The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-02-06
SMALL POX SCARES
SENATE; ADJOURN
UNTIL MONDAY
Fresh Cases Cause Much Ap-
prehension Among Upper
House Members.
WOULD RUSH MOST
IMPORTANT BILLS.
Senate Resolution Calls for a
Sitting Comnittee--Cap-
ita1 News.


fresh apprehension regarding the
ate to adjourn shortly before noon
until Monday afternoon.
A committee was appointed to no.
tify the House that the Senate had
adjourned until Monday.
Practically the only business in the
House was the fight over the uniform
text book bill. J. G. Duffy, the au-
thour of the bill, made an address
which was chiefly an attack on the
American Book Company, which he
said, had held he State in bondage
for years.
A motion to lay the whole bill, with
it's amendments, on the table was de-
feated by q vote of 81 to II.
Senator Zimmerman introduced a
resolution calling for a joint caucus
Of both houses to consider the most
important bills before the lesser bills
are considered.
Adam Shahn will introduce a SINH
lar resolution, also providing for the
selection Of steering committee In
the House.
The expected move to pass a bin
to submit the question OF Statewide
prohibition, developed this mornin,;
in the bill introduced by Represent
tive Webb, of Johnson county.
In the Senate a large number CT
protests were received from police de-
partments and sheriffs over the Sta
against the bill recently introduced
to make third degree" methods il
examination of prisoners unlawful.
FRANKFORT, KY, Feb. ST )
proposal for constitutional amen +
ment, providing for convicts to wol L
on the public roads, was defeated II
the House of Representative Mond =
by vote of 40 to 80. 1t was recon-
mitted to the Committee on Constita-
tional Amendments. It was said that
there will be a constitutional amen /
ment offered for Statewide prohibit
ton.
A measure compelling natural gas
companies to furnish gas to persons
near their pipe lines in the rural sec
ton of the country was introduced
by Representative r. B. Hutchcr2ft,
Jr., of Paris.
Senator Porter, of Webster county.
Wednesday developed a case of SIN al!
poX, and considerable alarm was felt
among the lawmakers Wednesdsy J.
Senator Porter had been absent for 4
week on account Of illness. 1t WIS
suggested by the Health Board tn =
an adjournment be taken. The Ser
ate and House voted to remain in ses-
sion, as it was advised that there W. )
no particular danger.
Shelton Saufley introduced a mea =
urein the House to put into effect til"
Presidential primary plan Of Pres
dent Wilson.
The bill fixes the second Saturday
in May as the time for holding the
primary in the years when the Pres
ident and Vice-President are to be
elected for the purpose Of nominating
candidates for these Offices, and for
the nomination of Presidential cleo
tors and election of delegates and al
ternates to the national conventions.
The couny unit plank Of the Demo
cratic platform took step toward
more effectual existence Tuesday
when Senator w. A. Frost, Of Graves
county, reported fayorably the bill
changing the method OF calling To-
cal option election in the county.
This measure provides that instead
of 25 per cent. of the voters OF each
precinct being necessary to call an
election, 25 per cent. of the voters OF
the county are required. The Frost
measure Is scheduled to pass both
houses without delay in the opinion
of those in tereSted.