The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1886-03-04
FERGUSON & CONLEY, Publishers.
THE COMMONWEALTH.
Louisville Leaf Tobacco Market.

Good Jugs. 4 80 W 2Id ~,
Med um leaf. ......... 5 500 80 50@ . %
Good leaf ............ 500 8 80 5GQ3 ~
Selections ............... . OJ0l0 10 II OObIs 10
Proceedings Of the Legislature.
FRANKFORT, Feb, 2O,-sENATE.-The com
mittee appointed TO Investigate charges of
immortality against Senator Boles reported
that after diligent search and Investigation
and full hearing of all the facts and testi-
mony in regard 10 said charges your COM
mittee are fully satisfied that the said state
ments are without any foundation in fact;
that the conduct Of Senator Boles has been
most exemplary during the period referred
to in said articles Bills PASSED.: Authorlz-
ing the adjutant-general to loan Post No. 30,
G. A. r., at Augusta, KY, certain guns, etc.
etc. To prohibit sale of all intoxi-
eating liquors in Graves County. Re
quirinR officers of all charitable in
stitutlons in Louisville to give bond for tho
faithful performance of their duties; TO es-
tablish system of common schools in the
town of Dixie, Henderson County; amending
article 0, chapter g. of General Statutes; to
amend section ], article 49, chapter Al of Gen
eral Statutes.
HOUSE -Fifty-one new bills were intro
duced In the House this morning, but none
of the old ones were passed. An attempt was
made to repeal rule No. 40 of the House,
which prohibits the suspension of the rules
to pass a bill, but the matter was postponed.
The bill to abolish the Office of Public Printer
was made special order for next Tuesday.
Adjourned until the 23d.
FRAFKFoRT Feb 23.-SENArE.-Mr. Sparks.
the Senator from Jessamine County, offered
resolution, asking the Kentucky Congress
men TO oppose any proposed alteration in the
tariff laws on the subject of hemp, and any
of the goods manufactured from that article.
Out of this resolution grew a debate which
took In the entire range of the tariff. The
majority of the Senator's were in favor of the
| resolution. Some of them said they were In
favor of reduction of the tariff, but they
desired 1t to be done on "A proportional basis.
| The resolution was finally adopted by vote
! of 27to4. Mr.. Hayes moved reeconsidera-
| tion of the vote BY which the Senate last
| Friday refused to extend the session beyond
| the constitutional limit. The motion TO recon-
| siderwas carried by a vote Of f2l to IL Mr.. Hays
| then moved to make the motion to prolong
| special order for tomorrow morning at II
| O'Clock and 1t was adopted. Mr.. Simon'sbil
| to make a person convicted of felony in
| competent TO vote, or serve ON jury, was
| called up. Mr.. Simon stated that honest peo-
| pie objected to felons having the privileges
| of citizenship and he thought they should be
deprived of them. The bill was passed. 1t
/ provides that persons who have been con-
victed of felony in another State and emf
CRATE to Kentucky shall be deprived OF citi-
| zenship here. )
| rate the Mount Freedom and Jessamine
| County Turnpike Company; TO incorporate
| the Homestead Building Association; TO
amend the Boone County road law; to fix and
change the time for holding the regular term
| of the Bath Court of Common Pleas; TO amend
| an act entitled an act To arrange the business
Of the Union Circuit Court; 70 incorporate
| the Masonic Temple A sociation of New
| port; to incorporate the Alensv1lle Sem
| fnary; to incorporate the Snead Co. Iron
works; to prohibit the sale Of liquor within
| one mile of Green River Baptist Church.
| in Ohio County, TO incorporate the town OF
| Slaughterville In Webster County; to incur-
porate the Journeyman House Painters As
ISOLATION of Louisville; to incorporate the
Limestone Building Association of Maysville.
and about one hundred other measures.
