The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-03-04
KENTUCKY LEGISLATURE
ReGular Session.

FRANKFORT, teD. 20.-SENATE-1n the S6n--
ate Mr.. BronstOn offered joint resolution to
appropriate 1900 to fit up a new room in the
state library. Mr.. Lay offered resolution
asking the Kentucky congressman to urge
an appropriation to lock and dam Salt river,
in this state. Mr. Lay also offered a reSolu--
tion providing for afternoon sessions Of the
senate four days in the week, but 1t was cut
on by the school book bill, which spec
ial order Senator Gilmore said the school
book bill had been matured byfr equent commit
tee meetings and comparisons with other
states, and that he thought it would accom-
plish the proposed object, l. e.. to secure
cheaper books for Kentucky children. The
bill was discussed until adjournment hour.
HOUSE--The house passed the bill to abolish
the state board of equalization by vote of go
to q. The bill to require dStillers to report
whisky for assessment the same as other prop
erty was reported favOrably by the committee.
FRANKFORT Feb. 26-SENATE-The Rob-
erts prohibition bill was passed in the senate
Friday, to the great surprise of both Sides as
up to Thursday night the bill had been prac-
tically given up for several days as dead. The
opponents of the measure led by Senator
Shanks of Newport, had been forced from the
start to break a quorum to prevent its passage.
Friday Senators Turner and Dingus who had
been cooperating with the opposition, changed
over and gave it the required number of votes.
The bin makes the county, instead of the pre-
cinct, the unit in local option elections,
local option largely predominates already, to
control future elections.
HOUSE-Friday was bill day, and the repub-
licanS for the purpose of delaying action on
the Goebel election bill, presented so or Is new
bills on all sorts of foolish subjects, such as
IAN act to regulate the weather, etc. This con-
sumed much time and it was after IL o'clock
when the call for bills was finally completed.
Mr.. Cooke moved that an afternoon session be
held. The republicans and opponents of the
election bill voted no, but the motion car
ried by vote of 81 yeas to 10 nays and it was
regarded as a test vote on the election bill
Mr.. Tracy moved that the vote by which the
election bill was recommitted be reconsidered.
The speaker ruled it out of order, because the
bill had already gone to the committee. Tracy
appealed from the decision and Trimble took
the chair pending the appeal. The decision
of the speaker was sustained by vote Of 81 to
43, amid loud applause.
FRANKFORT, March 1.-SENATE-BillS intro
duced Monday: To provide for the operating
expenses of the houses of reform. Appropri-
ateS S135 per capita for each inmate and $1,000
annually for other expenses; act to better Sc
cure q more prompt administration and settle
ment of assigned and inSOlvent estates by as
SigneeS and receivers. The first thing after
the reading of the journal in the senate Moy-
day was a message from the governor
announcing his veto. of the McChord rail
road freight-rate bill. The veto covers 15type-
written pages, citing numerous authorities to
show that the bill is unconstitutional
HOUSE-At the afternoon session the house
defeated the bill to, amend the landlord and
tenant law so that only five days notice to va
cate would be required, instead of 30 days, as
now required. The bill to change the Third
appellate district was practically defeated by
refusing to allow it to be reported by the COM
mittee statutes. 1t can hardly be
rushed through in time to be
passed over the governors Veto The
GOebel election bill and the Eighth district
gerrymander bill were read and compared as
enrolled; the Trimble bill to require all rail-
road companies in the state to permit the
Postal Telegraph Co., as well as the Western
Union to erect lines along their right of way
was passed, yeas g.. nays II; Mr. A. C. Brown
presented joint resolution calling on the ad-
jutant general to inform the Legislature as to
how many available soldiers he has in case of
war. Lies over. The senate bill to change the
time of Of holding courts in the Twenty fourth
judicial district was passed.
FRANKFORT, March 2-SENATE- The entan-
clements over the various important party
measures pending in the legislature are be-
coming more complicated every hour. The
fateS of the McChOrd railroad bill, the Bron-
Ston prison BILL and the GOebel election bill
! are all so interviewer that no one can
| tell the outcome. They may all be de-
| feated or they may all be passed over the We
toes. 1t depends on the action of the caucuseS
that are being called on the two first named
| bills. The resolution providing for paying
| idiot claims for the time elapsing between the
| expiratio of the last inquest period and the
time the new inquest was held was adopted.
| The bill to require assessors in cities of first
| and second classes to assess intangible prop
| erty and franchises for taxation was passed.
| HOUSE-The bill to appropriate $50, 900 for
| building sewerage system for the Lexington
| asylum was passed by a vote of ~ to IL. The
bill to adopt Barbour and Carroll's edition of
| the Kentucky statutes was defeated by 10 yeas
| to 81 nays. The senate substitute for the
Chinn school book bill was reported to the
house Tuesday. The substitute is regarded
a nullifier of the original bill and big victory
for the American Book Concern. BY vote
| of 81 to p the house refused to concur in
the substitute This virtually destroys all
| hope of passing any school book bill
| to cheaper the price of books this session.
! The bill to better protect property owners
against contractors by requiring subcon-
| tractors to give persons building houses due
notice of claims they intend to make.
paSScd-yeas, ~; nays, ?. The Stout bill max
| ing distilled spirits subject to taxation like
| other property was passed with an amendment
providing for the collection of back taxes on
said spirits. Some of the friends of the bill
believe the amendment will render the bill I'M
| constitutional
| FRANKFORT, March 3-SENATE-In the SEN
| ate Wednesday Mr.. Clark. the patriotic Sena-
tor from Jackson county, presented the follow
| ing resolution which was unanimously adopted:
| THAI from and after this date there shall be
! displayed from the dome of the capitol the
national flag. For over 100 years, in war and
peace, in sunshine and storm, by land and se1
! its shield has been our protection and
! it's stars our inspiration. The latter
have increased from 13 to IS. moving
undimmed and undimlnished in their orbS of
| light and grandeur. and not stripe is trailing
| on the ground. In times of threatened disas-
ter we look to its eagle. grasping heavens
| thunderbOltS. Kentucky has contributed her
full share to these glories, and the people of
no state feel greater pride and exultation as
| they look upon its waving folds. From the
devotion Of the heart let that feeling be ex-
| pressed by placing the flag upon the Capitol"
! HOUSE-The house adopted the resolution
calling on the adjutant general to report the
number of troops available for immediate war.
/ The Tracy bill to strike out the clause in the
present law which exemptS from execution
| $40 in money for each member of a family was
! dCfcated-yeas. q; nays. 81 AT the after
noon session the senate passed the bill
! repeating the MadisOnville graded school act.