The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-11
DEMOCRATIC PROGRAMME.
Legislature VIII Continue to Meet
In City of Louisville.

LOUISVILLE, Feb .10-The Democrats
will dispute the legality of Gov Taylors $
p1oclamations adjourning the legislature
| to London and back again to Frankfort.
! They will contend that the legislature
was dispersed by soldiers and adjourned
| to Louisville by it's own action In adopt
| ing with working quorum a concurrent
| resolution to that effect; that Its acts
have been legal, including that by which
| Goebel was declared governor; that by
| another concurrent resolution 1t may re-
| turn to Frankfort when conditions war;
| rant, as it is the only authority by which
| its sessions may be transferred from one
| place to another; that under the law the
| legislature is the court of last resort
| in a court for offices of governor and
| lieutenant governor. Meanwhile Beck
! ham will be recognized by this legislature
| as the legal governor
The resolutions are irreconcilable, and
| while they are maintained a clash can
| only be deferred. <
The Democratic legislature held two
sessions today with a quorum in each
house. At the first some minor legsla~
tive business was disposed of. At the
second Gov. Beckhams message was
read 1t follows:
| Commonwealth of Kentucky, Executive
Office, Louisville, Feb. 10, 1900.-Gentlemen
| of the Assembly: / desire to inform you
! of the recent attempt to settle the affairs
of the commonwealth by means of an
agreement adopted by a conference OF
/ last. We earnestly hoped that by this
agreement the differences between us
would be removed and peace and order
would again be established in the state.
| We have been ready and willing at all
times that this matter should be settled
in conformity with that agreement. But
information has just reached me that the
Republican claimant to the office of gov
ernor has refused to sign that agreement,
and consequently all negotiations in that
| line are now at an end.
We had been led to believe that the
gentleman who now controls by armed
force the state departments at Frankfort
would abide by this agreement and that
your body would be again permitted to
meet in their respective halls, peaceably
and unmolested. But having been disap-
mend to you that you continue your ses-
sions for the present in the city of Louis
Vile, where every protection can be given
your members from unlawful arrest or
other unWarranted interference with your
proceedings
The capitol buildings at Frankfort are
now in possession of armed forces, openly
in defiance of law, held there by those
Who have no legal right to do so, and for
that reason l could not guarantee to you
that safety and protection which you
would need if in session there. AS the
| legally elected governor of the conlnon-
wealth of Kentucky L promise you tosuse
1. every legal means iii my power to restore,
I as soon as possible, order and peace at
| the state capital, that as soon as you may
| deem it advisable you may adjourn your
: meetings to, that place Asking your as
| siStance and cooperation to bring about
| this result, send this message to you as
/ a. recommendation. for your action at
! present. j. c. w. Beckham.
The senate at once adjourned until
| Monday. In the house the following joint
resolution was offered and went over un-
der the rules until Monday: =
| I Where, one w. S. Taylor, who without
right and legal authority, in defiance Gf
! peace and established order has for sew
| eral days past surrounded himself and the
| public buildings at the seat of govern
| ment at Frankfort with armed hordes of
| lawless, armed and organized militia of
| the state ,and refused to permit the gem
| eral assembly and court of appeals to
| places of sitting, has signified his inten-
| ton of ordering the said> militia now at
! the seat of government to retire from ac-
| tive SERVICE without indicating that he
| would take any action with reference to
| the armed men he has gathered around
| him at the seat of government, now, be it,
therefore,
| "Resolved, by the general assembly
| that committee of two from the senate
| and five from the house be appointed.
| which committee is authorized TO inves-
whether it will be possible for the gem
eral assembly to meet at Frankfort. In
! the meantime the said general assembly
/ will meet at LOUISVILLE
The house then adjourned until Mon
| day.