Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1897-03-25
KENTUCKY STATE NEWS.
Legislative Proceedings

Legislative Proceedings
FHANKFoRr, Ky. March I6.-Ihe senate
and house we're in session only few minutes
Mond,y, adiourning out OF respect to State
Senator er. who died Sunday. IL seems
definitely settled that no ballot will be taken
until March %. and Dr hunter has abandoned
all hope OF an earlier election
FRASKFORr Ky, March I5.-SESATE Tues
day the question Of admitting the four new
republican senators. IinEey. Nell James and
Crumbaugh. and Senator Bale (deml was
brought up motion by senator BronstOn
Cdem to refer the credentials to the Judiciary
committee xIth instructions to report next
Friday was defeated by a vote Of 10 To IL
Holloway. Stephenson, Noe, Elliston- Elmore
and Smith, gOIt democrats. voted with the re-
publicaus The motion to admit the new
members and allow them to be sworn In was
then carried bY vote Of 81 to 3 Five sena-
tors then lined up in front OF the clerks desc
and took the oath OF of1ice.
HOUSE lie solutions introduced: To inves-
tigatc the Eddyville panitentiary; asking for
a statement from the &ud.tO "a to the sal-
aries and fees of all officers for 1896 Bills in
troduced. To DO. iSh the Eddyyille peniten-
tiaay and convert the same into a houss OF rs-
form for male and female Juvenile criminals,
changing election law: to repeal section
4l91, article d. chapter Hos Kentucky
statutes on revenue and taxation. to suppress
mob law. rcfundiny the state debt; plac ing
years, TO reduce salaries OF circuit court
Judges TO g. $40. hxing sal Iries Of officers OF
the commonwealth, making sweeping reduce
tons: amending chapter % on crimes and
punishment in regard TO labor statistics
regulating election laws. to create another
district out Of the Tnirty-frst Judicial dis
trict. composed OF the counties OF Hancock.
Ohio and Muhlenberg Twenty-one bills in
all we're introduced and the house ad Journed
then until 10 o'clock Wednesday.
FRANKFORT. n.y., March 10 The house wa,
opened with prayer Thursday morning b.
Rev. Taylor, Of the Baptist church After
the reading of the Journal general discus
sion In regard to the conformity Of the bills
introduced to the call of the governor ensued
between Steele. SwinfOrd. Lyons and How
ard The chair ruled tie bills must come
within the call before introduced Mr. Hay
orered a resolution for printin: 800 copies OF
the call Judge PIlppin. of the Judici Iry COM
mittee. reported FadSersely on the ID lily
resolution TO re-eieet old officers. saying Sec
tiOu - Of the cnnasitution settled that point
and 1t unnseessary Mr. White offered a
resolution requesting the governor to trans
mit Information in regard to the pententiary
investigation, including Inspector Lester
report and commission Il was adopted A
| resolution by Mr. Burlington requesting
statement from the auditor Of the states in-
debteduess was adopted. MIR Orders reso-
luton requesting Information from the super
luteEuent OF PUBIC lu~tfu- Ton rti-tANe 10 lhe
census Laid over because II was not in
conformity with the cal New bills were in
trOduced as follows: NJ Ward, To amend law
assigning cities and towns to the class TO
which they belong: Mr. Black. to regulate
payment Of labor in this state. Mr.. Black. to
| app oiut commissioners learned in law to re-
wise the statutes: Mr.. Black. to establish
| fees collected by secretary and assistant Sec
rotary Of state and prescribe p yment there
Of, MIR Lyons, for the re,icf of litigants who
have may have cases before the court OF
| arpeIls
| TRANKFoRr. Ky March 30 -SESATE-Sen-
| ator Gorbsl introduced 4 bill amending the
statutes so as to place hen.on nd other eoun-
/ ties having cities OF the second class on the
same plane counties having drst-cllss
| cities in regard to school commissioners
| The dc bate on the A. n. NJ college bill
which provides for this payment OF the
college bcaefit interest. developed a small
party fight. the republican members.
rule. opposing the bill Senator Bronston.
cham poning the bill. made reflections upon
the intelligence OF the district represented by
Senator James. TO which the latter responded
| in scaIhing terms The bill had been reported
favor bly, by the committee, and was finally
set as Il special order for next Thursday
HoUsE-Mr Dougherty, OF Grant. proposed
an anti-lynchng measure. which provides
that the county in which the lynehing occurs
snail com pensate in damages the family of the
person Iynehed Mr.. Black. of Knox. intro
duced a legislative redistricting bill TO aool-
ish the ONCE of commissioner Of agriculture;
imposing forfeiture of charter one Of
the penalties against corporations which
| abuse their corporate privileges. Also one to
make women eligi BILE as school trustees; to
prevent interruption OF public speakers and
provide severe penalties for 'egging' and
other misdemeanOrs which were so common
IN the last campaign The judiciary commit
tee reported, with a favorable expression of
opinion. Mr.. Rice's bill TO reduce salaries OF
public officers. and it was advanced on the
calendar
FRASKFoRr. Ky, March - -SrSArE-Sat-
urday Mr.. Deooe introduc I'll n bill TO reduce
the salaries OF state officials He scales
tGem from $500 81. 900 Mr. Elmore offered 4
. resolution for the appointment OF two COM
miSsioncrs to revive the statutes Mr.. Hay
rd presented a bill 70 so amend the charter
Of cities Of the sixth class to legalize the
ordinances & said cities Saturday was me
NOR nj day in the senate out Of respect for
III late Senator John r Salyer. who died last
Sunday mOrrlns. Several speeches were IN de
and resolutions were adopted expressing the
SORROW OF the members ami their high appre-
citation Of his worth.
HoUsE-So many leaves OF absence were
granted In the house saturday that 10 was
barely possible to count quorum The rules
we're susp.ndei for the introduction Of new
bills and Mr. Howard presented one to amend
the act relating to revenue and taxation. IL
increases the rate of taxation ~ cents on
each 500 worth Of property. making the tax
50 cents instead OF 42n. Mr.. Black introduced
n bill amending the election law concerning
the placing of MINES OF candidates on tbs bal
lots IL provides that no name shall be put
under party device when q nomination has
not been made.