Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-03-03
KENTUCKY LEGISLATURE



FRANKFORT. Feb - SrNhTE-1hc s.uatr
passed the hill providing Tor removing the
state geographical collection of specimens,
maps, etc. nov in the state house At Frank
fort, To the \. and NJ COLLEGE at Lexington. and
providing Gor the establishment OF school
Of mines and mining in said
college. Bills introduced. To cStah-
liSh the Bradley colony for rpilcptlc> a. an an
mex to the Central kcntucy Asylum; to re-
quirc trcasurcrS of the state charitable
institutions to give bond for ,tS 40, instead Of
s3n.Np and allowing the Treasures To- keep the
money in some bank uoing business Ia this
state" instead uf in some bunk iucurl Grated
Ivy tho laws ut this state"
iIuuEE The SENATE ull regulating the sale
Ut the soriatcd Pres reports s." that any
NEWSPAPER Uan Iuv'ha " said rCpurt~, Was
paS~vd The hin providing that In counties
containing ,iiirS al Tho first, second and third
Cla~-r, The county school superintendent III II
be- Ulrctul 10y the voters If the county outside
thu ciii'~ was reported flNorahlN 10y the COM
mitt"r. The house resolved is lf into a com
miIrc uf the whole To consider the proposed
amendments Ia the constitution, The refer
cudum amendment Was discussed, but tho
committee took no action
FRANKFoRr, Feb. -. SENATE In the SEN
ate MI. Bronst"n offered joint resolution IL
appropriate 'Sua to- tit mp a new room m tn,
state library Mr., Lay offered a resolution
an appropriation To- lo,S and dam salt river
in this state. Mr. Lay also offered rc>ulu-
ton providing for afternoon sessions of the
senate four days in th, week hut il Vas cat
on 10y the school book hi!l, which was a spec
ial order. senator Fillmore said the school
book hill had been maturcd hyfr cqucnt commit
tee meetings and comparisons with other
states and that he thought il would accom-
plish the proposed object, T. G.. to secure
cheaper books for krutucky children. The
bin Was discussed until adjournment hour
HORSE The house passed the hin to abolish
the state board II equalization hN a vote OF IL
To- -, The mn To Ic,tuir,. dI~iilcr. - report
whisky fur assessment rho SANE ~ other prop
rTiy WAS rrpoItri iaNorIhiF hy the crmmiJtC,.
several other minor bills Wtrr reported favor
ably and the house went lnfoCummittrc of the
whole a-aiu Ia consider IN" proposed con~tiC
tuti"nal amendments. The capital rcmoN al
referendum and al lishmcnt Of arri.
cultural commissioner were discussed
~ length. hut the only one re,
posing II abolish the office Of agricultural com
missioner. and il was reported un-
favorahly Ia the house which immc-
diaic!y ratified the committees report
by defeating the amendment by vote
of ~ yeas Ia 56 nays. During the discussion
in the committee Of the whole on the capital
removal question som" warm words were in
obliged In between Representatives Tracy. oi
Covincton. and Trimble. al Franklin county.
FRANkrugr. Feb. ~ SENATE The Rob-
crtS prohibition hill was passed in the senate
/ FRIDAY. To the great surprise of both sides. a>
up Ia Thursday night the hill had been pr.c-
iically given up for several days a. dead. The
opponents oi the measure, led 10y Senator
Shank. of Newport had been forced from Tho
start Ia break a quorum Ia prevent its passage
Friday Senators Turner and Dingus. who HAD
been co-ol Grating with the opposition changed
! over and gave 10 the required number Of votes
, The bill makes the county instead Of the pre-
cnct the unit in local option eject i"ns
thus allowing the country vote. whcr,
| local option largely prcdominates already I,
1 control future elections
HORSE Friday was bill day. and the repuh'
! licanS for the purpose of delaying action on
the Gocbcl election bill, presented 10 or - new
| bills on all sorts Of foolish subjects. such ~
IAN act 10 regulate the we ,th"r. etc" This con
! Sumed much time and it was after II O'Clock
when the call for bills was finally completed
! Mr.. Cooke moved that an afternoon session h.
| held. The republicans and opponents of the
| election hin voted no. hut the motion car
! ricd by vote of II yeas Ia ~ nays. and ii was
| regarded a. test vote On the election hill
| Mr. Tracy moved that the vote by which tn,
| election bill was recommittcd Ice reconsidcrcd
| The speaker ruled it out Of order. because thu
| bill had already gone to the committee. Tracy
| appealed from the deci ion and Trimhlc tool
| the chair pending the appeal The decision
| of the speaker was sustained by a vote & 81 /;
~ amid loud applause.