Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-01-05
LEGISLATIVE NOTES,

Only ten members of the present
Lower House were members of the
last body, though several of them
have had previous experience.
Mulligan, the Lexington member
of the Legislature who made the race
against and defeated the Democratic
nominee, was admitted to seat in
the Democratic caucus.
One of the first bills introduced in
the House was one opposing all local
legislation which other tribunals
have jurisdiction over. Its fate will
be settled in the Democratic eau
Gus.
During the session of the Legisla-
ture Jos. Altsheler will represent the
Courier-Journal at Frankfort, Sam
Burdette the Times, Thos. 0. Hall
the Post, and Geo. Burroughs the
Commercial.
b. w. jenkins, Sergeant-at-arms, and
]. f. Lawrence, Door-keeper Of the
Senate, like most of the other officers
were in the rebel army. The "Con-
federate Brigadiers"s seem to have cap
turcd the Legislature.
The Legislature has passed res
olution allowing the Sergeant-at-
arms to subscribe for two dailies for
each member, each Honorable to
choose his own papers. We wouldn't
like to see any of the newspapers
knocked out of subscriber, but
what right have the members Of the
Legislature 10 buy papers at the ex-
pense of the State? Don't all speak at
once.
Green r. Keller, who defeated Polk
johnson for Clerk of the House was,
like the latter, a confederate soldier
lie entered the army when but little
over fifteen years ofage and was with
Morgan on his raid in Indiana and
Ohio, and was a prisoner of war for
some time at Camp Chase. He is at
present editor of the Carlisle Mnrcu-
ny. Willis L. Ringo, the Assistant
clerk, was a Lieutenant in the "Or-
phan Brigade" before he was twenty
years of age. lie filled the same Of
flee to which he has just been elected
during the session of 1884. Robt. Ty-
Ter, door-keeper,of the the House, was
one of Morgan's men and came out
of the army a Captain, lie is AZ
years old.
The House adjourned from Thurs
day until Monday and a large num-
Der of the members went to Louis
vile to try their free passes and rest
up from the arduous labor of an
swering to roll call two consecutive
mornings and perusing newspapers
at the public expense while the Gov
ernor's message was being read for
their benefit. 1t is rather early to
begin to find fault, but to a man up
tree it looks like the Legislature Of
which so much is expected is rather
slow about getting down to work.
Remember, boys, that nine-tenths of
the members of the last Legislature
were relegated to the shades Of
private life for pursuing the same
course that you have begun. The
people want you to let frolicking
alone and do something and do il
quick.
The members drew for the choice
of seats in both chambers. In the
House Messrs. Thomas, Tevis, Straus
and Read have the best seats. The
Capital relates this incident in con-
nection with the seats in the Sen.
ate:
The Senator from Kenton was late
in the lottery of seat drawing, bu
he got thar all the same. The Slip
and seats were well nigh exhausted
and still the Senator was left withou
the wherewith 10 shift the standing
programme. The Senator from Hen
Nv discovered the dilemma his friend
wasin, and, being moved with sym
pathy aad wit, offered motion, in
view Of the cact that there was only
about one seat aft to draw, that the
Senator from Kenton be empowered
by the Senate TO select seat. The
motion prevailed, when the Senator
from Kenton quietly walked over and
planted himself in the unoccupied
seat of the Senator from Henry, re-
marking that as the Senate had au-
thorized him to select seat he would
take the one drawn by the Senator