The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-09

Frankfort. KY, February 6.-The
news of the agreement reached last
night in Louisville was received with
great relief in Frankfort.
Governor Taylor refused TO discuss
the agreement. He, however, made the
assertion that if the Goebel law was
repealed and an election law given to
the people of Kentucky which would
insure a fair and honest count Of the
sonal ambition of his own TO stand in
the way OF a peaceful adjustment of
the troubles.
ORDERS FOR ADDITIONAL
TROOPS REVOKED.
Frankfort, KY, February 6.-Orders
for additional militia are said to have
been countermanded. Several COM
panies of the state guard have been
holding themselves in readiness TO
o to the capital. The action is con-
strued by democrats to indicate a dis
position on the part of Governor Tay-
Tor TO acquiesce in the agreement of
the attorneys in Louisville this norm
ing.
ALL DEPENDS ON TAYLOR.
Whether it shall be war or peace
in Kentucky rests tonight with Gov
ernOr Taylor alone. The question has
been in his mind all day, and tonight
he declares hat he has reached no
decision and will announce none be-
fore tomorrow.
The text of the agreement reached
by the Louisville conference last night
was brought to him this morning, by
a committee consisting of General Dan
Lindsay, T. H. Bake and T. l.. Edelen.
They handed Governor Taylor a copy
of the agreement, were cloSeted with
him for a short time and then depart
ed. AS they left the building Mr.. Ba-
ker remarked. Il hope and believe
that the entire matter will be amicably
adjusted. More than this. l I'M I'M
able to say at the present time"
General Lindsay and Mr.. Edelen
spoke in similar terms and all expressed
themselves as Individually confident
Governor Taylor would acQuieSce in
the terms of the agreement.
Governor Taylor a a long consul
tation with his attorneys over h mat
ter tonight.
Senator Blackburn expressed his con-
fidence that the entire trouble would
now be peacefully settled.
THE LEGISLATURE SCATTERED.
There is not in the city of Frankfort
a single member of the legislature.
III ISpuDlISdlS dlC oil az olldCl dlid
the democrats in places along the ord
er the state, from where it will be easy
to escap should any attempt be made
by the military to arrest and convey
them to London; but such republicans
of prominence as are here seem inclin-
ed to believe that Governor Taylor will
accept the agreement. to-
day enjoyed at least one day of quiet,
the first it has experienced since the
Gnphpl-TaVlOr contest began three
weeks ago. The town was bare of poll
iticianS; there was nc excitement in
the streets, no crowds around the cor
ners and no throngs in the lobbies of
the Capitol hotel.
THE REPUBLICAN, LEGISLATORS
MEET.
London, KY, February 6.-The little
two-story brick Laurel county semi
nary building, which has stood upon a
knol in the outskirts of London for al
most fifty years, today added another
page to it's history when the brief ses-
sion of the Kentucky legislature was
held within it's walls. The two rooms
are abou twenty feet wide, by forty
long and are filled with school desks.
The thirteen members who constituted
the senate, which was held in the up
per chamber, had plenty of room, but
the thirty-flve representatives in the
session of the house on the ground
floor were considerably crowded, some
of them being forced to stand
At 12:10 o'clock the senator's, who
had climbed to the upper room by the
outside stairway at the rear of the
building, were called to order by Sem
ator Hayes, a Brown democrat. Rev.
Dixon, local minister, offered prayer,
asking Divine guidance upon the de-
alterations of the senate.
THoirDon IIo1-oe r,oIa n h-;of "a
dress in which he pointed out that his
was a session of the legislature of the
gravest concern and hat it's delibera-
tions should be transacted with the
greatest concern.
Senator Jolly, of Hancock county,
was elected president pro tenn.
Resolutions of respect on the death
of their colleague, Senator Goebel, were
adopted and the senate adjourned out
of respect to his memory at 1922
o'clock, to meet tomorrow at noon.
Judge Brown then Swore in the officers
elected.
Temporary chairman Slack raped
the house to order at 1905 o'clock and
Rev. Ewell, of the London Christian
church, offered a Representative
Bethrum was unanimously elected
speaker pro tenn Circuit Court Judge
Brown administered the oath of office
to the speaker pro tenn. Judge Faux
ner of Barboursville was made Secre-
tary pro tenn, and the house was ready
for business.
Resolutions deploring the death of
William Goebel were adopted and then
out of respect the house at 1920 o'clock
adjourned until tomorrow at noon.
The members of the legislature say
the adjournment would have been
taken till Thursday noon out of respect
to the memory of Mr.. Goebel, but the
constitution states that, when no auor-
UNI in either house is present adjourn
ment must be taken from one day UNI
til the next
OF the thirteen senators. present to-
day eleven are republicans and two
are Brown democrats. There are
twelve straight republicans in the
senate and if Senator Burnham arrives
tomorrow as expected, the number will
be completed. Senators Alexander and
Gillespie, both Brown democrats, and
Mcconnell, populist, are expected to-
morrow, in which case the republican
strength of the senate will be repre-
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