The Paducah evening sun., 1910-01-04
Governor Wilson Recommends a
County Unit Law in His Message
to Legislature, Which Convened
Democratic Caucus States Go
Through in Both Houses.
Redistrictins Measure Will
be Introduced.

Frankfort. py.. Jan. 4. Especial.
The legislature convened at noon
In both houses the Democratic eau
Gus nominees were elected. The
governors message was read The
governor in referring to the financia
condition of the state, says the de-
felt will be over one million wher
the new appropriations are due. He
asks the legislature to find some way
to meet the deficit. He does not urge
bond issue, but suggests one. He
goes into detail about the redistrict-
ing measure and submits report OF
the commission appointed by him for
that purpose He asks the passage
Of an extended county unit bill,
which he says he will sign. II passed.
Former Warden George Chinn, of
the Frankfort penitentlary. In a cir
cular letter appeals to the legislature
not to re-elect McCutchen and
Brown as prison commissioners. He
makes charges against their manage
ment
The Democrats of the Kentucky
ASSEMBLY in caucus went on record as
favoring a constitutional amendment
providing for an income tax.
The Democratic majority of both
branches organized respective eau
euses with little friction and did their
lself-appointed work in rather short
order.
caoroa xritson ,,os ohosan
speaker of the house by acclamation
and so was Conn Linn for president
pro TEN of the senate. Republicans
put leadership paarty upon j. w.
Turner, OF Paintsville, in the house
and Nat Cureton, OF Louisville, in the
senate.
George Peter. of Louisville, was
nominated by the Democrats as chief
clerk of the senate. ]. NJ. Alverson.
of Lincoln county, assistant; b. +.
lPemberton. OF Shelby county, door
keeper; Mott Ayres. of Fulton, ser
geant-at-arms, and Miss Jennie Nc
Donald, OF Frankfort, enrolling clerk.
In the house James E. Stone, of Lou
sville. was chosen clerk; w. G.
Wicker. OF Crittenden county, assist
ant; c. w. Longmire, OF Lexington.
sergeant-at-arms: Joe Embry. of Lin
coin county. doorkeeper: Miss Amy
Lyons. OF Jesamine county, enrolling
clerk
The Democratic caucus slate was
adopted in both houses.
Anti-Cigaret Law.
Senator A. ]. Oliver, of Allen coun-
ty. is here with bill in which he
seeks to put the dealer in cigarets
out of business 1t Is framed much
after the law passed in Indiana in
1905, bu: il does not go as far in
seeking to have the man who smokes
cigaret arrested. Senator Oliver
also has a bill to prevent the consoli-
dation of fire. life, accident. health
and other insurance companies. and
to protect the policyholders In the
same.
The bill framed by State Inspector
and Examiner NJ. II. Thatcher pro-
lvides for the enlargement OF the
scope of the inspector and examiner
by creating a department OF uniform
accounting. and that the accounts
and affairs of each county. city and
town in the state, and of each Office
therein which handles public funds of
any description. shall be regularly ex-
amined.
Such measures as this one. also
bills amending the state constitution
ooncerning the methods of taxation; I;
the redistrictlng of the state for legis-
lative, congressional and appellate
purposes: for the improvement of
prison conditions; a new system of
school laws, the county unit bill, and
others. will have the support OF the
governor.
Still other bills which will help fill
the hopper when the call is made are
as follows: Making the crime of kid
mapping punishable by death; looking
Ito the determination of tuberculosis
in Kentucky, new forestry law, good
roads legislation, school suffrage for
women, and new banking laws, in
cluding provision for appointment OF
lqualifled bank examiner.
Full Crew Bill.
Laboring men from all over Ken
lucky are going to urge their repre-
sentatives in the legislature to vote
for the "full crew" bill that will be
introduced in the house by J. II. Will
liams, a freight conductor on the
Chesapeake & Ohio railroad. and the
first Democratic representative from
lGreenup county in 20 years.