The bee., 1897-04-15

legislature cannot be chargeable 10 the
Senatorial issue. Any delay in electing
after they are out of the way will be an
extra expense solely on that account. The
Treasurer's notification last week that after
the warrants issued for services rendered
up to Saturday April roth we're paid. no
money would be forthcoming till after
July Ist seemed to act as a spur to the
legislators. and the Revenue Bills we're
moved forward rapidly. What the SEN
ate. which failed to act upon them last
winter. will do this time cannot be fore.
told. Senator elect Hager came down
last week with a certificate OF election.
prepared to take his seat only 10 discover
that he was little too previous. The law
requires that the convassing board of the
other counties shall send the returns to the
canvassing board of the county in the dis
trict having the largest vote. which shall
on the second Tuesday after the election
proceed to canvass the vote OF the several
counties as returned and make out three
certificates OF election one to be retained.
one to be delivered to the successful can
didate and one sent to the Secretary of
State. Therefore the Senator elect can
not be sworn in until after next Tuesday
April 7oth The third revenue bill No. SO
which fixes the rate of taxation per tIoo.
OF property sax cents for the next three
years. passed the house today. Many of
the members seemed very Indifferent and
left the House before adjournment and the
vote stood 90 to IL. showing twenty alb
sentees. The Senate is now responsible
for any delay in relieving the State from
financial embarrassment The Demo-
cratic aggregation continued the mo
quorum" dodge on Monday and Tuesday
assisted by pairing Republicans. Twenty
three pairs we're announced on Monday
and ten on Tuesday.
The attempt to implicate DR.. Hunter in
scheme to purchase votes for ais election
to the U. S. Senate has proved abortive
They did protest too much" In the
first place no one believes that il is likely
that any shrewd man would. unattended by
one or more of his own friends, accompany
a stranger for the distance of mile to the
house of another stranger to hold such an
interview.
Secondly. it seems entirely unnecessary
after the alleged introduction of Hunter TO
Gaines, on arriving in the library" of the
latter. for Tanner to have retired to act
the eavesdropper, as he says he had ar
ranged the details of the transaction and
there could be no reason for privacy.
Third. there we're only two votes neces-
sarY to elect Hunter. as Senator Siege
would. whenever his vote would elect. vote
for Hunter. On March 3Ist the vote
stood Hunter 90. Blackburn 43. DAVE I3.
Boyle 7, Stone I. making il necessary for
some one to receive 63 in order to elect
and with Siege voting for Boyle. The
situation did not change until April 9th
when Mr.. Baldwin voted for Hunter. This
change had been anticipated for some
days for the reason given by Baldwin
when changing his vote. So that there
was one package too many in the financial
statement Of the Doodle shown.
On Saturday when the Anti Hunter COM
bination had broken a quorum and the
vote on adjournment showed tie, So vot-
ing for and IS against. Mr.;Lyons who was
paired with DR.. Daugherty when the tie
was announced, asked to have his name
recorded in the negative, as his pair per-
mitted him to vote on a roll call as to ad-
journment. Mr.. Bronston insisted that it
was too late as the vote was announced,
but the Speaker said that in order to settle
the question and afford an opportunity for
another ballot, though he thought it use
less waste of time. he would vote nay. Mr..
Lyons said he again as yesterday question
ed the right of the Presiding officer to vote
upon any question in the joint session. The
President said he understood the objection,
but had decided that point. and the clerk
would proceed to call the roll for another
ballot. Mr.. Lyons proceeded to argue the
question. but his voice was enectually
drowned by the gavel of the presiding of
ficer and laughter of the members. When
Mr.. Lyons had subsidized the President
courteously enquired il the gentleman had
finished. if so the clerk would proceed with
the roll call, which resulted as before.
The Goliah Of the House is Mr.. I. w.
Morgan. OF Christian county. When sit
ting at the desk there is nothing to denote
his great stature. but when addressing the
Speaker he telescopes to his full height of
six. feet four, ard his spare figure clad in a
close-htting Prince Albert suit of black is
the living illustration of the definition Of
straight-Iine-''length without breadth. "
His desk-mate. Mr.. Carson. OF Louisville.
is rather below the medium height and the
contrast is startling. zone being like mile
in length the other a mile stone" Mr..
Morgan is one Of the wioe-awake members.
usually on hand to attend to business, and
always knowing what is going on in the
House and ready to take part in its dis.
cussion.
Mr.. Flippen. of Monroe. whose desk is
next 10 that of Mr.. Morgan, ranks next TO
him in perpendiculsrity. being able to
straighien up 10 six feet. three and one
quarter inches. and very slender. He is |
chairman OF the Judiciary Committee and |