The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1914-03-18
Drastic Measure Is En-
acted Into Law.
TWONARsD|sFRANCH|sEMENT
Is Penalty For First Offense
Act Lacks Only Gov.
errors Signature.
MOUNTAIN SECTION OPPOSED

Frankfort, KY. March 1.-THE
House OF Representative to-day
took u long step toward removing
the unjust stigma of lawlessness
long asset lated with the nan,e OF
Kentucky, by passing one of the
most drastic laws in reference to
carrying concealed weapons ever
written upon the statute books of
any State in the Union.
The measure is the Arnett bill. al
ready passed unanimously by the
Senate, providing for the disfran-
chisement for two years of every
person convicted of carrying dead
ly weapon concealed. The second
offense is made felony. Fines are
provided for in addition to the pen
atty of disfranchisement. Having
passed both Houses the bill needs
only the Governors signature to be-
come law.
This bill is one of ten important
measures. already passed by the
Senate, which were passed by the
House of Representatives at to-day's
session. Three additional House
bills were passed. also, but members
Of the Rules Committee declare that
their passage was mere waste OF
time. since ii will be impossible to
get. them through the Senate before
iinal adjournment.
III chief among the bills passed to-
day, IN addition to the Arnett meas
ure, we're the Helm bills to remedy
defects i'm the parole and indetermi-
nate sentence laws, an act providing
machinery Tor the direct election OF
United States Senators and the
BODIES bill reducing the membership
of the Board of Visitors of the Ken
lucky Institution for the Education
of the Blind from nine to five.
Although Endorsed unanimously
in the Senate. the drastic anti-pistol
toting law did not have smooth sail
ing in the House. Its consideration
was marked by the only real debate
of to-day's session. Representative
Humphrey moved to table the bill
the moment it had been reported by
the clerk. This motion was lost.
nut a number of Representatives
spoke against the measure.
These included Representatives
Il. j. Meyers. Luker, Phelps and Oh
liver. The opposition of Representa-
lives from the mountain district of
Kentucky, caused Davis. of Wood
ford, to spring to his feet with the
declaration:
IF the people of the mountains
take property away from the people
of the Bluegrass. why can't the peo-
ple of the Bluegrass be allowed to
take the pistols out OF the pockets
of the people of the mountains?"
The first half of the sentence was
an allusion to the mountain Repre-
sentatives voting solidly for the
insinuation was resented by Repre-
sentatives Oliver and Phelps. noun
tain Republicans. who declared in
heat that the people of the noun
tains are as law-abiding as those of
the lowlands.
I'm getting eternally tired OF
,naaa ioouIto fhrowo In IN. focas
Of the mountaineers." shouted OH
yer. Republican floor leader; "and
want to say that the gentleman
from Woodford wouldn't dare say
them outside OF the House cham
ber."
Order was restored by the Speak
er and sergeant-At-Arms and the
controversy was dropped. Mr.. Oil
yer did not press the matter. The
bill was passed by vote OF SO to is.
The Helm bill to amend the indie
terminate sentence law passed by a
unanimous vote after an unsuccess-
ful attempt had been made to sub
stltute the measure favored by
Lieut.. Gov. McDermott. The intro |
duction OF the bill followed the De-
Moss decision by the Court OF APP
peals The bill gives juries the right
10 designate the minimum number
Of years convict shall serve, but
provides that the Jury shall fx the
sentence within the legal maximum