The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1892-01-29
KENTUCKY LEGISLATURE.
Some of the BiIls that Were Introduce,
Last Week.

Some of the Bills that We're Introduced
Last week.
In the House Mr.. Petit introduced a
joint resolution requesting our Senators
and Representatives in Congress To use
their best endeavOrs to have an amend
ment made To the Constitution of the
United States so that Senators may he
elected by popular vote instead of by the
Legislature.
The General Statutes Committee re.
ported adversely the bill reducing the
legal rate of interest from Il per cent. to
8. 1t was made special order, so that
its author, Mr.. Bashaw, may have an op
portunity To- be heard.
Mr.. Dawson, from the Committee on
Federal Relations, reported favoraby a
resolution endorsing the free coinage OF
silver.
Mr. Charlton got in another joint res
oIution just before the session closed, de-
claring, after many "whereases,' that it
is the sense of the General Assembly
that the present Legislature is not in
cluded in the clause in the new COnstitu'
ton which prohibits the giving or recev-
ing of free passes by any State, county
or city officer.
In the absence of Speaker Moore the
chair was filled by Mr.. Hanks, of Ander-
son county, in a creditable manner
In the Senate the following bills were
introduced:
| BY Mr.. Parker-Bill to fix maximum
rates for railroads, and making passenger
rates two cents per mile for roads that
have been in operation five years or more.
BY Mr.. Jones-Act to prevent fraud in
elections. and fixing penalties.
BY Mr.. McCain-Act regulating to-
baccO warehouses and sales.
HOUSE BILLS.
In the House the following new bills
were introduced
BY Mr. Myers-Declaring that the ma
chinery, pumping house, reservoir, pipes
and conduits, al water works property
owned, controlled, operated and used
exclusively and in its entirety by cities
of the second class for supplying such
cities and the public thereof with water,
are hereby declared to be public prop
erty, used for public purposes, and shall
be exempt from all taxation.
BY Mr.. Causler-To amend the Com
mon School law, changing the time of
election of trustees from July to June
BY Mr.. Pettit-Requiring railroad cor
pOratiOns and other persons operating and
controlling railroads 10 fence their rights
of way. and construct barriers and cattle
guards at certain crossings, and prescri-
bing penalties for failing to do so.
BY Mr.. Spalding--An act to protect
| the fish in the waters of this State.
BY Mr.. Hensley-Act to create a Board
of Commissioners for the purpose of Sc.
curing for use in the common schools of
the State a series Of textbooks, defining
the duties of certain officers therein
named, with reference thereto; making
appropriations therefor; defining certain
felonies and misdemeanOrs repeating all
laws in conflict Herewith.
BY Mr.. Dawson-Act repeating all the
local option" acts applying to Simpson
county.
By Mr.. Harlow Resolution directing
the Committee on Revenue and Taxation
to bring in II bill requiring property to
be assessed ~ of January 10.
Bv Mr.. Nathers--To create Board OF
| Fence Reviewers for each county in the
State.
By j. r Thomas-To amend the reve,
nue. laws by adding to section l., article
6, chapter -, by inserting the words
except merchandise, which shall be as.
sessed as of the 10Th day of November
each year"
BY Mr.. Seavers Act empowering
Breckenridge county to issue bonds to the
amount of $3S,000 to pay its present in
debtedness.