The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-03-16
KENTUCKY STATE NEWS.


afternoon passed the second class charter kEc
Il now only rQalres the signature Of the gov
crnur TO become a. law A conference Was held
between interested parties at noon NJ which
concessions were made, Alters and Baker and
Senator Goebel Of kentucky, Withdrew certain
amendments, and ii was decided TO report TO
the house at once Al the morning session
they could not report owing TO other mat
tiers having precedence Tuesday afternoon
the bill vas reported TO the house and a
number OF amendments proposed BY the
senate were agreed TO II was thercupon re
turned TO the senate, when Mr. Goebel In &C
oltanee with tho agreement moved that the
senate recede from Its Objectionable amend.
ments This was quickly done ami the house
was Immediately informed OF this action The
charter was then turned over to tho enrolling
clerk wh,is now hard at work on the bill
which he must rush To completion by next
Tuesday. the day OF the adjournment The bill
establishing h use OF reform was under dis.
eussion in the house Tuesday Dr. Ting.cg, OF
Newport, made one OF the strongts; speeches
made this session in favor OF tho bill No vote
was reached
FRANKFORT March The bill to
reduce the fees OF the Clerk Of the court Of ap-
peals was reported adversely in the senate, and
thrown into the orders OF the day, which action
kills IL The senate passed bill 10 abolish the
primary election law
HousE-only ave more days remain before
the present session OF The legislature will be
ended. and al noon ON noxt Tuesday the gAYel
will fan for the last timo Tho house Wednes-
day defeated the conference committees re-
port on the bill abolishing the state board OF
equalization. The conference committee 70
ported IN favor Of the senate substitute, which
provided for meetings Of the board every ave
nj ~ ~
action Of the house continues tho board The
senate bill establishing u house OF reform was
virtually killed the house recOmmitting the
bill
FRANKFORT, March o-SENArE-ThursdAy
the joint conference committee report on the
husband and wife bill was taken up and dis
cussed for two hours and when the vote was
taken IL stood % 10 Il against its adoption.
Several minor bills were passed The joint iu-
dietary committee, which has been investigating
the oniclal conduct Of Attorney General Hen.
bricks in compromising railroad suits. and
which was referred 10 in Gov. Browns message,
can not agree, and two reports will be made.
The majority rport after reviewing all OF the
facts and calling attention 10 the charges made,
concluded BY indorsing the action OF the attor-
nay-general- The minority report will hold
that as a legal proposition, tho attorney gen.
eral had no right TO make the compromise The
only difference In the two reports will be that
one holds he had legal right 10 make the com.
promise, while the other viii hold that he had
not
HoUsE-In the house Thursday the bill
amending the charter OF sixth-clAss towns
n relation 10 making streets was passed II
was introduced by Mr. Kennedy. Of Coving
ton, and leaves Il optional with the town
trustees whether the expenses OF making
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or be charged 10 tho AUDITING property owners
After one Of the hottest hghts Of the session
the III allowing the state Inspector Of mines
extra compensation for taking care OF the geo
logical survey and its exhibits was passed IL
barely receiving the necessary 81 votes
FRANKFORT. March 10 -SBNATB-The senate
took up the Vance bill regulating tho practice
in the court OF appeals and reducing the clerks
fees to barely living expenses, and after =
lively debate II was defeated by being refused .
third reading, the vote being 2s TO 10 An
afternoon session was held, but nothing was
done; in fact, the session is practically over, as
far as any important business Is concerned
HousE-There was pretty aght in the
house Friday over the bill restoring the
amount allowed for clerical force in the In.
suranco bureau 10 what IL was before the cor.
poration bill passed last session The bill had
been defeated by tho house last week. but came
up again Friday on q motion 10 reconsider
This motion was adopted and, after some de-
Ivy final vote was taken As the call pro-
ceeded II was evident that II would be 0 close
vote The friends OF the bill hustled out int
the Hobbies and cloak rooms and pleaded with
members 10 come TO the rescue Of deserving
bill that cost the taxpayers nothing. II took
81 votes TO pass II, and when the final result
was announced, 81 TO Al, there was great up
piause The remainder OF the session was
devoted to the much-discu1sed husband and
wife bill, but It seems 10 DO an inexplicabie
tangle, and II will probably never get out
this session.
FRANKFORT, March I3-sEEArE-The gov
ernor Monday morning sent to the senate some
important asylum appointments, as follows
For members Of the state board OF health-Dr.
Arch Dixon, OF Henderson, and Dr. William
Bailey, Of Louisville; for second assistant ply
sican Of the Lexington asylum, Dr. +. NJ wal
lace Of Christian, and for third assistant physi-
clan DR.. Malcolm II Yeaman, OF Henderson
At the Central asylum, az Anchorage, DR.. f. NJ
Greene was Ieappointed second assistant ply
stefan, and DR. J. r. Morgan, OF Simms, Jerer.
son county. third assistant physician Al the
western asylum. g Hopkinsville, Dr. b +.
Eager, OF Hopkinsville, was appointed FIRST
assistant physician; Or. Eugene A. Smith, OF
Lexington, second assistan', and J. II. Walton,
Of Boone county third assistant All OF the
nominations were confirmed
.HorsE-In the house Monday the formal
reading and comparison Of enrolled bills occu-
pied the session, the principal one being the
charter bill for cities OF the second class II
was commenced on Saturday The report al.
ready published TO the effect mat this bill
would In all probability be vetoed by the gov.
ernor, is not believed here. The governor has
never seen the charter, In whole, and he has
given no one an intimiuon that he expects TO
Yetoit