The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1874-01-16
KENTUCKY LEGIsLATUR I..

ture will adjourn at the expiration of the
sixty days limit prescribed IN the Con-
stituiion.
The contested election case between
Miles and Brown is going on, and will
doubtless result in the ousiing Of the
sitting member, Brown.
It has developed during the week
that the present Legislature Of Kentucky
will show no partiality for railroads,
banks and mouopolies generally.
The Senate passed joint resolution to
instruct our Congressman to advocate the
repeal of the Bankrupt law. The House
will probably concur in the resolution.
A resolution passed in the House on
Monday, raising a joint committee to in
quire and report as to the eSpediency of
establishing a branch pcnitcntiary at
Covington.
Both Houses have shown unusual ac-
tivity this week, and the work marked
out for the session is being presented cut,
bas,edand scanned ready for examination
and approval by the boss-workmen.
The Kentucky Insurance Bureau has
proved to be an expensive institution,
the report of the Auditor showing that
the Bureau drew $4,000 from the
Treasury more than it paid in. The
deficit will be investigated.
A bill for the registration Of maria
ges, births and deaths passed the Senate
Tuesday. This is a bill that the "peo-
pie" really demand, and wonder how it
il possible that Kentucky has done with
out ltso long. 1t is of peculiar interest to
the medical profession and necessary to
the collection Of vital statistics.
The number Of bills Of a strictly local
character that were crowding the Legis-
lature during the last few days is
distressing. 1t shows the green" in a
Representative to exhibit any zeal in
passing local measures now. The "people'
(C-J.) demand the disposition of general
matters first, and after they are disposed
of then the people demand an adjourn
ment Immediately if not sooner. But il {
Representative fails TO attend to his loca
business he'll catch goss when he goe,
home-but the reporters will make it al
right in the way of rosy puff. "Yor
pay your money and take your choice
Ga Monday last, after protracted
discussion, an Immigration bill passed
tie Senate BY almost unanimous vote
The bill as passed provides for no Com
missioners or agents, and authorizes tho
expendi.lF, of only 81 800. 1t is object
ed to by some, as ina.equate to the pur
pose, but will be approved by the p oplt
Us amply sufficient for an "entering
wedge" Some of the provisions of the
bill are as follows: 1.-The Governor, Su.
pcrintendent Of Public Instruction and
tire, other persons to he appointed by
the Governor, are constituted Board of
Immigration, with power and authority
10 do whitever, in their discretion, may
be deemed necessary to encourage immi-
grafton to this State. A Superintendent
of Immigration shall be appointed with
an annual salary of 81, 800, who shall
publish and distribute such articles de-
scribing the several advantages of Ken
lucky, its agricultural, mineral an other
resources, etc, ETC., as will induce hon
est, industrious and desirable immigra.
ton to the State.
When the bill goes to the House, an
effort will be made to substitute more
liberal bill, but it is to he hoped that the
House will concur with the Senate, and
dispose Of the matter for the present.
In the Senate a resolution was passed
providing for the firing of salute on
the 9Th of January and 22d of February,
in commemoration of the battle of New
Orleans and the birth IF Washington.
In the House the resolution was amend
ed so to direct the Scargent-at-Arms to
hoist the national flag on the dome Of
the capitol simultaneously with the firing
of the salute ON the 9Th of January,
and continue to hoist the same each day
during the sitting Of the General Asse tn
bly,, which was rejected by the Senate by
a vote of 8 to 1S-Mr. Varnon voting in
the affirmative.
While We have every reason TO believe
that the resolution was offered in vim
dictive spiritand its passage urged in such
q manner as to excite recollections of by
cones, entailed useless expense, and
amounted to nothing, we can but con
denim the action of the Senate as child
ish and injudicious. We enter our pro-
test. as one of the progressive Democracy,
against such Bourbonish exhibitions of
animosity to our country's flag, The
American flag is not the peculiar emblem
of the Radical administration. but the
honored emblem of Republican Gov.
eminent second to no nation Of the
earth. Only few weeks ago the pluek
and patriotism of the whole country
North and South were exhibited when
old lettering, snaggled'tootLed, decrepit
Spain dared to offer an insult to our col,
ors The brayest soldiers of The late