The climax. [volume] (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1887-1897, 1890-04-16
THE COMMONWEALTH.
Legislative Proceedings.
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FRAEEroRr, April s.-sENArE-No sessI

Legislative Proceedings.
FRAEEFoRT, April 5.-SENATE.-No session.
HoUsE-The action OF yesterday In passing
the tax-reduction bill over the Governors tet5
was up on a motion to reconsider, coupled with
q motion 10 table. Mr.. W. Smith, OF Madi-
son, arose this morning 70 question Of personal
privilege addressed TO article in the Courier
Journal. charging him with having acted in bad
faith with the Governor in the matter ofthe veto
under consideration. The Senate resolution
g wing the State Teachers Association the use
OF the Capitol for their annual meeting in June
was pulled out OF the orders OF the day and
eoncurred In.
FRANKFORT, April 7.-sENATE Mr.. Peter
man. from the Committee on Education, re-
ported favorably bill to establish and main
tain three State Normal Schools. II was or
dered printed and recommitted- A bill passed
incorporating the Baptist Ministers Aid So
eiety. Of Kentucky Governor Buckner sent in
three VetOes, two TO the House and one to the
Senate--one to regulate the sale OF liquor in
Hindman, Knott County, and the other a claim
OF John Ketcham, Of Breathitt County, on the
score Of pauper idiots The Senate veto was Of
a bill TO incorporate the Kenyon Bank Trust
and Guarantee Company Of Louisville, the OBJ
lection being that Il Is Of the omnibus order.
HOUSE The House had another round over
the Governors veto Of the tax reduction Bill
and left It id the same condition it is now,
ready TO be called up at any time. The Com
mittee on Criminal Laws tspOfted faEOrably
the bill OF Commemorative Attorneys on a sal
airy Of e. 500 per annum. aud II was made spe-
cial order for Wednesday. Bills Incorporating
the Lexington and Richmond railroad and the
Central Electric Company. OF Lexington,
amended 10 meet the objections OF The Govern
or, as stated in a recent veto, passed bill
passed affecting the State insurance laws. 1t
prohibits life company from taking fire risks
or engaging in other enterprises. II may, how
ever, take accident risks
FRANKFORT, April S-SENATE.-Mr. Lindsay
Introduced bill 70 authorize the transfer Of
saloon license from enc person to another. The
Thorne tobacco bill was made . special order for
Thursday. The bill providing for the issue Of
bonds for the COyingtOn reservoir will be re-
ported 10 the House as IL comes from the trus-
tees. Governor sent in two veto messages to
Newport bills. One is an amendment TO the
city charter TO authorize an issue OF e850,0O0 OF
bonds for the reconstruction Of streets. The
other 10 also q charter amendment, and pre-
vides for the exemption Of certain personal
property from taxation
HOUSE, This was bill day in the House and
. number Of new bills were introduced, among
them the following: To close the saloons OF
Covington between midnight and four o'clock
In the morning; also bills TO provide . registra~
tiOn and secret ballot for municipal elections II
that city. The latter two are similar 70 the ones
over which the two Houses recently failed to
agree; 70 reduce taxation from forty seven to
forty-fTe cents; to make nifty pounds Of green
apples busheL
FRANKFoRT. April s-SKNATE.-The fight
over the Christian County registration bill was
transferred TO the Senate this morning, and the
matter was sent TO the Committee on General
Statutes. The House bill providing q. whipping
post for Graves County, for the punishment Of
petty larceny, passed and is now ready for the
signature Of the Governor. A bill TO restore, in
a modified form, special findings TO the code Of
practice, was finally dropped into the orders OF
the day. Mr.. GOebeL nom the
committee on General Statutes, re-
ported favorablY Mr.. Wallace's bill 10 make
oOntz a felony. II passed-ayes 81 nays / A
motion TO reconsider was tabled, and the bill Is
now ready for the signature OF the Governor.
The conference committee appointed 20 shape
up suitable bin calling constitutional con
ventiOn made q report to-day. The Senate bill,
amended as to the pay OF the ofncers, Was
agreed upon and win be reported 10 the House
tomorrow.
