The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1886-02-04

| In operation in the State shall be Ato~edlI-l
charge. collect or receive as rental for the
use of such telephone sum not exceeding
three dollars per month where one telephone
only is rented by one individual, company or
corporation, the rental per month FOR each
| teep one so rented shall not exceed 81 %
per month where any two cities or villages
owned by any individual, company or
Of any % telephope for the purpose Of
| conversation between such cities or villages
shall not exceed fifteen cents for the first Ave
| minutes, and for each additional five minutes
no sum exceeding Ave cents shall be charged:
collected or received. Any person convicted
| OF any violation OF the above rates shall be
fined In any sum not eAeeealng twenty.nVs
| competent jurisdiction by proceedings In tho
name of the Commonweath. MI. Neal OF
fered bill which provides iliat no court or
this Commonwealth sha hereafter make
! any allowance against the state TO any pro
| tenn Commonwealth attorney in any instance
where the service Of such attorney has been
less than one entire day, and that no such
allowance shall exceed seven dollars per day.
The bill further provides that pro tenn. at
torney for the Commonwealth snail De emil
tied to ono half of the fees aud commits
nion allowed by law to the regular attorney
Ia all judgments rendered while the pro tenn
attorney is serving. Mr.. Thorne presented
bill for the purpose OF providing uniform
system of textbooks and course or study in
primary and elementary departments in the
common schools aud to prescribe the PERIODS
at which such transfers may be made. MI
Thorne says that poor people are frequently
put TO unnecessary expense by changes in
books and the children also retarded in their
studies. II provides that the present text.
| books and course of study now prescribed by
the State Board of Education shall be used
for four years from the first Monday In sep
tember, 1876. No change shall he made
oftcner than once every four years.
FRANKFORT, Jan. 2S-SEsATE.-Met at l0:1i
O'Clock and beRau the discussion OF Senator
Dixon's high liconse bill, which had been set
for consideration today. Senator Kerry
moved an amendment, providing that all
counties in the State IN which local option Is
now in force shall make q county levy sum
cient to pay into the State Treasury an
amount equal to s. per head OF its voting
population. Several other amendments wers
| offered, and the Senate got into something
Of a wrangle over the matter. Finally Sens
! Grafton of the bill until next Monday morn
| ing at II o'clock. This was lost, but another
melton TO postpone until noon on "Wednesday
! was adopted.
! HousE.-,rhe House wasted an hour or two
| over the South question; and then took up
bill granting the right TO TESTIFY to deienu,
ants In criminal cases. This was recommitted
| 10 the Committee on Criminal Laws. A biil
| came up to instill a modicum OF intelugence
! into the jury box, but II was ieeomibitted .c
| the same committee and the days work was
ended.
| FRAsKFoRr, Jim. 2a-SESATE. Bills passed I:
! Providing that the Commonwealth shall NOT
/ be liable Tor the cost OF trhnecIluinB anu az
| dexing records, but al lowing the County Levy
! Courts to take such steps AS they see proper
! Regulating legal trials and actions IN Camp
! bell County-dividing the county into Two
districts, and providing that actions shatl pc
brought in that district where the nMoriv
/ of the defendants reside House bill Tor ine
| increase of punishment of the crime OF ln'
cest Mr.. Hills offered resolution 10 releass
| the State Prison lesees from their contraoi,
| based upon a request from them Mod some
| days ago. The resolution lies over one aay
| HousE.-A resolution was ouerSu ~
| the interest OF the colored people ~
| reference to the discrimination hgWns,
them in relationto the selection OF Jurors, LOT
better educational facilities, and various
| other complai Is of the inequalities apd IN
| mstlces in the laws of the Cominonwealth 70
the eoIored citizens Referred TO the proper
/ committees. Several unimportaht l9eal pliIs
| were passed. Also an act 10 amend an ae'
granting the consent of the STATE or hen.
Suci<y 10 the acquisition by tho United states
/ ~ n certain lands along tho rivers OF the
State. by ynuihorizlng the United states COY.
rnment to deposit IN court the damages 20
be paid to the owners OF condemned lnnd An
| act 10 amend Chapter 65 oil General statutes,
| provIding that no artlcies OF Incorporation
| shaIl be so recommended until they shall nave
| arst been filed IN the Clerks oihoe OF the
| County Court OF the county where the prinvl'
pal place OF business Is.