The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1900-03-08
COT SOME MONEY
Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars
Paid Into the Kentucky
Democratic Treasury.
1T CAME FROM JEFFERSON COUNTY.
Other officials of Democratic Counties
Are Expected To Follow This Ex-
ample In Short Time.
No Clash Yet Between the Two Fac.
tiOns of the state GONcrnmcnt,
Although Both Are in FUN
Opcratie


Operation.
Frankfort, Ky, March LIN the
court of appeals Wednesday II. j..
Breckenridge, democratic attorney
general, flied "a written motion setting
up his title to the Office and demand
ing that the court recognize him.
Republican Attorney General Pratt
was present and entered an objection.
The court declined to pass on the
question, and ordered the matter sub
mitted as u decision on it would in
volve all of the legal points in the con
tests over the minor state offices.
Several commonwealth cases are set
for argument on the docket for Sat
urday, and the motion of Judge
Breckinridge points out that it will
be necessary for the court to decide
by that time as TO which of the attor-
ney generals are entitled to appear
for the state.
The democratic senate also passed
Senator Triplett's resolution provid-
ing for paying Legislators and officers
of the general assembly mileage to
Louisville and per diem for the time
elapsing between the date of Gov.
Taylor's proclamation dissolving the
legislature in session here and the
convening of the democratic legisla
ture at Louisville. The democratic
state officers say that democratic
county officers are paying in money to
Democratic Treasurer Hager, the first
money being received Wednesday.
Suit against the republican state
officials will pc instituted for posses
sion of the records and offices in the
executive building.
Frankfort, Ky, March 3.-The two
factions of the state government are
proceeding each in full operation, but
with nothing approaching a clash
pending the litigation over the offices.
The treasury of the democratic
faction of the government was replen-
ished by payment into it of about $25,
600 from officials of Jefferson county.
The democratic officials tnlnk that the
example set by the jefferson county
officers will be followed by democratic
officers in majority of counties
where they are in control and that in
a few days they will have enough
money to pay current expenses.
The agreed case involving the con-
tests over the offices of governor and
lieutenant governor is being argued
at Louisville before Judge Field on a
demurrer filed by Taylor's attorneys
to the petition of Beckham.
The court of appeals, at its sitting
here, entered an order postponing the
argument docket till the spring term,
which begins in April. The order of
the chief justice does not give the rea-
son for this action, but merely states
that the judges will hold their consul
tations, at which cases will be decided
as usual, and that the court will con-
vene on the bench whenever the occa-
sion demands it. In democratic cir
cles it is said this action was taken by
the court on account of stories that
the lives of two of the Judges had been
threatened
Louisville, KY. March 3.--Argument
in the cases involving the title to the
offices of governor and lieutenant gov
ernor was begun before Judge Fields
in the circuit court Friday. Counsel
for Gov. Beckham, President Pro TEN
Carter, and Gen. John B. Castleman
democrats, filed a demurrer and mo-
ton to strike out the answer and re-
ply of w. S. Taylor and John Marshall.
the republican incumbents, after
which an order of argument was
agreed upon, and Attorney David W..
Fairleigh opened for the republicans.
Frankfort, KY, March 3.-In the
house Friday afternoon Representa-
tives Cantrill and Klair, democrats,
came near being involved in per-
sonal encounted on the floor. Only
the Intervention of a dozen members
kept them apart. Cantrill, in his
speech in behalf of Contestant Combs,
from Madison county, claimed that
the opponents of the McChord rail
road bill was fighting against seating
Combs because he was known to favor
the bill. Klair denounced this charge
as untrue. Whereupon .antrill left
his seat and attempted to strike Klair.
Members rushed between them and
the speaker declared the house adj
journed amid great disorder. Klair
later apologized, saying his remarks
had been misconstrued anu trouble
was averted.
Frankfort, KY, March 4.-The Nc
Chord railroad anti-extortion bill,
which is on the house calendar, hav-
ing already passed the senate, was an
issue in all of the proceedings in that
branch of the legislature, though the
measure was not reported from the
committee till late in the afternoon
session.
At the morning session the house
took up the contested election case OF
Stafford (rep.) VS.. Letterle (dem. },
from Louisville, and after some de-
bate adopted the minority report
which allowed Letterle to retain his
seat. A strictly party vote was
brought out in this case.
Col. Atkinson Dead.