The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1892-08-12
KENTUCKY STATE NEWS.



took IN the bill &c allow the increase by local
contribution Of the salaries OF judges and com
mOnwealth > attorneys in districts composed of
q single county % not less than bo.OC0 inhabi
tapts. Ar Aulligan explained the bill was in
-tet acd . auhorke The increase OF salaries in
henton, rdmpbcf and Thyefte counties. Ho
was opposed TO making any distinction In their
favor, as they would be better paid anyway In
proportion than the officers Of other districts
lie offered an amendment to strike out section
sof the bill which would remove tho objection.
able provision The amendment was adopted.
and the biii thrown back into the orders Of tho
day.
HousE-The hin sizing the legal rate Of inter.
est at pr cent was passed, The. COMMITTEES
on ratrep chnent ami reform reporfed bin ~
substitute 10 the Petit bill TO abolish the regis
trar OF The land once. The substitute provides
that after the expiration Of the term Of the In
eumbent the registrar shall receive 4 salary OF
tsUSl, though tho salary Is In no wise 10 exceed
the fees OF Office. The bill was ordered TO ia
second reading IRE attorneys and geological,
survey bills were disposcd Of at last by the
houses concurrence In the senate amendfen,s
The bin TO sbolfh the, state board Of squaliza-
ton was defeated by vote OF % 10 g, but
motion BOZ to tses motion TO reconsider failed,
3 FRtskFoRT, Aug. :e-SrHArE.-Tl1s senate
roli-cah developed only seventeen SEM tors
three short Of constitutional majority. A
humber OF bills were advanced upon the caien-
OAR, and thcu resolution was adopted direct
lnK S,nc ssrssantas-arms 10 telssraph ass<ns
r<ea?ere that sAeer ps<se.ee VA Yrnesuy o.
Hest possible day. 7he sSlI NJ ~ - q,
HousE.-The act to fix the salaries OF tbs
5udgcs Of the circuit court, and the pay OF spec
ial judges Of said courts in the commonwealth
was considered. The bill provides that the
Judges of the circuit court TO be elected in No
vemhcr, 1892, shall each receive an annual SAL
AIRY Of s. 100 per annum, payable monthly that
special judges shall receive IL per day. Put up
on its passage the bill received forty-eight
votes large majority OF the members present.
but falling SHORT Of the constitutional majority
Of ifty-one, II was lost The house passed
substitute 10 the senate bill concerning the ia-
bility of railroad companies for the negligence
Of fellow-seryants In their employ.
FRANKFORT. Aug. A--SENATE--Mr Mccain
Introduced bill which related to circuit judges
in counties that have population OF not less
than 0O00 nor more than 500D. The bill pro.
vides that such counties constituting q separate
judicial district may add 10 the salary Of the
Judge allowed by the state whatever amount
they deem proper The bill will only Affect
Kenton and Campbell counties. Mr. Jones also
found time 10 send up new bill 10 prevent
ofieers Of the commonwealth from receiving
pay for services not rendered The bill pro-
vides that it shall be a misdemeanor for the
auditor or other disbursing Official to pay or
certify salaries not earned. The act applies In
cases where officials fail or refuse to discharge
their DUTIES, including members Of the general
assembly.
HoUsE-Mr Payne presented a resolution
20 adjourn August L. to November Is. Mr..
Tinsley offered substitute providing that
the assembly adjourn on the ieth TIL
October >. Several other substitutes and
amendments were presented. but the
Tirslsy substitute was adopted Then
there was some discussion, then vote was
taken on the resolution as amended There was
q failure OF . nuorrm ~ two votes. The result
being % yeas - nays, which puts IL in the
order Of the day. A call OF the house showed
G. present. Mr.. Petit then introduced reso-
luton declaring that the house would not adj
journ until the salaries Of the circuit judges had
been fixed II was referred to committee,
after much wrangling and several i..cnectual
votes
FRANKFORT, Aug a-SESArE--No business
was transacted to-day in the general assembly.
