The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-02-11
KENTUCKY LEGISLATURE
Regular Session.

over the reference to q committee of two bills
proposing TO repeal the special local option
acts. applying to the counties of Clay, Jackson,
Owsley and Laurel. Referred 10 the judiciary
committee. Bills passed. Providing for
working all convicts whose terms
are two years or less on the pub
lie or county roads: requiring SherinS TO settle
with the county each year before they can
cure Qulet1S and proceed with the collection
of the succeeding years taxes; providing for a
police pension ASSOCIATION for the city OF Louis
vile. Bills introduced: To regulate price of
licenses for clrcuses Dy the size of the circus;
to prevent any person from practicing medi-
cine or treating any sick person by any method
whatsoever without complying first with the
act of April TO- 1893, TO protect citizens from
empirclSm.
HOUSE-BillS reported favorably: To appro-
pirate $4,000 year TO establish and maintain
q bureau of immigration and labor; authOriz-
ing county judges 10 post public roads against
live stock; TO further prohibit the sale Of in
Ioxicating beverages in local option districts;
making it a felony to forge or sign the name of
another TO u petition; providing that no
property shall be exempt from execution
Tor debt contracted for labor per-
formed making il unlawful 10 sell less than
as pounds OF coal as a buShel. Bills killed:
Making it unlawful TO permit live stock TO run
at large on public highways; permitting the
taking Of dispositions in shorthand granting
a 50 cent bounty for killing blue winged chicken
hawks; making it unlawful TO fire deadly
weapon on the public road or within 30 yards
thereof; providing that persons who are not
houSehOlderS may serve as election officers.
FRANKFORT. Feb 5-SENATE-The Goebel
fellow-servanIs bill came up in the senate Fri
day and vote was reached without much dis
cussion, Senator GOebel making a short state
ment stating the legal effect Of the bill. Sena-
tor Brown offered amendment providing
that the bill should apply TO all corporations,
lllT In uTaS n
vote of IS TO TO- Bills favOrably re-
ported: TO require all articles of food
when adulterated to be so branded with the
name of all of the ingredients; TO prevent road
overseers from employing their own teams or
wagons or be interested in such teams; to eX-
clude witnesses from court room during trialof
cases; provide for selection Of foreman of grand
jury by the Judge; to prevent diploma from
State Colored Normal school from giving a
right to teach in common schools.
HOUSE-Bills reported favorably: Providing
for maintaining circuit courts, giving judges
thereof authority TO purchase furniture and
make proper provisions for court officers; pro-
Viding for the appointment of official StenOg-
rapherS in counties constituting q separate Ju-
dicial district having second class city. Bills
passed. To abolish the register of land office
and requiring the auditor to take charge of the
said office; making ineligible for jury service
all persons who have a suit, either civil
or criminal, in that court at that term: to
legaliZe the elections i'll certain school dis
tricts in western Kentucky; providing for the
redemption of real estate sold under decree of
court.
mile stone in the legislative session was pass
ed Monday. and but 30 more legislative days
remain. Up to this time no bills of this Ses
sion have become laws and but one measure
has passed both houses. Senator Lindsay
was the subject of bitter TRADE by Senator
In ion Mon low
The occasion for this was a resolution intro
duced by Senator BrOnstOn providing for the
appointment of a committee to formulate and
forward to Senator Lindsay at Washington
reply to the speech delivered by Mr.. Lindsay
in response TO the resolution demanding his
resignation.
HOUsE-Mr. Myers. Of Greenup, made sec
Ond unsuccessful attempt to have the Lindsay
speech made part of the house journal, but
ruled out of order by Speaker Beckham.
Mr.. Myers. in view of this, made a speech in
which he denounced the partiZan and tyranical
rule of the speaker and the democratic major
ity. The Louisville ripper bills were side
tracked in the house again Monday, but there
I was a general understanding Monday night
that the fight will be fought to a finish next
Wednesday. The judiciary committee, at q
meeting Monday afternoon, decided to report
faVOrably the GOebel servant bill and to report
adversely the senate bill providing for working
short time cOnvictS on country roads. The
last che was introduced by Senator Hayes Of
Jefferson county, and passed the senate.
FRANKFORT, KY, Feb 9.-SENATE-The
BrOnston resolution to appoint committee to
reply to Senator LindSay'S speech was the
first thing taken up in the senate Tuesday. and
it was adopted without further debate by q
vote of 20 to 0; the Frazier bill to regulate the
manufacture and sale of food was passed by a
vote of % to 0; the house bill TO amend
the laws in regard to admission
nf fncri hyr a1lO -iv1rr fho cIoal11
or wife to testify for or against each other in
divorce case was defeated for lack of a cOnsti-
tutioral majority. Bills introduced: To amend
and concerning guardians. by authorizing
the county judge to appoint the sheriff to act
guardian in certain cases; to punish burn
ing or poisoning stock.
EoUsE-Bills introduced Providing that no
primary election shall be held on the same day
that a special or general election is held: au-
thoriZing the sale Of the Northern kentucky
normal school property and to dispose of the
proceeds thereof: to compel steam engineers
TO pass an examination and obtain u certifi-
cate before taking charge of an engine; pro-
viding for installment payments Of property
holders for street improvements; eXempting
road OverseerS from service on juries and from
poll tax for road and bridge purposes. After
passing the Mallory bill, repeating section
1872 of the Kentucky statutes relating to con-
eSsion OF Judgment, and the Robey bill, to reg
ulate the analysis of fertilizers the house took
up the Chinn school book bill Representative
CHM made a strong argument in favor of the
bill. which provides for the contract system
besides fixing maximum price for all school
books. Passed.
FRANKFORT. KY. Feb. 10-SENATE-Tht
senate passed the bill continuing for two years
longer the stenographerS for the judges of the
court of appeals. The Bennett bill to ascertain
the heirs in cases of inteStacy and otherwise
was passed. but was recOnSidered and recon-
mitted on request of Senator Brown. Bills in
troduced: To restrict and license glove con
tests or exhibitions, and to repeal all othel
acts in conflict herewith: to prohibit any ont
from handling. buying or shipping any clothins
that has been worn or used.
HOUSE-The Weatherford bill. providing fo
a reduction of salaries of certain state officers
came up, and produced lengthy discussion
An amen lment by Pullam. of Louisville, to Gu
down the per diem of Legislators to 81 per day
and mileage to five cents. was overwhelmingly
defeated. All amendments were voted down
and the bill passed by vote of IS to f. The
bill. as passed, provides for the following re
dnStiOnS: Governor. from $1,000 to $1,000; adj
1utant general from 81. 900 to 81 500: aSSiStan