Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1890-03-28
LEGISLATIVE MATTERS.

Forty-four new bills were given
start Tuesday in the House.
Mr.. Smith introduced bill to sup
press lottery advertisements and pub
locations.
Mr.. Norman proposes to change tn,
standard weight of a bushel of Goa
from 76 lbs. to 80 lbs.
The Committee on Federal Rela
tons had the floor Wednesday anc
disposed of a number of bills.
The Senate bill chartering tn,
Farmers and Merchants Bank, Of
Hopkinsville, has passed the House
Mr.. Holland introduced a bill to
fine hotel proprietors from $40 to slOO
for permitting walters to receive tips
from guests.
Mr.. H. B. Clark introduced a bill
requiring banks to pay a B per cent
semi-annual dividend before adding
to their surplus funds.
The Senate Committee on Revenue
and Taxation has reported unfavora-
bly, the bill to tax corporations for
the privilege of organizing.
The Senate has passed bill reduc-
ing the pay of assessors from l cents
to 4 Of cent ON the S100 assessed af-
ter the second S1,OOO,OOO, which will
materially reduce the pay of assessors.
The House killed the Senate bill
extending to all sellers of drugs the
requirements of the present pharmacy
registration law. A bill was passed
abolishing the annual registration
now required of pharmacists.
The House committees on Banks,
Court of Appeals and Superior Court,
Public Health, Public Offices and Lii
brary, Mines and Mining and Printing
had the floor Monday and Tuesday in
regular order and disposed of many
bills, mostly local.
Mr.. Richardson's bills to tax banks
came up Wednesday as special Or
der. The bills provide for taxing
bank stock at its par value and was
after discussion passed by vote of
Al to 80. 1t was then clinched by
tabling a motion to reconsider by the
same vote.
The committee on re-apportioning
the Congressional districts has agreed
upon plan and the bill will be offered
at once. 1t makes ten districts abso-
lutely sure for the Democrats by large
majorities and gives the Republicans
the Eleventh district by 5000 MAORI
ty. The only change in the Second
district is the addition of Mudlen-
berg.
The Committee on Printing report
ed as approving the bill drawn up by
Chief Clerk Kellar for the benefit of
the country newspapers, which was in
troduced by Mr.. Triplett. The bill
was designed to regulate the adver-
tisement of the sale of property under
order of court or execution, and to
provide for the publication of notice
of appointment and settlements of
administrators, ETC., and to fix the
compensation for such advertising.
The bill was laid on the table by a
vote of 36 to q.
Governor Blckner has sent to the
Senate nominations as follows:
Mrs. Mary B. Day, to be State Ii
brarian, in place of Ed. Porter Thomp-
son, resigned.
l.. c. Norman, to be Auditor of
Public Accounts, in place of Fayette
Hewitt, resigned.
c. j. Norwood, to be Inspector Of
Mines for four years from May 10,
1888.
W. j. Macy, to be State Inspector
and Examiner, to fill the unexpired
term of Reuben A. Miller, resigned.
DR.. j. W. Whitney, tic be Commits
sioner of the Eastern Lunatic Asylum,
in place of Thos. Mitchell, declined.
r. T. Petree, Thos. II. Carloss,
Geo. W. Shaw, to be Commissioners