The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1898-02-16

after their defeat in the last state cleo.
ton. One Republican who is an &C
knowledged leader said Saturday: "This
Goebel bill and the way the Democrats
have ridden rough shod over the other
parties represented in the two branches
of the state Legislature, will prove as
good battle cry as we want in our next
fight" But this sort OF expression is to
be expected from the Republicans. 1t
is always this way with the "other fel.
lows" l expect, however, that the
Republicans will find that the Demo-
Gratis are willing to go before the people
on the record Of this session and not be
ashamed OF any great part OF the enact
ments. 1t would be impossible to find
an absolutely perfect body OF lawmakers
but | do not find any serious defects in
the personnel Of the organization.
Mr.. Haswell has been busy during the
past few days perfecting his own legisla-
ton and furthering the progress of the
bills he has introduced. Mr.. Haswell
will be heard from as the end of the
term approaches, as there are several
acts he is interested in more or less
Mr.. Haswell has made good impression
despite his Republican proclivities. He
is an earnest representative, il he is
misguided on the political questions OF
the day from Democratic standpoint.
The most important measure passed
by either House the past week, was the
Weatherford salary reduction bill, which
makes total saving 10 the state OF over
$4,000 annually. The bill cuts down
the salary of almost all the officials and
chops the penitentiary guards from $50
10 $50 month. 1t was passed after a
warm debate which was participated in
by the best speakers of the body.
The last consideration of the McChord
freight rate bill, which passed the Senate
with such ease, will come up in the
House this week. 1t is next IN import
ance to the anti-school trust action aud
II 80 the bill will get to the Governor
this week. The anti-school trust book
bill is now before the Senate and it too,
ought TO get the Governor, unless acted
on unfavorably, by the first OF next
week.
There is bill in the House and in the
Senate to prevent common carriers from
delivering goods TO persons or corpora
tons at less cost than to others. This
will stop the indiscriminate charges
make by every railroad company, if
there are any railroad companies who
do this. The bill is an important one.
The Bronston bill preventing the sell
ing OF race pools in any room and on
the race tracks OF the state but sixty
days every year, will be settled by the
House this week. Racing men like the
act.
That the House is an energetic body
is shown by the persistency OF its men,
bers in their endeayors to get through a
rs,lution providing for night sessions
during the remainder OF the term. Ben.
nett Henderson's resolution to that
effect has finally been adopted and the
law makers will now burn the midnight
oil in their work OF modifying existing
laws and max ing new ones.
The failure OF the bill providing for a
state board Of pardons, was surprise to
some men who had thought ii would
pass as companion measure TO the
Bronston prison commission bill. II the
commission bill doesn't find any more
iavor in the House than the pardons
act, 1t will die before its usefulness has
been measured. The Bronston bill
comes up In the orders Wednesday. 1t
will probably be passed, but the senti-
ment Is not entirely favorable TO 1t.
The Assembly Is trying 10 abridgs the
rights Of yourg America In more ways
than one. In fact understand that, not
only viii the bill prohibiting cooking
mains IN any county, pas, but that the
bin restricting boxing matches 10 plain