The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-01-12
STATE ODDS AND ENDS.
KENTUCKY LEGISLATURE.
Both Houses Met Tuesday, Organ
lied and Are Now Ready
for Business.

Frankfort. KY. Jan. 3-Both houses Of
inc general assembly organized az noon
Tuesday by elccting the nominees Of Mon
Gay nights democratic caucus. Gov.
Tayior.s FIRST message was listened to
ate adjourned before II arrived in the
chamber. In the house. South Trimble.
cratic yoel a rsfeyeP ihe S al the
Z republicans. For president pro TEN.
% the senate Senator GOebel was elected:
The four democratic senators who bolted
the caucus Mon1ay night voted for the
caucus nominee Tuesday
Frankfort. KY, Jan. 4.-Senate-WeS
nesday resolution was introduced arr
adopted inviting the Frankfort ministers
to open the senate with prayer. The CON-
mittee appointed TO inform the governor
mess performed it, duty, and a moment
later Private Secretary Mckenzie Tod
reported the governors message. VIII On
Was read Ia full 20 the senate. Two hur-
report Of the secretary Of state up -
December 81 was filed by the lieutenant
corporation department Of Sl,6l5l over
all expenditures. Senator Carter offered
case Of governor and Lieutenant governor.
and upon motion they were ordered
spread upon the Journal Of the senate.
oPeRns ggaa 81 the me g Sa
| Wednesday morning. when Representa-
| tive Hickman filed notice Of contests for
L
governor Immediately after the filing 81
| the contests Mr.. Haswells the leader -
/ the republicans. offered a resolution all
| thorizlng the speaker TO appoint COM
mittee Of four-twO democrats AMI T. .
/ republiCaus-tO witness the preparation
OF the ballots and ballot box from Witch
| the contest committee viii be drawn.
/ The resolution was introduced evidcnIy
/ 20 establish their strength BY test woe
/ but Speaker Trimblc ruled the resolution
out OF order after an hour debate. \
resolution was introduced inviting the
/ ministers 60 open the house with pra sci
every morning, 20 which Mr. Charlton. ~
/ Louisville. offered an amendmcn. 20 make
/ 70 read white Minister'S" II was adOit-
/ ed as amended. Notices OF contests We're
/ handed I'm.
! Frankfort Ky. Jan. 5.--Senatc-Senator
/ Travcr. OF Campball. will introduce a bill
/ 20 compel the shcriffs to settle the coun-
/ - tax for the year az the same time set
| Element il shade Of the state tax. The
| contest papers IN the case Of Milton
/ Young. contestant. against Senator Allen.
/ Of Lexington. We're filed. Ferguson, OF
] Paducah. offered "a resolution 10 make the
/ Kentucky State Democrat the official pa
I per Of the legislative proceedings. res
| olution by Carter, proposing that the con-
/ test committees hear contest caSes OF
Young vs.. Allen and simmons vs.. Hunts
| man, shall consist of nine members each.
| was adopted. The drawing on the lieu
/ tenant governor contest resulted In the Sc
/ lection of Senators Harrell, Coleman and
/ Watson, all democrats. The drawing IN
! the Simmons Huntsman senatorial con-
| test resulted IN the selection Of eight
democrats and one republican.
| House-A resolution was adopted pro-
viding for membership contest commit
/ tees Of five instead OF nine. OF II con-
tests In the house 10 are democrats con-
testing the rights OF republican members.
and seven republicans contesting demo-
cratic seats. The joint committees which
tenant governor were drawn by lot. as
provided by law Thursday. The drawing
resulted In giving them 10 out Of II mem
/ bers Of the committee on governors con
test. and 9 out OF II on the Lieutenant
governors contest
ssg,eAsqss Ky Jan s S,S
castor Mscready OF the Episcopal church
senqstof AieSander rnoyed thai The rule
committee or rules reports. Senator Car
ter o-.erod the report Of the democratic
steering committed. containing a list o.
the new committees as selected by tina
committee as substitute. The vote wa
taken on Alexanders motion FIRST, ans
was regarded as a preliminary test vOt'
as TO the democratic strength. a1d re
/ suited IN the motion being defeated bJ
Roberts, democrats. and McConnsn. pop
uiist. voting with the republicans. The
list Of standing committees, as presented
adopted bv a vote Of p to Il. aftt- mo-
ton 10 table had been defeated by a vote
OF p 10 Is.
House-Mr. Cantrell introduced tho fol
lowing resolution. which caused a food
| Of oratOry. Eesolyed. That the members
II the house do dencunce as false the
| charge Of the manipulation Of the ballot
box by the clerk In drawing the names
| therefrCm in the contested cases OF the
governor and Lieutenant governor. and
| that they consider such outrageous Ian
guage and action as unbecoming legis-
| iative body. The only other business
transacted was the adoption Of an amend
! ment by way OF a substitute for Mr.. Laf-
fertys joint resolution. providing that
| only successful contestants could claim
expense In all contest cases. The substi-
| tute leaves the matter 20 the discretion
OF the committee before which Il Is tried
The sneaker named his committee on
! rules which will consist Of Messrs. Can
trill. Nelson. Lafferty. Renlck and Ter
rell. and the house adjourned until Mon
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