The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-01-16
LEGIsLATTVE DolNGs.

LEGfsLATftE DOfNGs'
New Years Day has been made To-
gal holiday.
Mr.. Bruce has bill before the Senate
to prevent the destruction Of fsh in Dicks
River and Hanging Fork.
A bill to abolish the office Of Common
School Commissioner, and require the pres
ent duties TO be performed BY the County
Judge, is now pending.
Both Houses have passeds bill reduc-
ing the pay Of Petit Jurors from 81 to
81 so per day, and a bill is pending to
6x Grand Jurors paw at $3.50.
A sensible member has offered a bill
to enforce n tax on all owners Of pistols,
and require license to sell pistols, car
tridges, brass knuckles and slung shots.
- Messrs. SamI Ayres, j. w. Alcorn,
Geo. X. Mckee and w. Logan Caldwell
have been confirmed a. Commissioners Of
the Institute for the Deaf and Dumb at
Danville.
-- The Senate has passed an amendment
to the criminal law, to allow all parties
charged with crimes, other than capital, to
remain on hail before and during examin-
ing trials.
80 Senator Bruce, Chairman Of the Com
mittee on Railroads, reported a bill au-
thorizing Ashland to purchase aud donate
lands to the Big Sandy r. K. to issue bonds
and levy tar therefor. Passed.
A bill is pending in the House to re-
duce the pay Of Magistrates sitting as
Court Of Claims from SO to 81 per day and
another to abolish the Court Of Claims,
and give jurisdiction to the County Judges.
- Senator Blackburn wants to repeal
the Turner Law against carrying concealed
deadly weapons, no doubt, for the reason
that il requires too much exertion for his
amiable brother to keep mp his pardoning
busidess in that line.
Senator Wilkinson has presented bill
TO regulate the advertising Of all sales Of
land for taxes and sales under DEGREES or
judgments. Such law has been long
needed to protect the interest Of the par
ties concerned, and we hope il will pass.
Senator Bertram presented bill to
reduce the salaries Of Circuit Judges and
Commonwealth Attorneys, and to regu-
late the pro fem services Of each, and an
other bill to tax and license the sale Of
spirituous and vinous liquors within the
town Of Monticello.
Several women peiitioned the Legisla- |
ture to pass a resolution requesting our
in Congress to vote for an
to the Constitution, establish
ing woman suffrage; but the Senate set
down heavily on the proposition, only two
voting for it.
- Certain Judges and other officers OF /
this Commonwealth having eyaded the Law |
their intoxication, by getting
drunk on patent medicines, Col. Carpen- !
ter, Of Shelby, proposes to amend and en-
large the scops Of the law so as to include
any intoxicating drink whatever
- Mr.. Doneghy, Of Boyle, wants to pay
County Court Clerks for copying delin-
quent lists, and desires to amend the
act prohibiting stock from running at
large on turnpikes in Boyle, Woodford !
md Garrard. Besides these, he wants an
other Magisterial district in Boyle
The milage question is to be set at
est by committee appointed 70 make. an
lctual Measurement Of the necessary dis
ance Travelled by each member in going to
he Capital. The good did by Emmett Lo-
Ian on this question, at the last session,
will live long time after he goes to his
eward in better world.
Mr.. Mize is a man after our own heart.
lie has offered bill TO fix the penalty for
arriving concealed weapons at from 10
0 30 lashes on the bare back. He has also
iered bill to repeal the words cor con-
nement in the Penitentiary for life, in the
secretion Of the jury, from the penalty for
murder and make il neck or nothing.
The proposition which was before the
lst Legislature to require County Attor-
eys to assist the Commonwealth Attor-
eys, and 10 take their Places when neces-
ary, has been brought before the present
ody, and ought to become a law. This
ould do away with pro tenn Attorneys, and (,
ne 20 per cent Of the fines that would go
pay them would be money well spent.