Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1916-03-17

alive Perry. providing for the creation O
n Kentucky Tax Commission. The reso.
luton was voted down 40 to 81, after con
siderable debate. The Republicans voted
against the resolution almost unani'
mously.
representative w. NJ. webbs bill tt
authorize the guardian Of an infant, o.
the committee for an idiot or lunatic. I,
lease mining rights passed unanimously
"hc bill Of Representative Hobbs to APP
prCpriate $o,250 for the benefit OF tn,
Normal and Industrial School for Negroes
passed the House by vote of GIL to IL
Mi Ifobbs made the only speech on thu
bill
The House passed the bill Of Represent
alive Young 10 authorize regents of nor
NAL schools to issue certificates as teach
crs 60 pupils.
The House passed the bin of Represent
alive Grove providing that when corpora
tions filed amended articles they must pay
the legal organization tax, IL they have
not already done so.
The House passed the bill of Senator
Helm, giving the State Railroad Commits
sion power to regulate the rates of tele-
graph, telephone and express companies.
The bill has passed the Senate and will
become a law when II receives the Gov
ernor's approval.
The bill of Representative Duncan to
authorize the State Board of Election
Commissioners, which Is Democratic. In
stead of the Secretary OF State, who is
Republican, to designate the newspapers
Of state wide circulation In which the Of
fetal election returns shall be advertised
was passed, 81 to SO. The bill was amend
ed to provide that the Election Commits.
sion shall cause official returns to be pub
lished In such newspapers as are willing
to print them free OF charge"
Representative Spahn's itinerant mer-
chant bill was passed by a vote of sc to
H. This measure, which Is Endorsed by
associations of merchants provides for q
license Of $3.50 on itinerant merchants
and requires them to give bond in the
sum Of 81 goo.
The House passed the bill of Repre-
sentative McMurray prescribing a uni
form form for warehouse receipts.
IN THE SENATE.
The semi-monthly pay bill. fought for
many sessions by the railroads, was
pushed through the Senate by Senators
Stricklett and Williams by the vote Of
80 to 2.
The Senate concurred by n vote Of 10
to IL In the House amendments to the
Knight Meyers workmans compensation
bill These House amendments, restoring
Sections 70 and "a to the bill and making
1t read as it was originally drawn. were
fought bitterly.
Governor Stanley and Attorney General
Logan now have II In their power to en-
force the liquor laws in Kenton and
Campbell Counties. The substitute for
the Greene anti-screen bill. which was
requested by Governor Stanley and At
torney- General Logan passed the Senate,
30 to 2.
Senator Huffakers bill to provide for
the working OF convicts on the public
roads. in accordance with the constitu-
tiOnal amendments adopted last yedr,
passed the House, 40 to "a.
Senator Robertson's bill to permit nom
resident children to appear In stage per-
formances, amending the child labor laws,
passed Al To is.
Senator fIslms bill to provide for the
submission TO the voters OF any county Of
the question whether the county govern
ment shall be changed to the commission
plan at any general election was passed,
6S to l. Under the present laws this
question can be submitted only once in
eight years.
Senator Huffaker's bill to revive the fire
insurance laws OF the state passed unani-
mously.
The Jim Crow" bin of Senator knight,
requiring street car companies TO furnish
separate divisions for white and colored
passengers. passed, is to ~. The bin only
applies to cities of the first class.
The Senate passed a bill appropriating
$4,000 for the Eastern State Hospital at
Lexington, to be expended for repairs on
the ward for negroes.
An appropriation OF s75, 900 is made in
the bill for the benefit Of the Central
State Hospital at LSSeland. This money
Is to be used for sewerage system, the
Hospital Trustees having been indicted
for alleged pollution of the streams in
jefferson County. caused by an inade-
quate sewerage system.
demptlon Of script and time checks issued
for wages passed. "a to g
The bin OF Senator Porter to permit
combined bank and trust companies to be
organized in counties having 10000 to
40. 600 population, with a capital stock OF
$50, 900, passed. 22 to s.
Senator Combs pure food bill passed.
30 to 0.
The bill prohibiting fraudulent advertise
ments passed. II to 2. This bill is now In
force In 81 states. The bill was introduced
by Representative Perry.
Representatives Radcliffe's bill to re-
quire cooperative or assessment life and
casualty companies to have 100000
guaranty fund before doing business
passed. 81 to o.
The House bill of Representative Cook
to permit fiscal courts to appoint commits
sioners to handle road bond issues passed
the Senate, 80 to 0, The bill calls for the
appointment OF four commissioners TO
handle the funds derived from bond issues
for improving roads. The board is to be
bipartisan
An amendment adopted provides that
all counties which already have voted
bond issues, and where the bonds have
not been issued or sold. may operate UNI
der the provisions Of the act
The blue sky law. regulating invest
ment companies. was passed. "a to g.
Those voting against the bill were Sem
ators Helm, Huffaker, speer, stricklett
and Thompson,
The bill OF Senator Scott to regulate
drainage. which covers a defect in tho
1912 act. passed. 81 to 0. The emergency
clause was stricken from the bin
Senator Speer's bill amending the stat
utes creating an Examining Board OF
Nurses passed. SO to o.
Not a dissenting vote was cast against
the bin OF senator Lttrell to authorize
the payment OF the bonded Indebtedness
OF the Western Normal school The
school Is authorized TO apply $1,000 an
nually from it's appropriation 10 this In
debtedness until paid.
Representative Treadwaya bill to pro-