The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-06-30
AKen.ucky Legislator.
GRAPHIC ACCOUNT OF HIS STEWARDSHIP.

A GRAPHIC ACCOUNT OF HIS STEWARDSHIP.
The following is given as "the latest
version of Mr. Pickett's famous speech
at Columbia giving an account of his
stewardship" according to a reporter
for the Louisville Commercial
Gentlemen / hardly know where
to commence in giving an account of
my stewardship. l will first speak of
the Gineral Statutes. it air very im
perfect. We tried to repeal the whisky
law, but the lawyers were too strong
for rs; said that were ali the way they
had TO make money. We came very
near repeating the stuff outen Cain
lucky.
There is some complaint about Us
extending the sess on. You must re
member il taken rs enc week to organ
ize. and then il taken us two weeks 10
elect United States Siuiter, aud thar
makes ore third Of the constitutional
term of sixty days Aud when the
provisions were made the popelation
was only half what il are now, and Of
course we need twice as much legIsla-
ton now as then. The finances were
ir a very good condition. The State
are ouien debt, aud have 81 800 600
It's true we owe some money, but it
amt due till 1890 Aud we have more
money 10 the treasury than We ought
10 have, aud when there is money there
everyone in Frank fort is grabbing at
:t<t If we badn't extended the ses
sf00E We eUalu nays zrenueea rue a ,ssss
ten per cent. TIC -feessi.steii tsssSet !. i
bill az / O cents. but the SENT defeated
it and put it at five aud we concurred
in it.
The Librarian has had $4,000 to
pass through his hands every year
and couldn't account for SO Of the
money. Everybody went there and
packed off all he wanted, and there was
no account taken OF it. We seed prop
er in our wisdom to Investigate We
raised the Jurisdiction of magistrates
to 500 aud gave them concurrent in
risdiction with the circuit court. The
pleadius are to be oreal. You don't
have TO employ lawyer, you eau write
out your claim and put it in and de-
mand payment We made grand lar
ceny SO. The Legislator put it at
$50 bat the SENT reduced it 10 $40.
Little petty larceny and minor offences
are under ten dollars, and he can be
worked on the street or work house for
whatever his offences air. We extend
ed the Geological survey. | opposed
it. thinking it was not benefshel. No
man can trap, dip or seine for four
years. We appropriated $4,000 to git
aigs and hatch EN-. Ii air u fne of
s. and gail to violate the law. The
SENT appropriated 1925 600 to clean
out Caintucky river We reduced it
to IS 600 If it had staid at the fust
sum 81 100000 would have been re-
quired, and our children wouldn't have
seen the end Of it. | tried to Kill the
bill by amendment asking for $500
to build bridge over Green river at
Neatsville. but they killed my amend
meut, and we chen taken it on a square
vote and killed it. | kept a copy Of
all the bills passed, but l forgot to
bring them. ! got two other bills Pot
through-oue from here prohibiting
G he sale of liquor. II was the most
easiest bill to put through | had This
Is what | got while / were thar.
wouldn't suffer my county to 20 into
the dog law. 1t were too severe.
\ man were to be fued and gated
for falling to get his do. in-I pm, in
n bill previdiug that every bonyfde
housekeeper should be allowed one
dog. If hunter, 3 hounds. but 40
more. II he kept any more he was Go
be taxed one dollar 90 the head and
the money put into the jary fund and /
20 ore half 10 the owner Of sheep
killed by dogs.
| were ia "a bad fix. had 10 SIM F.
Ter TO put in my bills Mr. Hufake r
vas nice man and Republican. but
whenever he would git up to put in /.
bill they would raise pint Of order on
aim and down he'd set He couldn't f.
stand before pint Of order And now.
gentlemen. we have a Siniter TO elect,
nd We have two candidates. Dr. Hun
er and b : Mcclure; and let me ad- .
wise you 10 elect 10 man, Dimecrat or +
who cant stand before a .
pint of order. We had the reputation (
IF being tho most soberest set OF men .
who ever went 10 the Lezislaier We .
lad only three regular drunkards in
he Legislator, but we managed en-. .
took my bitters reglar and the Ii /
,rarian charged il to stationary. but / /
housht Of Tommy in the Grange at /
nome and | never let II git down into /
ny laigs Thankee, gentlemen.