The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1888-05-03
THE COMMONWEALTH.
LeeIsIatIye Proceedings.


Bill Incorporating the Carbon Coal aud Iron
Company OF Kentucky. House bill establishing
q system OF public schools In Somerset, Pulaski
County. A number OF amendments 70 turnpike
charters and like bills wero passed. and the
Senate adjourned TN Tuesday atiia m
HoUsE.-The election bribery bill passed b7
q good majority, although there was barely o
quorum present The bin TO appropriate sum-
cient money 70 stamp out any pleuro-pneu-
monia or other cattle diseases was taken up
and discussed till the hour for the orders OF the
day arrived Over the question as 70 whether
the orders OF the day should DO taken up or not
the fun began. After several delay motions
call OF the house was ordered and Scrgoant-at-
Arms Tyler was sent out to arrest this absent
and dodging members. The roll,call showed
that only fifty members wero present or the
nifty absent members, twenty-seven OF thom
we're absent without leave, and orders OF arrest
were issued for them to be brought before the
bar OF the House for its action. While the Ser
geantat-Arms was out tho hour Of adiournment
arrived and cut on further proceedings.
FRANKEoRr April "a. SENATE. E.--No session
HoUsK.-The following resolution was intro
duced and lies over one day; Whereas Thos.
J. Henry was on the first Monday in August,
fsse, legally elected Clerk OF the Court Of APP
poais OF kentucky, and on the day OF Sep
upon the discharge OF the duties OF the said
ONCE: Whereas, There are underground NUT
terings and strong rumors current throughout
the Commonwealth. that said Henry has for
years past absented himself from said once:
therefore, be It Resolved, by the General As
sembly OF the Commonwealth OF kentucky,
That a committee OF time be appointed, two
from the House and one from the Senate. to bo
appointed by the respective Speakers, 10 inves-
tigate and mako examination OF said ONCE qnd
ascertain how the same Is being condnQed,
and determine whether sniG 10y has been
guilty OF any misfeasance or malftlsqnce IN
ofice Said committee shall have the right ..ad
power TO summon and swear witnesses and re-
port their proceedings Immediately TO the Gen
eral Assembly. The bill TO repeal the act ap-
propriating money to stamp out pleuro-pneu-
monia then came up and after much discussion
was passed. motion to reconsider was made,
and pending its consideration tho hour OF att-
journment arrived.
FRAEKFoRr, April 2i.--Nothing OF general
Importance was transacted in either branch OF
tho Legislature to-day. The commission APP
pointed TO investigate the affairs OF deinulting
Treasurer Tate reports that individual short In
his accounts to the amount OF i22o,0o02 q.
FRANKFORT, April e5.- SENATE. Bills
passed: Authorizing Newport TO issue bonds
in the sum Of $4,000, for the benefit OF the pub
lie schools. Appropriations for various State
institutions. The Governor appointed Drs-
Fowler, Rogers, Young, McRoberts and Tur-
ner members OF the State Board OF Pharmacy.
HOUSE, -Eddyville Penitentiary appropria-
tion passed. The Kelly bill, authorizing medi.
cal colleges to take for dissection bodies OF In
mates OF State institutions dying therein, un-
less called for In forty-eight hours, was lost.
The Judiciary Committee reported a bill which
provides that all public money shall be paid in
to the Treasury by order or warrant OF the aud
itor, and shall be deposited on the same day;
changes the existing law so that the auditor
shall countersign all checks OF the treasurer.
and no money can be paid out except by check;
authorizes the Governor to call for a statement
OF accounts from the auditor and treasurer.
and also to remove the public moneys from the
stated repositories II he thinks them unsafe;
requiring a quarterly statement OF the condi-
tion OF the treasury, to be published In daily
paper OF Louisville Covington, Lexington, Pa
ducah and Bowling Green, and requires the
cashier to make a daily statement TO the aud
itor OF the balance on hand TO the credit OF the
State and the amounts deposited and p lid out
by the treasurer during said day.
FRANKFORT, April 26.-Mr. Wood called up
his resolution to investigate the manner in
which Thomas J. Henry, clerk OF the court Of
appeals conducted his onice. Mr.. Reed opposed
the resolution on the ground that the constitu-
tion provides the only method OF preferring
charges against said clerk, and that the court
Of appeals had exclusive Jurisdiction In the
matter and that q committee could accomplish
nothing. The resolution was adopted. The
bill regulating the trials OF writs OF forcible en-
try and detainer providing that II the parties
so DESIRE jury may be dispensed with and the
case tried before county Judge or Justice Of
the peace was passed. Mr.. A. s. Berry re-
ported n hill approcriatine $4,000 for the pur-
nose n erhihitinc tbe mineral and other re.
sources of the state NJ fhe Cincinnati e,snten-
s,s 100 IA SO ooo ,va, rao,e5 on.
will have to come up again.
FRANKFORT, KY, April a7,--In the Senate
this morning MT, Berry called up ms oili 70 up
piSit ~ ,bs s ~ ~ centenn,a, Expost,on
ana ~ :, nsssed Honse hi,l annronr,atinr about
$1,000 to Monroe County to build new court
house was passed. bill appointing Attor-
ney General Hardin ana Suoge ", =, o,sa. ~ nesn
,ers ~ ,hs ,ets Tate and reaI,za on
ihem nassea ~ i1 bo,h houses The Governor sent
in vetoes 10 the following named bills: Act TO
amend the charter Of the Paducah Belt Railway
and Levee Company. Act to amend the charter
OF the Cincinnati and Charleston Railway Com
pany. Act 70 au'norize 'ne county cour. o.
uounsy @ soa " rs an ~ ~ sor
ser,a,n ,nr,,csss A. =, amend the charter of
the Union Pine Line Company. approved April
IL, 1883. Act for the benefit Of Robert H. Burlss,
ofCaldwell County. Act to Incorporate the
Shelby Grove baptist Church, In irigg County,
heh.ucky anu 70 pronipl. l sh1 ssis p ,,ss
orr, os the % same " AM % act 10 ipeorporato the Mad
SON Bridge Company. An act 10 amend an act
10 incorporate the Louisville, HardinsDurg and
Western Railroad Company, making nine bills
in all that he vetoed.
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