The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1912-02-21

Green Keller o. ltIIlrt< *4'|~* 49,
about parliamentary tactics thea sn5
other member Of the present house.
although that r. not saying very much.
and he put into play some Of his PAR
limentary skill last week 20 stop -
bate on the bill creating q IRE insur
ance rate commission. whose duty
shall be to AZ and control rates MI.
Keller il not in favor Of the biIL He
thinks. like some others who have
changed their minds on this question
since the legislature met. that Il 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 Il. before the representatives
Of the fire insurance Companies had
walked I'D TO the danger that existed
But they at once went TO work on the
house members and have made 80
much Roadway that the passage Of tbs
bill now IL by no menas certain Tbs
house had a bill Of its own. and that
bill came up in the house lase week
Somebody roved that the session Be
extended until the bin under discus
sion was disposed Of. That went
through with a vhoop and they the
began debating the house bill Mr.
Keller. az has been said. opposed the
bin and did not think 1t would serr
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 Il
looked like the house was then going
eheed. at least the house thought II
was going ahead. and pass the senate
bin But Mr. Keller called attention
to the fact that when the senate bin
was adopted as a substitute. the house
bill no longer was under discussion
The chairman sustained his point Of
order and the house caught Its breath
and laughed at the. way II had backed
itself around into trap. That ended
any further talk about the fire insur-
ance commission bill and now nobody
seems to know just where they are st
as regards he act
This is the first time during the
present session that any member has
used his parliamentary knowledge to
win q victory. though time was when
such a thing happened every day dur.
ing 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
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
errors 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
ors 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
reverenual -ay in which he talks OF
his wife sho-'s 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 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
~ AN" OhSSoB mat 10. vi COuTSt, al
the bills now pending should becomsr
laws. Most of the bills which IN N
the governor power to make appoint
ments will be passed. 1t 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 large extent
or course, in many instances, with
bills now pending the men who are TO
occupy the new positions have been
selected and II will not be hard for the
governor to decide who will be ap-
pointed. but he will have some fifty
applications for each and every Job
that is at his disposal and the letters
and kilograms OF Endorsement will
take up bunch OF his time Just to
read them All Most governors would
find all this rush of ONCE seeking irk.t
aOma hut Gov MoH-aory &C.. -