FRANKFoRT, Feb 24.-SENATE-The House
resolution extending the session beyond the
constitutional limit was passed by a bare
majority, the vote being 20 toslO-26 being
necessary TO pass it. The following bills
were passed: To regulate the building OF
turnpike roads in Nelson County. House bill
amending the charter of the city OF Covfng-
ton authorizing the city TO issue bonds to pay
| the school debt. To incorporate the Cham
ber of Commerce of the city OF Lexington
| Authorizing the city of Newport TO build
| bridge between Coyington and Newport; me
| bill continuing the Superior Court TIL lsS0
| then came up and all amendments we're voted
| down, and upon the passage OF the bill the
| vote stood yeas 2l, nays 10, and motion TO
| reconsider was laid upon the table
HOUSE, The Senate Penitentiary bill came
| up in the House this morning and took up
| the principal part of the session, and nnally
| passed by vote of "a to 30. The bill Is u com
| promise measure and gives Mr.. south back
| salary to the amount of S2,750, and he goes
out of Office in ten days afterthe bill is signed
| by the Governor. The following bills passed;
| To amend the charter of the town OF liarrods-
| burg. To incorporate the Bowling Green and
| Northern Railroad Company. Empowering
y
tain a system of electric lights. and to issue
| bonds for said purpose. For the beneht OF
| Hardin County, and to dispose OF q surplus
| i'm the hands OF the Sinking FUND Commis-
| sioners
| of local measures we're attended 20. Governor
| Knotts message vetoing the Pleuro-pneu-
| monia bill was read An effort will be made
| to pass it over the veto. The landlord and
| tenant bill was referred to the COMMITTEE on
| General statutes. The pauper idiot bi was
| aalpd Duf II soon rpferreu 10 Inc
| Committee on General Statutes, and the SEN
ate adjourned. Now that the session mas
| been Indefinitely extended, many OF the mem
bers give 1t us their opinion that the Legisla-
| ture win be here until the 10th OF May.
| HoUsE.-Mr. Letterle called up the pili al,
I lowing pupils between the age of twenty and
/ forty years 10 attend the night schools of
Louisville without charge. Mr.. owens
offered an amendment that the pupils ad-
mitted TO the night schools over twenty years
OF aye should not be counted among the
| school children of the 7tate, and no pro rata
| should be paid on them out of the PUBLIC
| school funds. Amendment accepted and bill
passed The Senate bill to continue the Su-
| perior Court was taken up, and, on motion:
| was referred TO the Committee on Court of
Appeals and Superior Court, with leave to
FHANKFoRT, Feb. 28-SENATE.-The follow
| ing bill was introduced by Mr. Berry;
/ Whereas, The spirit of our civilizatlon u
/ rights of those who earn their bread IN tne
sweat of their brows, and 100 often the IRON
| hand of capital Is oppressive 10 lupor, tucio
fore, be IL enacted by the General Assembly, OF
the Commonwealth of Kentucky; Section l.
Tint eight hours shall constitute DAY 8
| work for all laborers, wOrkmen ana mechan-
| les who may be employed by or on oehalt OF
the Government of the State OF Kentucky;
Section Q This act shall take effect from ana
i after its passage Bills passed: Authorizing
| pike County to issue bonds TO build Court
1 house and other buildings. House amend
ment to bill establishing night scnoois III
certain cities In this State. House Dill 70 em
mower the Tailor of Campbell County 70 ap-
p0int deputy The Judiciary Committee1es W.
reported that the Pleuro-Pneumonla pili
should pass the opinion of the Governor 70 70
1 the contrary notw thstanding, ana the Sehase is
took The same view of II, and passed ~ OYER
the Governors veto by vote OF ~ 70 Oh ~ IN. III
cornoratinQ the Ohio, Kentucky ana Nlrkinna
Railroad CorHpauy.,-13ill creating the Nlne-
teenth judicial District, - 81.
i HorsF. bills passed: To empower Vno
County Court Of Iiath County 70 supscrloe oo
| he canifal stock of turnpike roads; 70 amenu
| m act 10 establish the County OF hnott, ~
amcnd an act entitled an act amendlng tno
chnrier Of the Districtof Highlands, IN Camp
| hail'C,ounty. 10 amond an Hct 70 apporupn
| tic state into eleven Congressional plstricos,
| n,,itino Knott County in the Tenth Dsttlot.
Ia empower the Bath County court 70 ievs
an'ad valor IN tax for county purposes, 70
rariIiate the fees paid pro tem oommou-
,reaith ttorneys The bill provides that no
suoh ATTORNEY shall be- appointed except wnen
| tha rerlllar attorney Is absent, auu MS lees
| shSll moi exceed 81 per day; that IN misoe-
maanor cases the county attorney enail serve