The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-14
PEACE REIGNS IN KENTUCKY.
RIVAL ADJUTANTs GENERAL HAVE
AN UNDERSTANDING.

DecIsham VIII Make No Attempt ta
Get State House Until Courts Have
Decided the Issue-TaIyor WIZ
submit II Decision Is Against Him.
BecI<hnm Not 10 Use the SIOO,0OU
Unless He becomes GovernOr-The
legislature Adiourns.
Frankfort Ky, March 13-The Legisla-
ture of Kentucky adjourned sine die to-
day.
A conference between Adjutants Gener~
al Collier and Castleman resulted in A
perfect understanding being reached
Gov Taylor will continue TO act as Gov-
ernor. Gov. Beckham VIII make no move
toward securing possession of the state
buildings until after the Court of Appeals
has decided the disputed governorshIp.
The Legislature appropriated 100000 for
the use of Gov. Beckham in reorganizing
the state militia.
Among the more conservative element
in each party the opinion prevails that
the worst is over. and that when the
Court of Appeals renders it's decision the
danger of civil war IN the commonwealth.
which has been terribly imminent. Will
nave passed away entirely.
To the Democratic leaders, with a fun
understanding of the situation, only one
cloud appears on tho political horizon,
that is Gov. Taylors future course.
viii submit to the Court.
Gov. Taylor himself will not outline his
plan of action, beyond the statement which
he made to the Associated Press CORES
sDOndenf today that s,l,a ,,,ouia .oo.t.,,..
TO act as Governor" Republicans in Gov.
Taylors confidence, however, say that he
will remain In Frankfort In the discharge
of his duties until the court of last resort
passes upon the question at issue Then.
II the decision be against him. he will stem
out at once and turn over the state build
ings to Gov. Beckham.
The Republicans will make every efforr
to carry the dispute into the federal courts
in case the decision Of the Kentucky Court
or Appeals Is against them, but falling in
this they viii consider the question settled
still believing a great wrong has been done
them.
The Domcratic leaders assert that thew
VIII cheerfully abide by the decision oe
Court pof Appeals. But should the decI-
sion be in the their favor they will insist
on the occupancy Of the state buildings,
'peaceably If possible, but forcibly ff
necessary" as II was expressed to-day.
The conference between Adjts Gen.
Castleman and Collier lasted greater part
OF the afternoon. and a taclt agreement
was made to allow matters to remain in
statu quo at present. BY this, the Re-
publicaus understand that no further ar
rests will be attempted and no prosecu-
tlons made Of the state officers or of the
state militia serving under Gov. Taylor
Closing of Legislature.
In spite of the fact that there was the
usual disorder attendant on the closing
day of the session, especially in the House,
considerable important legislation was
accomplished before the Legislature ad-
journed, including the passage of the
Trplett resolution appropriating 100000 to
enable Gov Beckham to 'reorganlze the
militia, extended the organization and re-
cover the munitions of war of the state"
The debate on the bill in the House nat-
urally took a strong partisan tipge. but 10
finally went through amid wild cheering
by vote Of 90 TO 13. most of the Republi-
cans refusing to vote. II was explained
by the Democratic leaders on the floor
that the fund will not be used until after
the decision OF the Court of Appeals. The
bill is regarded as war fund.- by the
Democrats.
A bill appropriatlng 5000 for the Cow
ington library the only bill introduced
in the Legislature by Senator Goebels
also passed with hurrah, Republicans
and Democrats Joining in support of the
measure.
In the Senate the bitter feeling exists
ing between the Goebel and anti -GoebeI
Democrats was shown when Senator Car
ter president of the Senate, announced
that he would certify to the absence from
most OF the sessions since Jan. 30. the
date Of Goebers assassination, of four
anti-Goebel senators, thus preventing
them from drawing their per- diem during
that time.
There is some excuse for the Republic
can senators not attending the sessions"
said Senator Garter, "they were obeying
the dictates of their party, but for these
other gentlemen there is no such excuse
BY tomorrow the city will be deserted
by politicians, and beyond few soldiers
in the Capitol Square, little will remain to
show how near Kentucky has been to-
civil war.
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