The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-10
WARRANTS FOR DEMOCRATS.
Legislators VIII Attempt
to Secure a Quorum at London.

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LONDON. KY. Feb. 9-The tension un-
der which the State Legislature has been
laboring, especially during the past week,
reached a crisis to-day. when the following
message from Governor Taylor was re-
ceived by a member:
Have warrants isused for members of
the House and put I'm the hands of SER
geant-at-arms to serve"
The warrants were made out late to-day
and given to Sergeant-at-arms Cecil. of the
House. Lieutenant Governor Marshall tel
egraphed he would be here early to-mor-
row morning. A form of warrant for alb
sent senator's was made out and Ii raised
the question that it should be signed by
the president of the Senate and not by the
president pro tenn. 1t was decided to with
hold the issuance of warrants from the
Senate until Tomorrow, so that Lieutenant
Governor Marshall. president of the Sem
te. who will have arrived, may attach his
signature.
The rigid secrecy that characterized yes
terday's proceedings was maintained to-
day. but 1T was very apparent, despite all
Efforts to conceal ii, that all the legisla-
tors were laboring under fever of excite
ment. The House went into executive ses-
sion almost Immediately upon converting
at 10 O'Clock, and was still convened when
the Senate met, two hours later. AS soon
as the Senate was called 20 order the
House sent in resolution requiring a Joint
executive session. The message from Gov
ernor Taylor to issue the warrants was re-
ceived just before the House convened.
The intelligence was passed secretly to
members and an air of suppressed excite
ment became plainly visible.
When the senators gathered In the Sen
ate chamber prior to converting several
members from the House joined them and
were informed of Governor Taylor's mes
sage. Its effect was apparent. Senator
Cox said: I'VE mean business. We will
have qourum In the House and a quorum
in the Senate. We will be in working order
and ready to transact business by Mon
day. Further than that / have nothing to
say"
Senator Huff remarked: 1T looks like we
will be here awhile. We are making ar
rangements to stay. anyhow"
While the joint executive session was in
progress the telegram from Lieutenant
Governor Marshall was received, read and
applauded. After adjournment the two
sergeants-at-arms were constantly consult
ed and hurried. Everything indicated ex-
cited activity and pointed toward climax
kilograms were received and sent by the
score and consultations were secretly held
In hotel rooms Late i'm the afternoon the
House warrants were issued and the ex-
element quoted down with the sudden
calmness that indicates the approaching
storm. The secrecy that has marked the
proceedings Of the executive sessions COW
cred the names contained in the warrants.
A list of number of members TO be
brought to London has been prepared, but
whether warrants were issued for all of
them could not be ascertained. Five de-
tectives have arrived In London and every
effort has been made to keep their identity
a secret Two of them are here in the in
terest of the Democrats and three for the
Republicans
When the House convened to-day the
roll call showed that seven members of the
thirty-eight in London were absent The
absentees were Representatives Aiken,
Burkamp. Kelday. William Lewis, Mahaf-
fey. Mcdowell and Walton. Miss Eliza
Parker of London, was elected enrolling
clerk. The motion for an executive session
carried with a viva yoce vote, but num-
Der of nay votes were heard. Ii was in
ferred that the members who voted in the
negative thought the undivulged proceed
ings of yesterdays secret session were fin-
ished. Representative Kelday's arrival at
this point made the number present thirty
two. when the House went into executive
session.
The Senate convened at noon, with thir-
teen members present. Senator Miller was
the absentee. A few minutes later a reso-
luton was received from the House, which
still continued in executive session. re-
questing a joint executive session The
Ocildtc at OuCc duJOdihcd W thO iAOuoc
chamber and the joint executive session
was continued till 12:45 o'clock.
eulogy on the late Senator j. Speed
Smith. of Richmond, was delivered by Sem
ator Burnham in open session. Resolu-
tons of respect were adopted
Representative Slack presented resolu-
ton that the election of w. 5. Taylor as
Governor, John Marshall as Lieutenant
Governor, Caleb Powers as secretary OF
state, j. S. Sweeney auditor. w. r. Day
as treasurer, G. j. Pratt as attorney gen.
eral, John Burke as superintendent OF pub
lie instruction and j. w. Throckmorton as
commissioner Of agriculture cannot be set
aside, neither by the untimely death OF
the distinguished senator from kenton nor
any other fact occurring since the cleo
ton" The concluding resolution follows:
Resolved That neither Governor Taylor
nor Lieutenant Governor Marshall, nor
their attorneys. nor any citizens, nor any
body of citizens can annul or disregard
these results, fixed by the verdict OF the
people by compromise arbitration, I'M
warranted by our laws and Constitution,
and to this final result we pledge to the OF
ficers elected our confidence and sup
port, and appeal in their behalf to the
manhood and patriotism OF all the people
of the commonwealth.
The resolution was unanimously adopted.
The Senate then returned 10 Its chamber
and the House adjourned till 1880 O'Clock
tomorrow. The Senate held short ex-
ecutive session. At its conclusion Senator
Hays called several House and Senate bills,
and they were re-referred to their commit
tees The Senate then adjourned till 1870
o'clock tomorrow