The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1905-1910, 1910-02-08
VOL. xxXvII.
Editor Shelton M. Saufley Treats
His Readers to Interesting Items
From the Capital.

nothing" variety. II indications which
have prevailed so far this session count
for anything. With the session half
gone. no bill Of paramount importance
TO the State has been passed by either
House. unless the lndeterminate Sen
tence bill. which permits the judge in
stead Of the jury to sentence criminals.
could be called such. The idea behind
this measure IL TO secure reformation OF
the criminal and his release when he
has proven himself qualified to associ-
ate with law-abiding people once more.
This measure passed the Senate. but II
will have rough shedding in the House
Many see in il an incentive for the cul-
tivation Of monumental hypocrisy and
deception by every man who goes to
the penitentiary. Another man who
looks at the political side Of things de-
clared that il will beat for reelection
every circuit Judge in the State after
he has had the sentencing Of several
courts Of prisoners.
or course principal interest during
the entire session has been centered IN
the fate Of the County Unit bill. Az
ter the adoption Of the rules by the
Senate, however. there need never
have been any doubt as to that. The
temperance forces allowed themselves
TO be bound and gagged in the rules
without a murmur and when they came
TO themselves the liquor leaders were
laughing at them.
The history Of how the two local OPP
ton bills have been buried in the ReliR-
ion and Morals Committee Of the Sen
ate is too well known TO need repetition.
so many Of the supposedly temperance
Senators voted to kill the bills in that
way that the temperance leaders are
now doubtful whether they could mus
ter Ia majority Of votes for passage OF
the bill. even il il should by some hook
Npr crook be disinterred and put up on
its merits. No. there'll not be any tenn
psrance legislation at this session. and
there are many good democrats who
are very fearful Of the effect OF the
,trangling Of the County Unit bills on
the next State election. The democrats
are so greatly in the majority in both
Houses that they cannot escape respon
.ibllity for what is being done. The
great pity is that the mass and rank
and file Of the party will have to bear
the blame for what few so-called
leaders are doing here in the name Of
democracy.
Lincoln county's Representatives in
both the upper and lower House are
very popular here at the capital. No
members ever look after their constit |
uency with the same energy and fdeh'
~ that those from Lincoln do. and the
result is that several Of the workers
from 'home" are enjoying fat berths
during the Legislative term. Jesse M.
Alverson. as assistant clerk OF the Sen
ate, is the most active and efficient as
sistant in that body. while Joe t. En-
bry is very popular as doorkeeper of
the House.
Senator Took" Hubble has offered
several bills in the Senate, which, II
passed. will work for Improvement OF
conditions in several respects. His
measures are: An act giving men over
90 years of age the right to decline jury
service: an act placing telephone. tele-
egraph. express and pipe line eompa-
MES under the jurisdiction of the State
railroad commission; an act appropria-
ting $40. 400 for improvements at the
School for the Deaf in Danville; an act
requiring all life insurance companies
in Kentucky to invest part Of their
earnings in Kentucky securities or
property.
Representative Shanks' bills are; An
act amending the libel law. SO as to
give newspapers chance to retraet;
an act authorizing railroads to carry on
a'ferry business; an act providing I'M
form system of accounting for all coun-
ties; an act providing that only lieens-
ed lawyers shall look for land titles; an
act appropriatiog $4,000 with annual
maintenance for school for the color
ed deaf at Danville; an act providing
for registration and examination OF
trained nurses, and the Hubble act re-
lating to jury service for men 60 years
Of age.
Mr.. Shanks is recognized as one OF
the strongest men in the House. and he
occupies the Speakers chair more fire.
quently than any other member when
Speaker Wilson is absent. Many friends
of the young Lincoln statesman say he
will have practically walk .over for
the Speakership il he decides to come
back next session. Others, however,
are urging him to take advantage Of his
widespread popularity and get into the