The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-03-31
KENT ~ LEGISLATURE

KENT GKY LEGISLATURE
FnAnrt16k 1forsh % SENATE sen,,o,
Smith Il O. f1)Dttr "Wednesday in,roduced !
bill an1nc1 ~ Rrvct railway companies In
citteg q - pno ci9fs TO acquire rights OF was
oveP. eufup = Qeycnd city limits. Tue bill
wae oroee8 nseq The senate then settled
d0vn - ~ 9hes,snd passed the hin annropr,'
atine q CO. b. the repair Of ihe hospital Of The
Eddyyz11yrsc recently DESTROYED by Are;
hoe1o u King II obligatory upon trustees
- 90 Mr. ~ Incorporated cemeteries 10
make q Rts - stockholders, with the com.
miseee1 nendment
uOUuI IN the house the committee IN nr,,,.
NJ rev - win number Of amendments,
~ eo11(o NIL concerning the state printing
ana Hes ana IL vas made a special order
nf xf4 next The common school bill was
c~Qc4 she calendar and the article relat-
XlI nxatton was adopted, notwi,h.
ao41y n. Quieley amendment 20 strike IL
~ Ferguson, OF Ballard, opposed tine
80 kfnH poll OF a. 50 in each district.
oehatod overwhelmingly. The hill
~ $50 Gen up TO section l3i, when the house
e1%G committees recommendation, au.
+lrlfAte schools and scminaries 10
eve ~ a'gher graded schools.
A0pr. March 81 -SExAry-The sen.
etp1 ~ passed the bill appropriation
running gear" Of the state board
here was 6sht made upon tn,
N IA vgulating dentistry. but tn
NJ .sag,xula csll~ A amend
"a permits an den5isss @no nos
bates TO continue practice without
y S or registration. The legislative
recnsfScting bin, which passed the senate
Tuesday afternoon. after fierce opposition. was
called back Thursday by Senator NAV. who Of
Tered motion to reconsider; the motion was
lost, quorum not voting. The hill 10 appor
iton the state into tbirty-eight senatorial dis.
tricts was reported from the committee without
expression OF opinion, and took its place upot
the calendar.
HousE-The house did nothing Thursday but
listen TO the reading and comparison OF the
lengthy corporation bills The house commit
tee on prisons will report favors6ly the bill in.
lroduced by Mr. Woods appropriating SIS Ot
Tor the building OF additional shops in the
Frankfort penitentiary. 1t il believed here
that the Mason and Foard Co will again hid foi
the prison contract which expires the FIRST OF
April
FRAsKroRr March sS-SEsArE-The sena.
tors listened or were supposed 10 be listening
after the reading and comparison OF the bill.
regulating private corporations which was
hnaly completed. Many business interests
anguish until this bill can be passed In a proper
manner II is over q year old, but is not law
yet
iousE-The house committee on municipal
Ties Friday afternoon agreed 10 report favor.
ABLY the charter for cities OF the FIRST class as
II came from the senate, Notwithstanding the
very earnest and eloquent protest Of some
OF The best and most prominent people OF
Louisville The house passed, by a vote Of s
10 - the senate bill providing for the increas,
OF ihe salaries OF circuit judges in counties hav
ing not less than nifty nor more than seventy.
hve thousand people The bill was introduced
ana worked through in the interest Of Judge
Perkins OF Coyington and authorizes his sal
ary 20 De raised to g.. 900 per annun.
FRANKFORT, March 2s-SENATH-The worl
OF the general assembly on MONDAYS amounts
10 liiue more than nothing. Monday was NJ
exception 10 the rrlc. The senate was withou
quorum, and the seventeen present only ad
yanced bill or two and adjourned One oil
ordered TO its second reading was that author
izing cities Of the second-class to acquire stoc.
IN turnpike companies in the extension o
streets
HoUss-The house barely had enough mem
bets 10 transact business The bill relating Z
claims on the treasury was reported, enrolled
read and compared Mr.. Cansler made mo
ton 10 reconsider the vote ny " n,vn the -,iu,..
tion bill as ordered TO its third reading. il
order 10 amend by inserting provided that IN,
old board Of trustees may Select a teacher fol
the ensuing year, IL ting two trustees holding
over concur in the election Of said teacher
The motion 10 recoptider was adopted, anc
Mr.. Cansler's motign debated for over an hou,
and ihen dcsea,oa Tie bill will he up again
Tuesday.
JOHN EDWARDS, aged about 80, com.
mitted suicide at his home in Paris by
taking drachm of prusSic acid.
a LARGE force of men was put &c
work building a narrow.guage railroad
up Barrys branch the other morning.
The work is being done by the Ken.
lucky Fire Brick Co, and will reach
their immense clay fields, about seven
miles from Olive Hill The company
proposes to build large brickworks there |
in the future.
THE town Of Bloomfield Nelson coun.
ty. was greatly excited over the saddest
tragedy in its history. Albert Murphy
was shot and instantly killed the other
night by his best friend, Joseph Hus.
ton, while the latter was delirious from
typhoid fever. Both men are among
the most prominent in the county
DURING windstorm at Henderson
w. w. Shelly's large tobacco stemmery
was unroofed, exposing 500 or 600 hogs
heads of loose tobacco to the heavy rain.
The loss is estimated at $50, 200
HAwTsvIIIE was visited by small
,yclone the other day, which did a
treat deal Of damage 10 frame build.
ngs.
john T.. HAWKINS, n wealthy farmer
living near Niley's station, was in Lex
ngton, and after drinking heavily,
vent home. Being unable to sleep he
ook a dose Of laudanum. He could
Tot be aroused from his stupor, and
Ieath resulted in few hours
SEcRETAgY CARLISLE the other day
pproved the appointment of Francis
J. Stewart. Of Bowling Green, TO be a
United States store.keeper and gauger
a Collector Feland's district and the
Of Henry l.. Bib, OF Lou~
willie, TO be "a United States gauger in
SCOTS district
A wFLI-DRESsED man, unknown in
he neigh borhood laid his neck on the
ais Of the Louisville Southern, near
helbyyille, just as a train approached.
s. head and trunk were buried next
RNEAL, one OF the colored men
tempted to assassinate Charles
the ex-pugilist at Lexington,
Iline ago, has been captured
wiz Not Resist by Force.
san FRANCISCO, March 2S-The Chi
sc vice consul brands as fabrication
c recent reports that the Chinese six
have issued circulars advis-
: cinnamon in the United States to
,ist the provisions of the Chinese
gistration law by force.
DOlN0S OF THE DAY
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