Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1900-03-16
TRUCE IN KENTUCKY
Taylor Remains In Power While
Beckham Acts Governor.
LEGISLATURE ADJOUINS SINE DIE
Temporary Peace Patched Up at Confer
cnce Between AdJutant Generals
Collier aud CastIeman.

Aho le8lS!htureo OF kentucky adjourn
ed sine die at Frankfort Tuesday af
ternoon. A conference between Ad-
Iutant Generals Collier and CastIeman
resulted in perfect understanding
being reached. Governor Taylor will
continue to act as governor. Cover
nor Beckham will make no move to-
ward securing possession of the state
buildings until after the court of ap-
Peals has decided the disputed COVER
norship.
The Legislative appropriated $780,
goo for the use of Governor Beckham
IN recognizing the state militia.
This IN brief vas the situation in
Kentucky politics Tuesday night.
Among the more conservative ele-
ment in each party the opinion pre-.
walls that the worst is over and that
when the court Of appeals renders its
decision the dangers of civil war in the
commonwealth which has been terribly
imminent will entirely have passed
away,
10 the Democratic leaders, with a
full understanding of the situation,
only one cloud appears on the political
horlzon-that is Governor Taylcr's
future course.
Governor Taylor himself will not
outline his plan OF action beyond the
statement which he made to an Asso-
ciated Press correspondent Tuesday
that he would continue TO act as gov
ernor." Republicans in Governor
Taylor's confidence, however. SLY that
he will remain in Frankfort in the dis
charge OF his duties until the court last
OF resort passes uPon the question at is
sue. Then if the decision be against
him lie will step ont at once and turn
over the state buildings to Governor
Beckham.
The Republicans VIII make every
effort to carry the dispute into the
federal courts in case The decision Of
the court of appeals, the supreme
court OF Kentucky, is against them.
but failing in this, they will consider
The Democratic leaders assert that
they will cheerfully abide by the de-
cislon OF the court Of appeals.
The Legislature adjourned late in the
day after one of the most remarkable
sessions in the history of the state. In
spite of the fact that there was the
usual disorder attendant on the clos
ing day of the session, especially in
the house. considerable important leg
lslatlon was accomplished, including
the passage of the Senator Triplett
resolution arpropriating 800, 900 to
enable Governor Beckham to "reor-
ganize, extend the organization and
recover the munitions Of war Of the
state"
The debate on the bill in the house
naturally took on a strong partisan
tinge, but it finally went through amid
wild cheering by vote of 53 to 10.
NEST Of the Republicans refusing to
vote.
The bill is regarded as n "war fund.-
by the Democrats. A bill appropri-
Rting 5000 for the Covington library.
the only bill introduced in the legis-
lature by Senator GoebeI, was also
passed.
In the senate the bitter feeling ex-
listing between the GOebeI and anti
Goebel Democrats was shown when
Senator Carter, president of the SEN
ate, announced that he would certify
TO the absence from most of the Sos
8ions since January Both, the date of
ioebel's assassination, Of four anti
ioebel Democrats. thus preventing
hem from drawing their per diem
luring that time.
The evening trains from Frankfort
we're crowded with legislators return
ng to their homes. and the CITY is
deserted by politicians, and.
beyond few soldiers in tho capitol
square, little remains to show how
hear Kentucky has been to civil war.