The bee., 1897-05-06
TIME TO ADJOURN.
Republican United States Senator
Has Been Elected.
sOLONs SHOULD sr0P TaE EXPENSES
To the State by AdjOurning- LeQisIa,
tiOn Accomplished Since the
Election.
Special correspondence 10 Tnr BEE;

special correspondents 70 IHR BEE.
Frankfort. KY, May S. 1897.
Much criticism has been INDUCED
in because Of the delay in electing a
United States Senator, and calcu-
Iations have been made as to how
much the Senatorship had cost the
State at 81, 900 per day. Members
were urged to get together and elect
so as to have an opportunity to at
tend strictly and closely to bust
ness. But instead of settling down
to work, the two Houses have done
scarcely anything since the cleo
ton Of Senator. The following day.
Thursday, they adjourned until
Monday. On that day, no quorum
was present in either House. Today
the House had fifty-seven members
present and the Senate eleven. The
House went through the motions OF
transacting business just to kill a
little time and some unpopular
bills, then having made several
bills special orders for other days,
and appointing committees to con-
fer with the Senate committees on
the Revenue Bills passed by the
House and amended in the Senate,
adjourned at II. 80 a. m. for the day.
There have been ia Bills intro
duced in the House.
No. no, originating IN the Com
mittee on Retrenchment and Re-
form being to amend an act Relat-
ing 10 Claims upon the Treasury.
No. III originating IN the same, to
repeal in part and amend an act re-
lating to fees, and No. II2 by Mr..
White, An act to amend an act oil
June 80, 1892, entitled"E objections. "
About dozen House Bills have
been passed by the Senate and sew
eral Senate bills have passed the
House some of which have been
signed by the Governor and others
held to await the action OF the two
Houses on the Revenue Bills. II
is expected that the Conference
committees will agree upon some
compromise and the bills be re-
ported and passed tomorrow. Con.
sentative members OF both parties
are of the opinion that an ad-
journment should take place early
next week, but a non-partisan
majority seems to favor some ex
cuse for sticking here the full time
possible under the law. Some ar,
que that an extra session is not Inn.
tied and are for staying longer and
making test case Of it.
A very popular idea seems &c
prevail that the Legislature SHOULD
not adjourn till after "Kentucky
Day" designated by the Governor
and should proceed in a body tC
visit the Nashville Exposition a
the expense OF the State and lib
srelity of the railroad company.
As the Senatorial question was set
tied on the 28th ult. the SIooC
per day expense must since tina
time be attributed to some othel
object. 1t is very funny to an un
prejudiced spectator to watch the
difference between theory and prac
tice. Member will haggle ovel
clerical assistance. to the Judge:
and vote to cut down salaries o
state officials and then ask leave o.
absence, so that seventy legislator:
are drawing FIVE dollars per day
while away transacting private
business and legislation is almost
at stand still. BY adjournine
next week several thousand dol
lars would be saved to the tax
payers which will otherwise be ut
terly wasted. People wondered
why Senator Ogilvie in his enfee
bled condition, and when there
seemed to be no necessity for hi:
vote in behalf of the Democrats
came all that long distance to take
part in the proceedings. Blu
when it was learned that the Audi
tor refused to send him a warrant
for his mileage and pay. unless he
really came and took his seat, the
reason was apparent. After stay
ing a few days he returned having
been granted indefinite leave of alb.
sence. The Assembly is making
history.
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