The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1910-03-10
COUNTY UNIT BILL
PASSES THE HOUSE
'pRYs" HOPE TO SQUEEZE II
THROUGH SENATE, GUT "wErs"
ARE NOT IDLE.
SCHOOL ACT is ALSO PASSED
Provides that Permission Must BE Oh
tsined from Voters OF District In
Which Institution 10 to Be Lo-
Gated.

Frankfort, Ky.-with a hip and
hurrah," the county unit bill passed
the house by a vote OF 63 to 2s, aud
will be sent TO the senate. The sup
porters Of the bill have not the same
hopes that Il will pass the senate as
II did the house. BY parliamentary
tactics, however, the bill may be put
on its passage, and then II is likely
that II will be passed. but the vets
will not be idle.
The rules committee called from
the orders OF the day II. II. 347-J. w.
IIolland-To regulate the establish
ment OF Industrial schools. The bill
provides that before any school, col.
lege or institution is established, per
mission to operate such an institution
must be had by the legal voters In the
precinct In which such institution Is
sought TO be located. The provisions
OF this act do not apply TO cities OF
the first, second, third or fourth class
or TO schools, colleges and institutions
already In existence The bill was
passed by vote OF SO to Z. This bill
will prevent the establishment OF the
Lincoln Institute" in Shelby county
II II passes the senate
In the house. as a minority report
from the committee on suffrage and
elections, Col. X. ID. Hunter, OF Win
chester, submitted a favorable report
on the Graves bill, granting women
limited suffrage in school matters.
The minority report was defeated by
vote Of 90 to 81 in effort TO substi-
tute II for the majority report.
Senate bill No. n, the Thomas bill,
providing for the parole and indeter-
inmate sentence, passed by a vote OF
So 10 20.
To Pay States Bills.
Representative Carter offered q res
olution, seconded by Holland, that
House Bill 469, originated by the rules
committee. authorizing the issuance
OF interestbearing warrants to pay
claims against the state, be taken
from the orders Of the day and placed
upon its passage. An amendment was
offered by Carter providing a fiat rate
of interest OF 5 per cent, saying this
was 20 prevent warrants being split
into small amounts, which amendment
was adopted. The bill was passed by
a vote OF 81 to Z.
In the senate the oil providing for
an amendment 20 the present libel
law was passed, creating practically
new statute and protecting the pa
pers or publications 5y retraction.
Willsen Blamed for Lack Of Funds.
Arrangement of Gov. WillJon
for "squandering" the states money
In his war on night riders,
and for the alleged breaking up
OF the First regiment in Louisville,
for the purpose Of swinging" the re-
cent municipal election in favor of
former Mayor Grinstead. are two fea-
lures OF the report submitted by Sen
ator 4. M, Taylor. chairman OF the
committee on military affairs. The
report Of the committee says It was
embarrassed by the failure of the
state examiner TO have inspected the
department OF adjutant general. The
committee began by setting out that
SSS9,0OO has been spent on the state
guard in two years. $4,000 of II for
active militia. practically for the
might rider" trouble. One item was
$4,000 to a Hopkinsville liverymah
Tor horse hire. II sets out that the
militia was sent into "a counties, and,
by admission OF Gov. Wilson, into
practically all OF them without request
Of the local authorities. The commit
tee declares this action OF the govern
Or 10 be a "fiagrant violation" of the
constitution and the bill OF rights, say
Ing that he sent troops in some in
stances without the necessity OF II.
and without ever ascertaining the
need therefor from the civil authori-
ties. Condemnlng what II termed the
night rider outrages," the committee
says II must more strongly condemn
the acts OF the governor for violating
the plain letter OF the law. The com.
mittee set out at great length the
raid" on a Woodman OF the World
lodge at Wallonia, Trigg county. by a
detail of soldiers seeking alleged
night riders, and of the alleged desc
Grafton OF Masonic property In that
raid. The committee recites that the
adjutant general declined to go into
this matter, saying he YVES not on the
defensive. The committee expresses
the opinion that, had the s1S9, 900 not
been spent for active militia by the
governor, the treasury would not be