Complex sentence: The Kentucky legislature did not vote on any bill to secede, but passed two resolutions of neutrality, issuing a neutrality proclamation May 20,1861, asking both sides to keep out.
Split into simpler sentences: The Kentucky legislature did not vote on any bill to secede, but passed two resolutions of neutrality. Kentucky tried to remain neutral, even issuing a proclamation May 20,1861, asking both sides to keep out.