The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1890-05-30
THE COMMONWEALTH.
LerIslatixe Prnceedlnrs.


FRANKTonr May ls-very little bust |
ness was transacted In the Legislature TO- /
day The House to-day passed few local /
bills The bill directing the Auditor to with. |
hold license from the Frankfort and Henry !
County Lotteries was made a special order for '
Wednesday. to be considered from day TO day 1
until disposed o.
FHASKFoHr May 2o.--The House this after !
noon considered the penitentiary question but :
did not reach any conclusion Governor Buck =
ner called the attention OF the Legislature 10
some sharp practice with reference to bill TO
allow the counties of Floyd. johnson and Pike 4
TO vote aid 10 the Ohio and Big Sandy railroad. |
The matter will be investigated. Among the !
bills passed were the foilowings House bill TO :
amend the charter Of Coyington as TO street i'm !
provements; House bill TO prohibit the charg-
ing or collection OF tolls for bicycles, etc. on
turnpikes in Kcnton County House btu abol- |
ish'ng the ONCE OF lailer IN Newport. House
OH for the erection, maintenance AMI control
OF n Jail in Campbell County; House bill for adj ,
ditionai school buildings IN Coy.ngton.
FRASKToR1. May q. - SgxArs. Bills passed:
To prevent iawlcssnes~ In certain mountsin
sections. ~ provides for speetai csuvt and
prosecuting attorney backed up by militia,
10 90 wherever needed. she expenses ~ NJ.
borne equally by the State and county In which
the court Is held; 10 revive and re-enact the
Charter Of the Consumers G-s Light Company.
OF Covington. chartering the Harrison County
Bank; extending the powers OF the trustees OF
the town Of Dover; fixing the per capita for thg
inmates OF the State lunatic asylum at tisi pr
year.
HoUsE-The House OF Representatives CON
CURED today In the Senate resolution liking
Tuesday, May q, as the day for final adjourn
ment The last OF the bills repeating the lottery
franchises in the State was passed and several
minor local bills. The bin amending the char.
ter OF Covington as TO the water supply outside
the city, passed
FRANKFORT May p -sESArE.- The Senate
this morning passed the tax reduction bill over
the Governors Veto thus making the bill law,
as the House has already passed tho hill They
also passed the Oh requiring the counties to
pay 20 per year for Tie support OF each pauper
idiot In that county resolution having pass
ed both Houses requesting the Governor TO
withdraw his resignation as Sinking Fund and
Peniteniiary Commissioner. no sent In n mes
sage this morning wihdrawing the resignation.
The House bill authorizing the board OF educa-
tion Of Coylngton 10 issue DO DIS TO the amount
Of $4,000 for building additions and repair
ing the present school buildings OF tho city was
passed.
HOUSE, The House adopted resolution ex.
pressing full confidence IN the Governors man
aRement OF the pr son as a member OF the Sink
ing Fund board. The Governor withdrew his
resignation. Nearly all the session was taken
up in discussing the Senate bill continuing the
geological survey
FRANKFoRT, May 90 SENATE The Gov.
ernor sent TO the Senate for confirmation the
reappoiniment Of I. A. spaulding, J. +. Hager
and w. II. Fleming as State Railroad Commis-
sioners Bills passed; House bill In relation
20 landholdcrs and tenants in Covington House
bill TO amend the charter OF CovinRton with
reference to supplying water 10 outside indl-
viduais and interpretations. House bill designed
as q cure for mountain lawlcssncss passed. II
provides for a change OF venue from one county
10 ans other In the State.
HousE-Sena,e ball redistricting the State
into Congressional districts was passed, and 1t
is ready for the Governor. The districts
are made up as follows: First-Ballard. Cnld-
well, Galloway, Carlisle, Crittenden. Fulton,
Graves, Hickman Livingston Lyon, Marshall
Nicer cken. Trigg Standardization. Daviess,
Hancock Henderson Hopkins Mclean. Union.
Webster Third-Allen. Butler Cumberland.
Edmors1n, Logan, Monroe Muhlenburg Met
cafe, simpson, Warren, Barren aud Todd.
Fourth Brcckinridge, Bullet Grayson, Har-
d'n, Hart Green. Larue. Marion Meade Mel
SON. Quito. Taylor washington Ftfth--Jerer.
son. sixth 10 Boone Camp bsll. Carroll, Gal
latin, Grant, kenton. Pendieton Tnmbie
standardization, Fayotte, Franklin. Henry
Oldham, Owen, Scott Woodford Eighth !
Anderson, Boyle, Garrard, Jessamine Lincoln, |
Madison Mercer Rockcastc. Shelby. Spencer
jackson. Ninth-Bath, Boyd. Dracken. Carter /
Fleming Grecnup. Harrison, Lawrence, Lewis, /
Mason, Nicholas Robertson. Rowan. Tenth /
Breathtt, Clark, Elliot Estiil, Floyd, johnson, |
Knott Lee Martin. Magonin, Montgomery. |
Morgan. Maniiee, Pike. Powell, Wolfe Eiev. |
enth-Adair Belt Casey. CLAY, Clinton, Har- !
Ian, KuoS, Letcher, Leslie, Laurel. Owsley, Z
Perry, Pulaski Russell, Wayne whitley II !
is claimed the change In the districts will make ,
the first ten safely Democratic, and will give
the eventh TO the Republicans by Glove I /
thousand. motion TO reconsider was tabled /
FBANKFoRr May "a SENATE The Senate
took up the bill to create the office OF State
hank Examiner, but after wrestling with Il
awhile, dropped 1t into the orders of the day.
The Senate concurred in the House ameudmcn,
10 the bill providing that when a tavern keeper
dies his successor may continue tie business
under the same license.
HoUsE-Thc House got into q wrnngle this
morning over the Peterman school law bill. and I
adjourned as the ONLY solution of the difficulty.
Tho provision which aroused the opposition
proposes to riu'ate tho price % text books I'm
this Commonwealth. The book dealers all over
the State are lighting IL. They claim they can
not do business under It, as II leaves them on'y
q margin OF one cent for profit on each book An
exciting scene occurred during The ~faasle. Mr.
Cooper, Of Marion, failing TO get recognition,
walked deliberately up - the chair and took
hold OF Mr. Cox, who was occupying II, and
iorked him vigorously. The pio TEN Speaker
raised his gavcl In u threatening manncr, but
lofrained from striking,
TUE President has sent the name OF
Mrs. May II. Wright to tho Senate as
postmaster at llopkinsyille