The Hartford herald., 1880-03-17

passed the House reducing the per dicm
of members of the General Assembly
from - OO To 81 90, and their mileage to
10 cents per mile. Whilst We believe
that the pay of members of the legisla-
ture was already small enough, still we
think il would be wise i'm the Legislature
10 make the reduction, showing 10y the
act that the work of reduction should
come home as well ~ extend tO others.
\ bill has also passed the House to in
crease the taxes } cents on the hundred
dollars. We regarded this a. premature.
Let all the proper reductions he made
and unnecessary expenditures he stop
ped. After this isdOnc, and calculations
have been made To see how. much
money is absolutely necessary, then ii
would bc time enough To increase taNt =.
if the credit of the commonwealth de-
manded il.
The Senate has passed the SUNDAY
Law which compels the closing up of
all saloons, beer gardens, &c., on the
sabbath day. Ii would seem scarcely
necessary at this late day in the history
of Kentucky that such law should he
passed. Vet large delegations have
been frequently in the city, and appear
ing before the Senate committee resist
ing the passage of such Il law. II the
people have an interest in the MAIN
tainancc of this timc-honorcd custom
of observing the Sabbath, they should
he heard, and their condcmnations
should I've unmistakeablc.
\ lill has been introduced in the
House to relieve stock-traderS and stock
shippers from the operations of the sun
daN law, a. laid down in the General
Statutes. This we regard as incXcus;lble,
and certainly unnecessary. \ bill has
been passed 10y the Lower House To al
low w. {. ID. Whips, proprietor Of the
Willard Hotel, To dispose Of said hotel
by lottery. \ motion to reconsider is
pending, and we hope the House will
! have the good sense to reconsider its ac-
/ ton on this matter, and never again
legally aid and foster Il thing of such
doubtful proprlety; or in other words,
the worst species of gambling.
The resolution of the House Peniten-
/ tiary committee, recommending the
/ Governor To remove the present keeper
of the penitentiary has been under dis
cussion for four days. The House went
| into Committee of the Whole on Tues
/ day, and Mr.. Keene Pritchard, attorney
for Col. South, made a speech of nearly
| three hours length i'm his defense.
Speeches were made for and against
every day until yesterday. Capt. {. l..
] Allen, of Caldwell, who was chairman
of the committee, and who was entitled
| To the privilege of closing the debate,
made an exhaustive speech on ycster-
day in support of the resolution. The
vote was Immediately taken, and the
resolution carried by a vote of Is to 40.
This speech of Capt. Allen is spoken of
\ 10y all as an able effort-by far the ablest
of the present session.
The discussion of the Green and
Barren River Bill is now going on i'm
the Senate. Senators Halbert and Car
, penter have spoken against the repeal
of the charter Senator Rowlett for it.
Senator Berry, the Tall Sycamore OF
the Wabash" is speaking in favor OF
the repeal to-day. Senator Adair and
Griffith will speak in favor of the bill,
after which Senator Hill will close the
debate. As Ia the final result in the
Senate your correspondent will not pro-
diet, but should ii go to the House, il
will doubtless pass that body.
/ The House is to-day sitting i'm the
Committee Of the Whole" considering
the bill To branch the penitcntiary.
Capt. Allen has made speech in
favor of the branch. The prospects are
now that the House will pass the hill
with considerable majority.
\ number of distinguished editors are
in the city attending meeting Of a
press convention. Both Houses have
extended the courtesies and privileges
Of their respective floors to these distin-
| guished pcrsouageS.
Many matters of Il minor Importance
have been under consideration since We
last wrote. More anon.
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