Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1892-03-10
KENTUCKY STATE NEWS.
Legislative Proceedings.

ported bills of the following titles: An act to
better regulate the management OF turnpike,
gravel aud plank road improvements in the
commonwealth and to punish violations OF
such regulations; IN act 10 amend an act for the
benefit of licensed keepers Of stud horses, jacks
and bulls Of this commonwealth; tho Mccain
tobacco bill was made special order for next
Tuesday; ~ ~. 60. TO enable counties 10 fund
certain Indebtedness was passed an amend
nent was adopted to tho Hall resolution, asking
report from the superintendent Of the Feeble
Minded Institute, asking the number OF dis.
missed pupils ablc 10 support themselves, and
then the senate adjourned
fIousE-A motion that In the future no
person shall be permitted to address the house
IN committee of the whole was tabled. The or.
dcrs Of tho day were then taken up Senate
resolution IL, to enable tho jnntors OF the house
and senate to draw their live dollars per diem
on order from the clerk There was some
squabbling before u could I've brought TO vote,
but WHEN Il did II was adopted with dozen
votes 10 spare; the Ilisscm bill to change tho
boundary line Of IIayneld magistcral district
was taken up and passed: the O'Meara bill rcla.
tive 10 writs OF forciblc entry and detaIner was
next In the order, and was ordered TO third
readings the Wilson bill TO regulate telephone
charges was rccommittcd to the committee on
municipalities, oh motion OF Mr.. Ktcigcr.
FRAHKroRT Feb 2o-T,oth branches OF the
general assembly held Informal meetings and
adopted resolutions announcing Senator Hargis'
death, and resolving to accompany In % body tho
remains TO tho depot committee comprised
OF Senators stewart, Hanna, Kcnton and Clark
aud Representatives johnson. Candill, Henley
and Kirk was appointed TO 20 with the remains
to their final resting place In I,rcathitt county
Doth houses will be- IN session rs usual to-mor
row. The law requires that On election shall be
called In thirty days to elect successor to tho
deceased senator. There Is no way OF telling
"a rit hc ,l, I,,s Ia has hnn tod
that Mr.. Alex. IIargis, q son OF the late senator
may be elected to I'LL out the term
FRASKFoRT. March t.-SENATE Judge Lind
say moved to rccommit the bill on the dispos.
ton OF tho federal refund to the judiciary In or
der that IL may be compared with house bill Of
similar intent. Tho motion was adopted. The
bill on clcemoscnary institutions passed Sew.
cral bills had n second reading. The bill TO reg.
ulatc the sentencing OF prisoners In certain
counties TO the Eddyville prison was reported
Ivy the committee on state prisons, with the ex.
preston OF opinion that u ought 10 pass. The
Mccain bill was then taken up, but was passed
over until Thursday next The Gocbcl bill, rcla.
tive to tho new BRIDGE was given its flrst read.
Ing. and the senate adjourned.
UoUsE.-Bills introduced To reduce the
mileage Of members OF the general assembly from
fifteen cents per mile to the necessary travelling
expenses: TO amend section 2, article ., chapter
los. general statutes, relative TO surveyors; to
provide for the payment OF coroners jurics in
this state, and TO fix their pay at two dollars
per diem; to amend the revenue laws Of the
state so as to enable the state to sue for taxes
and interest thereon. Petitions and memorials
being next in order half o dozen members sent
up protests from their constituents against the
portion OF the rcvsory commissioners bill rcla.
tive to the taxation OF beneficiary societies,
They were laid over. rs the bill is still In the
senate. The O'Mcara bill, relative to forcible
tru md dol Int I'D npA an natt
the house went into committee OF the whole and
took up the revenue bill Amendments were
adopted TO the FIRST three sections OF the
second article, and then the committee rose.
FRANKFORT, March 2-SENArE BILLS in
troduccd: To establish n state bureau
Of information and immigration; to es-
tablish schedule rate OF maximum
freight charges in the commonwealth by rail
road companies in the transportation OF coal;
to prevent the waste Of natural gas, petroleum,
salt wells etc, by providing for the plugging Of
abandoned wells; TO fix compensation OF circuit
court clerks in certain contingencies The bill
TO reduce fares on railroads TO two cents per
mile, special order for the day, was postponed
to give tho railroads a further hearing Mr.