Both legislative houses had already adopted
Joint resolutions providing for a reception OF
Gen. A. r. Stevenson at 1880 o'clock, when
they were to receive the visitors in the house
Of Representatives. Messrs. Stevenson and
Ewing remained until then at Gov. knott's
where an informal reception was held and lunch
was had. Al the appointed hour the senate re-
paired In a body To the representative hall,
where the lohbies. galleries and even the win
dows were crowded with pretty women ana tho
floor full OF prominent men from all over the
state. The legislative committee appointed 10
escort Mr.. Stevenson filed in on time, and
Judge Lindsey acted as spokesman and pre-
sented Mr.. Stevenson, who went al once to the
speakers stand, where Lieut. Gov. Afford In
trcduccd him to the audience. He was greeted
with tremendous applause. He bowed and ad-
dressed the audience.
FRANKFoRT, Aug G-SENArE-The senate
t...f. adj mad trtt
acting any business.
HoUsE-The bill repeating an act 10 prevent
the wasting OF natural gas and to provide for
the plugging Of oil abandoned wells was report
cd from tho committee on internal improve
advanced fhe calendar. The bill
sought TO BE- repealed was passed only last May.
The Gocbel hill, amending the, turnpike laws
OF Kenton county, was passed by a constitt-
tonal majority. The Quigley revenue bill, in
PRODUCED in the house when the fate OF the orig
inal revenue bill seemed more dubious than IL
does now, was passed over 10 await the final
fate Of that measure. The committee 5 subsli-
tutc TO tho Petit bin ahol shing the once Of
register Of the land 'ofii1 came up The, sub
stitutc provides not, fer the abolition OF the Of
nte but for stripping IL of all its attaches or
employees, aud for paying the register salary
10 fees not to exceed $500. The substitute
passed
RUMsEY Lock. on Green river, for the
of which, congress refused
even a small appropriation is now in
such condition that boats can not
pass, and business on the river suffers
serious Inconvenience All cargoes
have 10 be transferred at that point.
A FoURTH-CLAss post Office was estab-
lished the other day at Sidney, Pike
mt o1
postmaster
Tue commercial and agricultural in
terests of this state are, at last, awal,-i
ening to the fact that Louisville and
Kentucky have long been sighted by
tho signal service bureau; and an effort
is being made to have this station
placed in the first-class.
WILLIAM JoYCE, farmer living near
Pleasure Ridge Park, ten miles from
wounded by his son John. Reports diff
fer as to the cause of the shooting. A
remarkable tragedy is recalled by this
attempted parricide. In 1855 the
wounded mans mother, sister and
brother were butchered by six Negroes.
One Negro turned states evidence, but
rs his story was not sufficiently cor
roborated the jury acquitted them.
The whole gang was then lynched, five
being hung in the courthouse yard, and
the throat of the other cut.
Ar picnic at Ball Hollow, in Larue
county, day or so tack, "a regular
mountain battle took place between
two Ferrill brothers and three or four
Daniels. Many shots were fired and
knives were used freely with deadly eff
feet One Of the Ferrills was terribly
butchered, while one of the Daniels re-
cciyed dangerous wound.
john JoYCE. who killed his father At
Louisville recently when he(the father
was about to brain his (the boys
mother, was dismissed by the county
court
TnE secret ballot will be used in the
democratic primary, October o, in the
Fifteenth judicial district
A RESOLUTION was introduced in the
house at Frankfort authorizing the
speaker to send collect kilograms 10
all absentecs, ordering their immediate
return To their duties.
IlENGY GEEENING killed August Sheck.
Ter, hi, foreman. in the l. & y. shops
% Louisville. \ hammer was the
weapon.
FIRE the other morning destroyed the
large stables of Albert flames, in the
west end of OwcnsbOro. Eleven head