The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-01-31
WILL SPUR UP
LEGISLATURE
To Do Business Balance
Of the Session.
A pIlcV TIME Ic DDCnInTCn
A BUSY TIME IS PREDICTED
The Bipartisan Prison Board
Measure Will Likely Be
Compromised.
STATE PRIMARY BILL NOW Up

Frankfort, Ky, Jan. 29.-The
General Assembly entered on the
9th week of the session at noon to-
day. Although the session is nearly
half over, not single measure has
passed both Houses of the Legisla-
turc, but the administration leaders
expect to put the pressure on this
week and rush through the meas
ures intended to carry out the DEM
ocratic platform pledges.
Among the important bills that
are expected to divide the attention
of the Legislature this week are the
ones providing for a dirct compul-
sorry State primary law, bipartisan
Board of Prison Commissioners,
State Bank Inspection and Public
Utilities Commission.
The Special Committee having in
charge the probe of the official acts
of the State Revenue Agents and
the House Committee on kentucky
Statutes which is conducting a hear
ing on the Harrington bill to reor-
ganize the State Board of Health,
will resume the hearings this week
and it is likely the last named will
make 2 report.
The joint committees on penal
and charitable institutions have re-
turned from the biennial inspection
trips to the penitentiaries and asy-
lums for the insane, and say the
various institutions are in excellent
condition.
A report is going the rounds to-
day that an agreement has been
reached on the bipartisan Prison
Commission bill whereby Eli II.
Brown and Harvey McCutchen, two
members who have yet two years
to serve, will be taken care of in the
bipartisan board, thus insoring the
speedy passage Of the measure.
The agreed bill, it is said will pro-
vide that Commissioners brown and
McCutchen serve their terms out on
the appointive board.
Gov. McCreary for the first two
wears would be given only the ap-
pointment of the two Republican
members. according to the alleged
agreement.
Some of the members of the Gen
eral Assembly, it is said, baked al
the idea of summarily removing two
Democratic members of the board,
and this resulted in an agreement
being reached satisfactory to all in
terested.
The Senate met at noon, with
President f. ]. McDermott presid-
ing. Prayer was offered by the
Rev. DR.. Eberhard.
The Eaton direct compulsory
State primary bill was made spec
ial order for tomorrow at 1890
O'Clock. 1t was agreed that all the
bills bearing on the State primary
question would be considered by
the Senate, sitting as a committee
of the whole.
The Robertson bill appropriating
sixteen thousand dollars for the
purchase of forty-fve acres of land
to be added to the State Fair, TWEEN
ty acres of which shall be coded to
the Federal Government for the To-
cation of a fish hatchery, which
passed the House Friday, was
reported to the Senate TODAY. rivoH
its first reading and ordered print
ed. It will be possible now to pass
the bill by February /, the time lin
it on the acceptance o. the Govern
ment's offer regarding the fish
hatchery in which Louisville is
much interested.
The Hogg bill creating a State
fire insurance rating commission of
two members besides the Insurance
Commissioner, the two members to
be appointed by the State Auditor,
was passed by a vote of 80 to o.
This is the measure fathered by Sc
bastian zorn and the Board of
Trade of Louisville.
An amendment offered by the Re-
publicans to make the rating board
bi-tartisan by the appointment OF
one Republican member, was voted
down. Senator T. F. Bagby was the