The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-14
TO AWAIT COURTS DECISION
GOV BECKHAM WILL MAKE NO
MOVE UNTIL A RULING is
REACHED
WILL THEN ACT PROMPTLY
Republicans Must, in Event the De-
cision Is in Favor of Democrats,
Yield POss ession OF the Capt.
tOI, or 1t Will Be Taken.

FRANKFORT, Ky, March 13.-The leg
islature of Kentucky adjourned sine die
today A conference between Adjt Gems.
Collier and Castleman resulted in a per-
feet understanding being reached.
Gov Taylor will continue TO act as
governor. Gov. Beckham will make no
move toward securing possession of the
state buildings until after the court of
appeals has decided the disputed COVER
norship.
The legislature appropriated 100000 for
the use of Gov. Beckham in reorganizing
the state militia.
This, in brief, is the situation in Ken
lucky politics tonight.
Among the more conservative element
in each party the opinion prevails that
the worst is over, and that when the
court of apeals renders its decision the
danger of civil war IN the common
wealth, which has been terribly immi-
nent, will entirely have passed away.
To the Democratic leaders, with a full
understanding of the situation, only one
cloud appears on the horizon, and that
is Gov. Taylors future course.
his plan of action beyond the statement
which he made to the Associated Press
correspondent today that he would con
tinue to act as governor" Republicans
In Gov. Taylor's confidence, however,
say that he will remain at Frankfort in
the discharge of his duties until the court
of last resort passes upon the question
at issue Then, If the decision be against
him, he will step out at once and turn
over the state buildings to Gov. Beck
ham.
The Republicans will make every ef-
fort to carry the dispute into the fed
eral court of appeals, the supreme court
of Kentucky is against them, but fail
ing in this they will consider the ques-
tion settled, though still believing a great
wrong has been done them.
DEMOCRATS WILL ABIDE.
The Democratic leaders assert that
they will cheerfully abide by the decision
of the court of appeals. But should the
decision be in their favor they will insist
on the occupancy of the state buildings,
peacefully if possible, but forcibly If nee
essary, as it was expected today. Not
until that decision is rendered will fur
ther action be taken. his much was de-
cided today at the conference between
Adjt. Gems Castleman and Collier, which
lasted greater part of the afternoon,
and at which a perfect understanding in
regard to the situation was arrived at
and a taclt agreement made TO allow mat
ters to remain in statu quo at present
BY this the Republicans understand that
no further arrests will be attempted and
no prosecution made of the state officers
or of the state militia serving under Gov.
Taylor.
STORMY ENDING.
The legislature adjourned sine die late
this afternoon, 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 legislation
was accomplished, including the passage
of the Senator Triplett resolution, ap-
propria ting 100000 TO enable Gov Beck
ham to ''reorganize, extend the organi-
cation and recover the munitions of war
of the state.'
The debate on the bill in the house nat
urally took on a strong partisan tinge,
but 1t finally went through, amid wild
cheering, by a vote of SO to 13, most of
the Republicans refusing to vote.
It was explained by the Democratic
leaders on the floor that the fund will
not be used until after the decision of
the court of appeals.
The bill is regarded as a war fund
by the Democrats.
A bill appropriating $1,000 for the Cow
lngton library, the only bill introduced in
the legislature by Senator Goebel, also
passed with a hurrah, Republicans and
Democrats joining in support of the
measure.
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
he would certify to the absence from
most of the sessions since Jan 80, the
date of GoebePs assassination of four
anti-Goebel senators, thus preventing
them from drawing per diem during that
time.
There is some excuse for the Repub-
lican senators not attending the ses-
sions," said Senator Carter; They were
obeying the dictates of their party; but
for these other gentlemen there is no
such excuse
The final adjournment In both houses
was taken shortly after O'Clock, and
the evening trains from Frankfort were
crowded with legislators returning "a
their homes. BY tomorrow afternoon
the city will practically be deserted by
politicians, and, beyond a few soldiers
in the capitol square, little will remain
10 show how near Kentucky has been tc
@ civil war.