The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-02-27

| the negative, adding that there was
no member of the House whom he
! held in higher regars than he did
! Mr.. Hutchcraft.
The motion of Mr. Green that his
bill be advanced was adopted by the
vote of As to Al.
The House Wednesday afternoon
| took up Perry's bill permitting the
l cent of it's tax revenue to the teach
ers' annuity fund, and it was passed
unanimously without debate.
Five petitions urging Statewide
prohibition, two urging prohibition of
use of armed guards and two pro-
testing against the bill to license
pharmacists without examination,
were offered when the House conven-
ed at 1905 Wednesday morning.
Four new measures were intro
duced.
Representative T. G.. Greene. C.
Carroll, introduced a joint resolution
to appropriate $4,000 for statute of
Jefferson Davis, to be placed at the
entrance of the Capitol. The Speak
er and president of the Senate to
name commission to have charge of
the erection.
A joint resolution, providing for
paying $76 to the widow of William
Cranes for her husbands services as
special Judge of the Breathitt Circuit
Court in the Hargis case in 1907, was
called up by Representative Burton,
who said Mrs. Cranes is in destitute
circumstances. 1t was referred to the
Appropriations Committee
Senator Frost's measure providing
for local option elections on a petit
ton of rs per cent. of the voters of
the whole county was reported favor
ably by the House Committee on Alco-
hol and Liquor Traffic, and given it's
first reeding. The measure passed
the Senate after bitter fight. The
House Committee voted unanimously
in favor of the bill
Upon motion of Senator Hall We'd
nesday the bill of Senator Speer, to
establish budget system for State
officers, departments and institutions,
was taken from the orders of the day
and placed upon its passage.
The bill provides that a budget
committee of five members, composed
or three Senators AID two Represen-
tat1ves, be selected to examine the
affairs of any department, institution,
public works, commission or officer
OF the State, to ascertain facts and
make recommendations relative to in
creasing the efficiency and curtailing
expenses OF the various Offices.
All State departments, institutions.
commissioners and officers of the
State shall, on or before the first day
OF November, biena :ally, report, on
blanks furnished for such purposes.
an estimate in item:zed form to the
Governor, stating the amount of mon
ey needed for their wants for the be-
ennial period beginning with the first
of July thereafter.
The members Of the committee
$40 per day, together with travelling
expenses.
Senator Huffaker expressed the be-
lief that the measure is unconstitu-
tlonal, In that the members of the
committee are to be selected from
the Senate and House.
AS there was considerable doubt in
the minds of some of the Senators
do " IuO COlSIlLuIlOudllCy OF the
measure, the bill was made a special
order for Friday, to take per prece-
dent over all other special orders
pending at that time.
A wrangle ensued when Represen-
tative Hutchcraft sought to get from
the committee Representative Halls |
bill relieving the restriction of resi- |
dence of the Kentucky Normal and
Industrial Institute trustees. Repre- |
sentatives Saufley and Douglas de- |
clared that the soi< purpose of the |
measure is to GUST the superintend- |
INT. who. though a negro, has been a |
lifelong Democrat. The bill was act |
ed on unfavorably by the committee |
md was held up. At the suggestion |
If Speaker Terrell the committee re-
tired to frame it's report on the bill. |
FRANKFORT, KY, Feb. 26-After |
vrangling all Tuesday afternoon over
he Cox bill, introduced with a view to |
strengthening the fish and game laws
of the State, and after a score of |
had been voted upon