The Paducah evening sun., 1910-01-13
To Inspect Prisons.


ciaI. Jack Chinn introduced 9
Joint resolution in the house pro
viding for the investigation OF the
conduct OF prisons In the light OF
former Warden Chinn's charges. The
resolution is being prepared for an
inquiry into the conduct OF insane
asy,ums and other charitable insti-
tutions under the board of control.
Special attention will be paid to
Stanley Milward's part in the affairs.
The bill was introduced by. Combs.
providing for permanent tax COM
mission.
In the senate the special commit
tee reported as the result of investi-
CATION of charges made by Senator
Combs. concerning changing of reso-
luton Tuesday, that 1t was done ac-
cidentally by Eli Brown in copying
and was not the fault of any senate
employees. Senator Watkins intro
duced a bill. embodying the Ken
lucky Educational associations idea
for the new educational law.
This is the first bill day in the
house, with 100 bills. Representa-
tive Carter introduced one Identical
with that OF Watkins in the senate.
waggoner introduced another
county unit bill like that of last
year, and also one to divorce the
grocery and saloon business.
Among the bills introduced was
one to make treating in a saloon a
felony: one by Southall, abolishing
the board of control as at present
constituted; a bill to repeal the dog
tax; and bill, fixing two-cent rate for
railroads.
A bin was Introduced in the house
providing that veterinarians examin-
ing dairy herds, be appointed by the
county Judges instead of the state
board of health.
In the Senate.
The chairmanships of the import
ant committees in the senate are as
follws:
Banks. B. NJ. Arnett; State uni
versity, Claude NJ. Thomas; Kentucky
statutes. Conn Linn; redistrictlng. j.
j. Watkins; sinking fund. A. r. Bur
nam: rules. Conn Linn; public roads,
j. F. Bosworth: railroads, Mark
Ryan: insurance, Conn Linn charit-
able institutions. E. e. ,Hogg; labor
r.. l.. Hubble; corporations, II. ID.
Newcomb; courts, j. A. Donaldson;
criminal law. n. c. Cureton; judi
ciary. ]. ]. Beard; fnterurban and
electric lines. Gus Brown: approprta-
tions, j. T. Pritchard; telephones. G..
n. Wyatt; penitentiaries. E. NJ. Tay-
Ior; education. l.. w. Arnett: state
fair, II. ID. Newcomb; religion and
marols. Thomas A. Combs; mines, r..
NJ. Salmon; revenue and taxation. l..
w. Arnett.
The Rev. Father Major offered
PRAYER when the session of the house
began with Speaker Wilson In the
chair.
Speaker Wilson announced the ap-
pofntment of the following assistants
in the house: To the doorkeeper, G..
A. Hoggard, Moses r.. Glenn. James
Edwards and Lee Robinson; stenog-
raphers. Mrs. Dulin Moss and Miss
Maud Applegate; clerk-stenographer
Charles Howes; bin clerk. Allie Mel
ton; mail clerks. George sutton and
Herbert Lacoey; messengers, John
Newman, Dudley RagsdaBe. Harvey
Roberts and James Martin; porter,
william Wilson.
Mr.. Porter offered a resolution
calling on the state auditor to fur
nish complete list of pro TEN. cir
cult judges appointed during the fis-
cal years ending June so. 1908. and
June 80, 1909. with the amounts
paid out to each judicial district and
the total in the state. The resolution
was adopted.
A resolution by Mr.. George Reid.
prohibiting smoking i'm the house.
was adopted.
Coming 10 Louisville.
Applause greeted the reading of a
letter by Clerk Stone from President
Buckner, of the Louisville board OF
trade, urging all the members to at
tend the banquet in that city Friday
night. Extensive preparations have
been made by the board of trade 10
entertain the legislators.
Representative Southall. of Chris
tian county, will introduce a bill
identical with that of Senator Sal.
mon, providing for the abolition oi
the bolrd of control.
on notion of MIR. Clay. to recon
slider the vote by which smoking was
prohibited. the roll was called, result
ing in the defeat OF the motion &c
reconsider.
The whole matter was tabled By q
standing vote.