The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-01-10
GOOD ROADS BILLS
ARE INTRODUCED.
Kentucky Legislature Get
ting Into Shape.
ALL ARE ON HAND FOR WORK
House And Senate Adjourn
After Short. Interest
ing Sessions.
MOVING SMOOTHLY


Frankfort, Ky, Jan. S.-The sec
ond week of the General Assembly
began at noon to-day when both
branches of the Legislature recon-
vened after a five days recess. Near
ly all the members arrived last
night or on trains this me, ming and
nearly the full membership was
present when the presiding officers
let fall their gavels.
The complete organization of
both branches is not scheduled until
tomorrow when it is expected that
the standing committees will be an
pounced by. Lieut.. Gov. McDermott
in the Senate and Speaker Terrell
in tie House.
The Senate was called to order
at noon by Lieut.. Gov. McDermott,
prayer being offered by the Rev
Father Flynn, of the Catholic
church.
Senator c. NJ. Thomas offered a
resolution providing that President
McDermott be appointed chairman
and a member of the permanent
Committee on Rules, which was
adopted
Senator Biggerstaff's resolution
urging the United States Senate TO
pass the Cantrill tobacco bill that
was passed unanimously by the
House was adopted after senator
Biggerstaff had explained it was for
the benefit of the Kentucky tobacco
growers.
Senator Eaton offered Senate Bm
No 1, an act to provide for Tho
nomination of candidates for all Of
fees. 1t is the compulsory primary
law Endorsed in the Democratic plag-
form. The bill was read in full and
will be referred to the proper COM
mittee as soon as the committees
are appointed.
Senator Lewis Arnett. Of Covirg-
ton, offered a bill to prohibit the
taxation of stock in foreign corpo-
rations owned in this State.
Gov. McCreary appointed the fol-
lowing members of the State Board
Of Health, which were confirmed by
the Senate: DR.. Isaac A. Shirley, of
DIR. w. w. Richmond,
of Clinton, and DR.. George T. Full
Ter, Of Mayfeld.
Senator Bosworth offered two
good roads bills, one to create State
road department under the Com
missioner of Agriculture and the
other an act defining public roads
and providing for their establish
ment. regulation and construction.
and providing for raising revenues
In the counties, and creating the Of
fee of county engineer.
The Senate at 1:4O O'Clock adj
iourned to 1890 tomorrow morn
ing.
House Convenes.
Frankfort. Ky, Jan. S.--TSe
House of Representatives me; at
1926 p. m, with Speaker Terrell
presiding. PRAYER was offered by
the Rev. Roger T. Nooe, Of the
Christian church.
BY a vote of II TO 20 the
House ordered 100 copies of the
Governors message for each mem
Der ready for mailing and one thou
sand for the use Of the Governor
Representative Wallace Brown
offered a joint resolution providing
'or the employment and pay of the
Extra help needed in the House and
Senate. including doorkeepers. stem
'graphers, clerks. messengers. por-
ers, etc. The list provides for six
cen places in the House and ten in
he Senate.
Speaker Terrell "1nourc~l I've
on Pules as follov7:
Wallace Brown, II. A. Schoberth. NJ.
,. Poeue. Ben e Niles Elwood
L. c. owings.' b. S. VIII
on. c. p. Thompson. T. L. Young
md w. ". Perry.
Representative Sid G. CLAY Of
cred a resolution excluding from
he floor all persons except the
members of the present and last
ession and newspaper. men.
The House at 1905 O'Clock adj
burned to 10 a. M tomorrow.