The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-07
NO MORE TROOPS WANTED.
THE TAYLOR LEGISLATURE.
It Meets, Adopts Resolutions Deplor.
ing Goebel's Death and Adjourns.

Lodon KY, Feb. 6.-The little two.
story brick Laurel County Seminary
building, which has stood upon a knoll
in the outskirts of London for almost
fifty years, today added another i,age
to its history when the brief session of
the kentucky Legislature was held
within its walls. The two rooms :re
about twenty feet wide by forty long
and are filled with school desks. The
thirteen members who constituted the
Senate, the session of which was h"id
in the upper chamber, had plenty OF
room, but the thirty-ive Representatives
in the session of the House on the ground
floor We're considerably crowded, some
of them being forced to stand
At 1910 O'Clock the Senators. who had
climbed TO the upper room by the outside
stairway at the rear of the building We're
called to order by Senator Hayes, a
Brown Democrat. Rev. Dion, q loca.
minister offered prayer, asking divine
guidance upon the deliberations of the
| Senate.
Chairman Hayes made a brief address
in which he pointed out that this was a
session OF the Legislature of the grayest
concern and that its deliberations should
be transacted with the greatest concern.
Senator Jolly. of Hancock county, WAS
elected President pro TEN.
Resolutions of respect on the death
of their colleague. Senator Goebel, were
adopted and the Senate adjourned out of
respect to his memory at 12:22 O'Clock
10 meet tomorrow at noon.
Judge Brown then swore in the officers
elected.
Temporary Chairman Slack raped the
House to order at 1905 O'Clock and Rev.
Ewel. of the London Christian church,
offered prayer.
Representative Bethurum was unani-
mously elected Speaker pro tenn.
Circuit Court Judge Brown admins
tered the oath of office to the Speaker
pro tenn. Judge Faulkner. of Barbours-
Vile was made Secretary pro tenn. and
the House was ready for business. Reso-
lutions deploring the death of William
| Goebel were adopted and then out Of re
spect the House at 1920 o'clock adjourn
ed until tomorrow at noon.
The members of the Legislature say
| the adjournment would have a.en taken
! till Thursday noon out Of respect to the
| memory of deceased Mr.. Goebel, but the
| constitution states that. when no quo
rum in either House is present adjourn
ment must be taken from one lay nnt,i
| the next.
OF the thirteen Senators present today
eleven are Republicans and two are
Brown Democrats.
There are twelve straight Il Dublcans
in the Senate and if Senator Burnl;an
arrives tomorrow as expected. he num-
Der will be complete.
Senators Alexander and Gillespie, 10th
Brown Democrats and Mcconnell, Pop
ulist are expected tomorrow, in which
ease the Republican strength of the Sen
ate will be represented. The Republican
strength in the House numbers forty. OF
this number thirty-five were present at
the session today. Four more will be
here by tomorrow when LieutenaGt Gov
ernor Marshall will also be 3crc.
Not even the towns one ptlicp1n: II
was TO be seen near the seminary when
the Legislature took posses sion. j st
what is to be the outcome of the Lon1on
Legislature is not even guessed a. by
any of the members. The yana"al senti-
ment is that the Legislature will remain
here until ordered by Governor Taylor
to return TO Fankfot.