The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1900-01-23

A Synopsis OF the Doinaa OF the Ken
tucky soions IN the senase and
House OF Representatives.

Frankfort. Ky, Jan. 5-senate-Afr.
Howard offered a resolution vacating the
places on the gubernatorial contest COM
mittee held by Senators Crenshaw. Fra
in the afiidavits filed with the contest
committee by Gov. Taylor. The resOlu-
ton also provided for the withdrawal Of
mittee on contest for lieutenant governor
on the ground that he is an improper per-
son. II was referred to the judiciary
as to the competency Of these senators
to act on the contest committee.
House-The house was in session only
seven. minutes and only minor matters
considered.
Frankfort, Ky. Jan 16.--Senate-The ju-
dietary committee reported that It had In
vestigated the charges made by Gov. Tay-
Tor and Lieut. Gov. Marshall as to alleged
atOrs who are serving on the contest COM
mittees, and found the objections not well
taken. The following bills we're intro
duced: To amend the law as to the APP
nointment Of county schccl examiners; &c
quilting railroads to fence their property
roads and passengers. allowing counties
to vote an ad valorem tax not exceeding
Is cents on the 800 for road purposes.
House-Among the bills introduced were:
Prohibiting treating In local option dis
tricts; repeating Goebel election law; pro-
hibting the killing Of partridge. quail,
doves. pheasants, wild ducks, wild geese
apprOpriating $4,000 for a new building at
the Eastern Kentucky asylum for insane,
at Lexington, for Negro patients; to pre-
vent mobs by allowing indictment and
trial In another county; to prevent nepot-
ISM establishing. at all state prisons the
Bertillon method of measurement and
registration Of criminals.
Frankfort. Ky. Jan. 7.-Senate-Wil-
liam Jennings Bryan addressed the mem
bers of the joint Legislature, and immedi-
aCain oIacfad Trnttad ctatas sa,ator sem
ator-slect Blackburn was escorted to the
hall and delivered a brief speech. As soon
body adjourned without transacting any
legislative business.
House-Not in session.
Frankfort, KY, Jan. S-Senate-Bilis
were introduced as follows Providing
that insurance policies on property In this
state, In order to be valid, must be APP
proved by a local agent and the tax
thereon payable into. the state treasury;
to prevent wasting Of gas or oil; enabling
Kentucky insurance companies to make
investments outside the state, requiring
citizens of towns of the sixth class to
keep up streets and roads as county roads
ton into the state Of indigent children
from other states; to revise and make uni
form the laws concerning the branding
and drifting of trees, logs or other forms
OF timbers. and providing punishment for
misdemeanors relating to the same.
House-The house passed a few bills and
put I'm the rest Of the session In wrangling
over some resolutions. Mr.. Haswell (rep
offered afiidavits and resolutions provid-
ing for the removal of Representatives
Hickman, Rennick Lyon and Finn from
the gubernatorial contest boards. The af-
fidaVits were made by Gov. Taylor and
Lieut. Gov. Marshall, and set Forth the
same charges that were made in the sem
ate last Monday. No action was taken.
Frankfort, Ky, Jan. 19.-Senate-Mr.
Carter presented the report Of the judi
clary committee on the resolution Of SEN
ator Howard (rep), preferring charges Of
disqualification against the three senate
members who are sitting on the committee
trying the contest for governor and lieu
tenant governor. The report says there
is no foundation for the charges in the
Taylor and Marshall affidavits. The SEN
ate adjourned without reaching a vote on
the report
House-The contest committees in the
cases of the governor and lieutenant gov
ernor We're instructed to take all the time
necessary to make a full Investigation.
Bills were introduced as follows: Regu-
lating sanitary conditions of factories and
prohibiting minors under IS working in
any factory or shop where an emery wheel
or other means of polishing is employed;
free library bill which provides that the
councils in cities of the third. fourth.
fifth and sixth class shall levy a tax not
to exceed 10 cents on 800 for the mainte-
nance of said library prohibiting trading
stamp companies