The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-03-15

The House passed the bill 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 Il receives the Gov
ernors 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
fciai 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 vote of &c to
II. This measure, which Is Endorsed by
associations of merchants. provides for
license Of $3.50 on itinerant merchants
and requires them to give bond in the
sum of $1,000.
The House passed the bill Of Repre-
sentative McMurray prescribing 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 vote OF IS
to II in the House amendments to the
Knight Meyers workman's 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 it 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,
So to 2.
Senator Huffaker's bill to provide for
the working of convicts on the public
roads. in accordance with the constitu-
tional amendments adopted last year.
passed the House, 40 to "a.
/ Senator Robertsons bill to permit nom
resident children to appear In stage per-
formances. amending the child labor laws.
passed IL to l6.
Senator Helms 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 1. 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" bill of Senator Knight
requiring street car companies to furnish
separate divisions for white and colored
passengers. passed. is to ~. The bill only
applies to cities of the first class.
4 MI. t,,sr
$4,000 for the Eastern State Hospital at
Lexington. to be expended for repairs on
the ward for negroes.
An appropriation of $4,000 is made in
the bill for the benefit of the Central
State Hospital at lakeland. This money
Hospital Trustees having been indicted
for alleged pollution of the streams In
jefferson County, caused by an made
quate sewerage system.
Senator Brooks bill to regulate re-
demption Of script and time checks issued
for wages passed, "a to 2.
The bill of Senator Porter to permit
combined bank and trust companies to be
organized in counties having 10000 tn
40, 900 population, with a capital stock of
$50. 900, passed. % to 8.
Senator Combs pure food bill passed,
30 to o.
The bill prohibiting fraudulent advertise
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, "a to O. The bill calls for the
appointment of four commissioners tC
handle the funds derived from bond issues
for improving roads. The board is to be
bipartisan.
An amendment adopted provides tina,
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 3
Those voting against the bill were SEN
ators Helm, Huffaker, Speer Stricklet'
and Thompson.
The bill of Senator Scott to regulate
drainage. which covers a defect in tht
1912 act. passed. 81 to 0. The emergency
clause was stricken from the bill.
Senator Speers bill amending the stat
utes creating an Examining Board Of
Nurses passed. 32 to o.
Not a dissenting vote was cast against
the bill of Senator Littrell to authorize
/ the payment of the bonded Indebtedness
of the Western Normal School The
school is authorized to apply $4,000 an
nually from its appropriation to this In
debtedness until paid.
Representative Treadway's bill to pro-
vide for three state repositories passed
the Senate, Is to 7. The bill was amended
so that state repositories must have CAPT
tai and surplus of $4,000 The STATE
Banking Commissioner is not given thu
privilege of examining national banks Il
7 they are selected as state repositories.
The bill of Senator Thompson to require
courts to pass on all demurrers before
ends of terms passed, 2S to I, Senator
Huffaker opposing 1t.
The bill of Senator Knight to chang
the name of the Kentucky Institution TO
Education of the Blind to Kentucky STATE
School for the Blind. and provide $4,000
annually, was passed. 81 TO 0.
The bill OF Senator Arnett regulating
corporations and prohibiting railroads
from buying stock in competing line'
passed, 20 to 0. Senator Stricklett ex