The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1886-04-15
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THE COMMONWEALTH.
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Proceeding. Of the Legislature.
FRANKFORT. April 3.--SEEATE.--A number
Of local bills were passed.
foUeE.-Ip the House this morning the
Revenue bin was not considered because of
the small Attendance, andfhe following bill
was passed: amending title 10, chapter A. of
the Code of Practice In civil cases. In re-
sponse TO "A resolution asking information.
Dr..J. GA Stewart, Superintr ndent Of the
Institution for the Education OF the Feeble
Minded, made u report this morning showing
that he had l5g children under his charge,
kix-tenths OF them being orphans, three
tenths one-half orphans, and one-tenth have
both parents. The boys and girls whose ages
appear too great 70 be retained are employed
on the place and are valuable to the insfitu-
tion, and supply help which otherwise would
have to bo paid for. The Institution is III eS-
cellent condition under DIR. Stewards man
agement, and he seems to be the right man In
the right place.
FRANKFORT, April l5.-SEsArE.-1he follow
Ing House bills were passed: Incorporating
the town of Van Buren,, in Anderson County.
Authorizing Meade County TO issue bonds TO
County to issue bonds for turnpike urposes.
Ceding. certain lands In Owensboro 10 the
Federal Government for the erection OF pub
Chesapeake andNashviile Railroad Company.
Authorizing the Chicago, 81. Louis and New
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cn',,fi.stP ~ uSsa.,S {t,nasa, vviS JS' ~ ~.
Rreathit, nnnrnnro,Jrn sr thos rhjn Kan.
tuoky an Virginia Railroad Company.
A1thorzng Davis S9nnsy court to
prohibiting the sale OF liquors in Glasgow;
amending and reducing inJo one all acts in
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acc,d.nt i've stnr and III ntbeps orcon, iifa
insurance comnonies Senotc iii nrphibit.
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TRANSPORT, Aprli p---SENATE.-Ine . report
OF tne ADVISORY Committee on tne Grecn-
wood troubles were called up. Mr. Sparks
made u mOtion 10 go into colnmittee OF the
Whoic ana near Mr. hailain, VINO Is the attor-
ney oil the Mason foard Company. After
some debate u was agreed 70. Mr, Hallam
,n ,L ~ ,no sd m
,,bjnnnd ,,nroI ~ ~ wardnn lamsn, a,d
af er he had gone to he'd WAS calietl' M again
nd whinnad bv NJ inr a,,o ~ nv NJ ,na,ni
hers ~ H. As.so,, n, q T6s.rd AZ Som,,,any He
said ,b.t ~ a .,,, ,,,a s,,s,,,.,,d ~ L,,,,ri,sr
Of a Nj 80 ,,,a,a, ~, ~, ,,d ns,,,,,a
The warie n ,tnoi' him in bis room and str,icl
him oIgbt iasEes IN order IL mako him con-
I'm c'En. i i.,snes y. oaaeu ~ LINN ~, Ill
bis III an ~ o u nir,,as loter NJ
King came in. and. taking the whip out of
Henson's hand said he would make the pris-
oner confess He then struck him five lashes
and he messed the entire blot The speaker'
continuing said that the committee lfld
stated that the 'couvicts were cruelty treated
by being whipped yet no one of them had
ever shown another method of controlling
these men. Whipping in prison management
hal been used from time immemorlal and
there was no reason why the Mason.& Foard
Company should not appiy IT,
un,tsr In tba House tbis mornino tho re-
cen,Iysirt ya'innea 6iIl VIA no tbat con.
ylets shall moi be worked In coal mines was
caIlad nm n bavinr heen made a snecial or-
amendment that the bill shall not Interfere
with any existing contract. but IL was de-
feated nv a majority of four Mr.. Ramsey
offered I'M amendment that convicts shall be
worked outside the penitenfiary under State
or Federal control 1t WIS adopted The re-
mainder of the session was devoted to the
revenue bill. The clause taxing banks, of
which so much has been said, was discussed.
Mr. Strntis' speech occupied most of the time.
Ep.xrpopr Anil spn.rrIt was n
FIELD day for objectors in the Senate and con.
son,ont, o"1 - natbtn, ,,s ~ Jnno NJ asiihort
oprod soI,,tlaS Wa ", Az nnri, ,s ne mo dav
en, anal OVERWHELMINGLY ~ Tho + e~islat,re II
viii come I'M to.morrow. Abili abolishing
the writ of nd ouod dnmnIm. and proyiding
nronertv for. nnblic usc- was passed This
bIll reneais a very old law Tint has been in
force since the time Of Alfred of England.
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a., no ~ ~, a,,,,,a :. aii ~ ~, othar ,nn IN
,his " sac stl,so n ,ninno Or NJ anv ntber
work. M contract shall be made for the
emniovment Of s,,ch labor. hut this biil shall
mot nfrect any contract for that purpose now
in force For emnlovinp convicts for such
purposes the offender NAV be fined $1,000 PEI
day'for each day any such prisoner is EN-
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reveni,e hill was then taken mn. and occu-
nicd rho remainder Of tbe session. the clause
taxing banks heinr the subject or discuss
sion. e
Fn,sxvopr Ami, 4 SEN ,rr--Two hours
az ~ ~ ,,,,, /" l., dtscnssin,r tbo clai,, ~
T, VI ,sai Il, i,,st t,a state Tha matto,.
was anailv GOT rid Of nv appointjnr another
TO look into 1t. Mr.. Martin OBJ
tanned leave until next Thursday for the
Judiciary Committee TO report on the bill to
repeal the state Board of Euualization Mr..
clay offered n substitute providing for the
contim,nnce Of the Board. but in a modified
Form The substitute was ordered printed.
Mr. Durnett made a long speech on the sub
ject Of working convlcts in the mines. He
declared thnt IL was a violation of the spirit
II not the letter of the law The discussion
continued fill adjournment.
Uorsr AN act 10 create a Common Pleas
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svu,. ln Sm,tia So,,, vas nassed An act
slon,syi,ely s.in ~ for,ilira,.s ana 10 ur,,
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NV 'le ak y " @ i,h a. rd nsssed Reua
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