The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-01-18
STATE NEWS ITEMS
IN THE LEGISLATURE.
The Kentucky soIons Are After the
Express Companies.

Frankfort, Jan. lO.-Tuesday was
certainly bill day in the legislature
for l43 house bills and 33 senate bills
we're dumped into the hopper A large
number of house and senate bills were
exact duplicates and introduced in
both bodies in order to hasten their
consideration. The most important
bills were as follows: Requiring tele-
phone companies to connect their
wires with rival companies; extend
ing the separate coach lay TO street
cars and interuT.Gn reads; prohibit
ing betting b. soy one in any form
on a horse race or other test of speed
IN this state; requiring ali proprietary
medicines to print the formula on the
package or bottle, and an act requiring
railroad companies 70 erect stations
every four miles. All these bills will
call forth much opposition and their
passage will be fought 10 the end.
The contest committee In II. II. Sims
against Senator McNutt, from Louis
vile, decided in favor of McNutt
(dem).
Frankfort, Jan. 11.-Senator Henry
George is after the express companies,
as he thinks they have been charging
exorbitant rates in this state. He in
troduced a bill in the senate TO regu-
late the charges and to place said
companies under control OF the state
railroad commission on the same foot
ing as railroads now are. At the joint
session of the senate and house Judge
Thomas II. Paynter was declared
elected United States senator TO sue
coed ]. G. S. Blackburn, but another
ballot will be taken next Tuesday. ow-
ing to the ambiguity in the law. In
the senate Senator Burnam presented
a petition from w. T. Haskins and
others asking that a high school be
established in every county in the
state, to be paid for by the counties.
Representative Claybrooke. of Wash
ington. offered a Joint resolution au-
thorizing the state librarian TO pur-I
chase 400 copies OF the official manu-
al. one to be furnished each member
OF both houses. each county clerk In
the state, the state officials and to the
librarian of every state in the union
In exchange for a copy OF a similar
book The first thing in the house was
a Joint resolution introduced by Repre-
sentative Gabbard making the golden
rod the state flower.
Frankfort, Jan. 1.-THE old county
unit" local option bill was introduced
in the senate by Senator Cammack,
which provides that II the whole cOun-
ty votes dry" at the same time. then
the precincts that voted wet" shall
go with the majority and remain
dry" but II the whole county goes
wet" then those precincts that are
already dry" shall remain dry" IL
will cause the same old hard fight as
In former years, for the liquor men
are opposing the bill. Senator Harbe-
son offered a bill to increase the pay
OF the state railroad commissioners
and adding 10 the present oyerworked
clerical force.
BY resolution the house fixed Janu-
airy 80 as Goebel Memorial day and
committee authorized to select an or
ator and arrange a proper program.
Representative Overstreet submitted
a petition largely signed asking for
the repeal Of the law against net fish
ing and asking for a law to protect
fish. A concurrent resolution urging
the senators and representatives from
Kentucky In congress TO use their efs
forts to secure Improvements In the
waterways OF the state was offered by
Representative Gabbard. OF Owsley.
J. T. Morris, OF Oldham. presented a
petition from the inmates OF the Ken
lucky Confederate home asking that
the legislation providing for pensions
be fayorably acted upon.
Frankfort, Jan. 13.-Both bodies of
the general assembly had short ses-
slons Friday and the Introduction OF
new bills was the feature. The con-
test case OF Barbour and Howell
against Young (dem.) from Bath. and
Rowan, was decided in favor of Young
by the house. The case OF Meng VS.
Griffin from Allen county, was decided
in favor OF Griffin, the sitting mem
Der. who is a republican. The com
mittees having had no time TO consld.
er bills. nothing could be done in the
way OF legislation. 50 both branches
OF the legislature adjourned TIL Mon
day. The new statehouse commission
ers met with tho senate and house
committees en- public buildings and
discussed the needs and the proposed
changes in the new capitol building.
but no definite steps were taken.
Architect Andrews will meet with the
committees next week and go over the
whole matter In detail as to what is
best TO be done and the amount neces-
sary to do IT,