Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1914-03-20
LABOR OF MONTHS
GOES FOR MAUGHT
REVENUE AND TAXATION ELL
DEFEATED At CLOSING HOUR
OF LEGISLATURE.
DRYS TASTE BITTER DEFEAT
Redueed Passenger Fare is Only Pro-
sressive Act That Was Put Through.
Ftiibusterinq Resorted To.
CBy Ernest w. Heinz

frankfort, Ky.--The senate OF the
general assembly in closing session
turned down or destroyed with amend
ments practically all Of the progress
sive legislation passed by the house
at this session. The revenue and tax
alton bill was defeated after the state
had been put to the expense Of several
Thousand dollars for investigation, the
employment OF an expert and drafting
q model measure. The defeat OF this
bill means that the state may have an
annual deficit OF s1,4OO,OOO. Clocks in
both houses were turned back at mid
night.
Gov. McCreary stated that he would
not call special session, as he did
not think the legislature would pass
the bill. The defeat of this bill was
desired by the railroads, as their rep
resentatives hope, it is said, to force
the state into compromise on the tax
suits, involving a half million dollars
annually.
The statewide prohibition, the anti
pass. the anti-lobby, the semimonthly
pay bill. the Finn railroad bill and
the redlight nuisance abatement bill
went down in the heap of trash that
cost the people of the state 100000.
The bill of Senator Sheer to regu-
hate the method of paying appropria-
Mons to public institutions was passed
by q vote OF So to S.
The workmen's compensation act of
Senator knight was passed by a vote
OF 81 to Is.
The bill to fix punishment for de-
rogatory statements affecting the
credit OF financial institutions passed,
10 to 6.
The automobile bill was taken up at
midnight, as Senator Frost stated that
IL would have to be amended, and II
It did not pass the state would lose
$4,000. The amendment providing
for Transparent numbers lost. The bill
vas passed and sent back to the
house for concurrence in the amend
ments.
Loving Cup For MeDermott.
In a touching speech Senator Zim-
norman. in behalf OF the senate, pre-
scented to President McDermott a low
ing cup as a token of esteem the SEN
ate has for him. Accepting the low
ing cup President McDermott said he
had tried to do what was right, to be
fair and be faithfsl.
Taking up the revenue and taxation
hill at the night session, Senator Hall
introduced an amendment to exempt
private corporations from franchise
tax. II was the amendment advocated
by the Covington Industrial Club. In
support OF the amendment he read a
decision OF the court of appeals, which
ne said held that private corporation
did not have to have a franchise. The
amendment was adopted.
Then after more debate the bill was
put up ON its passage, and was de-
feated as follows:
Ayes-Arnett, Cobern, Ford. Frost,
Glenn, Helm, Hiles, Moody, Robertson,
Sanders, h. II. Scott, Tunis and Mar
shall. Total, IS.
Nays-Antle. Bagby, Bale, Bodies.
Bosworth, Brock, Clay, Durham. Hall,
Hildreth. Holman, Tuffaker, Knight,
Moore. Overstreet, Porter, M. o. Scott,
Speer. Vincent, Welch, Williams and
Zimmerman. Total, %
The bill, repeating Section 1879 of
the Kentucky statutes and to re-enact
ii so as to provide for working county
prisoners on county roads and city
streets and provide for their care and
maintenance, passed 80 to 3.
The senate took up and passed the
bill to limit a passenger fare to two
and ons-half cents a mile on all rail-
roads. An amendment was offered by
Senator knight, striking from the bill
that provision imposing a fine of SIS
TO 800 on the railroad for failure to
deliver properly the baggage which it
carried. The amendment passed.
Senator Huffaker offered an amend
ment. striking from the bill the provi-
sion enforcing the limit TO all roads
earning $4,000 per year per mile,
gross. and substituting provision
that the rate shall apply to only such
roads as earn $4,000 a year a mile,
gross. from passenger business. Sen
ator Glenn said the amendment would
kill the bill. Senator Brock came 20
the defense of the railroads In glori
Gus style. saying that his people did
not want reduced railroad rates. The
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