The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1898-01-05
FRANKFORT.
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
Fifteen Pretty Women For
State Librarian.
A New County TO be Established Out OF
Ohio, Davless And
Hancock
FORDSvILLE COUNTY SEAT.

FRANKFORT, KY, Jan. Especial
Correspondence 1.-THE eye of Christmas
tide, with vista OF toy drums and guns
and snionic var. to say nothing Of empty
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dyspepsia, having passed. the people OF
the state settled down to business, all
ewes turning toward the state capital,
where the Lawmakers are meeting to
remedy the legal and political ills OF
Kentucky by such legislation as seems
to them to be essential. The fact that
almost two-thirds of the present General
Assembly is new timber has caused more
interest in its doings than would other
wise have attached to the meeting OF
solons. The session having been strip
ped of its Senatorial interest some per-
sons wonder what of unusual import can
be transacted at this term, but If am
to believe what l have seen and heard
there are to be introduced some would
bs measures which will attract wide
spread attention, owing to the heated
debates which they will almost certainly
provoke.
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OF course the first matter for DISPOSE
ton is the election of the officers who
are to serve in the two Houses during
the new session. So far as the speaker
ships are concerned they are as good as
settled in favor of Senator Goebel, in the
Senate and Representative Grips Beck
ham, in the house and it is but fair to
say that both are widely known and
popular aud will make capable and satis-
factory presiding officers. The chair
manship of the two caucuses will go to
South Trimble, for the Democrats in the
lower branch and Judge Petrie for
the Republicans in the upper branch
The clerkship race is a lively one and
the winner is hard to pick, though I'll
heard guess on John Bashaw,o Louis
vile. But Bashaw will have to beat
hustler In the House scramble in the
person of Henry B. Ware.
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Green R. Kellar has no opposition for
assistant clerk of the House, nor has Jim
Stone for assistant clerk of the Senate
aud it would be hard to find two more
popular men. VIM Cornwell, for chief
clerk OF the Senate, is another certainty
whose election you may bank on. One
OF the most exciting contests fad here
to-day is that for enrolling clerk of the
Senate. There are seven or eight entries
and all are such hustleis il is almost
impossible to decide which lucky woman
will be chosen.
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For enrolling clerk OF the House there
are also ten or twelve contestants, but
his friends aver to-day that young Henry
Williams, of the Bowling Green Times,
will land the prize. Charlie Sommers,
of Elzabethtown, will be the new Ser
geant-at-arms OF the Senate aud Will
Klair, of Lexington, will be his assistant.
"Uncle' Tod Hall says he will be chosen
assistant sergeant of the House and Bob
Tyler, of Bullitt, will get the doorkeeper-
ship OF the Senate. There are two can
didates for cloakroom keeper in both
the House and Senate and it is hard to
name the lucky one.
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One OF the most spirited races before
the caucus will be that for State Libra
rian, with fifteen pretty and popular
Kentucky women to choose from.
There are thirty or forty candidates for
page and other minor places are being
eagerly sought by quite as many anxious
young gentlemen.
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OF course the Governors message,
which win be sent to both Houses to-
morrow at noon, will create considera-
BILE interest 1t is expected that he will
recommed the passage OF abill which will
everlsstingly exterminate the raider and
punish the would-be night raiders 30
severely as to make such lawlessness
impossible hereafter. He will doubtless
ask for the creation of the office OF state
bank inspector and 1t is said may recon-
mend the passage of bill creating
fund for building new capital halls. The
state chair matter which is becoming so
mountainous in extent, will be referred
to at length aud there will be recon-
mendations as to the revenue OF the
state.
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Among the first bills TO be introduced
will be one by representative Morgan
Chinn, Of Mercer, 10 regulate the prices
OF the combine known rs the American
School Book concern. The measure pro-
viding for non partisan board Of prison
commissioners, will be one OF the most
important matters for consideration.
The prison muddle, II Is claimed, will be
done away with by the passage Of such
bill. Then the bill TO consolidate the
, officers Of sheriff and jailer Of Jefferson