HoUsE.-Bnls passed: To incorporate the
Northern Kentucky Land and Title Insurance
Company; TO amend the charter OF the Camp
bell County Protestant Children's Home; 10 In
corporate the Newport police and fire district
in Campbell County; 70 amend the charter oil
/ the town OF West CovingtOn; to incorporate the
! ROsedaie Agricultural Association, OF Camp
/ bell County. Mr. Myers entered amOtion 70 re
| consider; to amend the charter OF the city oil
/ Newport; to provide sewerage for Newport
/ and also for Dayton; to incorporate the Citi
| zens' Electric Company, of Dayton; to amend
| the charter of the incorporated District Of
/ Highlands, in Campbell County; 10 amend the
charter of the Newport Light Company. The
last six are Senate bills.
! FRANKFORT, April O.-SENATE-Bills passed
/ H. B. incorporating tbs Covington Trust Com
pany; increasing the Jurisdiction OF magistrate:
/ Ia COvington 70 500; providing for registrs
/ tion law in Christian County. The ThOrne 10
bacco bill was passed in the special orders til
/ tomorrow. Mr.. Kemp asked leave to bring II
4 bill to repeal the act empowering the munich
palities in Campbell Countyto regulate the OBJ
servance OF Sunday. The House bill amending
the charters of West COvington was reported
and passed.
| HOUSE Mr.. Draddys motion 20 reconside
the action by which the lottery franchise Of thu
Newport Newspaper and Printing Ccmpan!
was repealed, was tabled. The bill is now read
for the Governors signature. joint resOlu
! tiol. providing for nnal Adjournment May
went over. The Senate bill TO place Common
wealth Attorneys on q salary Of sS5O per snnuu
IN lieu Of fees, was passed The following bill
were passed this afternoon: To further amen'
the charter OF COvington in respecttO supplying
water for the citizens, authorizing an issue o
$4,000 bonds; to regulate municipal election
IN Covington by providing the Australian sys
tenn OF voting; to close the saloons in Covingiol
between midnight and O'CLOCK q. m; to amen
the charter OF West CoYington, authorizing tn
issue OF $4,000 bonds for the erection Of publ
school; to amend the act creating the ONCE q
jailor OF Campbell County, providing that here
after in elections for this once only the voter
residing outside Of the corporate limits Of New
/ nd hall N Lad 4
vote.
FRANKFORT. April u.-SEEATE-A resc
luton was adopted fixing May 10 as the day q
dual adjournment. Bills passed: Exemptin
certain property in Augusta Bracken County
lrJ m municipal taxes; incorporating the Ger
tr1i Electric Company Of Lexington; incorpoI
ating Leitchneld, Big Spring and Northern raj
various amendments offered and left as unnr
Ished business
HoUsE-Action on the day Of hnal adiouyI
ment was postponed until tomorrow. The as,
Ium matter was up again, but was left unflnisl
cd business. 1hirty-aye new bills were intr'
dueed, among them the following: To legaliz
an appropriation Of O, 500 by Crittenden Count
for the benefit OF tornado sufferers. To autho
ize the citizens OF this Commonwealth 20 mes
and organize lodgesin the district school-hOuse
Of the State. To Incorporate the KentucS
Horticultural Society. II Is = State organiza
ton Governor Buckner sent 20 the House {.
lay his disapproval OF two bill6 One was entitle
IAN act 70 prohibit the sale OF liquors With
one mile Of Macedonia Baptist Church.
Grant County" and the other IAN act 70 pr
hibit the sale OF liquors within radius OF on
and ons-hah mile OF the Beard PEesbyteria
Church, in Scott County.
CANNIs TURNER was shot and fatal
} wounded in Floyd County, while elopin
with thirteen-year-old girl
WELLINGTON, a little town twelv
miles from greensboro, was entirely d.
stroyed by FIRE the other afternoon
Eight or ten large business places wer
burned entailing loss Of S45. 000, wit
little insurance. Other small losse.
principally small business houses an
residences, valued at $500, wei
burned, none Of which were insured
There is not business house left stanC
ing in the place.
THE Louisville butchers propose
hght the gouge of Louisville ice dealer
A New on Territory.
! FAmSONT, w. Va, April lit
! Hamilton we'll, the pioneer in the Mari,
! County field, began flowing at the IA
! OF 800 barrels day last night. II
! we'll is nearly 20 miles in advance of .
previous developments, and opens up