Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-10-26
THE "NEXT" DAY
Capital of Kentucky Quiet After
Extra Session.
Usual Doxology and AffectiOnate
Good. byes Omitted From the
Closing Program.

Frankfort, KY, Oct. 23-The
"day after the close Of the extra
session finds less than half dozen
members Of the General Assembly
in Frankfort, and the little Capital
City has resumed its usual quiet.
The few stragglers are here on
personal business or to look after
legal matters in the Court of APP
peals, and chance visitor would
not think that anything out of the
ordinary had been going on mere
/ for the past two months.
The final scenes Of the extra
session we're different from those OF
past sessions of the Assembly.
The enactment into a law of the
II use bill Is oD Saturday last re-
suited in the departure that even
ing of fully two-thirds Of the Dem
ecratic members, so that yesterday
! a bare quorum answered the roll
call in the two houses What
might have been a pleasant part
/ ing for these was marred by the
wrangle which resulted from the
nomination by the Republican
members of Mr.. Cochran, of Mays
vile, for the vacant place on the
State Election Commission. This
made the feeling somewhat bitter
between the Democrats and Re-
publcans present. Many of the
Democratic members left the joint
session disgusted with the action of
the leaders on the other side, and
when the hour for sine die adjourn
ment arrived there were only eight
members of the lower house in the
hall The customary speeches of
parting and godspeds were not
made in either house and a sug-
gestion that the doXology be sung
by the Senate members met with no
response.
The failure to elect Republican
State Commissioner after the adop-
tion of a resolution to that effect in
both houses is regretted by many
OF the Democrats here. The
State Commission will shortly hold
a meeting here, and it is said
that two members will agree to elect
any other mar than Cochran whom
the Republican leaders may sug-
gest. Judge James Breathitt, OF
Christian county, who might have
been elected at the second joint
session yesterday afternoon had
the presence of quorum been Sc
cured, is acceptable to the Demo
Gratis, and he will likely be agreed
upon.
The work of the extra session,
the enactment of an entirely new
election law, even to the machinery
of it, is generally satisfactory to
the rank and file and to many OF
the leaders on both sides. OF course,
there are some objections to Provi-
sions of Bill 18, and if they could
both sides would modify it to some
extent.
The Bill 18 went to the Secretary
OF State yesterday afternoon before
adjournment, but it has not yet
been considered by the Gover&cr.
He will return here tonight A1A4
take it up tomorrow.
Secretary of State Hill has work
ed day and night since the enact
ment of the bill l9 into law to get
the ballot paper to the County
Clerks of the State. He has heard
from all except the remote counties,
and in these instances he has sent
a double supply, one direct to the
Clerk and another to the printing
establishment nearest the county
!, seat of the county.
AT the close Of the extra session
there are two active candidates for
presiding officer of the next State
Senate and three candidates for
Speaker of the lower house. The
aspirants for the seat of Carter in
the upper body are Senator Newton
w. Utley, of Lyon county, and
Senator r.. e. Puryear, of Taylor.
The candidates for Speaker OF
the House are Gerald T. Finn, of
Simpson county; G. Allison Hol-