The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-02-25
KENTUCKY LEGISLATURE
Regular Session.

FRANKFORT. Feb. 1S-SENATE-Me Measures
passed: Resolution providing for COMMITTEES
of three senators to visit the EddyVllle penl-
Tertiary and ascertain its needs; bill authOrlZ-
ing the city of Henderson to establish free
high school, bill providing that county school
superintendent shall keep a record of all
school districts, pupils etc land relieving county
clerks from further duties in that connection;
to regulate the price of circus licenses by the
number of cars used to transport the circus
The local option bill came up on the appeal
from the decision of the chair. President Pro
TEN Goebel being absent. Senator Mcclure
was called to the chair. The opponents of the
bill again refused to vote and succeeded in
breaking a quorum, aud the appeal remained
UndispOsed of.
HoUsE-The house held it's first afternoon ses-
sion Thursday. and resumed consideration Of the
bill to allow a majority vote to authorize turn
pike bonds instead of two-thirdS. 1t was pass
ed by 50 to 30 The bill to appropriate $4,000
to establish a medical department to the A
and M. college was defeated-yeas, Is; nays, 20.
The bill to require the railroad commission to
assess the franchise value Of railroads as well
as the tangible property was paSsed-yeas, g.
nays, 0.
FRANKFORT, KY, Feb. Booth houses OF
the legislature Friday adopted resolutions pro-
viding that when they adjourn Saturday it will
be till Wednesday. 1t was bill day in the
house. Representative Mallory, of Todd, in
trOduced bill which is intended to gerrymand-
er the Third congressional district Congress-
man Rhea came here Friday night TO push
the bill Senator Goebel, chairman of the
Joint democratic caucus Friday morning issued
a call to meet at 8 o'clock Friday night TO take
action on the Goebel force bill" Blackburn,
Rhea Ellis Enloe and other party leaders are
here working for the bill. Chairman Johnston.
Of the state central committee. Hon. d b.
Smith and other party dignitaries, are work
ing for the measure openly, and a split in the
caucus would not be a surprise.
| FRANKFORT, Feb 24.-SENATE-The senate
passed the bill providing for removing the
state geographical collection of specimens,
fort, to thea. and NJ college at Lexington, and
! providing for the establishment of a school
| Of mines and mining in said
college Bills introduced: To eStab
| Iish the Bradley colony for epileptics as an an
| mex to the Central Kentucy Asylum; to re-
| quire treaSurerS of the state charitable
institutions to give bond for SIS. 900, instead Of
,OOO and allowing the treaSurers to keep the
| money lin some bank doing business in this
state" instead of lin some bBnk incorporated
| by the laws of this state"
| HoUSE-The senate bill regulating the sale
| of the Associated Press reports so that any
| newspaper can purchase said reports, was
passed The bill providing that in counties
| containing cities of the first second and third
| classes the county school superintendent shall
be elected by the voters of the county outside
| the cities was reported favorably by the COM
mittee. The house resolved itself into COM
mittee of the whole to consider the proposed
| amendments to the constitution. The refer
| endum amendment was discussed, but the
committee took no action