, 1865-02-01
CUR FRANKF0RT LETTER.
Proceedings of the Kentucky
Legislature.
Breathing the Way for Emancipa.
tion--Taxes and Guerillas--
Petroleum In the Leg
iSlature,
lFrom Our Special Correspondent.

fSlature.
[From Our Special Correspondent.
FRANKFORT, Ky., Jan. 9Th, 1861.
MIR. Marshal, from the Select Committee o1.
Inc subject of Slavery, reported the following
bill
SEC: j. Be u enacted By the General Asse,a9y Of
the Commonwealth of kentucky, That ali laws
now in force in this Commonwealth requiring the
apprehension Of such slave AZ a runaway, be, and
SEQ. That ali laws i ID torce authorizing the cou-
mitncnt Of runaway slaves to the iails Of this
commonwealth, be, and the same arc hereby, re-
SEC. 8. That chapter 70 Of the Revised Statutes,
titis - Patrols" be, and the same Is hereby, re-
ssa &c. 4, That .ec, l. a,t5c,. nj cn., ri =, M
Revised statutee, imposing tine upon ths o. owner M
or hirer Of slave, who shall license such slarc to
20 at large md trade as free man. shalt permit
bene orbat of Another be, md 1' ths same as sT IS
SEC. s. This act ehsn take effect fsom its
This billcame up this morning rs the special
order for II o'clock. A bill previously re-
ported By the same Committee was taken up.
That bill proposed to repeal all laws now In
force in the State, requiring masters to pro-
vide clothinE, board, lodgings, s., for slaves
passed BY the Senate By nearly unanimous
vote, there being hut one or two votes in op-
position. Considerable Resistance was made
to the passage Of the bill! above given. 4
motion was made to amend, By striking out
the section that p opposes to rcpeal the Statute
in regard to "Patrols,"' and before action
was taken on the question, the Senate nd
journed.
During this session numerous bills have
been brought In for the benefit of sheriiIs.
A great many Of those officers have been rob-
bed By guerillas, and others have been prc~
vented, by the presence Of bands Of outlaws,
from collecting the public revenue, sd as to
make The return TO The Auditor within the
period prescribed bg law, aud they now ask
The Legislature to gire them an extension Of
time to enable them to collect up tie revenue.
To meet these frequent requests the Commit
tee Of Ways and Means recommended and se-*
:. cured the passage Of q laE giving to the Au-
ditor discretion to refrain from taking Judge
ment until the last Monday In June next. id
such cases us present sufficient reasons to
justify the granting of such relief.
An effort Is being made to make general
increase in the fees Of all the civil officers Of
this State. Copstables' fees Vt be increased
about 100pe cent, county Judges about The
eame. magistrates about 50 to IS per cent,
and clerks from Is to1100 per GENT. The
eheIiffs receive increased compensation for
c. necting the revenue, but Ills fees are not
Increased In another particular. That officer
will now be allowed 10 per cent on the first
thousand dollars, s per cent on the second,
on the third. $ per cent on tue fourth, per
cent on the titth and all other thousands, in-
stead Of the present commissions.
The law has been changed, SO as to require
tho people Of the county to come to the
| Sheriff ut &C, tain times 2nd places pseyi3usly
rade known BY advertisements. to pay their
taxes, instead of the collecting officer having
10 20 to the people. The re- son that lnducud
| this alteration, was that gnerillns would see
| or bear Of the advertisements announcing the
! days and places where the Sherltfs would be
| ut to receive taxes and, with thc peculiarly
enterprisins disIoslon 80 characteristic Of
these rascalIy Ishmaelltes, they would make
! It convenient to meet that official and relieve
| him of his crecnbacks. There Is some force
in the reason, but think our So1ons In their
! commendAble regard for the sheriff's safety
| and purse, hare exposed the entire body Of
| they have relieved the collecting officer. As
the time for paying taxes comes around, the
| internal encrillas will find out when and
where the people will have to attend, and
they Will skutk and lay aro md the roads,
and in every fence corner and brush
| Both Houses are passing great number Of
bills, which are mostly Of a personal or local
| nature, Every morning the otoagtnous Chair
man Of the Committee on Corporate Instltu-
tions reports q barch Of bills incorporating
petroleum companies, with every Imaginary
on ''ile, and anybody that has not got an in
te,est In the territory Is not much thought
Of. Every body is ''loring'' for the loud smell
Ing liquid. and every other man has t<the
best stock in the market" which he will be
happy TO t1ansfcr 10 you-for considers
t1on-
Great is oil! Genius Is handy article at
times, and tlc1uence Is useiul-s0clal POSI-
tion will do we'll enough-but they are only
valuable when they aid q man to get oil
Delightful is the fragrant breath Of dimple
checked beauty, likewise frnngipanni and
breczes from, Ceylon's sweet scented isle
moreover the gafes that blow from Persia's
|. fields ota,lushIng roses-but one Whit fr0u
petrolcum's limpid lount will move Hensi
tive soul quicker and further than all thu
o,ber deiicious influences combined.
The Committee on Court Of Appeals re-
Ported back, this morning. the resolutions re-
ported u few days ago, (which sent you
with some amendments OF IN unlmportani
character, prescribing the manner ID which
the Investigation Committee shall proceed
with their duties, The report Is made th'
special order tor next Monday.
Mr. Varnon reported a bill to establish q,
+ Agricultural College, under tho act Of Con
gress donating land to each State for agtlcul
tural purposes. The bill coniemplates fl al
lance, to be formed between Kentucky Uni
re1sity (uow ut Harrodsburg, Ky..l Transyl
yania University lexington), and the Agrl
cultural college. Tie act Of Congress c1
! prcsaly prohibits any part Of the grant, o
} the money derived from 1t, from being use'
. in the purchase Of buildings, &C., hence th
, Suite will have to rely on some Of tn
i Universities in the State for buildings.
the proposed alliance should be perfected,
/ will be able to command the princely sum c
: $COA000 besides the funds aii rising from th
} ! OF the Universities. In addition, tue peopl
t Of Lexington, desirous Of securing the loci
| tion Of the agricultural College there, an
| approaching the numerous and valuable NJ
vantages that would accrue the1efrom, off
/ 10 purchase and present Ashland as site Il
) the College. Yours. CARL.