The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1886-02-18
THE COMMONWEALTH.
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We quote 1885 tobaccos as follows for full
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Proceedings of the Legislature.
FRANKFoRT Feb. 8.-sEsArE. The Senate
playing OF base ball on Sunday. jefferson
County alone was excepted.
HousE.-lt was local bill day in the House,
and they poured In at lively rate. The only
bill of Importance passed requires counties
ito pay the expenses OF transferring their
criminals to lails Of other counties when
/ their own are insecure The bill will save
| $4,000 a year II the Senate passes il.
| FRANkFoRT. Fcb. s-SEsATE.-It was leave
| day in the Senate, and great many new local
measures were introduced, none of them be-
ing important The bills that were passe
were equally unimportant, the only motions
made that were of general interest being the
following, Mr.. TriPlett NOV d TO recons der
the vote by which the Senate bill, IN regard to
ced'ng Green and Barren rivers 20 the Gen.
eral Government was passed. Adopted. The
vote ordering to third reading was reconsld-
cred. The bill was ther amended and the
| amendment adopted The bill was then put
| upon IFS passage rnd passed Mr.. Bryant
moved "a. withdraw the Senate bill from the
House relating to the sale of deadly weapons.
H6usE.-In the House the day was chiefly
| sp ent In nlibustering over the bill TO amend
the charter OF the Ciiizens' Gas-light Com
onded by spnlding, of Union, adopted a sys-
| tenn OF dllatory motions, calling for the yeas
aud nays on each motion. Finally the Spea
ker claiming not to have heard second 10
| one OF Owens demands for the yeas and nays,
| put vote to the House and announced the
result. Owens insisted that his rights as
member were not recognized The Speaker
ruled that he was not In order and directed
him 20 take his s at. Owens refused, and the
| Speaker repeated the order at the same time
directing the SerReant-at-arms 10 remove
| Owens from thn flOOr Of the Hnnaa ~ ha did
not desist. Mr. Owens casually remarked
that forty Sergeant alarms couldn't execute
that order. The excitement was great for
quite time, Owens remaining on the floor
after Colonel Corbitt, the Sergeant alarms,
had mildly suggested In an official way the or
ders OF tho Speaker. Finally the roll was
ordered by the Speaker to be called, and 0w-
ems sat down. In few moments after the
roll.cal was completed he took the floor
again 10 make motion. The Speaker ruled
that the motion was made for dilatory pur.
pose, and was therefore out of order. This
created new excitement Owens appealed
from the decision OF the Chair; but pending
arrived at which the House is adjourned by
rule. The appeal will be the first business in
order tomorrow.
FRASKFoRr Feb. a.--sENATE-The only I'm
portant business In the Senate to-day was the
bill declaring the keeping of a agamblinR.house
n felony, punishable with confinement In the
pontentiary for three years The bill was
passed by Il vote of 20 TO Q, and will go
through tho House with equal ease There is
deman from all sections of the State for
the passage OF the bill.
HousE.-ln the House everything was as
quiet as nunnery. Messrs. Owens and spald-
ing did not press their appeal from Speaker
Onutt's decision aud the House proceeded to
consider the bill amending the charter Of the
Citizens Gas-light Company, of Louisville,
over which the row started Yesterday, and
passed IL by a vote of 81 to @. This was the
only measure OF Importance considered, and
II was purely local. though vastly important
to Louisville.
FRANKFoRr, Feb. lO.-SENATE-The Ju-
dietary Committee reported that the Dixon |
high license bill should properly originate in |
the House, and u will accordingly be intro |
duced in that body. Consideration of the bill |
20 continue the Superior Court until 1S9D was |
postponed until next Wednesday. The bill TO |
grant the defendant the preparatory chal. |
1enRes in felony cases passed
HousE.-Bills were in reduced IN regulate |
insurance risks a I'd to tax sleeping cars |
from $500 TO $500 annually. A resolution,
with amendments, calling for Federal aid TO |
lock and dam Licking, Green, Cumberland |
and Trade Water rivers and number of |
small creeks, was cut on from discussion by |
the orders of the day, Both Houses ad-
journed as mark of respect to the memory |
of General Hancock.
FRANKFORT, Feb lL-SEHATE-Bills passed:
To investigate the working of the oonvicts in |
the mines; requesting Auditor to report the
cost of the Superior Court; amending Section
6Ol of the civil code; I amend and reduce
into one the several acts in relation to the
toWu OF luylOrsNllles TO rppeal an ACT relht-
ing to the jurisdiction of Justices Courts In
Spencer County; to prevent the sale of liquors
within one mile OF any lock or dam in Ken
lucky under the control of the General Gov
ernment; for benefit OF School Distrlc ct No. lin
Boyd County. Fixing Thursday, February
lA as the day for the election of Public Prin-
ter and Binder To repeal the law regulating
the sale OF liquor In Magoffin County. De-
olaring Brush fork of Blaine cretk k, in Lau-
renee County, navlgable stream Incor-
porating Hopkinsyille Branch railroad, with
nm anAs inf
ferior Courts with Jefferson County ex-
cepted. Bill making wife-beating punishable
with stripes on the back-no fine or imprson-
ment TO be allowed. A substitute for the
House bill repeating the fish law was passed.
The substitute allows seining only in certain
months.
HoUsE.-The pleuropneumonia bill came
up in the House to-day on motion to recon-
sider which was carried. Mr. Tevis, OF Mad
ison, offered an amendment to reduce the ap-
preparation from 5000 TO $4,000, which was
adopted. The amendment and the efforts Of
Mr.. revls saved the bill, and 1t passed by
vote of "a TO IS. The bill to repeal the act es-
tablishing State Board of Equalization.
Speeches ws,, wagalns, ne % repeal were made s by
r peal by Messrs. Nesbitt, Mulligan and b OBJ
bitt. Mulllgan's speech was overtowing with /
satire and humor, and kept the house In on
uproar for nearly an hour. The hour of ad-
journment arrived before vote was reached.
FRANKFORT. Feb l2-SEHATE-The entire
day was devoted to discussion of the bill to
amend the charter of the Louisville Southern
raj road. The Senate went into Committee OF
the Whole, and speeches were made by Colo
mel i. w. Bullitt, at orney for the Louisville
and General d. w. Duke. attorney
for the Louis lille ana Nashville railroad.
The bill finally ssed. IL repeas so much of
the charter of the Louisville Southern rail
road as allows the city of Louisville and
twenty-five or thirty counties In The State to
vote money TO aid in its construction. The
Senate then adjourned.
RoUsE.-Tu the House this IN orning the un-
finished business OF yesterday was reported
the bill TO repeal tue State Board of Equali-
zation. The pending question was Mr.. Mere |
dith's motion for the previous Ques.
tion. The House refused to oruer
the previous question, and debate
on the bill continued Messrs Bullitt
and jackson spoke against the bill, aud
Messrs. Hayden and Denton In favor of II.
Voting began at one o'clock. All the amend
ments were votei down and the bill passed by
he following vote: Yeas, 81; uays, 81 The
House then adjourned.
Miscellaneous Items.
DR.. FRANK H. NooSAN, a prominent
physician Of Covington, died few days
ince, of disease of the stomach totally
destroying the digestive power. About
our years ago, be contracted blood poison
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