The age-herald., 1900-03-14
TAYLOR WILL ACT GOVERNOR
Democrats Will Await Decision Oi the
 Courts.
THE LEGISLATURE HAS ADJOURNED
If the Decisien is in Favor of Beckham His Friends Will Insist on Oc- cupancy of the State
 Buildings

Frankfort, ky, March 13.-The deg1sla- ture of Kentucky adjourned sine die today. A conference between Adjutant Generals Collier and Castleman resulted in a perfect understanding being reached. Governor Tsylor will continue to act as governor. Governor Beckham will make no move to- ward securing possession of the state build- ings until after the court of appeals has decided the disputed governorsh.p. Tue legislature appropriated $10O,OOO for the use of Governor Beckllam in reorganizlns dae state militia. This, in brief is the situation in Kentucky politics tonight. Among the mere conservative element in each party ehe opinion prevails that the worst Is over and that when the court of appeals rem ders it's decision the danger of civil war dn the commonwealth, when i1las been ter rlbly imminent, will entirely have passed away.
 TO the democratic leaders, with a full understanding of the situation, only one cloud appears on the political horizon; that is Governor Taylor's future course.
 Governor Taylor himself win not outline his plan of action beyond the statement which he made to an Associated Press cor respondent today that he would continue to act as governor" Republicans in Gov ernor Taylor's confidence, however, say that he will remain in Frankfort in the discharge of his duties until the court of last resort decides upon the questions at issue. Then, if the decision be against h1m, he will s.eps ouL at once and turn over the state buildings to Governor Becknam. The republicans will make every effort to carry the dispute into the federal courts in the case the decision of the court of appeals, the supreme court of Keq1tucky, is against Shem, but failing in lC1is, they will consider the question settled.
 Democrats will Abide by Decision
 The democratic leaders assert that the,, will cheerfully abide by the decision of the court of appeals. But should the decision be tn their favor they will insist on the occupancy of the state buildings, "peacea- bly if possible, but forc.bly if necessary" as it was expressed today. Not until that decision is rendered will further action be taken. This much was decided today at the conference between Adjutant Generals Col Her and Castleman, which lasted the great CT part of the afternoon, and at which a private understanding in regard to the sit uation was arrived at and a tacit agree- ment made to allow matters to remain in statu quo at present. By this the repub- Means understand that mo further arrests will be attempted and no prosecutions made of the state officers or of the state militia serving under Governor Taylor
 The legislature adjourned sine die late this evening after one of the most remark able sessions in the history of the state. In spite of the fact that there was the usual disorder attendant on the closing day of the session, especially in the house, consldera- ble important legislation was accomplished, including the passage of the Senator Trip lett resolution aDpropriating $l00,O0O to en- able Governor Becknam to "re-organize, eX- tend the organization and recover the muni- tions of war of the state"
 The debate on the bill in the house natur- ally took on a strong partisan tinge, but it finally went through amid wild cheering by a vote of 53 to 13, most of the republicans refusing to vote.
 Regarded as a War Fund
 The bill is regarded as a war fund.- by the democrats. bill appropriating 5000 for the Covington library, the only Dill ln- troduced in the legislatu by Senator Goe- bel, was also passed
 In the senate the bitter feeling existing between the Goebel and anti-Goebel dem- ocrats was shown when Senator Carter,' president of the senate, announced that. ne would certify to the absence from most. o1 the sessions since January 30, the date of Goebers assassination, of four anti-GoebeI democrats, thus preventing them from drawing their per diem during that time.
 There is some excuse for the republican senators not attending the sessions" said Senator Carter. "They were obeying the dictates of their party, but for these other gentlemen there is no such excuse."".a .s.'
 The final adjournment in both houses was taken shortly after o'clock, and the even ing trains from Frankfort were crowded with legislators returning to their homes. By tomorrow afternoon the city will prac- tically be deserted by politicians, and be- yond few soldiers in the Capitol Square little will remain to show how near Ken lucky has foeen to civil war.