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President Patterson made a strong
appeal for the bill. He explained
that two years were to be taught at
Lexington and two years at Louis
vile.
Senator Combs. out OF Difference
to certain senators, who oppose 4
continuous appropriation. offered an
amendment limiting the appropria-
tion to two years.
Senator Burnam opposed the ap-
preparation. He paid tribute to
President Patterson's great work
but declared against a divided school
at Lexington and Louisville. lie
urged that Kentucky isn't financially
able to start a medical school at
$4,000 starter, and coming back
two years from now and asking for
$4,000.
Senator Combs answered Senator
Burnam, showing that many states
have the divided medical school sys-
TEN.
Senator Linn opposed the bill, de-
claring that it had its inception lr
the minds of certain physicians ana
surgeons of the city of Louisville,
mepbers of faculties of medical
schools, who lost their job in the re-
orgaHza and consolidation OF
these schooles. He said II was job
to unload on the state and to get
even"
The senate adopted an amendment
reducing the appropriation from
s15O.0Q0 to $4,000. The bill re-
ceived Is votes to IA against, and
failed. not receiving a constitutional
vote of 20.
In the House.
Representative George w. Reds
bill. providing for the punishment of
fruit tree venders, who misrepresent
their goods, was the first bill acted
upon in the house OF representatives,
and IL passed-71 to o.
House bill 294 (Johnson) chang
ing the time of holding courts in the
Thirty-third judicial district, passed
&c to 0.
House bill 391 (RusselD, provid-
ing for the payment by the county
treasurer of road work expenses,
passed-64 to o.
Now that the senate has passed
the 100000 bond bill. the interest
bearing warrant bill. and the appor-
tionment of revenues measure Of
Senator Burnam. IL Is up TO the
house to enact some legislation that
will satisfy the governor. Whether
this will be done at this session is
a question.
House bill 65 (Buford). authoriz-
ing fiscal courts to complete sets OF
Kentucky reports, met with some
objection. II passed by As to 4.
House bill 140 (Hines). amending
the laws to third class cities. with
reference TO public schools, passed
by so to 0. tOr
House bill 522 (RusselD. TO pro-
vide fire drills in public schools and
instruction as to same. passed by "a
to Z.
House bill 400. to provide for the
teaching of the elements OF agricul-
ture in the common schools, at the
end OF four years from the passage
OF the bill, was called up. Mr.. Carter
spoke several times in support OF
the bill. stating that formerly he was
opposed to II, but that he had be-
come a convert to II. Several mem
bers opposed the bill. among them
Col. Chinn, who moved to table the
entire matter.
been told that the department of
agriculture was prepared to teach
seven ways of grating trees; he said
that he thought several cities were
behind this bill with some kind OF a
school book graft. Colonel Chinn
said that he thought this bill is
loaded at both ends. and he thought
it should be amended so as to include
cities only of the First and Second
class.
Col. Chinn's motion prevailed and
the measure was tabled.
House bill 495 (Shanks), to pro-
vide $500 for Logan Wood. chief
of police at Danville. for expenses
incurred in capturing a criminal.
passed with a dissenting vote.
Intended For Tax Dodgers.
Tax dodgers are in for II II the
Gus Brown bill, passed by the SEN
ate. becomes a law. The present
law fixes a penalty OF $500 for any
person, who willfully withholds any
property from the assessor, and 1t is
to make this statute more effective
that the bill is drawn. Under the
Brown bill, the county clerk is re-
ouired to certify to the sheriff the
names of all persons who have omit
ted to give in any property for as
sessment. who shall institute an ac-
ton in conjunction with the county
attorney for the collection of the
taxes and the enforcement o. theI
penalty. According to the author of
the bill. this is the most feasible
plan, as the county clerk meets with
the board of equalization and has
knowledge of all persons suspected
of lodging their taxes. He says the
pI esenI law is a dead letter. because
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