Crittenden press., 1902-02-06
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
oolngs Of the Kentucky Legislature
at Frankfort.

N.Y. Jan AU~-Nfudhtt--
The senate Thursday passed the Bools
double liability repeal bill. doing away
with the double liability cause OF the
statutes as to ali corporations except
banks. trusts and insurance companies.
Among the bills reported by the house
TO the senate was the brewery fire.
mems pension fund bill, and the Far.
ris bill to return 10 the viva voce sys-
tenn Of voting
House.-Bills adopted: To give
magi istrates and police courts final
jurisdiction in local option cases: TO
reduce the amount OF flne for viola.
tion of local option laws TO 500. 40
that magistrates and police courts will
have final jurisdiction; TO take from
women OF cities of the second class
Lexington. Covington and Newport
the right to vote in school elections:
to prohibit the use Of any textbooks
In the common or graded schools that
do not give fun credit for the naval
victory at Santiago 10 Adm. W. s
Schley. Representative Averdick
(dem) introduced a Joint resolution
condemning the action OF President
Roosevelt In sending a special envoy
as the representative OF this country
to the coronation OF King Edward.
Frankfort. Jan. 27-The general as.
sembly met in Joint session at noon
Saturday and elected Miss Pauline
Helm Hardin. formerly OF Covington,
state librarian. TO succeed herself.
Miss Brown. of London, Laurel county,
was voted for BY the republican mi.
nority. Before the announcement OF
the vote. former Lieut.. Gov Worth.
ington arose and made a motion that,
as compliment TO Miss Hardin. who
has made one OF the most efficient OH.
GERS the state has ever had in this OF.
flee" her nomination be made by &C.
clamation. After the ballot-S0 for
Miss Hardin TO % for Miss Brown
Senator Nat Howard. OF the republican
side, seconded the motion OF Gov
Wouhington, and IL was adopted unan.
imously. The branches did little bust.
ness OF interest or Importance
Frankfort, Jan. 2S.-Senate-There
was a short session Monday. The
most important measure OF the day
was a senate bill TO give the women OF
Kentucky the right TO vote in presiden-
tial elections. Other bills were intro
duced as follows: Act TO provide that
the union label shall be on all state
printing; act To provide coguardian.
ship Of father and mother over chill.
dren.
House-The house convened at noon
with several members absent. Mr..
Letterles bill to regulate the practise
OF barbering and 10 provide for prop.
er sanitation OF barber shops and tools
was brought up at the opening OF bust
ness. An amendment TO make II ef-
fective only In first. second and third.
class cities was adopted. The Letter
lie bill was then placed on tts enal
passage. The author OF the bin was
absent, as were many members. Tho
bill passed by vote Of 43 60 10. Adm.
Schley's telegram. regretting his ina
bility 10 visit the legislature. was read
to the house.
Frankfort, Jan. 29.-There were
short sessions in both houses OF the
Kentucky legislature Tuesday Bill
day In the house brought out a bunch
OF new bills. Among them was a bill
by Mr. Parker. of Laurel, rep, to re-
peal the act of 1900 creating the Goe.
bel reward commission and appropri.
ating 100000 for the purpose OF bring.
ing the murderers OF William Goebel |
to justice. Mr.. Brown introduced a
bill to place the election OF the state I
librarian in the power OF the appellate !,
Judges at the expiration OF the present |
term. The Thompkins bill 10 remove |
the devices from ballots was favorably |
reported by the committee on SUI. /
frage and election.
Frankfort. Jan. 30-The house We'd
nesday morning adopted a motion 10 /
adjourn until Friday. Thursday. Jan
uary 30. is the second anniversary OF
the Goebel assassination, and those
who urged adjournment did so as a
mark OF respect to him II was also
favored so as TO give the legislators
a chance to attend the Scnley celcbra-
tion at Louisville. The house com
mittee on municipalities reported IA
vorably bill changing Paducah from
third TO second class. and IL was ad.
vanced. The fight over the state capt.
tol appropriation bill came up In the
house Wednesday. A majority report.
signed by five members, and a minor.
ity report by four were read, and the
bill was advanced to it's second read.
Ing. The minority report. signed by
Searcy. thompson, Castner and Adj
ans. says the minority members OF
the committee oppose outright an APP
propriation' for the capitol until peo.
Pile have voted on what sum they want
expended and where they desire il To-
Gated. The vote on ordering the bin
% second reading was taken viva voce.
and did not amount to test.