The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1910-02-17
M|SDEMEANOR To
VIOLATE PLEDGE
SENATE GILL PROVIDES LEGAL
PUNISHMENT FOR BREAKING
CAMPAIGN PROMISES.
"PUBllC OfflCEAPUBllC TRUST"
Not Less Than Two Nor Nor. Than
Twenty Years 10 Sentence stipu.
ula'ed IN Proposed Act for Those
Found Guilty.

esoo w FVoposcd Act Tor Tnose
Found Guilty.
Frankfort. Ky-Senator 7. Y. Wat.
kins, q Sturgls, introduced in the sen.
ate bill that provides legal punish.
ment for the man who violates his
written campaign pledge after he has
been elected 10 office As the reason
for such a measure Senator watkins
says In the preamble TO the bin that
Whereas public Office Is a public
trust. and whereas public officials are
servants OF the people to whom people
have intrusted certain powers. and
whereas the trusts and special In.
terests constantly seek TO thwart the
will Of the people and to corrupt their
representatives. such measure has
become necessary. TO the shame OF the
people OF Kentucky" The bill pro
vldes that when a man announces him.
self as a candidate for membership
In either house OF the general assem-.
bly, Of Kentucky. or for any state OF.
fee In this commonwealth. he shall,
when called upon by reasonable
number OF the voters OF the district
which he seeks to represent, set out
in writing his views upon and how he
shall vote upon the leading questions
which are 20 come before the general
assembly for enactment or before the
state officials for execution This
writing shall be fled with the clerk
% any or all counties % the candi
dates district. and shall be made a
public record. n the candidate Is
elected 20 the office for which he is
running he shall be held accountable
10 his constituency for the way in
which he casts his vote upon the lead
ing questions named In the record.
and n the Official fails or refuses TO
vote as he IL pledged 20 his constit-
uoncy. he shall be DENIED guilty OF the
"embezzlemcnt OF power" which Is
made q felony. triable In any county
or the officials district. by a jury q
his peers. n found guilty. he and all
OF his participants in his corruption"
shall be confined in the state prison
for not less than two nor more than
twenty years,
Half a Million Is Sought.
The next most important bill intro.
duoed in the senate was one for an
appropriation OF nearly 100000 for
the many improvements OF the state
penitentiaries. which include a new
dollhouse. hospital. workshops and
many other improvements.
The committee on public roads and
highways reported favorably senate
bills providing for the establishment.
etc. OF the Office OF state commission.
er OF public roads. creating the Office
% county engineer and providing for
levy o. cents on each 500 for a
road fund
Senator Bosworth offered a hill pro.
viding for the establishment and main
tenance OF public libraries by appro-
priating annually 10 cents for every
child Of school age
Senator Taylor urged the passage OF
bill making II a misdemeanor 10 sell
tobacco in pool or other pledged 9er.
sonal property.
Senator Hubbel presented a bill
making Il unlawful 20 pledge or sell
any future salary by any state. county
or city officer.
Representative Weber, OF Campbell
county, introduced a bill affecting FIT.
Thomas. He said that. in 1878. char
ter was granted to TT Thomas. which
then had a population OF 200. Now II
has about 1000. and he wanted the
city TO come under the fourth class.
The bin was passed by a vote OF 6S
TO o.
Louisville Pastors Fight Bill.
Declaring the bill now pending IN
the Kentucky legislature providing
that October 10 of each year shall be
set aside ms a legal holiday. TO be
known as Columbus day. is In viola
ton OF that clause OF the constitution
which SAYS that mo preference snail
be given 10 any religious society. sect
or denomination" the Louisville Min
isterial association adopted resolu.
ton unanimously protesting against
the passage OF the proposed measure,
viii Hold Night Sessions.
Night sessions OF the general as
sembly will begin at no distant
date. Considering the fact that
the session is half over and not
bill has passed both houses,
the need for night sessions is readily
apparent. when the old capitol build
ing in North Frankfort. near the Cap
ital hotel, was in use. afternoon SEES
sions were held toward the close OF
the general assembly Now. however,