The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1902-01-31
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Dolnss OF the Kentucky Legislature
at frankfort.

Frankfort. Jan. 2S.-Senatc.-Biils
passed Wednesday: To provide that
all accounts against counties shall be
itemized. the same kind OF bill but
applying 20 cities and towns; prorid'
Ing for submitting to the people the
question of amending the constitution
so as to return to the old viva yoce
system OF voting was passed by a
strictly party vote, the republicans vot'
ing against it-yeas %, nays " cir
cult judges to appoint nn official sten,
ographer in each county, and empoW'
ering the circuit Judge in his discre-
tion to order the stenographer to make
a carbon copy of Transcripts sent to
court of appeals at one-fifth the cost
of the original copy; to increase the
annual appropriation for the mainte
nance of the state guard from $1,000 |
to $4,000
Frankfort. Jan. 24.-Gov Beckham
Thursday morning signed the first I
measures sent to him by the legisla |
ture for his approval. Among them
was the Weatherford Schley resolu-
ton. Representative J A, Morrison.
in the house. offered resolution cali;
ing on congress to pension the South
Cumberland battalion in actual service
for the union In lSGl-lS65. The senate
passed Senator Taylor's bill doing
away with serial numbers in distillers
reports to the auditor, and giving dis
tillers ten days in which to report
whisky in bond Among t5a new bdls
was one by Senator Farris prohibiting
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Finn announced the following special
committee TO consider the Mcdonald
confederate home bill II p, MELON.
aid. A. c. Thompkins. f, b. Brown,
NJ F North. w c. Clark. ] W Alex.
ander. w Il. Offutt. W. j. Worthing-
ton and D. r. Hubble.
| Frankfort, Ky, Jan 90 Senate
The senate Thursday passed the BOols
double liability repeal bill. doing away
with the double liability cause OF the
statutes as to all 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 to the viva yoce sys-
tom OF voting.
House--Bills adopted To give
magistrates and police courts final
jurisdiction In local option cases to
reduce the amount OF fine for viola.
ton of local option laws TO 500 so
that magistrates and police courts viii
have final Jurisdiction. to take from
women Of cities Of the second class
Lexington, Coyington and Newport
the right to vote In school elections
. to prohibit the use of any textbook
). in the common or graded schools that
/, do not give full credit for the naynI
n victory al Santiago to Adm W S
}, Schley' Representative Averdicf
Q (dem } introduced Joint resolution
o eondemning the action OF President
) Roosevelt In sending special envo!
|, as the representative of this countr!
|, TO the coronation OF King Edward,
a Frankfort. Jan 27,-The general as
Il sembly met In Joint session at nooI
Saturday and elected Miss Pauin,
n Eelm Hardin. formerly of Coyington
II state librarian, to succeed herself
rs Miss Brown. OF London, Laurel county
u WAS voted for by the republican M
n. nority Before the announcement o
q the vote, former Lieut.. Gov. WORT
IN lngton arose and made motion that
" as a compliment to Miss Hardin. "wh
Il, has made one of the most efficient OIL
Or GERS the state has ever had in this o
In fee" her nomination be made by n
"a clamation. After the hallot-S0 f
lg Miss Hardin to 90 for Miss Brown
ld Senator Nat Howard Of the republlca
es side, sacondcd the motion of Go
n, Worthington. and it was adopted unal
op lmously The branches did little bus
to ness Of interest or Importance,
20 Frankfort, Jan. -Senate-Thei
OF was a short session Monday, Tt
he most Important measure of the da
re was a senate bill TO give the women
OF Kentucky the right to vote in preside
tial elections, other bills were intr
30 duced as follows, Act to provide tn
ng the union label shall be on all sta
ch printing, act to provide coguardia
lat shin of father and mother over ch
ro dren.
zee House-The house convened at not
re. with several members absent N
A Letterle's bin to regulate the practi
es, of barberinp and TO provide for prc
of or sanitation of barber shows and toe
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