Miller had petition signed by several thousand
persons asking that Galloway county be placed
in any district than the one in which Christian
Is placed. President Afford laid before uhe
senate handsome gavcl box presented by the
students OF the G. & NJ. college, Lexington. mr.
Lindsay moved arcsolution OF thanks. Adopted
HOUsE-Mr. Tinsley offered q resolution pro-
vfding Tor the appoin tment Of q special comf,r.
tee to consist Of one member from each u o..
eleven congressional districts, TO take cLtrcr II
the Worlds fair bill. and to dete.puc y nat ap.
proprif tion should be made. Rcfcrr, 20 cct.n.J4-'
tee onflaims.
FRANKFORT, March g-SErxTE.=Thsr.e ,.sv-
~ commission sent mp o bill on rcigiotf socie-
a atn Ntsxl,N lNfI1 "a e.
be printed and passed TO a second rcadiy Ind
after some further intermediary measl ne
senate took up the special order OF the
Mccain tobacco bill Over o dozen amenSi.
were pending, but Senator Mccain would NO
vor a motion for the previous question on q, !.
ground that he wished fair discussion on EVIL
cry point. Additional amendments were poured
in until they numbered twenty.seven in all. a
roll call was demanded on each amendmt mt,
however, and the bill passed by q vote OF y to
o. and vote to reconsider was made and tabled.
HoUsE.-The committee on general statutes
reported the bill to abolish the office OF assessor,
and to provide for the payment OF all wage
workers In currency of the United States, with
out an opinion. The same committee reported
n bill prescribing penalties for steamboats, rail
roads and other common carriers giving free
passage to any judge, member OF the general as
scmbly, or state, district city or county officer,
and to provide that officers accepting the same
shall forfeit their office, with the opinion that
should pass. The same reported favorably q
bill to regulate prisoners Tho same favorably
reported a bill TO regulate and prescribe the du-
ties Of county surveyors. The same reported q
bill TO provide for the payment Of coroncrs' lu-
RIGS with the same opinion.
FRANKFORT, March 4-SESATE-Mr Goebel
asked that his Ohio river bridge bill be recon-
mltted to the committee on corporations in or
der that he might have an opportunity to revise
in
ing the prisoners convicted in the four western
Kentucky congressional districts TO be sent to
the Eddyvillc prison, passed, as did also the
bill making perjury OF false swearing before q
grand jury. In answer TO an inquiry, Mr.. Multi
gan said the separate coach bill was in the
hands OF the joint railroad committee but they
were waiting to give both sides an opportunity
10 be heard before any action was taken. The
rcvisory commission sent in a report devoted
TO that section OF the statutes Known as claims
HOUSEHOLDS introduced: Amending the laws
governing the Kentucky pcnitentiary by in
creasins the number of days allowed a prisoner
for good behavior from five days TO six DAYS
each month; authorizing cities OF the first class
to purchase, own and operate system Of water
works as governmental agency. This is in
tended to relieve the water works OF Louisville
from taxation; requiring judges and examining
courts in rape and seduction cases to exclude all
infants under 10 years of age; amending the gen
GRAZ ny HhluS sCHtuult ol IteS 10
be charged by shcrins twill serve TO increase
the fees to certain extent; providing for lay
ing OF the counties into Justices districts; reso
luton requesting our senators and representa-
tves in congress TO use their influence to secure
the use Of coal as fuel at the Worlds fair.
Mrs. LIZZIE STEP, colored, residing
at Sinking Fork, Christian county, was
DOING in her chair in front of the
CRATE when she fell into the fire and
was SO terribly burned that she died of
her injuries in few hours. She had
been an invalid for years, and was about
10 yeary old.
LILLE RosELLI, the six-year-old
daughter of Jacob Roselli. a saloon
keeper, Louisville. was bursed to death
the other evening.
THE other night an ordinance passed
the city council of Louisville, making
it fine of 500 day for an itinerant
physician to practice in this city.
WHILE Volnie johnson, young
farmer of Christian county. was play