The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1912-02-16

VIII have a hard journey through tn,
House as the committee in that
branch of the Legislature is said 70
be unfavora5le to it.
The bill passed Thursday places the
roads of the State under q Commits
sloner of Roads who will be appoined
by Governor McCreary. but when
the next vacancy occurs the Board
Of Agriculture. Forestry and ImiSra
tion will appoint the Commissioner
OF Roads who VIII appoint agents in
every county in the state.
/ The House re-conmilted the bill
providing for State Insurance
commission and the regulation Of III
Surance rates by the state. The
House also recommited the bill re-
curing teachers III the county and
city schools TO have certificates that
t1Cy are not afflicted with tubercu-
losls before they can qualify a.
teachers.
Il. 5. Wilson, OF Rowan county,
moved that tie Graham county uni;
Oil he made II special order for
reyt Wednesday at noon and Harry
NchOberth mOved To amend by max
lng 1t tine special order for Friday.
John Holland, Of .Shelbyville.
moved that the substitute to tabled
and his motion was lost.
Mr.. Scnoberih, following ifr. My
els talk, Withdrew his substitute io
the Wilson motion, explaining that
he achieved the friends of the county
unit bill would prefer having it com.
up next Wednesday.
The Senate, after first voting to
continue in session next Thursday.
Waslington's Birthday. reversed IL
self ana decided to hold no session
On that day.
When the good roads bill came u'.
after Senator BoSworth had spoken
Cor the bills. Senator c. VI. Thomas.
OF Bourbon, opposed the bills. say
ing he could not agree with the prin-
clple as o,.tlined in the BoswOrth
measure. He said it was the con-
struction of the Democratic state
platform that the various counties
must first do all they can TO help
themselves before being entitled To
state aid for road building.
He said tiis view of the matter
was also strengthened by his con-
-truction Of the good roads amend
ment to the CONSTITUTION. He said
whenever the BcSworth bills weIa
made laws and put in operation il
would build up tine most gigantic po-
liticai machine ever dreamed OF b.
the people of Kentucky.
Senator Thomas maintained that
the adoption of the good road amend
ment to the Constitution did not give
the Legislature the right TO impo-c
Il tax of five cents on the Sl0o q:
property.
Senator F.. +. Hoge. of OwSley
took exceptions to Senator Thomas
which he declared Wa
frivolous" He ridieuled the idea
that the people of Kentucky. when
they voted for the amendment d:.l
not know they were voting for state
aid to the counties in road building
Senator Hogg said he would a-seri
without fear of successful contra
ditction that tilree-fourihs of the
voters Of the state regardless OF pei
tiles were in favor Of the pending
good roads legislation. He said he
was astounded that rich counties
which had profitcd by large contii-
buttons from the state to build ROADS
under the old Constitution were now
opposing less favored sections.
Senator Hoeg said that when one
section of the state was helped al
and That lie deplored such
narrow views "a expressed by
the opponents of the good roads bills
He said that the passage Of good
roads legislation would do more
ahan anything else for the material
progress and advancement of Ken