The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1914-03-20
LEGISLATURE WINDS UP
ITS WORK At FRANKFORT
State Wide Prohibition Defeated But
A Number Of Other Good Bills
Are Enacted Into Law

the result OF their sixty days work Is
now up to the people OF Kentucky. Sew.
eral obnoxious and unpopular laws
were passed, there is no doubt, and a
number Of measures that should have
been passed were killed. Out OF over
900 bills introduced only ~ we're en-
acted into law. which goes to show
that II is a mighty hard thing for l5S
men TO agree ON any certain PROPOSE.
ton or policy, which is what a MAORI
" OF them must do before a bill is en-.
acted into law.
Statewide prohibition was killed by
a close vote in the Senate, after hav-
ing passed the House 10y big ma
jority. As the ! J. correspondent has
stated before, the temperance leaders
really d,d not begin to push this bill
until just towards the end Of the SEES
sion. all attention having been directed
10 the Frost 3 per cent bill. The wills
w people themselves were responsible
Tor bringing up the statewide bill in
the House, thinking to embarass many
temperance members, who did not es-
peoially care about bringing up state
wide at this session. The move proved
a boomerang Tor the liquor members.
however. and they soon found to their
dsmay that they had made the mis-
take OF their lives, for state wide went
~hirling through the House. and but
for the fact tina, the Rules Committee
at the senate was dominated by men
antagonostic to II. 1t would probably
have passed the Senate.
One OF the more important measures
which got through the Senate. after
having been apparently put to sleep
BY amendments at late hour. was
the two and a hall cent railroad rate.
Senator Charles r. Montgomery, Of
Casey county. led the fight for this
bill after II got to the upper chamhe
and deserves much OF the credit for
putting IL over" To Speaker Claude
y. Terrell IS d;;e all o.; the crcdi; for
passing Il in the House
The Confederate HON bill. providing
for the annual per capita appropria-
ton Of Sl7s. was no, signed by Lieu
tenant Governor McDermot, Il will
not become a law.
On the last night OF the session. the
hN q A.
feated three of the most important
measures o! the session. The state
vide prohibition bill never reached a
vote. the motion to table being sue
cessful Likewise the antipass and
revenue and taxation bills went down
10 defeat
The bills passed by both Houses.
winch will become laws ii the Cover
nor does not veto them are as follows
To create commission Co administer
a fund for erecting and equipping
county buildings.
To require graded school districts to
maintain high schools
rying concealed weapons OF ci,i-
zenshlp aud making second offense a
felony.
Tt extend circuit court terms in Bell
and Harlan counties.
The workman's compensation act
with state insurance feature
To license plumbers in frs, and see
ond class cities.
To abolish lump appropriations to
public institutions and require officers
TO report monthly to Auditor with
vouchers.
Providing that no appeal may be had
in civil actions unless controversy in
wolves $500
To create Deputy Coroner OF JEFF
ierson county.
To revise road law and change sys-
TEN Of administering county roads.
Amendment providing for working
convicts on public roads.
Changing office OF Commissioner of
Confederate Pensions. with two assis-
rants
Giving consent to acquisition OF nat
ional forest reserve in Kentucky.
Permitting third class cities to adop,
commission government.
Providing for election OF United
States Senators by popular vote
Giving state banks authority To own
stock in Federal reserve.
Preventing employment BY railroad.
telegraph. telephone or companies of
boys under p years old before D A. NJ,
OF after nine y. M.
Preventing children under 10 years
old being committed to House OF Re
fore and providing counties must pay
expenses of conveying children under
70 to House of Reform unless con
,icted of felony
Amending county unit law to pro-
vide that Is per cent OF the voters Of
the whole county may call local OPP
ton election.
Permitting life and casualty cooper
alive insurance companies to amend
their bylaws and regulating them.
Esempting state warrants from tax
alton
Giving County Judges and Magis-
trates exclusive jurisdiction Of penal
cases in which the limit of fine is SO.
and giving County Judges jurisdiction
IN penal cases in which fine limit is
Slo0. and all sentences not exceeding
80 days. and jurisdiction in all INSIDE