Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-02-24
KENTUCKY LEGISLATURE
Regular Session.

neSuiar session.
FRANKFORT Feb. I5-SESATE- The follow
ing bills we're introduced Monday: To amend
section 4,s of civil code by adding the follow
ing words: But no such actions shall b,
brought by an heir. deviSes. legatee or diStri.
butee within nine months, or by creditor
within six months next after rae first personal
representative qualifed;" to authorize the
auditor to relinquish claims for taxes on prop
erty due since 1879, in order to prevent
clOudinR Of title; to amend section ~ Of
the charter Of Louisville by striking out OF
said section after the words zone board to the
other" Senator Shanks called up the bill &c
allow trust companies TO be organized and
operated in any county, and 1t passed unan-
imOusly.
HOrsE-The committee constitutions!
amendments reported favOrably Monday ON the
bill proposing an amendment to the con ,titu-
tion to allow the people 10 vote on the PROPOSE
tion to move the state capital from Frankfort
to Lexington. Representative Chinn moved &c
suspend the rules and take M the McChOrd
railroad freight rate bill II takes a twO-thirls
vote to suspend the rules. and the opponents Of
the bill thought they could defeat the notion
but IL carried by 81 to - and the bill was taken
up.
FRANKFoRT, Feb. 16-SESATE-The scnat.
had long and exciting fight Tuesday over the
RoacrtS local option bill, which came up
special order in that branch The bill strikes
a blow at the liquor traffic and would mean
local option in every county in the state where
the country vote is larger than that in the in.
corporatcd towns in them II was introduced
10y Senator Roberts, the preacher
ator from Owsley county, and warm.
~ championcd by the biggest lobby that has
been here on any measure this winter. The
lobby was made up Of ministers and represcu-
tativeS Of the W. G.. I. L. and other such orr
carnations. Senator BrOuSton and several
Of the measure and forced the opposition, led
by Senator Gorbel. to break quorum to pre-
vent its passage.
IIuUsE Bills introduced; Prohibiting tho
running of trains on Sunday except those ear
rying pcriShable freight: repeating the act
which prohibits Insurance agents from giving
n part 81 their commission To the party in
surcd an iudu"cment to secure business;
providing for continuous sessions Of mal,is-
trItc~' courts In elite, uf the second class;
quiring night ears on street railway lines in
cities Of the first and second ella -: authoriZ-
Ing third-cla cities to Incorporate themselves
into insurance companies for the purpn-c oi
In -uring property in such cities at rate in
competition with foreign insurance companies.
The bill requiring the school census in cities
Of the tir,t class To he taken annually. in toad
cf every five years, was pa sei by vote Of -
told
L
option bill came up in the senate "Wednesday
on the appeal from the decision of the chair.
y lively parliamentary battle was expected,
AMI the lobhic~ were crowded with the friends
AMI opponents Of the bill. President pro TEN,
| G'cbcl took the chair pending the appeal.
| Senator Hays moved to postpone tine whole
matter till Thursday on account Cf the illness
| 81 senator Alexander. 1 who took the
| appeal The motion was defeated
7 yeas ~. nays 49, Tn" question was
then put on u,iaiI ing the chairs decision and
resulted yeas -, nays O. No quorum voting
| the APP cal remained undiSpOseL Further con-
| sidcratiun of the bill was Postponed until
| Thursday. The house bill to regulate the man
I ncr Of paying miners. amended by way OF
| substitute offered by the Committee was
| Iassed. The substitute provides that tha
| miners shall he paid in lawful money ON or be-
! fore the i6;h Of each month for the previous
/ months work. or else the operator must issue
To them inteTcSt-bcaring due bills.
House The house spent over four houri
| Wednesday discussing the Brunston pri-oI
commits ion Till. and finally passed il by a vote
/ e 81 TO 81. All the republicans present voted
| against the bill and eight democrats. The bill
| pa ->ed provides for the election by the pres
! ent legislature Of three pri on commis-
/ sioncrS. for two. four and six years re-
I spectyely. who shall take charge of both
I pcniteutarieS at once and conduct them
/ under the present warden system. The salary
Of the commissioners is fixed at s3O0 Repre-
/ sentative Williams moved to reconsider the
vote by which MS blackberry wine license bill
I was lost. He secured the reconsideration anil
/ the bill passed II requires a lcence to sell
/ blackberry wine. The bill to prevent the kill
in- Of quail for 1--WE years was killed The Sar-
gent bill to make counties liable for loss OF life
B and property caused by mObS was reported adj
versely by the committee and killed.
| FRANKFORT Feb Is.-SESATE- Measures
/ passed: Resolution providing for n committee
| of three senators to visit the Eddyyillc peni-
| Tertiary and ascertain its needs; bill authoriZ-
/ ing the city Of Henderson to establish a e. e.
| high school; bill providing that county school
superintendent shall keep record Of all
school districts. pupils, etc. drclieving county
/ clerks from further duties in tnat connection:
! to regulate the price of circus licenses by tbs
number OF ears used to transport the circus.
/ The loo | option bill came up on the appeal
! '-nm the dcci lion Of the chair. President Pro
! TEN GOtbCi being absent. Senator Met lure
was called to the chair. The opponents of the
/ bill again refused to vote and succeeded in
breaking a quorum. aud the appeal remained
undispCsed Of.
House The house held its first afternoon ses-
/ sion Thursday and resumed consideration Of tho
bill To allow "a majority vote to authorize turn
/ pike bonds instead " two-thirds. IL was pass
/ ell by - to "a. The bill to appropriate $1,000
/ TO establish a medical department To the a.
and NJ. college was defeated-ycaS, Il: nays. Is
! The bill To require the railroad commission to
| assess the franchise value of railroads as well
rs the tangible property was passed-yeas, 81;
| nays, 9.
| FRANKFORT. KY, Feb. I9.-Both houses Of
| the legislature Friday adopted resolutions pro-
| viding that when they adjourn Saturday it will
| he ill Wednesday. IL was bill day in the
I house. Representative Mallory. OF Todd, in
\ PRODUCED bill which i intended to gerrymand-
er the Third congressional district. Congress-
man Rhea came here Friday night to push
| the bill. Senator GocbeL chairmss-ss inc
| joint democratic caucus. Friday morning ISSUED
a call Ia meet at O'Clock Friday night to take
| action on the Guebel force bill" Blackburn,
! Rhea, Ellis. Enloe and other party leaders are
| here working for the bill Chairman Johnston.
| of the state central committee. Hon ID. B.
Smith and other party dignitaries, work.
| ing for the measure openly. and a split in the
| caucus would not be n surprise.
| Ex-Attorney General Miller ILL.,