The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1888-03-29
THE COMMONWEALTH.
Legislative Proceedings.

Jerome Sparks the privilege OF copying the tes'
timony introduced by him in the Sparks Jones
election contest from Jessamine County A
Senate bill prohibiting any newspaper in this
State from publishing any advertisement OF any
lottery. In or out OF the State, was passed. The
revenue bill which passed at the last session OF
the General Assembly, repealed all that part OF
the liquor license law which inflicted penalty
for falling TO obtain license. Mr.. Needham
drafted bill curing this defect in the law and
II passed the House almost unanimously to-
day bill providing that man shall not be
disqualified by reading newspaper account OF
n murder from serving on u jury which tries the
murderer, WAS passed.
FRANKFORT, March 19.-SENATE-Bils were
| introduced to protect the fish OF the State and
TO amend the revenue laws. Bills were passed
incorporating: Colored Building Association at
Nicholasyitle. amending the charter OF Louis
vile, amending the charter OF the Supreme
Council OF the Catholic knights OF America A
veto was received from the Governor OF the bill
increasing the fees OF iailcrs.
HousR.-A resolution was passed to buy a
public burying ground for conylcts. Bills were
passed TO protect the priyacy Of telegraphc
messages; to provide for the safety OF steam
| boilers.
FRANKFORT, March %. SENATE little
was done. Mr.. a. S. Berry offered joint res
olution requesting KeniuclSy's Representatives
| and Senators In Congress 10 use their earnest
endcayors to secure such cnnctments as will
secure a system OF dams ON the Ohio river that
will furnish depth OF water sufficient for the
needs OF navigation throughout the length of
that river; adopted. Also. a. bill to protect
| lighthouse stations and men by the Govern
mont in this State ITS navigable rivers;
passed. Regulating wharfage on the Ohio river;
passed.
| HoUsE. bills introduced: For the benefit OF
| the Western Lunatic Asylum; TO amend the
laws in regard to the lunatic asyiums; for the
! benefit OF the Eastern Kentucky Lunatic Asy-
/ lum; 20 establish and maintain the Kentucky
Inebriate and opium-H Habit Asylum; TO provide
for location and erection OF the Fourth Lunatic
| Asylum: making II felony to collect usurious in
| terest on debts secured by lien on household ef-
/ fecis; TO incorporate the Falls City Express
| Savings Association: TO amend nn act TO con-
/ tinue In fore an act 10 establish q bureau OF
/ agriculture, horticulture and statistics, ap-
| proved March 90 1870. Mr.. Settle called up q
Joint resolution offered yesterday, in relation to
the purchase OF q site for penitentiary bury
| ing ground. Adopted, The Governors mes
sngc, reporting shortage in the accounts OF
| Jas. W. Tate, State Treasurer, WIS read, and
| Messrs. Cox, Johnston. Cooper, Abraham Sc
L OTtts NtlklTk, NiCnOlh unu uIpOlntcu y
committee TO report upon it. They met this
afternoon and recommended his Impeachment
for defalcation. The amount is estimated al
$4,000. Bills passed: To amend an act TO es-
tablish State Board OF Pharmacy; to incorpo
rate the Ohio Cumberland and Mississippi Rail.
way Company.
FRANKFORT, March a1--SESATE.-Bills 81 pass
ed; Regulating bridges spanning the Ohio
river at Covington; concerning stock running at
large; relating to liens and material furnished
To amend the charter OF Dayton; to amend the
charter OF the city OF Louisville; also severn
others OF lesser importance.
HoUsE.-The principal business ofthe session
was 10 take action upon the Governors message
announcing the suspension OF the State Treas
urcr A resolution Offering reward OF 800
for the apprehension OF James w. Tate wa
adopted. Bills passed: To incorporate tn,
Kentucky and West Virginia Bridge Company
| to establish new charter for the city OF Louis
ville TO create the Office of live stock inspecto
for Louisville; 10 incorporate the Bellevue AM
Cincinnati Tunnel and Bridge Company, AM
numerous other small measures.
| FRANKFORT, March p --SENATE.-Leave
granted To authorize the West Virginia am
Ironton Railroad Company TO construct an'
operate lines in the State; to regulate fees o
notaries public; to incorporate lumber ex
change in Louisville A resolution TO appoin
| Joint committee to investigate whether tn
auditor has performed his duties, etc, wa
| passed. Bills passed: To amend acts incoI
porating the Cumberland River and Tennessee
railroad; 10 provide for the removal Of the re
mains OF Humphrey Marshall to the State cen
etcry at Frankfort; to better protect turn
pixies.
HousE-A resolution was offered agains
. "a IN Caufa1erat
soldiers. The bill to punish wife-beaters b.
lashes on the bare back was debated until ad
iournment.
FRANKFORT, March 23.-SENATE--The fol
lowing leaves were granted: To amend tn
ciyil code of practice OF Kentucky concerning
injunctions; TO regulate the limit OF amour
which the counties OF this Commonwealth ma
vote in aid OF any railroad corporation. Bill
passed: Authorizing the city OF Lexington Il
subscribe stock in the Kentucky Union Rail
way Company, with amendment; amendmen
adopted and bill ssed; amending acts char
tering the Cairo and Tennessee River Railroa'
, Company; Incorporating the Bellevue and Gin
! cinnati Tunnel and Bridge Company; incorpo
rating the Bowling Green and owensboro rail
road. Messrs Goebel and Wright, from III
Senate, and Messrs. Reed. Fry and Settle
, from the House, were appointed Us a commit
r tee TO investigate the offlces OF Auditor an
{ Treasurer
| HousE-Upon the call OF counties the follow
ing bills we're offered: To suppress dealings o
i, margins and In futures, and to punish person
keeping or controlling houses or places wherei
the same is permitted to establish the fire
mems relief fund for the city of Covington. MI
Charlton offered an amendment to Section
, Article of an act TO amend the revenue law
| of this Comm onwealth, approved May II, 1Ss(
, II provides that banks shall be taxed S.95 II
tead of seventy-fve cents, as now provided b
/ aw, The bill relating to the punishment c
wife-bcaters ut the whippingpost passed by
vote OF Il TO 3d. The bill requiring that all sale
of personal or real estate, under order OF cour
to the amount OF 500, shall be published in tn
local newspaper, passed under q close vote. q
resolution was offered TO inquire whether o.
| tcials have overdrawn their salaries.
[ A MONUMENT to Abraham Lincoln is pre-
, posed at Elizabethtown, which is III
J village nearest the log cabin where he wa
born.
. JUICE ToYEY of Louisville, has decide
the State law allowing the hiring of con
| victla unconstitutional.
J. /. CASE, of Racine, Wis, has refuse
$40 900 offered for Phallas by q Kentuck
stock farm company.
Gross II, HARRAIsoN has been appointe
postmaster at Delaware, Daviess County
LOUISVILLE is city of nearly 200O
inhabitants and yet has no public parks.
TuE bondsmen OF Treasurer Tate-elgh
in numbcr-say they will make good th
loss, but have engaged legal talent to loo
after their interests.
TnE exact amount of the shortage o
Treasurer Tato will not be arrived at 70
several days yet.
DAN GARNETr, colorod, who killed Gee
Terry, col ored, at Bowling Green, was al
rested at Springfield, Tcnn., and was car
rcd to the Elkton jail.
Al JupoE STEPHEN G. SHARP, of Lexington
Will likely become tho successor OF jaime
. W. Tate, tho dofaulting State Treasurer o
Kentucky.