The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1898-03-09
McCHORD
BILL.
A Cherished Idol Ruth
IessIy Shattered by
Senator Jolly.
LEGISLATIVE ACTION HAMPERED
By Party Chickering's And The
Exercise of the Veto Power
by the Governor.
A Spicy Budget of Gossip From Our
ccaciaI correenoudauf NJ the
LEGISLATIVE ACTION HAMpERED
A Spicy Budget of GOSSIP From Our
Special Correspondent at the
State Capital.

FRANKtoRT, KY, March 7.-Represen-
tative Haswell has fought with increas-
IL g ardor the Bronston prison bill, but
all to no feet and he saw the work he
had stacked up knocked into smithereens
by the unieelir majority All the
Br ckenridge Representative points
were ruled out OF order and the young
man left standing alone on the small bit
OF minority ground he has occupied all
along. Senator jolly took a strong stand
against the passage of the McChord
freight rate bill and work qually as ard
for the defeat OF the Bronston prison
bill. He has more to show for his Efforts
than Mr.. Haswell, for Mr.. jolly did
succeed in scotching the McChord bill,
which died in the Senate. 1t was hard
blow to the hopes OF Senator McChord
when his pet bill was sent TO grass on
account OF the failure of his party to
rally to its support after it had suffered
the deadly blight of the veto, and he
C d hardly be blamed for feelii that
cherished idol had been smashed to
atoms when in the last stages OF success
full completion.
The veto power and the intern, cine
chickering's which have beset the Demo
cratic maj 'rity are the conditions to
blame for the poor showi g the two
branches will make on actual legislation
passed or enacted. 1t can be said with
truth that but one really important bill
in which the entire state is interested, ia
now law, and that is the Brorston
prison bill. 1t went through over the
veto and its patronage will be enjoyed
by Democrats. But there is not much
show of either Of the other really large
measures becoming laws. 1t is to be
regretted that the majority didn't keep
up the harmonious proceedings which
marked its beginning.
This ought to prove the busiest week
in the history OF the present law-msking
body. There is work and all kinds OF it
to be doue before the assembly can ad-
journ. But be IL said to the credit OF
the members they are showing williI g.
ness to clear the calendars for tiual action
on all III flushed business. b, sides the
afternoon 8, ssioDs night meetings will
doubtless he h, 4 after the caucus OF
Thursday night to name the three prison
com missioners The rush of passing
bills at the close OF the body's stay is
unusual, on the account of the number
OF bills that have been held back up to
The officers who ar, Just now enj ,yiDg
the graz ng OF the political fields around
the state prisons, do not expect TO quiet
ly step down and out without making a
concerted fort to prevent such usurpa
ton. The officials elected for the life OF
the present state Administration, have
Ju 'gs w. II. Holt to test the
consti utionality of the Bronston prison
bill in court. Ii it will not stand the
rigid scru my OF the law, 1t must be
placed on the shelf, but its Trainer and
indorser Gays it is as sound as the silver
dollar h. swears by.
One needn't 20 far in this town TO find
elGher the we'll developed Cuban lingo
or the eli under the spell OF CONVEX
sion who believ. ''the blasted Spanish
blew that battle ship up, coniound EN-"
It's perfect babel OF talk on the result,
Of the Havana Investigation, which greets
ones Ears each evening, after the sessions
Ia the two Hous 9.
The bottom OF the sea is strewn with
many Of them tragic indeed,
but rarely has there been catastrophe |
SO dire or mystery so deep as that
which stunned the people OF the nation
in dispatcle s from Havana last Wednes-
day morning two weeks ago A naval
disaster almost without precedent in pro- |
portions has conf, unded the wisdom OF |
fxperts, while II has not restrained the
unwis from babbling their copjeciures,
many Of which were hurtiuI TO our cause.
The "ouutry has borne itself bravely but
IL will not be soateAt till the sea shall |
not only have given up It's dead but the
secret which caused their awful inter
ment. With this faeling uppermost our
own people arr not 10 be banned for
taking more than passing interest In the
great International horror. nor the
House eensnred for passing iIngoistie
n solatioos calling for the freedom Of