The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1890-12-26
REPORT ON ELECTIONS.
The kentucky Constitutional Con.
vention Still vt Work
Report OF the Committee on Edrrnt ior
Submitted by Chairman Jacobs.


Submitted by Chairman jacobs.
The Constitutional Convention met al tho
usual hour on the 10th.
petition bearing on the question OF prohi.
bit on and a memorial from the bar Of Hopkins
VILE, on the subject Of courts, we're read, and
Mr. Hines. Of Franklin offered the report Of ihe
joint committee on courts II provides Tor IN
Increase IN tho number o. circuit courts, md
an enlargement Of the jurisdiction Of the county
courts
The Coprt Of Appeals shall be eaIiod she su.
prone Court, and shall consist Of seven hidg-s.
a minority export was sent On higned By Mr.
Fie,l Of Brackon, and M Miller q Lincoln
They propose That the circuit court be aodTshed
aud n court be crested in each county wtth all
the powers and Jurisdiction OF the circuit court
which shsll at All times be open for business
both reports we're ordered printed aud made
the special order Tor JnnuRrya
A'resolntlon was passed, dispensinE with the
afternoon session eoeh day mis- weok.
The e.ociion report was considered IN conSens
ton, and nearly al Of the morning session spent
IN consideration OF ihn nrst section. 10 was
adopted Substantially Ns IN committee u tho
whole last week
Just before the convenipg hour, on tho nth
q dispatch was Tcceiyod 81 the ,Westasn rsioa
TeirgraI NJ once addressed 20 ecfrsssef Bennett
HeHry u. hcIienry. az his homo IN Hartford,
ohio County. In the absehca Of Colonel Young.
the telegfnn WIS opened by Sergeant at Arms
Tyler and the sad Intelligence quickly spread
arnonr- thr dclegatcs taethe orrntrK prayer,
Rev, DR. Blainey, OF the Presbyterian Church
referred 70 sudden DEATH eommcn,ing uPon
the unccr' " Of NE,
The reading OF the minutes 81 the prcvious
DAYS proceedings wns proceeded with. a.
usual, the journal being eorrecied and uum'
her ofpetiticns ard tcsoioiiofs Submitted.
After this customary routine dad been gone
through with, and Governor bucknef' .
reqoesl that the Joint legislative Com
mittce be discharged from consideration
Of the Tepous Of ubcommiiteos had
hec n granted Mr. AuKier rose ana stated that
whereas. The delegates had received the sad IN
ieliigenee Of the death Of the member Of ohio
he moved that the convention adjourn until -.
morrow morning al 9.a, o clock.
Committee on Resolutions and another 10
attend the funerai were daily appointed and
tho convention adjourned Until piso o clock, Fri.
day.
Tho Convention on the 18th resumed consid'
GRAFTON q ths report oi the Committee on Ele-.
iionA a, Amended IN the COMMITTEES OF the
whole, george wsshIngton. Chairman o. that
committee. objected, and moved 70 adjourn
but bis mouoR was voted dowp
Mr. MAekoy offered an smsndfneut striking
out the greater portion o. Section two. The
language ne said sss s.socesssFs, ana zeriA
only lend 70 confuse the courts As iefl tbs
seetioa resdsi
'-ssc,iea. NO ysfson 10 military, naval or
marine service Of tho Uniied States shall be
deemed = resident 81 this state by reason OF
belnF stationed within the same"
Section q providing for registration In all
cities and towns OF over 800 inhabltnnis, Va,
adopted as amended IN the Committee Of he
Whole An attempt was made 70 include towst
Of asJo and ayor
On motion OF Mr. McDermoit Of the commit.
tee. Section q providing for = secret ballot was
,..s-s. ..:s:::: -: 80 ---... :. '.s
repor, should be disposed Of
The warm night made upon Section IN ihe
Whole Committee was again opened up IN the
convention. The main idea Ia that no more thar
one election year shall he held In tho state
or in any city. town distric, or county. Al q
the Old amendments s~eTe offered End the de.
bate Was ienethily string cut Tue COMMITTEE
Of the Nhole's amendments however weru a..
hsred 20 intending Mr. Funk's. requiring al
employers 20 rlvo their employees ispF houn %
which 90 vote, The Others bcing ~ lcctei anu
the clause hKinT election day on The arst Tpos-
day after the FIRST Monday IN November W.,
reached. Here the discussion WA. r--.<,r -
those members who favored an August elrctdN@
day making vigorous onslaught upon tbs com.
mittco's report this respect
The report 81 tha Committee on dcation
Was the only one submitted this mornits lts
provisions are most Important and pm sent a
good many material departures from thc pres
ent Article. I, requires that the bond q tho
cus;;aes= esitA, isssei "a fsscr 81 the Rcsfti 81
Education for The sum, % u .70A. and tho
bond for the surplus issued IN favor o. tho,
board OF Education for the sum Of t35s "a r.
shall constitute one bond. for the suH Of
A. "a naa TAi. had and Tho IA "a an
stock Of the Bank Of Kentucky sbaB DO
held inriolate for the purpose OF sus-
tanning tho ASstem OF eomman schools the in
tercst and dividends Of the fand together viiA
sny suIns vhich may Re produced BY taxation
for The paIgoae pr edueatAop, Va be Appropriated
20 the support q TIRE COMMON schools AVID 70 no
other parpose. Another clause provides that
no sum shall be rsised OF solicited for eduoa.
ton except for = ucation in the common
sshesl. untu th1s Que stica OF tanattsa a cub
mittcd 20 Nc legal voters, and MAJORITY Of
those voting are in favor o. sech iai Til.
means thef Che taff eenttax IN support Of tho
a. aud n. College, al Lexington, recently de-
arc1leonSutaiional hy the court ~ appeals.
unerr thc re~ cersn,nsien A~'ll bara TO 10
pissed az op BY tho peoplc. This portion Of the
report viii be stoutly contested In the conven.
ton.
The Fourth Section aims at simplifying The
present complicated methods pursued In tho
MitAliNNtiNN OF INC common tthhRl lAth. ~ Ifo-
yldcs that each county shah he entitled to its
yrcr-r..ca c. thc frnd ~ - eeNsus Of pnpii
children iof each schoolyra. andh me pro rata
snare Of any sOiuoi iittii't 10 not ssi'ed ;oT
after she soconf school year itshan he covered
into the Treasury and placed 20 the credit Of
the school fund for general apporiionment the
following year
Tho report requires that white end eolored
schools must ha kept separate.
The Superintendent Of Public Instruction IA
relieved from his present duty OF disnursing tho
funds for schools and this Is tarncd over 90 tho
same o1ieers that manage and dsburse other
public funds.
Instead OF remaining in his once and attend
ing TO these clerical details" said Mr.. IL L.
Jacobs chairman OF the Committee on EdncA.
ton, THE Superintendent o; Public Instruction
viii be enabled 20 80 out over the slate snd loo
lure and stir 10 an interest in tho common
schools. Inc disbursement oi Ia &c
better suportntenaed By the Auditor
There was no quorum in the constitutional con.
yeniion on the 10Th, and no business beyond lhe
reading OF two reports was transacted, The
convention adjourned for the holidays, ana viii
not meet arain until 5anuarya