The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-03-11
KENTUCKY LEGISLATURE,
Regular Session.

ing bills were passed Thursday: Allowing
building associations to create an indebtedness
by borrowing money to meet certain Obliga-
tions; to authorize trustees of graded schools
to levy an additional tax was amended on mo-
ton of Senator VoireS so as to require the
question to be submitted to a vote of the peO-
pie, and passed as amended; allowing pay to
jurors that are sworn, even if they donOt serve
full day; requiring when cities of the fourth
class wish to extend their boundaries petit
ton must be filed and property owners in the
new territories summoned to appear; appro--
priating 800 900 for new sewerage, system at the
Lexington asylum; to create a state dental
board of examiners; bill repeating the act re-
quiring notice to be given before suit on lien
is filed was passed, with an amendment allow
ing the law to still apply to Louisville.
HOUsE-Bills passed: resolution providing
for firing 100 guns on March in memory of
Robert Emmett the Irish patriot; to transfer
jacksonville from the fifth to fourth class
cities; appropriating money to enlarge the
dining room and the electric plant at the
Frankfort penitentiary; senate bill changing
the Third appellate district by cutting out
Whitley county was passed. enrolled and sent
to the governor; authorizing assessors to enter
bonded warehouses to assess the contents.
FRANKFORT, March .-SENATE-Friday
Senator McChOrd withdrew his appeal from
the decision of the chair on the McChord bill,
and reported the bill from the railroad COM
mittee with the expression Of opinion that it
ought to pass over the governors veto. The
question was then put, without debate
and the governors veto was SuS-~
tanned by a vote of 81 to II. Bills
passed: To require trust companies to report to
the secretary of state in the same way that
banks now report; to prevent railroads from
delivering to receiving from other railroads
or common carrier freight at less charges than
it charges or receives from other common car
r1erS for like service ETC.; to regulate the prac-
tice of pharmacy in the state; to prohibit COR
poratiOns from contributing in any way to
campaign funds in election
HOUsE-The house refused to have the bill
prohibiting the reproduction of prize fights by
pictures read a second time, thus killing it.
The res olutiOn indorsjng the action of Miss
Christine Bradley in refusing to christen the
battleShip Kentucky with whisky or
champagne was adopted The Will
Jams bill to prohibit the running OF
excursion trains on Sunday was killed. Bills
passed: allowing certain claims for supplies
furnished state troops in 1891 to be litigated;
to better secure more speedy settlement Of
assigned estates and estates placed in the
hands of receivers.
FRANKFORT, March S-SENATE-The COM
mittee on rules in the senate offered an amend
ment to the rules, which give to said commit
tee the power to report any bill for considera-
tiOn at any time and limiting debate to 80 min
uteS on any bill The resolution which lies
over one day, is intended to cut of filibuster-
ing to prevent the passage of important meas
ureS the last few days of the session Bills
passed: House bill abOlishing the office of regis
ter of lands was passed by vote of % to 2: to
amend the revenue law so that whisky shall
be assessed for taxation for county and city
purposes; providing a method for establish
ing free libraries in all towns and counties
that desire them.
HOUSEHOLDS passed: To repeal the charters
of all banks that do nOtaccept the ad valorem
system of taxation; to prevent the forma-
ton and operation of trusts and to protect the
people from said trusts; authorizing assessors
to examine county clerks offices in order to
assess all evidences of Indebtedness that now
escape taxation; providing separate elections liz
towns of the fifth and sixth class es for election
of city officers; giving SheriffS longer time
to collect taxes by making them payable
March l; authorizing the attorneys at the bar
to select a special judge in the absence of the
city Judge in Louisville; the senate resolution
providing for a joint session on Thursd tC
elect the prison commissioners was adopted.
FRANKFORT. March 9-Senator Alexander
called up the resolution Tuesday morning ap-
propriating $1,000 to be expended by the gov
ernor in properly observing the ceremonies at
tending the launching of the battleShip Ken
lucky, and it was passed by a vote of 26 to 8.
The Goebel bill to amend the law governing
the state militia, SO that the governor may
employ an attorney to collect Kentucky's war
claim against the United States government,
was passed-yeas 21 nays The Tracy
house bill requiring all railroads to
carry bicycles as baggage was passed. The
house bill providing for monthly terms of the
| quarterly court was passed. The bill proVid-
ing for the operating expenses of the state
| schools Of reform and fixing the per capita OF
| the inmates at SIS paSSed-yeaS, 26; nays, l.
| The senate refused to take up the bill to reduce
| asylum per capita to S125, and thus killed L.
Senator Hays bill to prevent road overseers
| from employing their teams to work roads and
allowing citizens to work out their taxes on the
| roads was passed.
| HOUSEHOLDS passed. Providing for the ap-
pointment of the police commissioners of New
| port Bellevue and Dayton by the circuit judge.
| instead of by the mayors of those cities; to re-
peal the act prohibiting the sale of liquor in
| less quantity than 10'gallonS in Morgan county
repeating section POPS, Kentucky statutes
which provides that as soon as a minor
woman marries her guardianship ceases. Bills
defeated: Authorizing county judges of coun-
| ties containing Second-claSS cities to appoint
transcript clerks; providing that the railroad
commissioner should assess the franchise
tax as we'll as the tangible property of all rail-
| roads.
passed: To repeal the charter of the town OF
| Bethlehem, in Henry county; to allow Other
| telegraph companies than the Western Union
| the right to put up wires along all railroad
| lines by condemnation proceedings; house bill
| to prohibit the sale of cider or other intOxi-
eating beverages in local option districts;
/ to allow manufacturers of bottled goods
| to register their trade marks and pre-
vent other people from using the same bottles
| The committee on Kentucky statutes reported
| favorably the Shanks resolution providing for
an appropriation of $1,000 for VIM. Overton and
j. K. Dixon, who were injured in firing a can
non by order of the legislature last week The
house bill to require diStillers to pay tax an
nually on all whisky stored in their ware
houses whether owned by them or not was re-
committed to give the distillers a chance to be
| heard.
| HOUSE-The house adopted a resolution limit
| ing speeches on any measure to - minutes ex-
| cept by unanimous consent. The bill creating
an extra circuit jud ge for Jefferson county was
| passed Mr. HaSwen arose to question of
| privilege and asked what had caused
| the delay in printing the local option
bill. No one could tell and the friends
of the mea sure are up in arms over the delay.
The Humphreys bill fixing and prescribing that
1000 pounds shall be legal ton of hemp was
! aJ0O licI,f 1,er aDf