The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-20
Governor Taylor Determined Not (,
Recoanixe Political Measures
Of the Legislature.
ILLEGAL ACTION RATIFIED
DEMOCRATIC SENATORS DECLARE
GOEBEL WAS GOVERNOR.
Marshall in the Chair for Republicans
and Carter President Pro Tenn.
for the Opposition.

FRANKFORT, KY, Feb. 19-The i'm
preston that the contest over the govern
orship will not be ended until it is fought
to finish in the courts, Is not lessened
by the action taken by the Democratic
senators in their session to-day, ratifying
their former action, by which Senator Goe-
bel was declared Governor. The Republic
ans, who spoke for Governor Taylor. said
that he will not recognize as legal the pro-
ceedings taken to-day and which. II Is an
ticipated. will be duplicated in the House
tomorrow, but has told them that he looks
on the proceedings as illegal and will not
quit the fight until the whole matter Is
passed on in the courts of last resort. His
position is that the former proceedings
being void, the ratification to-day gives
them no legal vitality, that the legal pre-
siding officer, Lieutenant Governor Mar
shall, had declared the session adjourned
when the vote in question was taken; that
the vote should have been taken by yeas
and nays, in the case of bill or joint
resolution.
Negotiations to settle the conflict between
Lieutenant Governor Marshall and Senator
Carter over the chair in the Senate went
again this afternoon, but no agreement
has been reached so far. There is talk
among the Democratic senators tonight
OF voting on the ratification resolutions to-
morrow I'm the Senate by yeas and nays.
These resolutions received the support of
twenty-one senator's. two more than auquo-'
rum, in the proceedings to-day.
The State contest board is expected to
render a decision by Saturday seating the
Democratic contestants for minor State
Offices The Democratic contestants will
then be sworn in and will make a formal
demand for possession of the offices. This
will be refused by the Republican in
cumbents and injunctions similar to those
pending in the courts over the governor
ship will be filed. The most important i'm
mediate effect of this will be to tie up Sc
curely every branch Of the State govern
ment pending settlement of the contests by
the courts as it is generally regarded as
certain that banks, county officials and
probably everybody else who have finan-
cial business with the State will refuse to
recognize either set of State officials till
the title to the offices is judicially ascer-
tained.
The Democrats had a session of the SEN
ate at O'Clock, with President Pro Tenn.
Carter presiding. and adjourned to meet
again at 1890. The Republicans adjourned
Saturday to meet again at II o'clock, and
the Democrats adopted this move to get
possession of the chamber first. The SEN
ate convened at 1O3O both Carter and Mar
shall presided. The Republicans, recog-
nizing Marshall, adjourned after prayer
and led by Lieutenant Governor Marshall.
the Republican senator's left the hail. The
Democratic senator's. recognizing President
Fro Tenn. Carter, paid no attention to the
Republican proceedings and continued in
session.
The Democratic Senate then adopted a
motion by Senator Allen. of Lexington.
to ratify and reaffirm the former action
Of the Senate by which Goebel was de-
clared Governor. This prevailed on a viva
voce vote. nobody making demand for
the yeas and nays. Senator Triplett, anti
Goebel Democrat, voted with the Demo-
Gratis for the purpose of making quorum.
The Democrats then adjourned. The pro-
ceedings of to-day are likely to be dupli-
Gated in the Senate tomorrow. as both
Republicans and Democrats adjourned to
meet in the same hall tomorrow. The
Democrats will meet at 10:30 and the Re-
publicans at noon.
The House convened at noon. Speaker
Trimble presiding. The journal of the
Democratic Legislature. sitting at Louis
vile, Saturday, was read. Mr.. Hickman,
Democrat. demanded a roll call to ascer-
tain the presence Of a quorum. The Re-
publicans did not answer to their names
and only fifty-three of the sixty Democrats
were present. The House adopted a reso-
luton directing the custodian of public
buildings to drape the Legislative. halls
and Statehouse with emblems of mourning
and TO place the State Capitol flag at half
mast on account of the death of Governor
GoebeL The contest matter was not taken
up