The Monticellonian., 1907-02-28
VLegisldtive \ \ Proceedings
THE SENATE.

The senate Monday passed the bill in | creasing the salaries of Supreme Court l judges from S3.0e0 10 S4 060 per annum | after one of the most spirited controNer- 1 Other bn passed were Prohibiting the i soliciting of liquor orders In temperance 1 territory increasing the punishment Tor i carrying concealed weapons requiring al l dermcn to live in the wards which they l iepresent; fixing standard price for jail
 Acting Governor Moore sent message i tu the Senate appointing Messrs. G. M. 1 Seitz mad ]. W Mitchell, directors of the St: Francis ievee district caused by e1pir
 New bill. in the Senate were
 Ey Senator Rowland Providing that members of the Legislature shall not draw 1 pay for timr during which they are ab- sent from the sessions except when absence | Is due t9 sickness or Is caused by com
 BY Senator Goodwin.-An act enlarging l the powers of the Rairoad Commission, | authorizing uniform rules To apply to all 1 lines which are operated together through 1 joint ownership.
 By Senator Simms ms-Abolishing dealing In futures within this state 1 Ky Senator Mcknight the duties of the railroad commissioners and 1 eqIiFing their attendance at all meetings of the House and Senate Committees
 Ky senator Edmondson act reeuir- | ing actions to be brought before such jus | tice of the peace as Is authorized in the 1 township wherein the defendant Is appre- 1 hendgu. except iH eases where J0tnt defend- 1 ants interested. when the case shall be brought before any justice of the peace | in the county
 l By Senator Rowland=An act legallzing l all party ar primary elections held in this | state and making penalties apply for fraud the same as now apply to regular elections. | By Senator Fatterson.=An act enlaEg i ing thc powers of sherlfs and giving them authority t0 close all saloons in any com mnnlty when the peace of that community | isthreatened by public uprising CT mob violence.
 | priatne S5.00o for converting the Prairie 1 Grove battle field in Washington county into a public park to bc known as the Prairie Grove Military park.
 The Senate Tuesday Killed the bill by | Senator Montgomery providing that three. i fqafths CT jury might return verdict In civil eases where the onense charged was | not felony
 Senator Rowland tried to have his bill | providing that ah.ent members of the Legls= 1ature should not draw pay. unless away | on committee work or because of sickness. brought mp for action. There were ohiee= | tons. and on a rising vote the necessary | two thirds majority was not obtainable.
 New bills introduced in the Senate were By senator Paterson, Senate Bill No | 2f3,.[AH act 10 reward the capture of erlm= | inais by persons outside the state providing | for standing reward of Sfpe for any | persons outside of the state who captures and returns any persons who may later be | convicted of the crime of mauslaughter or higher crime within this state
 
 | 216.- An act regulating the granting of | teachers license and giving school ex- aminefs he right to permit teachers to l teach in the primary grades who have not been examined for license, but whose ap= | plleatloHs are pending.
 By Senator Ning0 senate Bill No. | s1f.@An act prohibiting any raifoad company more than 30 miles in length. operating partly or wholly within the state, | from allowing their employees to work l more than Ii hours on q stretch without having at least eight hours intermission | between such periods of work By Senator Oldham Senate Rils No. | 21S--An act prohibiting q second writ of l garnlshment until after six months have l expired unless Information has been Ob- tained that the person under earnishment has come into possession of additional prop
 Ky Senator Bush Senate Bill No. 219. An act prohibiting any other person from l paving taxes on real estate in this state. | except the owner or art owner unless the persons have written authority to | make the payment
 The Senate adjourned al noon in order l that committees might have an opportun- | lty to get up with their work.
 The Senate Wednesday considered the | question of working convlcts on the roads | of the state under county supervision in | one of the longest discussions of the pres ent session. It resulted in the killing of | been endorsed by the Good Roads Conven- l tion. The defeat of this measure is not regarded as indicating finally that the
 
 l sentiment of the bill, but there others | bearing upon the same subject. differing | only in technical points, and one of these l may find more favor. On motion by l Senator Lee. the Montgomery bill may also | be reconsidered and taken up later in the | session
 The Senate adjourned during committee | action the Simms bill, providing for I an exhibit at the Jamestown Tercentennial | Exposition. Amendments are to be proposed | which will decrease the appropriation asked | for from SJo,0oo to S15.00o.
 The only new bill introduced at this ses- | sion was one by Senator De Rossitt amend | Ing the act of 1905 In regard 10 the St. | Francis leyee district and providing thar every member of the board must be an owner of improved land in the district 1 The Arnold bin on the subject of good | roads. which gives the counties the right | to work roads by contract and which pro | ,des that theSe roads shall be worked under inc direction of road commissioner | who shall receive salary of ST50 per an | num- passed the Senate Thursday after | a lengthy discussion
 The House Bill by Mr Mcpanlel raising fund from l min F 1.2 mills passed the Senate without dissenting Y8te Now bills introduced ia the Senate were :; | Immigration 5y enlargng the powers of 1 the commissioner ef mines. manufacturers | nnd agriculture and giving him power to | appoint agents and direct the work of I'm l migration
 Ky Senator McGall-An act tn regulate | | ng that no coHnty seat shall be removed | fiorI any section where as much as S2 GOO | Is represented h court or court honse and jail buildings. shall any election for | such removal be held until the petitioners for such eeoti2n shall have first deposited | tho sn1n of S5.eoO in currency to % to- 1 ward improvements in case the majority | vote for removal.
 Gv senator Lec-An act conferrng on i cities Of the first class the right to regu | late buildings by ordinance. to condemn l ungafe structures and regulntc new bnild lngs through the issuance of hnl!ding ner- l mts and to make ordinances regulating the building within It's corporate limits Made special order for Monday
 In honor Of the anniversary of George washingtaae tirthGay, the Senate ad | 1carned Friday T. minutes after It had t7nnaed to except the usual morning roll | cnll and thc res1ing cf tkc ioIrnaI X motion 10 adjourn until Monday morning l prevailed by an overwhelming vote.
 Representative Run of Randolph coun ty has been dubbed the father of his | country"
 The Patterson bill. requiring all patent | medicines sold Tn this state to have printed on the label the ingredients therein con | by the Senate Committee on Public Health with amendment which will require every physician writing prescription In this state to use plain English terms In that | prescription, and the druggist preparing the same to eoPg this Presfsrptilon s writ | Ing ou lht ul lHe polilf When sp requested by the purchaser of the med c!nes.
 The good roads bill which passed the | Senate calls for work to be done in the counties under public contract. and arranges | for n road commissioner in each county who shah receive q salary of S75O per an | mum. to direct the work. Senator Arnold spoke at length In advocacy of this bill, | going into details to its application to | practlca: road building.