Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1902-02-28
SENATERECOMMENDS
Removal Of Commissioners Op.
posed to Asylum Gambling.
Several Bills Passed In The
House And a Few In The
Senate.

Senate met this morning at 1880
O'Clock, President Utley presiding.
Senator Watson presented a petit
ton from G. I. Cau6eld containing
charges of mismanagement against
the officials of the two State prisons.
On motion of Senator Farris the
petitionwas tabled by a strict party
vote of 21 to IL.
Senator Carroll introduced a res
olution reciting the fact that veter-
ans Of the Mexican War we're
receiving meager pensions not COM
mensurate with their distinguished
services, and asking Congress to
increase their pensions. The reso-
luton was unanimously adopted by
a rising vote,
The report of the Committee on
Charitable Institutions recommend
ing sundry appropriations for the
asylums and the removal of certain
commissioners of the Hopkinsville
Asylum came up as a special order.
The part of the report recon-
mending appropriations was unani-
mously adopted, but the Republi-
cans voted solidly against the re-
commentator that the commits
sioners be removed, but it was
adopted by a vote of "a to II.
The Allen bill authorizing non
competing railroad companies to
consolidate was amended so as not
to apply to bridge companies and
passed. 1t is principally for the
benefit of the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad, which wishes to combine
it's various lines in Kentucky under
one management.
The Byron bill providing for ad-
vertising in newspapers all sales
of property Of over S1OO in value,
under judgment of court was
passed.
The Byron antitrust bill, which
is a copy of the Texas law and a
stringent one, was passed unani-
mously.
Six new bills were introduced,
bringing the Senate bills up to 241.
PASSED IN THE HOUSE.
In the House 10 bills we're intro
duced, making 46s, or a total in
both houses of zoo.
The State Fair Bill, which makes
an annual appropriation of $4,000
for premiums at the State Fair to
be held annually under the aus
Pices OF the Kentucky Live Stock
Breeders Association, was passed
by vote of 90 to Is. An amend
ment provides that any surplus at
the end of one years fair shall be
held for the benefit of the fair the
the next succeeding year. Several
other amendments were voted down,
the one just specified being the on
ly one to pass.
The House passed the Edwards
bill, fixing permanently, as they
are at present, the salaries of the
Louisville City Court officials, the
Bailiff, the Police Court Clerk, the
Judge and others, and also provid-
ing that the Police Judge can take
his annual vacation of two months
whenever he desires, instead of
only in July and August, and that
he shall not lose his salary while
absent on this vacation or while he
is i'll.
Mr.. Burkamp's bill allowing the
district Of Clifton, Campbell county,
to issue refunding bonds was passed
by unanimous vote.
The bill of S. w. Adams, of Ken
ton county, allowing property hold
ers in cities of the sixth class to
pay for sidewalk construction on
the ten-year installmeut plan was
passed.
BY vote of 4S TO u the House
refused to make a special order Of
The Telephone Commission Bill, and
allowed it to drop into the orders of
me day, where 1870 bills are ahead
Of it.
The Revenue Bill was recommit-
ed to the Committee on Revenue
and Taxation in order that the in-
suranee men and others might be