The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-09-14
THE LEGISLATURE.
90 Make Primary Elections the
Sole Manner of NomInating.

Frankfort, Ky, Sept. 6.-Represeat-
ative Swan, of Galloway. sent up in |
the house Wednesday an amendment !
TO the Goebel law, and Mr.. Burkamp. |
OF Newport. offered an amendment /
providing for the opening of the polls |
in cities of the second class at 6
o'clock instead of o'clock in the |
morning. Nh. Reed, of Allen coun-
~, made the first speech. He said
that all the republican minority of
the house wanted was a fair law and
that the republicans would vote with
the democrats TO secure il. Mr.. Roy,
of Carlisle county. was the first
speaker on the democratic side. He
favored the preservation of the bal
lots and general registration through
out the state. Mr.. Baird. of Barren,
followed. He argued in favor of his
bill. Mr.. Lewis. of Leslie. a noun
tain member. favored equal represen-
tation on all election boards. Mr..
Bagby. of Boyle, a democrat, in
dorsed what Mr. Lewis said.
Frankfort. KY. Sept. THE sen
ate session opened at l0:3O o'clock
Thursday. and the agreement of the
night before between the conserva-
tiyes and the radicals regarding the
selection Of a special committee on
elections was carried out. The dem
ocrats selected six partisan members
on the committee and the republicans
selected two Brown democrats, one
popplist and two republicans.
\ resolution providing for joint
sessions OF the senate and house com
mittccs was adopted.
The resolution for sine die adjourn
ment on September - was entered.
Representative George Travers, of
Campbell county. introduced bill in
the house of representatives which.
if adopted. will do away with party
conventions in Kentucky. 1t provides
that on the first Tuesday in August
each year primary elections be held
to nominate candidates for the Offices
to be filled at che November election.
All parties casting 25 per cent. OF the
vote must hold primaries.
Frankfort KY. Sept. s.-When the
lower branch of the assembly met at
IL o'clock Friday, three new election
| bills were offered. Mr.. Brown, of
/ Nelson. offered one providing that a
circle bc placed under the official de-
vice on the a.lot. instead OF a
square. MIR. Rar1olph. of Caldwell,
offered two measures. One provides
that the precinct officers be equally
divided between the two dominant
parties. and that i'm case of a tie be-
tween them as TO the right of a PER-
son to vote he be allowed TO do SO.
The second provides that an election
officer be not required TO be a house
holder. as required by present law.
The senate held short session
Friday morning. meeting at 1880
o'clock. The only business done was
the defeat of resolution providing
for the paying of mileage to the of
ticcrs Of the two houses.
The senate special committee on
suffrage and election met at IL
o'clock in the morning and organ
lied by the selection of Senator Fer
! guson. democrat, chairman, and SEN
ator Kirk. republican, as secretary.
Ii was determined that the commit
tee should meet with the special
house committee, but il should act
separately.
Frankfort. Ky, Sept. 1O.-Both
houses of the legislature held only
brief sessions Saturday and adjourned
tin Monday. The house session was
unimportant and the only important
action by the senate was its refusal
TO adopt Senator Jones' resolution
linstructing the committee on elec-
tions as 90 what points should be
considered in it's work on the pro-
posed new election law. This resolu-
ton was referred 20 the committee.
senator Johnson's resolution to adj
iourn sine die September 20 was
reached on the calendar, but was
postponed.
Congressman June Gayle spent the
day here in conference with Speaker
south Trimble trying TO straighten
out the controversy between Trimble
and Moody in regard TO the title to
the democratic emblem in the con-
gressional race which both are claim
ing. Up to Saturday night the row
was no nearer settlement than here
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