The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1886-04-29
THE COMMONWEALTH.
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ProceedIpr. Of the Legislature.


Proceedings Of the Legislature.
FRAEKFoRr, April I7.--Neither House nor
Senate did anything to-day worthy OF nouce.
The session in each body being devoted 70
local. petty measures OF no Importance.
Scarcely a quorum was present In either
house, the members generally leaving for the
weekly visit TO their homes or 10 Louisville.
FRANKFORT, April l9-sENATE-There vas
not quorum in the Senate this morning, and
attention was chiefly directed 10 local bills.
The House bill providing fne for circuses
and meHageries which do not take out license.
was passed. The Senate was in session only
one hour.
HoUsE.--Mr. Thompson, from the commit-
tee on criminal laws, reported the Dill de-
signed to suppress the spread OF spn p,eu5bo, wbe
shall bring into the State any cattle known 70
be infected with peuro-pneumonia, shall be
keeps m his possessiofi cattle known TO be
affected with this disease and allow them to
come in contact with other cattle, shall De
deemed guilty of felony. For either OF these
oifenses punishment Is isconhnement from one
TO three years at hard labor in the penten-
tiary. Any one who has in his possession
cattle known to have been exposed TO pleuro-
pneumonia shall condno them in auinclosure
through which no stream OF water
runs, at not less than six hundred
feet from any highway or common. at
least six consecutive months after such
cattle have been exposed. otherwise ne
shall be deemed guilty OF misdemeanor and
| the county jail from three to twelve months.
| Any person who shall dispose Of any cattle
| known to have been afflicted with contagion
| shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and
| shall be fined from 500 TO Si.0O0 and be con-
| fined in the county jail from one 10 three
| months. It shall be the duty of the county
| Judge, when complaint has been made to him
| that any person has IN his possession infected
| cattle to summon n jury who are 10 examine
such cattle and decide, and u infected the
| or buried; any person who has in his possess
| ion promises that have been occupied by in
fccted cattle shall not allow other cattle 70
| pired, and violation of this clause entails
| fine OF from 500 to 81 ,000or imprisonment In
or both. The bill was passed without dis
cussion and not over twelve or fifteen per-
| sons voted.
FRANKFoRT. April 20. -SENATE.-Bils pass
| ed: House bill authorizing the town of Au-
burn 10 issue bonds for street purposes; bill
| for the branch penItentiary at Eddyville, pro-
| viding for borrowing money from the banks
i to carry on the work when there Is no money
| in the treasury; bill amending the charter OF
| the city OF louisville fixing the salary or
| wharfmaster at $500 ayear; House bill Civ
/ ing circuit court and county clerks and other
officers further tune for collecting fee bills;
| House pill No. 3s. known as the "hevenue
| BILL" was taken up, but postponed I'LL TO-
| morrow. when the Senate viii go into com
section
HoUsE-In the House to-day the bill for
the proteciioraf game occupied most OF me
| session, but fell into the orders Of the day
because no quorum voted on II. several
minor local bills were passed
| FRANKFORT, April 2i.-sENATE.-The House
Revenue bill was taken up and discussed and
| adopted section by section. Several amend
| ments were adopted, and It will require ten
days or more to complete its consideration.
HCUsE.-The bill known as the Newton
l Craig Claim was discussed during the entire
i session. Craig claims thatthe State owes MIN
| S3So0 with interest, since 1870. He was form
/ erly keeper of the penitentiary, and says TINS
money was expended out OF his own pocket
| with the understanding that he WAS 70 be re-
imbursed when the Legislature met He has
been before every legislature Tor twenty
years endeavoring TO have his claim adJust-
ed hut for some reason has failed. alth0ugh
several committees and commissions have
reported favorahly on II. He now asks tnat
a commission be appointed 70 lnvestigate
1 the matter and finally decide the much vexod
question. vote was not reached on Il to-
day, but II will come up tomorrow and DC
disposed Of.
FRAsKreRT, April e. SENATE, : Bills
Intoxicating liquors In Livingston County;
House bill prohibiting the sale OF nioxicat-
ing liquors In Caldwell County. A bill appro-
priating 5000 to the widow OF George Cas-
sell Of Fayette County, was lost. Cassell was
summoned by the shcrin In August, 1854. 70
assist in capturing some escaped convicts'
: and was killed 10 tho discharge of his duty.
II motion TO reconsider was entered, ana the
bill may pass when IL comes up again. Inc
Revenue bill was then taken up, and the sec sec,
iiOn relating to taxing OF banks was discusseu
till the end of the session.
HousE-The Newton Craig claim occupied
nearly nj of the session, and the Dill was
finally passed, though desperate effort was rs
vote, but the friends OF the bill, headeu oy
Owens and Jackson, carried every thing pc,
fore thcm. An amendmen. w1s nnDpscu :,
as to whether they should allow interest on
the claim or hot.
FRANKroRr. ApriI 3.--sENArE.--Considera
ton of the, revenue bill was laid over i until
: propriation bill was amended as fonows;
i | Making appropriations to Ancorage Asylum
r Of $4,000 instead Of $92VV' ana nppoin.tthIs tI,s
! amounts appropriated; by Mr.. J. T. w smith,
providing that the debts Of the Asylum
be FIRST naaiosut Sssa o. ans appdpoth ths
bill passed n reduces the per capita 70 IN
3 mates from slGb to SEQ Mr.. Rigney reported
n hin apprnpriatng $20.000, and 81 ,OU0 annu
\ aliv hereafter. 10 the Deaf and Dumb Asylum
! at Danville. and VI was passed.
: HousE.-Mr Strauss sent to the Clerk, Z
p desk and had rend an article in Cincinnati
: | daily concerning cruelty to convicts a.
|, Creeuwood also some teegrams denying ths
4 correctness OF certain statements. None o.
!. the legislative committee will go 10 Green
I wood with tho Sinking Fund Commissioners
The Governor. Secretary OF state, Andito
a and Treasurer have gone TO Greenwooa y
7 make an inspection. Mr. strauss ,reporte,
q the Senate bill TO establish the Nneteen,i
= Judicial District. composed OF Estill. Powell
n Lee. CLAY, Perry. Letcher, Knott and breatnit
q 4 Counties An amendment adding Wolfe 4
e tho new district was adopted, = The bill thel
y passed. Magofiin was transferred from IN IN
4 Sixteenth tothc Thirteenth District. pll
n makipg wire fences and Usage orange hedre
,r lawful fcnces within the meaning OF 70
II stntute was passed Adair County was ex
a | cmptcd from its operation Governor knot
4 | sont in n message vctoing an act 10 pronioi
q tho sale of Intoxicating liquors !,
e New Liberty election precinct OF o"e'
II County.
s. Miscellaneous Items.
ii JAMES H. HunsoS fell from the ont'
y river bridge at louisville into barge d
y y was terribly and fatally mangicd.
I. RopERr Fowlrr. murderer OF Miss LID
,,sS Burnert. was hanged at Morgaihsld'