The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1902-02-14
STATE ODDS AND ENDS.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Dcin1s cf tie Kentucky Legislature
at Fianktcrt

frankfort, Feb. g. SeIate-Bills
passed Wednog iay Providing for the
7ahpo!DtTcnt Of q special coIlmittee to
leapPortan the ,JTte railroad commits
sioners' districts, liioylling for as
sessment of real estate in cities of sec
ond class only once in four years; to
fix the salary Of the jailer for second
class cities at not less than 81 500 nor
more than $1,000; providing that cleo
tlon officers shall be paid out of the
county levy OF the year in which they
serve. instead of waiting year, The
Puryear bill, TO fix the minimum price
for keeping paupers in the county
poorhouse at $50 per year, was defeat
ed-yeas, 10, nays, 1S
House-The house advanced the bill
which prohibits the use of any kind
OF book in Kentucky schools that does
not give full credit to Schley for the
Santiago victory The committee on
education reported it adversely, but
the house, by vote of 3S to 80, ad-
vanced the bill, the report of the com
mittee notwithstanding. The follow
ing bills were passed; Requiring
fiscal courts TO make itemized ac-
counts of money expended applying
the common school law to schools es-
tablshed under special charters.
Frankfort. Feb 7. Senate-The
senate Thursday passed the bill in
.troduced by Senator Dyer (NewporD
which provides that fiduciaries shall
pay for the bond for trust estates com
mitted to their charge, Senator Rich
ardson introduced a bill which is aim
ed to kill pOolrooms, except on race
tracks 1t makes the operation of
poolrooms except on race tracks a fel.
ony Both houses adopted resolutions
to go 10 Lexington Tuesday as guests
Of the Lexington chamber of com.
merce and officials OF the state insti.
tutions there.
House The defeat OF the brewery
bill to create state labor bureau was
| one Of the features of the session of
the house The bill was One Of several
measures which had the backing of
the various labor organizations of the
state; Col. Colson's bill to make tres.
! pass upon certain classes of property
a felony was reported favorably by
| the committee on agriculture. The
$4,000 annual appropriation bill for
the purpose of establishing a state
fair, was also reported fayorahly. The
house judiciary committee Thursday
night decided to report fayorably the
bill TO make the sale or use of cigar.
cites felony
Frankfort Ky. Feb. S,-Among
the bills introduced Friday are the
| following To appropriate 1000 for
| the purpose of erecting a monument
over the grave of Gen George Padg.
ers Clark in Cave Hill cemetery. Lou.
isville; TO au.hO lie city clerks In cities
Of the second class TO select n daily
newspaper, to be known as the official
newspaper; to authorize second class
cities to issue bonds to restore to con.
tractors deposit fund money used in
redeemng street Improvement Gonds
to provide for ad valurem tax for main.
tenanGe of tunpihes; 10 place buun.
ty of II for sCalps of chicken hawks
prohibiting splitting on floors of public
buildings or common carriers, and pun
shing II by fine of $40 TO tax dogs,
70 allow actions TO be brought against
railroads In any county through which
they pass pun.shiag gaming by fint
OF from $lO0 to $1,000. and confinement
in jail for one year; to authorize cities
of the second class TO issue refundinl
bonds to pay of maturing improve
ment bonds
Frankfort kyo Feb l0,-The houst
: committee on constitutional amend
ments reported favorably MI Parker
bill submitting to popular vote con
stltutional aWandment proposing I,
remQye the stale capital to Lexington
Mr. bsrten's joint resolution urginI
Kentucky members OF congress TO SUP
port all bills for the Improvement o
Licking river was unanimously adopt
ed The remainder of the sessions ll
both houses was devoted TO routin
matters Only bare quorum wa
present
Frankfort Feb. ll.-senate- -Am
introduced Monday; To amend sec
tion i443 Kentucky Statutes, by pre-
yiding that school district taxes mus
} be collected from delinQuents in Y
days from the time set out In the nc
= tices by the trustees for the sale of tn
) property, creating Beckham count
sui 0t parts of Carter, Lewis and ELL
otI, and Olive Hill Will be the count
seat, to regulate Investment and d.
Denture oompRnles by requiring ther
to set aside a surplus and keep It /
the hands OF the state treasurer, an
1 by other restrictions to protect the ii
4 yestors.
o House-A moSsage was receive
Q from tbs governor, announcing his a.
q proyal OF the resolution passed by III
. legislature, indorsng tho election {
United States senators by the peopl
The Newsum1 bill. amending the Ia
violating 10 the dover rights Of wome
by giving courts discretion In the sa
q of dover property, was passed by
r to 20, The Parker hill, providing f
4, submitting constitutional amen
" ment permitting the removal OF Il
"a state capital to Lexington, to vo
% of the people was made special q
~ der for Wednesday at 1890 o'clooE,
Oil Struck Near Savage,
Albany, Ky, Feh, ll,-oil was stru'
ip the Braswell well, at Savage, fl
" miles east o. here, at depth of on