Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-21
THE LEGISLATURE
Getting Down To Work OF Pass.
ing Bills.
Bill Passed In The House With a
Bearing On Hopkins County
Trouble.

Work ~ earnest 4 uGSudy. AmOuS
the bills passed by the House was
one repeating that section Of the
mob law compelling County Judges
to appoint ten guards in case of la
Dor disturbances. The Newcomb
bill providing for six Circuit Judges
in Jefferson comfy was passed
Two judges are to
be appointed by the Governor at
once, to serve until those elected in
November, 1902, shall qualify.
The Revenue bill and the Louis
vile Wharfmaster bill were adj
vanced to second reading. The
Senate killed the bill compelling
express trains to stop at county
seats.
The Senate committee Will report
adversely on the House bill for the
removal of the capital, and it is re
garded as certain that the bill will
be defeated when voted upon.
The Senate Committee on Chart
table Institutions will favorably re-
port the Carroll bill placing the
asylume under a board of control.
The Redistricting Committee has
reached an agreement on the judi
cial and congressional districts,
The only congressional districts
affected by the changes are the
Second, Third, Fourth and Elev.
enth.
The only changes in COMPRESSION
al districts are as follows:
Second-Muhlenberg added
Third Muhlenberg taken out
Adaif added.
Fourth-Casey added.
Eleventh-Adair and Casey Ia
ken out.
The bill repeating the Mccain to
bacco law has passed the House
and will soon pass the Senate.
THE INVESTIGATION BEGUN.
The Senate Committee on Peni-
tentiaries and Houses of Reform
Tuesday night began their investi-
cation of the numerous charges re-
Gently preferred against the man
agement of the penitentiaries. A
comparison was made ofthe reports
of the Auditor and Board of Prison
Commissioners. A dozen witnesses
were also examined. The investi-
cation is secret. It will be resumed
tomorrow.
Wednesday was a working day
in both houses.
The Drewry fremau's pension
bill for Louisville has been signed
and is a law. Also the act provid.
ing for refunding to State banks the
taxes paid by them under the Hew'
lit law.
The House passed the Newcomb
free kindergarten bill for Louis
Vile and also the bill increasing
the fees of the Jefferson county as
SCISSOR.
The Senate passed the Coleman
bill, establishing a Confederate
Soldiers Home. There was not a
single vote against the bill, which
provides for an appropriation OF
SIPS annually for each inmate of the
home, provided the total amount
shall not exceed $4,000 annually,
the home to be built and equipped
by private subscription and pre-
scented to the State.
The Adams bill requiring non
residents to pay taxes on mortgages
held by them in the State was de-
feated.
The Sublett bill electing the rail
road commissioners from the State
at large, each district making its
nomination, passed the Senate by q
party vote. 1t prevents the East
ern district from electing a RePub
lcan.
The Dyer bill authorizing Fisca
Courts 10 contract tor hospitals toi
sick poor, passed the Senate
The Byron bill authorizing coun
, ties to sue for taxes due the coun
ties, was passed.
| The bin providing for quadren
inia1 assessments instead OF annual
was defeated.
a test vote showed that the Far
ris Local Option bill will pass tn
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