The climax. [volume] (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1887-1897, 1890-04-23
THE COMMONWEALTH.
Legislative Proceedings.

passed: Il. B. for the better ventilation OF
mines and better protection to miners; LOUIS
ville's claim for 5000 against the State; to es-
tablish court OF common pleas in Breathitt,
Lee. Estili. Powell Wolfe and Knott; 70 seears
TO labor unions the benefit OF labels adopted BY
them. The redistrieting bill was made special
order for next Friday. Several minor bills
were passed Adjourned until Tuesday.
HoUsE-The House session today was de-
voted principally to the suspension Of rules for
the calling up and passing Of a number Of local
bills. A bill was passed to prohibit the de-
struetion OF food fishes N the Kentucky river
and its tributaries by the use OF dynamite. Gov
ernor Buckner sent in a veto Of the bill amend
ing the Charter Of the Paris Electric Light Com
pany OF Bourbon County. He thinks the char
ter is speculative Adjourned TIL II o'clock
Monday.
FRANKFORT. April 14-SENATE--NO session
HoUsE.-The question OF adjournment came
up in the House to-day on the Senate resOlu-
ton fixing Saturday May 10. as The dsy. The
following Monday was substituted in order
that the Governor may have Sunday in which
to read and sign bills. and the resolution, as
amended. will have to be reported back to the
Senate Tor concurrence The question Of
new asylum came up unfinished business.
but was not disposed Of The bill to establish
a normal school at Jackson, Breathitt County,
came up on a motion TO reconsider the vote
bill 70 work convicts in opening up roads in the
tiouhtait section was postponed for two weeks.
bill to authorize the Commissioners OF the
Sinking Fund TO sell the States interest in
turnpil1es, amounting TO s5OO0)O was tabled
FRANKFORT, April 5.-SENATE--The Senate
passed number OF bills this afternoon. among
them bills TO incorporate the Northern Ken
lucky Land Title Insurance Company, OF New
port. Governor Buckner vetoed bill amend
ing the charter OF Louisville.
HOUSEHOLDS Introduced; To impose a eoun-
~ license tax OF 500 on taYerns in Lee County,
and to prohibit the carrying Of guns On election
days within one mile Of any voting place in e
tell and Lee counties; TO establish a whipping
post in Union County fer the punishment OF
petit larceny. Females are exempt; TO pro
hibit any person or corporation in this Common
wealth from putting up wire fence along any
public or private passway, or which constitutes
q division fence between themselves and an
other, without placing G board not less than
four inches wide Immediately under the top
wire. to authorize Assistant State Librarian
John T. Orr TO index the laws OF the State from
1792 70 1890; 10 amend the act changing the
t me for the EXAMINATION Of candidates for
county superintendent OF schools 50 that b
shall not require persons now holding eertlh-
Gates to be re-examined; to permit public
school-hOuses 70 be used for lawful meetings
when not otherwise engaged Governor Buck
her sent IN this morning his veto OF bill IN
e6rp6ratlng the North Middleton COlored Gem
etery Company. Of Bourbon County. The ques-
tion Of a new insane asylum was left unhnsh'
ed. The House adjourned out OF respect to the
memory OF Hon Samuel J. Randall
COLUMBUS April 16--SENATE--BiIs passed;
H BIS for $4,000 school-house bonds at Otta-
wa; for two voting precints in Delaware Town
ship, Defiance County, for five managers OF the
intermediate penitentiary; for roads in Greene
g. 4a-
Township, Wood County; for a road tax in
Liberty Township Van Vert County; 20 pro
vide that IA Hamilton County the levy Of tar
for high school shall not exceed eight mills;
providing s mode IN building Joint county
! bitches; to compensate occupying Claimant foi
/ improvements; 70 DO away with recording bills
/ Of exception: for $4,000 bonds 70 pay the in
debtedness OF East Liverpool S. BIS to pro
hibit the appointment OF resident trustees Of
| State institutions; 20 provide for an equitable
| distribution Of attaches at State institutions
/ designating what cases can be taken out o.
their order in the Supreme Court.
HOUsK-Bills passed: II. B. for non-partisaI
/ Board Of Equalization in Columbus: 20 define
/ the legal residence OF inmates OF the MOntgom
/ cry County Infirmary; to be at the Infrmary
\ repeating Of the registration Law
/ except in Cincinnati Cleveland Colum
/ bus, Toledo, Dayton, Youngstown and Sandus
/ by. Mr. Christy's resolution providing for tina
I adjournment next Monday was adopted. Tit
/ Cleveland ripper bill was defeated The Ryar
| bil TO amend the Owen law was defeated by &
/ vote Of 81 for to "A against. rWenty-one Demo
/ Gratis voted against it
! FRANKFORT, April 17.-SKNATE-Bnll
/ passed: Extending the time Of the Kentucky
| Union railroad for the construction OF its line
/ from Winchester 10 Jackson, in Breathit
/ County. H b S, to prevent the destruction o.
fish in the Kentucky river and its tributaries b.
/ dynamite and other explosives; to establish Z
system Of public schools in Pineville; bill con
/ timing the State geological survey two year
and appropriating SIS, 600 annually for the wOrl
was made a special order for next Tuesday
/ Senator Wright from the Lottery Investigation
/ Committee, reported general bill for the sup
preston of lotteries, the sale OF lottery tickets
/ and the publication OF lottery advertisements II
/ this State. Il was ordered printed and recon
/ mitted with leave to report any time.
HOUsE--The compromise bill for calling {
/ Constitutional Convention was up, but was no
| disposed Of Mr. WoIking Of COvington. pressed
/ his bill to prevent fishing and seining in th6
/ Licking river and its tributaries in KentOI
/ County out OF season The asylum question
/ was discussed, without action At the afternoon
1 session Of the House the Senate bill eXemptinG
j certain property in Newport from municipal
/ taxes was passed. Mr.. Walker "anti-ctrcus'
| bill was defeated
Il
ing bills passed: House bill Incorporating thS
/ Cypress Pond Drainage Company in Marion
/ County; House bill Incorporating the Three
/ Forks City, Lee County; House bill incorpOra
! ting Clay City, in Powell County; bill incOrpOr
ating the Nat onal Order Of Mutual Aid Of Ken
| lucky; House bill Incorporating the Mutua
Savings Bank, Of Hickman, Ky. On petition o
l Mr. GOebel the bill Incorporating the Florenc'
| and COyington Street railway was laid on tbs
! able The ThOrne Tobacco bill, which hsi
/ caused more discussion than any other bill thii
session. came up in the Senate to-day, and, al
| ter an hours speaking, was killed by being LAID
on the table.
HoUsE-A number of new bills were intro
| duced among which was one to abolish tbs
County OF Harlan The asylum bills were dis
eussed again, and a vote was finally reached
and the bill recommended by the minority, ap
propriating SIS. 600 70 enlarge the asylum q
Anchorage, was adopted
! THE electric LIGHT O1ant for the West