Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1914-01-23
OUTCOME or INVESTIGATION
INTO CONDITIONS At NOR.
NAL SCHOOL.
WATKINS UNSEATEO BY HOUSE
Resolution For investigation Of State
Investigator ls Tabled-lmpeaeh-
nent Of Judge 10 Asked In Petition
Many New Bills introduced.
CBy Ernest w. Heinz

Frankt0rt-Atter the senate lnNes-
tigating committee, headed by Senator
Walker Hall. Of Covington, had heard
the testimony of President J. G..
Crabbe and Regents j. w. Cammack
and Phil Grinstead, Of the Eastern
Kentucky Normal school, the commit
tee decided to recommend that the col.
lege sell its farm OF 100 acres, which
cost $1S,S0C. This farm Is used by the
college for demonstration in its In
struction of agriculture. The commit
tee will recommend that the annual
appropriation of $4,000 be cut but
how much has not been determined.
The regents of the college will fight
the attempt Of the senate to eliminate
agriCultur from its course of studies.
Watkins Is unseated BY House.
Adopting the report of the contest
committee in the case of y. c. Tilford,
Democrat. against Yeaman Watkins,
Republican. from Grayson county, the
house held that Tilford had been
elected representative over Watkins
by majority of 81 votes, and unseat-
Gu NdtklnSs ut lbuot NNii' INV :"
committee of the whole to hear the
lawyers representing the contestee
and contestant.
A lively debate. was provoked
on the floor OF the house by
a resolution providing for an inquiry
into and report to the house of what
influences and combinations, If any,
were brought to bear to force our
great. old Governor, over the protest
of inexperience and lack of fitness
for the position, to appoint Sherman
Goodpaster as State Inspector and EX-
aminer." which was tabled. Ii was
introduced by representative w. r.
Ray, of Shelbyville.
Judge Sampson Under Fire.
Representative Hamilton presented
q resolution providing for a committee
of seven members of the house, to be
appointed by speaker Terrell, to con-
slider the petition of G. Cordell and
others OF McCreary, in which the con-
duct OF Elem Sampson, judge of the
Thirty-fourth judicial district, is ques
toned, and ascertain If there Is any
reasonable ground for his impeach-
ment. In the petition asking for i'm
parchment il is alleged that Sampson
was guilty OF misdemeanors in Of
flee. bribery and unlawful use of
money in procuring his election, and
other corrupt practices to influence
voters in other elections" and with
misfeasance and malfeaseance in Of
flee and of willful and corrupt neglect
in the discharge Of his official duties,
The senate passed Senator Booles's
bill creating a county building com
mission TO administer a fund for re-
placing public buildings which have
been destroyed. and a measure of SEN
atOr Bosworth extending the terms OF
circuit court in Bell and Harlan
counties.
Bill Raises Bar
Representative Walton introduced a
bill which prohibits the attorney gen
eral or his assistants, the common
wealth's attorney, county and city at
torneys and their assistants and all
judicial officers OF this commonwealth
from accepting employment from any
public service corporation during their
terms Of office, and TO prohibit such
corporations from employing said Off
cials. He also introduced a work
mems compensation law.
Representative Walton introduced
bill providing for an amendment to the
constitution TO extend to women
equal suffrage. and Representative
Saufiey introduced measure provid-
ing for a constitutional convention TO
amend and revise the present consti-
tuition.
The feature OF session OF the SEN
ate was the introduction of the meas
ure advocated by the Kentucky Anti.
Saloon league. under the operation OF
which the organization expects 10
widen the dry" territory in the state.