The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-03-17
The LEGISLATURES ADIoURNs.
Danger, for the Present, Averted &c
the Kentucky Capital BY A.
Agreement Between the Parties.

Agreement the foFtteos
Frankfort, Ky, March 15.-The Leg
islaturc of Kentucky adjourned sine
die Tuesday. A conference between
Generals Collier and Castle
man resulted in a perfect understand
ing being reached.
Taylor VIII Act N GovernoF.
Gov. Taylor will continue to act az
governor. Gov. Beckham will make no
move toward securing possession Of
the state buildings until after the
court of appeals has decided the dis
puted governorship. The Legislatures
appropriated 100000 for the s of
Gov. Beckham in recognizing the
state militia. This in brief is the sit
uation in Kentucky politics to-day:
The Worst L. Over.
Among the more conservative ele~
ment in each party, the opinion pre-
ils~that the worst is over, and that
when the court of appeals renders its
decision, the danger of civil war in
the commonwealth, which has been
terribly imminent, will entirely have
passed away. To the democratic lead
ers with a full understanding OF he
situation only n cloud appears on
the political horizon, and that is Gov
Taylor's future cOurse
Gov. Taylor himself will not outline
his plan of action beyond the state
ment which he made to the press cor
respondent, Tuesday, that he would
continue to act as governor"
VIII Obey the Courts Mandate.
Republicans in Gov. Taylor's conf
dence, however, say that he will re-
main at Frankfort in the discharge of
his duties until the court of last resort
passes upon the question at issue.
if the decision be against him,
he will step out at once and turn over
the state buildings to Gov. Beckham.
The republicans will make every effort
to carry the dispute into the federal
courts in case tine decision of the court
of appeals and the supreme court OF
is against them, but falling,
LII tlllS. tDcN VIII CODSluCI III quCStiOl1
although still believing a great
wrong has been done them.
Peacefully or Forcibly.
The democratic leaders assert that
they will cheertully abide by the dec;-
sion of the court of appeals. But
should the decision be in their favor,
they insist on the occupancy of the
state buildings, "~peaceably, if possi-
bic, but forcibly, if necessary" as it
expressed Tuesday. Not until
that decision is rendered will further
action be taken. This much was de-
cided at the conference between Adju-
tant-Generals Castleman and Collier,
which lasted a greater part of the af-
and at which a perfect under
standing in regard to the situation
arrived at, and q tacit agreement
made to allow matters to remain in
quo Mt present. By this, the re-
publicans understand that 10 further
will be attempted and 10 more
prosecutions made of the state officers
Dr. of the state militia serving under
Gov. Taylor.
Important LeEis10tfOn.
The legislature adjourned sine die
ate Tuesday afternoon, after one Of
the most remarkable sessions in the
of the state. In spite of the
ittendont on the closing day of the
especially in the house. cor
siderable important legislation was ac-
,omplished, including the passage of
Triplett's resolution, appro-
$1,000 900 to enable Gov. Beck
IAN to "reorganize, extend the organ
and recover the munitions of
var in the state"
Regarded as . War Fund. 49,
The debate on the bill in the house
naturally took on a strong partisan
inge, but it finally yer through
mid wild cheering. by a vote of So to-
3. most of the republicans refusing to
'ote. 1t was explained by the demo-
leaders on the floor that the
.und will not be used until after the
lecision of the court of appeals. Tine
ill is regarded as a 'war fund.- by
he democrats.
A bill appropriating $4,000 for the
library, the only bill intro
luced in the legislature by Senator
ioebel, also passed with a hurrah, re-
,ublicans and democrats joining in
upport of the measure.
Senator Carter's Bitterness.
In the senate, the bitter feeling ex-
sting between the Goebel and anti
ioebel democrats was shown when
Carter, president of the senate,
hat he would certify to
he absence from most of the sessions
ince January 30, the date of Goebers
assassination, of four anti-Goebel seq
tors, thus preventing them from
their per diem during that
ime.
There is some excuse for the repifb-
lean senators not attending the ses>
IONS" said Senator Carter. They
we're obeying the dictates of their
'arty. but for those other gentlemen
here is no such excuse"
Final Adjournment.
The final adjournmentin both houses
taken shortly after five o'clock,
nd the evening trains from Frank
ort were crowded with legislators re-
nrnip0 fo their homes Ry WedneS-