Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-02-03

NORIH DAKOIl
lor i'll forcibly adJourn1ng that body and
of his proclamation ordering it to recon
vene at London, Laurel county, Ky.
The plaintiffs then quote the provis-
ion Of the constitution Of the state of
Kentucky which Governor Taylor
claims gave him the power to adjourn
the legislature
The petition then continues:
t'The plaintiffs now state that they
had not in any manner disagreed as to
adjournment Of either house, nor had
they in any respect been guilty of any
dereliction Of duty, nor had they failed
Or refused to faithfully perform the
duties pertaining to the general as
sembly and their respective Of
fees. But they say not
withstanding said fact the
defendants are now threatening by a
force Of arms and other violent methods
to force the legislature to meet as afore-
said, at London, in Laurel county, KY,
and still refuse and threaten to prevent
meeting of the general assembly in
their respective chambers at the state
capitol or anywhere in the city of
Frankfort, the seat Of government Of
this commonwealth, and unless enjoined
and restrained by the orders Of this hon
Orable court, they will prevent the meet
ings Of the general assembly at the place
designated by the constitution and the
laws Of this commonwealth, and will
force them to meet at London, in Laurel
county, as before stated" III rs
Lawless Community.
They further state that said Laurel
county is lawless portion Of the state
without any sufficient police forces or
civil authority to protect the members
Of the general assembly in the discharge
Of their official duties, and in the sec
tion of the state where many lawless
disturbances and factional fights have
heretofore occurred, often resulting in
the adjournment Of the courts of the
state, making it frequently necessary
for the state militia to be called out to
protect the courts in the discharge Of
their official duties. And notwithstand-
ing troops have been repeatedly called
to said section, and they operated in
conjunction with the civil authorities,
they have been totally unable to
suppress the fights and lawlessness and
factional strife in said sections, and the
same is now completely terrorized and
dominated by lawless bands of men en-
gagged in feuds and other violations of
the law. The plaintiffs further aver
that denying the ight of the defendants
to make the adjournment Of the general
ASSEMBLY with their consent, they, the
plaintiffs have repeatedly, to wit,
on the 31st day of January, 1900, and
on the 1st day Of February. 1900, and
on other occasions made an effort
to enter the hall Of the house of repre-
sentatives and the senate chamber, at
regular hours, for transacting their
business, and have met with large
military force acting under the order Of
the defendant, W. S. Taylor, and his
adjutant general, and prohibited from
entering into either house for the pur-
pose of discharging their duty. They
further state that with view Of trans
acting the public business, SO necessary
to the public interests and welfare of
this commonwealth, they adjourned
from the state building where they had
heretofore assembled, to the city hall in
Frankfort, and when assembling there,
in the discharge Of their duty, they were
again met by soldiers and prevented
from entering the city hall. They then
attempted to assemble at the court
house, in said city, and were again met
by the military under the control of the
defendant and adjutant general, and
forbidden to enter a building for any
purpose whatever.
Threaten to Continue Unlawful Acts.
They further say that the defendants
are threatening to continue their afore-
said unlawful acts and to prevent the
assembling Of the legislature Of Ken
lucky for the transaction of public bus
mess, and unless they are restrained and
enjoined by this honora bic court, they
will prevent the assembling of the leg
islature and the transacting of the pub
lie business for the commonwealth.
They therefore ask an immediate in
junction enjoining and restraining the
defendants and all Others from remov-
ing or attempting to remove this legisla-
tive body to the city Of London or else
where than the capitol at Frankfort, and
furthermore that the defendants and all
Others be enjoined and restrained from
preventing by force, military or other
wise, the plaintiffs from entering into
the public buildings. known as the state
house, in order that they may discharge
their official duties to their constituents
and to the state.
Dominion Parliament U.aesls.
OTTAWA, Ont, Feb. 5 erD MAJ;
larger attendance at the eIeniEs 6 81. isssI
Dominion parliament than fol, many
years past. The governor neral s
speech was lengthy. but contained moth
ing new. The only bill Of portance
promised is one for the redistribution Of
seats, s,.}5 t5Ss 453$ $z 5SE