People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 March 1896 — THE END IN KENTUCKY. [ARTICLE]

THE END IN KENTUCKY.

Legislature Adjourn Without KlfcCnj a Senator. Frankfort, Ky., March 18. —The curtain was rung down on the Kentucky legislature Tuesday afternoon, and no United States senator was elected. Wood G. Dunlap, who waa seated by the house, causing the expulsion r.f Walton and James by the senate, came up from Lexington in the morning sr.d had an interview with the repub’k. n nominee, St. John Boyle. Dunlap, hc". - ever, was still obdurate, claiming Cut it would be no use for him to quaL -, since the republicans would be unsblo to elect, and he did not qualify. The joint assembly met promptly at 12 o’clock and took the last and fiftyfourth unsuccessful ballot for United States senator. The democrats refused to answer the roll call, sixty-six republicans being present. Both republicans and democrats refused to answer when the ballot was called to determine a quorum. Two republicans answered the call for absentees, both voting for Boyle. No quorum voting, the joint session was adjourned. In the house a resolution was read commending the governor for calling out the state troops. Bedlam broke loose, but the republicans were enabled to get a favorable vote on the resolution. In the senate a strong resolution censuring the governor was passed. Senator Blackburn spoke at the opera house, and announced himself a candidate for re-election in 1898. His term of office expires March 4, 18&7, from which date until January in the following year Kentucky will have but one representative in the senate.