roll call showed 130 members pres