The Paducah evening sun., 1910-01-19
Paducah Man Honored When
Conn Linn Becomes
Governor.
Kentucky Has Democratic
Administration.
NO COUNTY UNIT REFERENCE.

Frankfort. KY. Jan. 10. Especially
President Pro TEN of the Senate
Conn Linn Is acting governor In the
place OF Lieutenant Governor Cox.
who was called out OF the state dur
Ing the absence OF Governor Wilson
and Senator Eaton presided over the
senate today. senator Eaton offered
a resolution against any bond issue
10 help out state finanaccs and Bur
nam opposed lin. No action was
taken. An effort 20 secure a refer
ence OF the county unit bill failed.
Senator Eaton was forced to decide
against the anti-unit men on the
proposition.
In the senate.
The senate accepted an invitation
10 attend a woman's suffrage meet
ing In Frankfort.
The Newcomb telephone b!ll fixes
maximum rates for telephone service
10 De charged. as follows: Single
line. bus ness phone. s. per moGth,
or SEQ per ,eaT: business party llncs.
81 per month. or ffs pe- year: "a
residences single or private lines, s.
per month or $50 per year; resi-
dence party lines. 81 per month. or
s24 per year: extension of desk
phones. 81 per month. or Si2 per
year.
The bill provides that n shall not
affect the rights or privileges Of cities
or towns touching the regulation OF
telephone companies except as 10
maximum rates. The telephone com
mission is given power To make IN
ysstigationr Oh complaint OF sub
scribers, summon witnesses and take
testimony. and IN certain cases. fle
In the state courts complaints againss
violatCrs OF provisions OF the law
Tho commission shall elect secre-
taryN not a member. at a salary Of
$1,000 per year.
senator Ryan- Creating the once
Of corporation counsel Ter the city Of
Louisville. with a first and second aa-
sistant. The three shall be named
By the mayor. The corporation coun-
sel shall receive 5000 per year. the
first assistant 81. 3.0OO and the second
assistant $500. All three may be
removed by the mayor. An emer-
genoy Is declared.
The act abolishes the once OF city
attorney OF Louisville. and his assist
ants.
Among the bills introduced were
the following:
Hubbie-Making telephone, tele-
graph and pipe line companies COM
mon carriers ard placing them under
supervision OF railroad commission.
Hubble-Approprlatlug $50. 400 for
Kentucky School for Deaf Mutes.
Jarvis Providing for census of
blind chIldre' IN each county, to en-
force attendance at school FOR the
blind
Mr. Newcomb-To amend the
school laws and providing for the
board OF education-the Atherton
bill.
Mr.. Newcomb-An act 10 create a
telephone commission OF three mem
hers. 10 be known as the Kentucky
telephone commission, the members
OF which shall be those now known
as the Kentucky railroad commission.
The members shall maintain an Office
at Frankfort be paid for these sery-
Ices $500 annually additional. except
the president. who shall receive $3.50
per annum and actual travelling ex-
penses. Each telephone company shall
each January | report under the oath
OF the president the condition of the
sad telephone company on June 80
last.
Mr.. B1n-For the benefit OF the
two normal schools and the State
University, and making appropria-
tions for new buildings as follows:
$50 900 for State University and
$4,000 annually hereafter; s45. 900
for the Eastern Kentucky Normal
school at Richmond, and $4,000 ad-
dltional each year. and $4,000 for
the Western Normal school.
]. T. Pritchard-Act fixing penalty
at confinement in Jail from one 10
six months on conviction of CARRYING
concealed deadly weapon. and maxi
ing a second offense a felony. pun
ishable for one year.
Conn Lnn-Act to provide for
most efficient system of common
schools and defining the duties OF
county boards OF education. This
bill Is the result of the labors of the
state board of education and Ken
lucky school commission. Many
changes and improvements are made
In the new school law. which was en-
acted two years ago. II provides for
consolidated common schools aud the