The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1910-02-24

sale. barter. exchange or gift OF alco-
holic intoxicants in the state Of Ken
lucky. but II provides for dispensarles
TO be conducted by the state In each
county where liquors can be sold for
medicinal purposes. This bill has the
backing Of the prohibition society and
w. c. T. IT,. but is opposed by the
Anti-Saloon League on the ground
that II is inexpedlent.
Want DistiIleries Probed.
A Joint resolution was offered by
Representative Waggoner asking that
the speaker OF the house OF represen-
tatives and the president pro tenn. OF
the senate appoint a committee com
posed OF three members Of each body,
for the purpose OF investigating the
question Of taxation of the Kentucky
distilleries. The resolution sets out
the fact that II was reported that the
dlstilleries OF Kentucky are unlawfully
Withholding from the state s250,000
on taxes annually; also. from the
counties in which the distilleries are
located s25O.OO0 more, and from the
school funds OF the various counties
and graded school districts many
thousands more. The resolution also
sets out the fact that the Kentucky
distillers are paying TO the United
States government $50 tax on each
barrel for eight years taxes and ex-
actly 3S cents to Kentucky on the
same one barrel for eight years.
The bill of Senator Il. NJ Taylor.
providing that the salaries of the
prison commissioners and the clerk of
the prison board should be increased,
passed by a vote OF rs TO 2.
Senate Bill rs. introduced by Sena-
ator l.. w. Arnett. providing that the
circuit clerk OF Kenton county be en-
powered to act temporarily as county
commissioner OF that county in order
to break the deadlock now existing in
the commission over election of some
officers, was passed, 90 to 6.
Committee viii investigate Charges.
Stirred and chagrined by the
charges published that four state SEN
ators haev been gobbled up by the
liquor interests for the puny sum OF
$40, 600, the senate passed a resolution
to appoint a committee OF FIVE mem
bers, three democrats and two repub-
licans. TO Investigate the charges. The
committee appointed is Senators
Thomas OF Paris. chairman: Burnam
OF Richmond, Beard of Shelbyville
and Newcomb OF Louisville, which or
eanized. selecting Senator bowling of
Lawrenceburg. as the fifth member of
the commission and electing him the
committees secretary. Sergeantat
Arms Mott Ayres was instructed to
summon before the committee the
correspondents OF the newspapers In
whose papers the report was publish
ed, and also Senator Watkins. the au
thor OF the statement The power OF
the committee is unlimited.
Insurance Bill Passed.
notwithstanding the declarations OF
Senator Il. f. Hogg that Senate Bill
6s was loaded, and asked the ques
ton III II is not true that the bill was
introduced for the benefit of an insur
ance company OF Louisville?" the bill
passed.
Purse Open for Education.
Kentucky will take no backward
steps in the great forward edu
cational movement in progress
within Its boundaries II money viii
keep up the interest. The house
committee on the State university aud
Eastern and Western Normal schools
reported favorably bill that win pro
vide an appropriation of 100000 for
the university and $4,000 each fol-
the normal schools. The bill was In
troduced by Representative Herring
ton and is being pushed In the HOUSE.
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