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

l GftseetNuQb.
| FRANKFORT, Aug i--ssNArE-The senate
took up the bill 10 allow the increase by local
1 contribution Of the salaries OF Judges and COM
htnwealih's attorneys in districts composed Of
| single county Of not less than 900 inhabf
| tants- NJ Aullsgan explained the bill was In
Etrfd y auHorRe the Increase Of salaries in
t-Eentof = afhppcT and rnyettc countess He
was opposed 10 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 btu thrown back into the orders Of the
day.
HousE-The hin fixing the legal rate Of inter.
est az per cent. was passed, Tho COMMITTEES
on epcflnent and refofm rcportf1n bill ~
substitute To the Petit TN TO abo ish the regis
trar OF the land of.oc. The substitute provides
that after the expiration Of the term OF the In.
cumbcnt the registrar shall receive salary Of
ts,co though tho salary Is In no wise to exceed
the fees OF ONCE. The bill was ordered 10 i.s
second reading. The attorneys and gUbhngcal
survey bills were disposed Of at last by tho
houses concurrence In the senate amendh1enyA
The bill to sociish the, state board 81, Squaiixa-
ton was defeated by vote OF % to q. but
motion to table motion TO reconsider failed,
and the question Il sihl open. rfii - "a -
FEATKFoRr, Aug. cs-sxHATE.--1ls senass
roil-cah Developed only seventeen senat tors
three short Of a constitutional majority. A
humber OF bills we're advanced upon the calen-
| oar, and vhcu n resolution was adopted direct
I ing<une sergeant-staxmS 70 tel1sraph Hbsens
4 r1n<D0 tha<tAe1f ppe>rppe ,Noa, Vruesuy ~
! iies' rassjs|c AN "a b. "a y q
i HousE.--The act TO fix the salaries Of the
Judges Of the circuit court and the pay Of spsc-
1 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
| vembcr 1892, shall each receive an annual sci.
nry o, {; 400 per annum payable monthly; tRa'
special judges shall receive "a per day. Pvt ~
| on its passage, the bill received fortyeight
votes, a large majority OF the members present.
but falling short Of the constitutional majority
of tiftyone, II was lost The house passed
substitute 10 the senate bill concerning the ua-
bility Of railroad companies for the negligence
of fellow-servants in their employ.
FRANKFORT, Aug. L-SESATK--h Mccain
Introduced q bill which related to circuit judges
! In counties that have popula ton OF not less
| than 1000 nor more than A,oW. The bill pro
/ vides that such counties constituting q separate
l Judicial district may add to the salary Of the
! Judge allowed BY the state, whatever amount
| they deem proper, The bill WIN only anect
Kcn.on and Campbell counties Mr.. Jones also
1 found time TO send up new bill 10 prevent
| onicers OF the commonwealth from receiving
| pay for services not rendered. The bill pro-
| yides that IL shall be u misdemeanor for the
| certify salaries not earned The act applies In
cases " here officials fail or refuse to discharge
| their DUTIES, including members Of the general
| assembly.
HOUSE. MIR Payne presented q resolution
/ 20 adjourn August Il to November u. Mr..
| Tinsley offered a substitute providing that
the assembly adjourn on the f2fh MI
| October 3. Several other substitutes and
amendments were presented. but the
1inslsy substitute was adopted Then
| there was some discussion, then vote was
| taken on the resolution as amended. There was
& failure OF lrorrm ty 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
| .ourn until the salaries Of the circuit judges had
! been fixed. II was referred to a committee,
| after much wrangling and several Intellectual
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 q reception Of
| Gen. A. f.. Stevenson at 1880 O'Clock, when
they were 10 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 body TO the representative hall,
where the lohbies, galleries and even the win
| a. mn -, -,.1,,tnort -, -, eli 80 ~.
state The lesislaiiye committee appointed to
escort Mr. stevenson filed in on time, and
| Judge Lindsey acted as spokesman and pre-
scented Mr. Stevenson, VINO went al once 70 me
,Irdsefd nm 10 ,h " audience He was erected
with tremendous applause. He bowed and ad-
dressed the audience.
fhANkfoRr, Aug onshNA $500, me senate
' oc,,r@ 80 49, hn III s- 'D'"N "''
Housr.-The bin repeating an act to prevent
the wastineof natural gas and to provide for
the plugging 81 all abandoned wells was report
u,s ma s adyapesa on sse ca,enSar ~. I'M
sought TO be- repealed was passed only las, May.
The Goebel hill, amending the, turnpike. laws
OF kenton county, was passed by consutn-
,"n1crn ~ , nl Nun ,bs NV, ~ he ar,s.
inal revenue bill seemed more dubious than il
does now,.was passed over 10 await the. fnal
iaie OF nat measure, me committee suosll.
.uu 70 u e ,, US M sHo 1sa nm
stitute provides not for the abolition OF the Of.
noe but for stripping Il Of an its attaches or
employees, and for paving the register . salary
10 as Lees not 10 eAeeed ~" rue Su0su'u'e
2 tH r
RUMsEY LOCK. on Green river, for the
repairing OF iNhlclt rSongr1>A reIused
even a small appropriation is now in
such condition that boats can not
pass, and business on the river suffers a
serious Inconvenience. All cargoes
have TO be transferred at that point.
A ForRrH-cLAss post Office was estab-
lished the other day at Sidney, Pike
county. Thomas h. Pinson appointed
postmaster.
THE commercial and agricultural in
tcrests of this state are at last, awals-
ening to the fact that Louisville and
kentucky have long been sighted by
the 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
louisville. was shot and fatally
wounded by his son John. Reports diff
fer as to the cause OF the shooting.
remarkabl BILE Tragedy is recalled by this
attempted parricide In 1898 the
wounded mans MOTHER sister ana
brother were butehered by SIX Negroes
One Negro turned states evidence but