The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-02-22
Marshall and Carter Presided at
the Reassembling Of the Sen
ate at Frankfort.
REFUSED TO YIELD TO EACH OTHER.
Republicans Back the Former as Lieu
tenant Governor and Democrats the
Latter as President Pro TEN.
The Action Unseating Taylor and
Marshall Repeated, Il Democrat
fc Senators totinR-There Was
q Quorum in the House.

SlHclnndti, req. l5.-Juuge la1L
the Federal court here at ? o'cloc
announced his decision on the Ken
lucky election cases. He holds tha
the Federal court has no jurisdiction
and refuses to grant the restrainin,
order asked for by the republican pc
titioners against the Kentucky stat
board Of election commissioners t,
prevent them from depriying the mi
nor state republican officers from
holding the Offices to which they wer'
clearly chosen.
Louisville, KY, Feb. 15.-Gov. Tay
lor took the initiative Wednesday af
ternoon and filed an application for al
injunction against J. &. w. Beckhan
and John Il. Castleman. He seeks tc
enjoin the first named defendant from
attempting to exercise the duties o.
governor of Kentucky, and the sec
ond defendant from acting as adjutant
general. Taylor sues as an individual
and also as governor of Kentucky
Frankfort, KY, Feb. 15.-Suit was
filed Wednesday afternoon against w. S
Taylor by attorneys for j. C. w. Beck
ham, seeking to oust him from the
governorship of Kentucky. The petit
tion was finished Wednesday morning
and the proceeding is in the nature
of quo warranto and mandatory in
junction.
Frankfort, Ky, Feb. 1.-THE wife
Of Representative Halle, of Louisville,
was Friday elected an honorary men,
Der of the house of representatives
by the republicans of the lower house.
Mrs. Halle never left her husband
during the late stormy scenes
and the compliment was paid her on
that account.
Nothing was done in the case Of
Beckham against Taylor and Marshall
before Judge Cantrill Friday morning
at Georgetown. BY agreement be-
tween the attorneys everything was
laid over until Wednesday, February
FL.
Attorneys for contestees and coz
testants have signed an agreement as
to the conduct of the contests of
minor state offices.
Cincinnati, Feb. 17.-W. ii. Mackoy,
one Of the republican attorneys in the
Kentucky election contest case, ap-
peared before Judge Taft armed with
the proper papers for an appeal to the
United States supreme court in each
of the seven cases to which injunc-
tions were refused Wednesday.
Louisville, KY, Feb. 1s.-The demo-
cratic legislature got together
quorum in each house Saturday, and
adopted concurrent resolution ad-
journing the general assembly to meet
in Frankfort next Monday. Gov.
Beckham will remain here until the
case by which it is hoped to settle the
title to the Office of governor is de-
cided by the court of appeals.
Frankfort, Ky, Feb. 20.-The senate
at 1O:30 Monday, both Car
ter and Marshall presiding, the repub-
leans recognizing Marshall, adjourn
d after prayer and led by Lieut.. Gov.
Marshall, the republican senator's left
he hall. The democratic senator's,
recognizing President Pro TEN Car
er, paid no attention to the repub-
lean proceedings and continued in
ession.
The democratic senate then adopted
motion by Senator Allen, OF Lexing-
on, to ratify and reaffirm the former
enate by which Goebel was declared
'overnor. This prevailed on a viva
oce vote, nobody making demand for
he yeas and nays. Senator Triplett,
democrat, voted with the
for the purpose of making
quorum.
The democratic senator's adjourned
fter adopting the Allen resolution.
The stormy proceedings Monday re-
ilting from the collision over the
hair are likely to be duplicated in
lie senate Tuesday, as both sides
1journed to meet in the same
all Tuesday. The democrats will !,
leet at 1O:3o and the republicans at |,
oon, and If the democrats get
trough before that hour then q col
sion will be averted. The house dem
,rats will either Monday or Tuesday S
'llow the action of the senate dem [
rats ratifying the former proceed +
gs in the Goebel-Taylor and Beck b
contests. n
The house convened at noon, Speak
Trimble presiding. The journal 1
the democratic legislature sitting
Louisville Saturday was read. Mr.. I
ickman (dem.) demanded roll call b
ascertain the presence of a quorum. "
he republicans did not answer to o
cir names, and only SO of the go
mocrats were present.
The house adopted resolution d. q
citing the custodian of public build d
gs to drape the legislative halls and g.
ate house with emblems of mourn r,
g, and to place the state capitol flag
half-mast on account of the death
Senator Goebel. The contest mat
: was not taken up. ldl
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