The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-06-23
KENTUCKY LEGISLATURE.

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KENTUCKY LEGISLATURE.
FRANKFORT, June 1A-SsSArH The resolv
ton fixing the time Of adjournment was or g
inally q senate resolution, and the nous
amended II BY striking out June Is and insert
ing July 8 When TIE resolution came up In IN.
senate Tuesday the house amendment was con
CURED In, but when the resolution was put on
It's final passage n number Of senators refused
70 vote because they were unwilling 10 pass
resolution and tie themselves up Till something
definite has been done with the bill on educs-
ton This broke the quorum and the resoiu-
ton went into the order Of the day, 80 that IL
the inpor lsnt bills are disposed Of by July :, N
can be taken up and passed at any time thought
convenient
HousE-In the house the whipping pos, bill
wss reported adversely ~ che COMMITTEES hut
the hose seemed 10 be In favor OF the measure
and It was ordcrsd to IT'D second reading, not.
withsianding the committees report The light
ever the senatorial redistricting bill was 70
newed Mr. Welcn urged the house TO recon
slider lis action " SATURDAY In order 70 transfer
Johnson county from the Thirty-fourth dis rios
back to tho Thirty-tnird district, % that
the Thirty fourth district, nov represented
BY Senator Hargis. would remain demo
sssion q saswasy ssndsrsa 4 Ths vsss -
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FRASKroRT. June iA-SsNArE-No business
OF importance transacted. The nghtin the sen
Vile will be close
HoUsE-wednesday's session q the house
wss . most interesting one Sesriy ninety
members we're present and the Hobbies and gal
lerics were jammed with spectators The
cause OF this was that the various bills
proposing a removal OF the capital had
been made O special order for Wednes.
day. The two bills proposed Q removal, one to
Louisville, the other to Lexington. but Mr.
Meyers, OF Coyington offered a substitute bill,
leaving the place OF location blank, to be filled
afterward by the house This was declared out
OF order by Speaker Moore, but an appeal was
taken and The house turned the speaker down
by rejecting his ruling. The matter was then
referred 10 a committee OF the whole, which the
house resolved itself into Mr. Hanks, Of An
derson county, taking the chair TO preside The
de bate lasted until adjournment and the matter
goes over until Thursday
FRANKFORT. June l6-SENAfs-Nothing OF
importance transacted
hoUsE-Following bill was passed: An act
20 prevent trusts. pools. combinations or other
organizations from combining TO depreciate be
low Its real value any article. or 70 enhance the
cost OF any article above its real value and nS-
ing n penalty for violations thereof" The house
Thursday afternoon resumed its sitting as a
committee OF the whole on the capital removal
question. On the first ballot Danville received
but votes and Bowling Green 10; they were
dropped. The fight now lay between Leuis'
Vile, Frankfort and Lexington On second bal
lot Lexington Was dropped. The committee
arose and reported progress to the house The
substitute declaring Louisville as the choice Of
the committee was submitted TO the house and
adopted by a vote OF rs to H. The vote stood 81
for the substitute, which meant Louisville, and
s6 against, which were In favor OF Frankfort
and up went q wild triumphant shout Of JOY
fr.m hundreds OF Frankfort throeta The eight
Is over and Frankfort is successful
FRANKFORT, June l7-SESaTE-The senate
rcceded from its amendments to the pharmacy
hill and pass It practically as IL come from
the house, which permits pharmac SITS coming
from other states with certificates or diplomas
to pursue their profession In this state without
additional regulations.
HoUsE-Mr. Hurd introduced Q bill TO employ
Unbiased convict labor In the erection OF the
new capitol buildings and providing for other
ncidentas in the performance OF such work
The house passed the bill providing for Q board
Of joint commissioners. where for county gov
srnmental purposes a city is by law separated
from the remainder OF the county, and having
public buildings and mourning expenses in
which both such city and county are jointly IN.
| terested. The bill requiring tax on income and
providing penalty for failure TO pay same. was
/ defeated The bill providing for Q tax on es
tates OF Inheritance. iegacies and the Ike. wa
refused o reconsideration IN the house This
second conference committee on the educa
tional bill reported Friday that they had agreed
after wrangle OF two weeks. The bill, rs
adopted allows the superintendent OF public
In. iruction three clerks; one at II 500. one o,
n N es.k0 10 ha ~
pointed by the superintendent The tax foI
school purposes is changed from vote Of
the county at large TO vote in each school dis
trict
FRANKroRr, June 90 -SESArE-The senate
was without quorum and debated along, read
Ing the enrolled fourth class city charter, which
goes to the governor at once
HorsE-1here was o bare quorum In the
house Monday morning Reading OF enrolled
bills occupied nearly the entire session. The
governor signed the bill providing for the more
perfect indexing OF public records in counties
having more than seventy-hve thousands In
dabitants. Several new bills and reso
utions were introduced and referred
In the house, the only one OF i'm
portance being a resolution OF DR.. Woods
which rather squints at q niger In the wood
pile" In the expenditure by the Kentucky board
OF Worlds fair commissioners OF the slOo,OWap
propriated 10 make an exhibit OF the states re-
sources. Ii Is, In fact generally estimated by
the press OF the state that the results OF the
boa rd's expenditures are inadequate and by No
means as credttable a showing as the public
had reason TO expect Citizens visiting these
exhibits return home full Of unfavorsble cri,i'
cism OF the board, and the resolutions requests
on behalf OF the house a full itemized statemen,
Of money received and paid out, and OF all sal
| aired employees and payments made or TO be
| made % them. IL was adopted unanimously,
a nrfl At
| cago by the afternoon mail
THE safe of the lrvington Milling Co.,
at Irvington, was robbed the other
night about IL o'clock. The work is
supposed TO have been done by three
suspicious characters who have been
loaiing about the town for a couple of
days. They secured about $50. They
then broke open the Toulouse of the
Texas railway and stole a hand-car.
Running it to Stephensport, they
dumped IL into Sinking creek. They
then stole the ferryman's skiff and
crossed the river into Indiana.
The kentucky exhibits at the Worlds
fair have proved disappointing to some
of the Kentuckians who have visited
the falr expecting 10 nnu tne stae au
equately represented in every depart
| meDt.
FIRE CHIEF vueHEs, of Louisville,
has appointed Henry Wea.herford to
succeed the late Capt Thomas Finley
as assistant chief.
| FINpING no statutory law to fit hi
case. the people of Taylor Mines, Ohi'
county. rid their town of an undesir
able tough by an effective white cal
warning.
HENRY HALL. whose execution wa
TO have taken place at Pikeville,
few days ago, was granted respite o
twenty days in order to give him tim
To prepare for il. Halls crime wa
numbering his brother, eighteen month
ago.
JEREMIAH CoLGRovE, of Mt Eber, tn
father of nineteen children, recovered
from trance, but was few days late
found dead in bed. Relatives believ'
him still alive, and refuse TO bury III,
! body.
11T Bourbon county grand jury is In
vcstigating the scandal In connection
! NTH tho ralaaSa ~ the bupcO maj