The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-06
RUMP LEGISLATURE AT LONDON
TAYLOR DID NOT CALL 1T OFF As
HE PROMISED.
Republicans Are Assembled M the
Mountain Town. but DO Not
Know what 20 DO.
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/ Special TO Tn. POST
London KY, February 5-Thc repub-
lican Legislators who are here are at sea.
! They don't know whether they are OK
! pected to hold Is SESSION To- morrow or
not All Of them are here. but they ex-
/ psct 10 be guided entirely hy the orders
Of Taylor Representative Slack, tn
| leader OF the republicans in the house. and
I the man who has horne the brunt OF the
/ hgh, against Senator Goebel was some
/ what downcast. In an interview he sa d
! II do not know what we viii DO. We sro
waiting for Developments Wa arc here
] In response 10 Governor Tayot6 procia-
nation ! think we Will hive no trouble
I IN elertng speaker pro TEN. ard he viii
appoint his committees We viii elect
sergeant t-armS pro tenn. and ne viii
appoint az many deputies az nc sees iit.
and they VIII so out and arrest tna
democratic members and bring them nj.
NJ least, that Is the intention al present
My impression Is thry will remain away.
and We viii have to arrest them ara
bring them here by force II they come
! am inclined to think the death OF Goe-
bel VIII cause the opposition to Governor
Th%lor To become somewhat disntagrated
and that before long the democrats win
I
Representative Haswell, another repup.
lican leader says he is not so certain
that the democrats will quit now thar
Guene is dead. He says he wishes ne
had never been elected to the legislature.
that he viii never come back: that he
is tired OF politics; that he is opposed 10
assassination. and can not bring himself
10 indorse such methods az have been In
vogue during the past two weeks.
The members OF the senate ard houss
held separate ana secret osucusss isnlgh;
in the circuit court rooms. Commit tees
wtre appointed TO draft resolutions upon
the death of Senator Zoe vel NJ rer
action was taken. Senator hayes anti
Goehe democrat, did nJt at,end
The following resolutions u espect viii
he submitted by both ronses al lie upen-
ing session OF the Legislature tomorrow:
Whereas Senator William Goehel an
honored member 81 he senate of Ken
lucky, fei on the Srd Of February. his
DEAN caused hy assasEiu ion. thero,ore
be II
Resolved, by Tine senate Of Kenir1ky.
that we deprecate and deplore The serious
cline which caused his death, believing
that assassination IL an utter ndeiensl-
ole and cowarlly and henous offerse
against the laws OF man. that In honor
( a our late colleague the senate will stand
adjourned until Thursday, February s,
I 1900.
/ London. Ky February 5--The fact that
there was not the slightest display Of anil
mostly among The citizens of London when
1t became certainty today that the Les.
islature was TO convene hero and that tho
twenty Ave legislative members who ar
rived on the afternoon train we're met by
A
safely be taken as an assurance that no
opposition win he manifested whom the
session begins tomorrow There Is but one
democratic member here Senator Hayes
from Jefferson county and he is OF the
anti Goehel following Altogether twenty
seven representatives. and nine senators
have arrived There is one more ain 70
arrive before tomorrow noon and possibly
the number nay be increased before the
time for converting The company of militia
from Barhoursyille stood at attention be-
fore the Laurel county seminary building
the london home Of the legislature Whcu
the members welked past from the railroad
etation TO the hotels The presence of the
soldiers did not provoke comment but
was placidls accepted as part Of the
regular legislative programme
caucus was to have been held al 8
o'clock, but owing to fatigue from travel
" was decided TO postpone the hour until
o'clock. The town has beer Allied with
mountainecrs all day, partly owing TO the
fact that the Laurel county circuit court
began its winter term today but more
especially that court day is the regular
day for the mountaineers to GENE 20 town
10 swan horses and make purchases,
Frankfort Ky February 5.--Early in
the morning It was positively asserted By
the democrats and confirmed by a few
republicans that the legislative session In
LONDON was about to be called OF. The
democrats claimed TO have the highest
possible assn. Rnces that Governor Taylor
would take such action and that tho ses-
sion Of the legislature would be in Frank
fort at the cspitol building tomorrow
Governor Taylor late in che morning, how
ever. altered the situation entirely by de-
olaring to a correspondent OF the Assoc
clnted Press that no order had been is.
sued reNoking the meeting Ia London and
that 1t would proceed as originally in
tonded by him, He denied in tho most
emphatic manner that there had been any
intention on the part OF the republican
party to abandon the London session. This
was hombsheli 20 many OF the demo-
cratic members OF the legislature who.
acting on the advice OF their attorneys.
had lett the city Saturday night and sun.
DAY morning in order TO be away from the
NNPttoi Ah vase IL WIS decided DN Governor
Taylor to convex them TO London Tor the
purpose OF helping out quorum They
mad left the city as directed but Carly
this morning a large number OF them wer.
told 70 return, rs everything had bsen ses-
tied by an agreement reached which would
allow the legislature to occupy the cham
Ders IN tho capitol bulldog They nsna
IN from all directions and on every train.
and by noon time fully thirty OF them had
arrived They knew nothing OF the situa
tor exeepi that they had been called in
hy messages, and they found them 10 n,
misleading when they were confronted on
'heir arrival IN Frankfort by the s,Alnl
ment OF Governor Taylor They imnie,
! diately hogan preparing to leave tho clty
and al nlgh,fall democratic members weg.,
as scarce as hey We're 10 the morning he
lore The hrst train arrived Late N mo
, evening word came that an adlus ment
o. the trouble had been reached and the
democrats would 70 to Louisville. But
this time the democrats members were
plnning their faith once more to iega, All !
vice and we're heYond the reach Of assuf-
Ag kilograms.
LOUISIANA REPUBLICANS.
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