Breathitt County news., 1908-03-06


a year so as to put the Kentucky sol
diers on an equal footing with the sol.
diers of other states. He recommends
law giving state aid to the building
OF public roads. and again urges that
provision be made for non-partisan
boards 10 control the state charity aud
penal institutions He calls attention
TO the fact that there is but little mon.
ey In the state treasury. and says the
legislature should be careful in max
ing appropriations. In concluding his
message he says: =. 81 beg to extend to
every member of the general assem-
bly, the hope that we shall be found
working together for the general vel
fare. with prudence. courage and good
Judgment and with hope and faith.
and that the remaining days Of the ses
sion may be uninterrupted by death
or any misfortune and may bring
forth good fruits. of diligent, unceas-
ing and good work in completing the
business of the people entrusted TO the
legislative department. and hope that
the general assembly will not delay In
what II can do 10 give power and
means to put an end to the conditions
OF lawlessness. and disorder. II has
seldom happened that anyone who
bore the name of Kentuckian was will
ing to hide his face or personality. and
II is a grief and shame that we have
come TO a time when hundreds of peo-
pie living in Kentucky do go by night
in lawless bands with faces hidden
under masks and bodies disguised. TO
rob people OF their liberties. TO inflict
shameless. indignities, TO torrorize
whole communities ard to destroy the
liberty. rights and ths property values
Of the people of the state"
The bill changing the name of the
A. e. NJ. college at Lexington to the
state University" has passed both
houses and will probably be approved
by the governor this week. The Sulii.
van bill appropriating 100000 TO the
state university and sl50000 each to
the two state normal schools at Rich
mond and Bowling Green. has passed
both louses and is ready for the gov
ernor's signature. The appropriations
are mainly for new buildings for these
Institutions II is announced that Mr.
Carnegie mas agreed to give 100000 to
each OF the normal schools TO help paw
for library buildings and If this is true
the much-needed libraries for the
schools are now assured The attend
- af hn tvrA "A
schools has grown so enormously that
Il is likely third school will be estab
lished. and a bill has already been in.
troduced to authorize the use of the
old statehouse buildings at Frankfort
for the third school as soon as the new
statehouse is occupied by the state
officials.
There is a lively fight ahead. II is
said, over the bill appropriating $3.50.
600 to complete and furnish the new
statehouse and beautify the grounds
surrounding it. The bill as introduced
| BY Senator Bosworth passed the sen
ate last week with a provision in 1t
| that the present architect, Frank NJ
! Andrews. be retained to complete the
building. This section is Objectionable
to Governor Wilson. and in his special
message to the Legislature he said so.
as he insists that the selection or re
tention OF the architect is an executive
function and not a legislative one
The following bills have passed the
senate and will now go to the house
for its approval:
The Combs bill, providing that non
tangible property in trnst in this state
shall not be required to pay taxes
thereon in this state.
Bill appropriating s25.000 each TO
the Western asylum and the Central
asylum and 1900 to the Feeble
Minded institute.
The bin creating an educational
commission to codify the school laws
Of Kentucky and to investigate the
school systems Of other states and re.
port to the next legislature such legis.
lation as viii improve our system.
The Care on bin fixing the pay of
members Of the legislature at $40 per
day instead Of S..
The McChord tobacco bill. which
places the growing OF tobacco under
the police power of the state. has met
with much delay and many obstruc
tions in tho house. II was delayed sev
eral days by the death OF Representa-
tive Mcknight, and then It was relia
bly, reported that the American Tobac
co company was on the eve of taking
over all the hurley tobacco at associa
tion prices, which II true would some
what lessen the necessity for the pas
sage Of the measure. Later when IN
bill came up for discussion one or tw,
members from the dark tobacco dis
trict opposed the bill on the ground
that the dark tobacco people did moi
want the Law passed. 1t will come VI
again this eek, but strenuous effort.
will be made to defeat IT, and it Is
charged ths- the American Tobacco
company is using all its powerful in
fluence against It,
JOHN H, STUART.
The newspaper law goes into
effect April lst.