The Hartford herald., 1880-02-18
Notes From the Capitol.
FRANKFORT. Ky. Feb. 11th

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Editor Herald:
Another week has passed, but your
correspondent has nothing new nor
startling to communicate, in fact il has
been rather an unimportant weeks
work i'm legislative matters.
The committees are working ardu-
ously, and it is to be hoped that their
reports will be well matured.
The report and resolution of the
House committee on the Penitentiary
came up on Wednesday last, but was
postponed until Tuesday next, in order
that the Senate Committee might conf
plete its investigation of the same sub
ject, said committee being engaged i'm
taking evidence under oath, and hear
ing both sides.
The special committee appointed to
re-district the State into Judicial dis
tricts has not yet reported.
Judge Hord, of this county, has in
troduced bill to provide for working
convicts on the Kentucky river; the
bill further provides for an appropria-
tion of Sl50,OOO To carry on said work.
The friends of the Kentucky river i'm
provement project, are ever on the alert,
to get the State to engage in the inn
provement of the river.
A petition has been received by the
Senator and Representative of Ohio
county, numerously signed by the citi-
zens of Rockport and vicinity, asking
the establishment of a branch peniten-
tiary, and calling attention to ROckport
rs a suitable place for it. We are fully
decided that a branch penitentiary is
the only thing that will give practical
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ON, and perhaps there is no place in
| Western Kentucky offering more adj
vantages and better facilities than
Rockport. The petition has been APP
propriately referred.
Several bills are before the Legisla-
ture looking to the regulation of freights
on the railroads In this State. A num-
her of railroad men are now i'm the city,
and have been before the railroad COM
mittees pleading for the rights and in
tercsts of the railroads. The bills are
set for final action on next Friday.
a bill passed both Houses on yester-
day, apprOpriating $50, with which the
Governor is to have suitable medals
made and awarded to William Devan,
John Tully and John Gillooly, of Lou
isville, for their heroism, and daring
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OTIS persons, i'm the Ohio river near the
falls.
A bill has passed the House amend
ing the laws regulating the public
printing, which very materially re-
duces the cost of same. The election
of Public Printer is fixed for Wednes-
day next, the 10th inst. There are
now four candidates, who are actively
! nrlaant tnaf thnir alatnla win rAl \
NJ. Major, of the Frankfort Yeoman Of
flee; Hon. Green II. Kellar, the present
Representative of Burbon; Mr.. John
c. Herndon, of Louisville, and Mr..
John B. Gaines, Of the Franklin Enter
prise, Simpson county.
Petitions for new counties still come
i'm from the mountains, not less than
half a dozen new counties asked for up
to this time. Too many pauper coun-
ties already exist.
A bill has been introduced to increase
the State revenue 5 cents on the hun
dred dollars this we regard as prema-
ture, let us see first what can be done
i'm stopping leaks. and reducing ex-
penses, and then we will know better
what we will need. Five thousand dol
lars have been voted to the widow OF
the late Judge Elliott. While we
honor the memory OF the iamente,l
Judge and Keptuckian, and mourn his
untimely fate, and sympathize with his
disconsolate widow, we do not think
tbs appropriation from the State Treas
ury a good precedent, We admire the
spirit of the gentleman rrom Trisg
whe remarked, that he as lawyer
would give ten dollars of his private
means to go TO fund for her relief, but
! he could not vote money out Of the
Hreasury for that purpose,
The distinguished ex-(iOvernof II. NJ
Bishop, Of Ohio, occupied a seat by the
Speakers side. day before yesterday
also ex-Speaker Turner, of Madison
and Hon. w. B. Maehen, Of Lyon.
Oratory is abundant and cheap I'm the