The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1912-02-21

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Green Keller Of Carlisle Knows more
about parliamentary tactics THAI any
other member Of the present house,
although that is not saying very much,
and he put into play some OF his par.
limentary skill last week to stop de-
bate on the bill creating a fire insur-
ance rate commission, whose duty it
shall be to fix and control rates. Mr.
Keller is not in favor of the bill. He
thinks, like some others who have
changed their minds on this question
since the legislature met, that it would
be putting too much power in the
hands of men who know nothing about
insurance rate making.
A bill has already passed the senate,
having gotten through with not vote
against it, before the representatives
of the fire insurance companies had
walked up to the danger that existed
But they at once went to work on the
house members and have made so
much Roadway that the passage Of the
bill now is by no mcnas certain. The
house had a bill of it's own, and that
bill came up in the house lase week.
Somebody moved that the session be
extended until the bill under discrs-
sion was disposed of. That went
through with whoop and they then
began debating the house bill. Mr.
Keller, as has been said, opposed the
bill and did not think it would serve
any good purpose.
The debate lasted for some little
while. but at length somebody moved
to substitute the senate bill. which has
already passed, for the house bill, the
measures being almost similar. The
motion to substitute was carried and ii
looked like the house was then going
ahead, at least the house thought it
was going ahead, and pass the senate
bill. But Mr.. Keller called attention
to the fact that when the senate bill
was adopted as a substitute, the house
bill no longer was under discussion.
The chairman sustained his point of
order and the house caught it's breath
and laughed at the way it had backed
itself around into a trap That ended
any further talk about the fire insur.
ance commission bill and now nobody
seems to know just where they are at
as regards the act.
This is the first time during the
present session that any member has
used his parliamentary knowledge to
win victory. though time was when
such thing happened every day dur
ing a session. Mr.. Keller was clerk of
the house for a long time and he
knows the rules, but most of the time
he does not care enough to take a
hand.
Down at the governors reception
the night of his valentine party, there
was an immense crowd and the COVER
nor, who is the most hospitable man
imaginable, was worried all during the
evening for fear there would be too
many persons present. He had been
deluged with letters from all over the
state from persons who had expressed
a desire to attend the valentine party.
The report had gotten out that the gov
ernor's engagement was to be an
nounced that night and that the next
mistress of the mansion would be
there to receive with him. This.
coupled with the fact that the govern
or's staff was to be there in full
uniform, served to draw big crowd.
There was never any idea of the
governors engagement being announc-
ed; in fact the governor has no idea
of marrying again The sweet and
reverential way in which he talks of
his wife shows that he has no thought
of another matrimonial venture. The
governor refused to allow anybody to
comisserate with him, either. over liv-
ing alone in the mansion with no
woman at the head He says he has
an excellent housekeeper, a good cook
and good butler and he gets along
without any discomfort or inconveni.
ence. His stenographer, Oscar Boze-
man, lives with him, occupying a place
of great confidence
The governor is going to have his
hands pretty full between now and
The middle Of June, too, for he will
have to appoint about sixty persons
to new Offices, that is, of course. if all
the bills now pending should become
laws. Most of the bills which give
the governor power to make appoint
ments will be passed, it Is pretty safe
to say. The present governor is get
ting back some of the power that he
had when he was governor thirty-six
years ago and before the appointive
power was taken out of the hands of
the chief executive to a large extent.
Of course, in many instances, with
bills now pending the men who are to
occupy the new positions have been
selected and it will not be hard for the
governor to decide who will be ap-
pointed. but he will have some fit.
for each and every lob
that is at his disposal and the letters
and kilograms of Endorsement will
take up a bunch of his time Just to
read them all. Most governors would
find all this rush of office seeking irk-
some. but Gov. McCreary does not
seem to care bit and is willing to put
up with it cheerfully.
The numerous probes that have
been started during the present SEES
sion have amounted to nothing and so
little that was interesting has been
brought out that the newspapers have
dropped mention of the committees
and the investigations have been max
ing as slow progress as the Lorimer
case. They went after DR.. ]. N. Nc
Cormack, secretary of the state board
Of health, for instance. and have failed
TO turn up anything that reflects any
thing but credit on the doctor. The
only thing they have accomplished was
to make DR.. Mccormack very angry /
once or twice and his friends indignant |
that man of his age and service to |
the state should be subjected to bad |
gering and Fostering by members of |
the legislature half his age and having
the power by position only.
Buick.