The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1881-12-09

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OuR Representative, Hon. w.o. Hans
ford. seems 10 have gone right TO good
work. His first bill vss 10 smesd the
General Statutes 90 that persons other
than females, guilty Of .larcepy Of soods
and chattles Of value less than $50, shall
be punished with stripes on their naked
backs, not exceeding 80. To pu, atop to
the vast amount Of petty thieving that is
going on all over the state, . whipping
post Law is almost imperitively demanded
and We are glad to see the gentleman
from Lincoln" take the ini,iatory. We
are also glad to remark, parentheticslly,
that our Senator, Mr.. Blain, although a
Republican, IL strong In the advocacy Of
the bill. Another good move on ths part
Of Mr.. Hansford is hill 10 psy infors ~
per day and mileage. The pay should
never have been reduced In the first place.
The mileage provision puts the country
man who lives at the extreme end Of the
county on an equal footing with the man
who lives In . stones throw Of the court
house. There may be some objections to
Mr.. HIS bill to allow persons charged
with criminal onsnsss 10 testify In thsir
own behalf, % II L . sort q Prsnisn fos
perjury, bat il seems that maa should Be
givsn Il least - much show for HE life -
he Is for his property. The law gives him
right to testify for himself in civil cases
and il is but fair that he should say his
say in criminal. A bill that will aid
greatly in the dispatch Of civil busisss -
another Of Mr.. Hs prsssaiatioa. Il pre-
vides that nine jurors shall make YER
dict instead Of twelve - now provided.
Other bills offered by the gentleman are
to rspsal the act to prevent the destrustion
Of fish 10 Dix River end Hanging Fort;
to spssd the Law as to changing Persons
toll on turspikss when Attending church
and to better protect The oncsn Of the
Commonwealth. Mr.. Fl. will serve on
the committees on Ways and Means and
Education.
THE Republican nsnbsn Of Congress
held Caucus Saturday for the sonins-
tlon Of officers Of that body. The result
was o. usual victory foe The Ssalvarts,
J. Warner Keller, Of Ohio, bsiag nominal
Ell for Speaker on the 10th ballot. The
Half Breeds fought nobly against him but
when Congress met on Mosdsy, thsy voted
every man for hin, which, with The vote
Of the two Readjustsrs, Of virgiaia, gave
him plurality Of thres and be vss &C.
cordinly sworn In - Speaker. Keller is
another Of thoss sslf-nads mea, Who
plowed and siudied law at the same time.
When the var broke ont he shouldered
his musket and came out Of the struggle
q batfls-scared veteran drawing . Major
Generals pay. He rssnmsd Ne pnctice
Of Law after the unpIs.antne~ aad for the
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and are decidedly on top. Could Garfield |
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