The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1914-03-17

bate is practically cut off, and the
members vote on the merits OF each
measure without argument. 1t is prac-
,ically impossible at this time to give
list OF every bill that has passed each
House. The ]. J. correspondent hopes
in Fridays issue to give list of all
the measures that have passed each
House.
In the House Saturday, Represen-
tstive Meriwether Smith. Of MERGERS
resolution to appropriate $500 per
year for the preservation of the Ken
lucky historical records which Smith
declared was a pet measure of Lieuten-
ant Governor McDermott, brought
out considerable opposition and mo-
ton, of I, ]. Evans of Bath county to
table it was carried by vote of SO to
20. Matt S. Walton, OF Lexington,
spoke in favor of the resolution and
Shelton NJ Saufley, OF Lincoln, against
it.
Some opposition developed in the
House to Senator Arnett's measure de-
priving persons convicted of carrying
concealed weapons. of citizenship for
two years and making the second Of
Tense felony. Luker, Phelps and My
ers vigorously opposed the bill and
Mount. and Davis favored it,
The latter during the course of his
remarks declared the House had yield
cd to the mountain Republicans in
passing the State wide prohibition bill
but it now wanted to take the pistols
out OF their pockets.
The statement brought Phelps and
Oliver to their feet each declaring
Davis would not have had the courage
| to make such statement off the floor
of the House. Resenting what he
termed the insults hurled at the noun
tain men by Davis, Oliver said there
were not ten men in the mountains
that were not as good as the gentle
man from Woodiord.
He does not need pistol to pro-
tect himself, his face is sufficient to
protect him" declared the minority
leader.
Speaker Terrell restored order and
the bill passed without amendment by
a vote of 50 to Is.
The bill of Senator Helm amending
the indeterminate sentence law to al
low juries to fix an indeterminate PEN
atty in felony cases within the maxi
mum and minimum penalties prescrib-
ed by the statutes, occasioned some
little discussion and substitute was
Offered by Hutchcraft but voted down
An amendment by Walton to strike out
the word only" in the clause that
reads "the jury shall ascertain only
whether the person is guilty" also was
voted down and the bill passed by a
unanimous vote. 81 voting.
Helms measure authorizing the Stale
Board OF Prison Commissioners to
grant paroles with the approval of the
Governor and regulating their employ
ment while on parole also was passed
By vote OF GO to 6.
Senator Glenn's bill to require the
filing OF copies of articles of incorpor-
alton of State banks with the Banking
Commissioner and providing for an adj
ditional examiner to be paid by the
banks, was passed without debate 65 to
l.
Several changes in the State pri-
mary law, contained in Representative
Cary's bill, were mutilated in the Sem
ate. The clause striking out the pro-
vision of the present law as to petit
ions and permitting qualified persons
to get their names on the ballot by
simply making affidavit of their quail
fications and desire to become candi-
dates, one of the most important fea-
lures of the measure as drawn by the
author, was stricken out by the Sem
ate. An amendment fixing special
registration for women and another
providing for their participation in the
primary were added
On Friday night the House passed
by a vote OF * to II the Sauiley bill
providing for presidential preference
primaries This bill requires each po-
litical party to nominate its delegates
and alternates to national party con-
ventions in primary elections and pro-
vides that this primary shall be held at
the same time, as congressional and
other primaries, which in presidential
years, is fixed on the second Saturday
in May, instead of the first Saturday in
August. under the present law. Repre-
sentative Sauiley received strong let
ter of endorsement for this bill from
Senator Ollie NJ. James. II now goes
to the Senate and will probably be
passed.
The House Monday passed Senator
SCOTS bill changing Adair county from
the 10th to the 10Th State senatorial
district and switching Monroe county 4
from the 10Th to the 10th Prominent
democrats Of Adair county. including
Sheriff Mitchell and County Clerk
Walker Bryant, were here advocating Z