The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-01
ACTION OF LEGISLATURE.
Full Text of Resolutions Adopted i

49,
Secret Session.
FRANKFORT, KY. Jan 3i-At the se-
cret joint session of the Democratic mem
bers of the legislature the following reso-
lutions were adopted:
Whereas The undersigned members of
the senate and house of representatives,
comprising majority of the general as
sembly of this commonwealth, and of the
two houses thereof, on this 31st day of
January. 1900, did go to the capitol In the
city Of Frankfort, for the purpose of
holding sessions of the senate and house
pursuant to adjournment, and were then
and there met by a large body of armed
men, who had taken forcible possession
of said building and then and there with
arms prevented the members OF said gen
eral assembly from entering and holding
a session of either house in the senate
| chamber or the hall of the house Of rep
resentatfves; and, that
Whereas, The undersigned members OF
the general assembly. as aforesaid. adj
journed from the capitol building to the
opera house, in the said city Of Frank
| fort, and were in like manner forcibly
prevented from holding sessions in the
court house, In the city Of Frankfort, to
which the undersigned adjourned, said
fo1eby aa and uaWy 01R Ren o
session of by; armed men; and.
! Whereas. The contest boards in session
since Jan. Is 1900. in hearing the contest
between. William Goebel, contestant, and
William Taylor, eontestee,- for the office
of governor, and between j. G. w. Beck
ham, contestant, and John Marshall, COM
testee, for the Office of lieutenant gov
ernor, had decided said contests in favor
of the contestants in each case and had
prepared In each case q report signed by
more than seven members Of each board,
finding that In one case William GOebel
had received the highest number of legal
votes cast at the November election, 1899.
and was then and there legally elected
governor of the commonwealth of Ken
office
William Taylor had not been elected gov
ernOr, as aforesaid, and was not entl-
tied to said office. and In the other case
ceived the highest number of legal votes
cast the November election of 1892 and
was elected to the. office of lieutenant
to said Office. and John Marshal! had not
been elected to said office of lieutenant
governor, as aforesaid and was not enti-
tied ed, to said office: ana p,,,,, rov,or
now acting governor Of this common
wealth., having learned said facts, and
the further fact that the said contest
| board would ton this day make report on
| its findings in said case to the two houses
| of said general assembly. for its action
| thereon; thetsaid Taylor for the fraud
ulent and unlawful purpose of preventing
| house, and for the unlawful purpose OF
preventing the general assembly from
considering or determining the said con-
and corruptly, in violation of his oath of
office and violation of the law of the
land, issue a certain proclamation raise
ly declaring that state of instruction
especially. in Frankfort. the capital there
of, and unlawfully and corruptly at
tempted to adjourn the general assembly
to meet at London, Laurel county, Ken,
| lucky, on Feb. G, 1900 The undersigned
members of the senate and the house do
| hereby declare that no violence has been
city of Frankfort. save that which has
resulted from and been the act of the
bands of lawless armed men which said
Taylor has brought to the capfto1 and
ouartered in the capitol and executive
offices, from the windows of which last
named building. on Jan. &c. 1900, an as
sassin fired and mortally wounded VIII
liam Goebel senator from the county
of Kenton and contestant for the office
of governor, while walking to the capitol
to attend session of the senate upon
,sBy, forse, fraud and corruption the said
contestee, Taylor, has prevented our
meeting at any place in the city of Frank
fort and announced through the lawless
shall not assemble or consider the said
contested election, case, as an executive
body. - "a
Judge. determine and declare the said
William Goebel was elected governor OF
this commonwealth on the 7th day of
November, 1899. and then and there re-
ceived the highest number of legal votes
cast at said election. and is i, now Leg Legally
entitled to said office: that w. 8. Taylor
did not receive the highest number Of
legal votes cast, at said election for said
office, and is not now entitled to hold the
same; that ]. C. w. Beckham at said
election received the highest number of
legal votes cast at said election for the
Office of lieutenant governor and is now
entitled to said Office, and that John
Marshall did not receive the highest num-
Der of legal votes cast as. aforesaid. and
is not now entitled to said office.
"And we do now declare that this reso-
luton and determination be entered upon
the journal of each house, and we do
now in the name of the people of Ken
lucky, whose representatives we are,
most solennly protest against the UNI
lawful acts Of the said William Taylor.
acting governor of Kentucky. in filling
the capital of the state with reckless
armed men. who have assassinated an
honored member of this general assembly.
and in calling out the militia without
cause, excluding. the general assembly
from the legislative halls, and in prevent
ing it from meeting to transact the bust
ness of the commonwealth. y