The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-03-15
Ask Governor Stanley To
Issue Call for Taxation
Legislation
LONG SESSIONS HELD
Closing Hours Of General Assembly
Finds soIons on Duty Day and Night.
Woman Suffrage Put on Shelf.

Frankfort, Ky. (SpeciaD-Without
a dissenting vote, the Senate passed
resolution Saturday requesting Gov.
ernor Stanley to call a special session
and taxation bill. The resolution was
offered by Senator Speer, an admins
tration leader who declared that such
bill could be considered and passed
in 80 days. A limit of 80 days is
suggested in the resolution.
A resolution opposing special ses.
sion offered in the House failed to get
recognition.
Woman Suffrage won in the Senate
when that body passed the Combs
equal suffrage bill, 26 to s. 1t was
killed in the House when the Rep
resentatives, by vote Of 46 to As,
refused to adopt the motion of Rep.
resentative Hobbs to put the bill on its
passage. Several efforts have failed
in the House to bring the bill out of
the committees hands and it is now
certain that this amendment will not
pass at this session.
Such incidents as the attempt to
split Pike County and the investiga.
/ ton that followed it; the investigation
of Representative w. B. Harvey grow
ing out of chambermaid's allegations
and Representative Joseph Plum.
phrey's charge; the assertion of Rep.
resentative Harvey that "a distiller
had contributed $4,000 to Governor
Stanleys campaign fund; former
Representative Elwood Hamilton's af.
fidavit to the effect that Colonel E. H
Taylor had confded as much to him
and Colonel Taylors very positive de.
NAL of Hamilton's statement, and the
prohibition and various liquor ques.
lions are cited as the reasons for OBJ.
structing business legislation at this
session by both administration leaders
and the so-called insurgents.
All Senate bills that have passed
have been given their first reading in
the House, which puts the House in a
position to consider any Senate bill
which has passed before the session
adjourns. The Senate has passed about
twice as many bills as the House.
| IN THE HOUSE.
without a dissenting vote the House OF
Representatives passed the workmens
compensation act.
The House concurred In Senate
! amendment to the Greene bill appropri-
ating S., 900 annually for two years to the
| Kentucky Iliteracy Commission The
Senate passed the bill p to 0.
The House resolution, authorizing Gov
| ernOr Stanley to appoint commission 10
investigate feeble mindedness among the
| residents of Kentucky, was adopted, %
to 0.
Representative Murphy's bill to provide
for a Clerk of the Police Court in cities
Of the second class passed, 70 to 2.
Representative O'Brien's bill to amend
Section 694 Civil Code. so that holders
of.prior liens can bring suit to enforce
such liens before inferior liens fall due
passed by vote of so to 2.
| Representative T. r. Jones's bill, to re-
| uuire graded school districts to maintain
high schools or pay tuition, was passed
unanimously
Representative Hutchcraft's bill, to pro-
vide for school boards of five members In
fourth class cities, passed without oppo-
sition.
The bill of Representative f. ID. Smith
to permit an appeal from Circuit Cour,
| in annexation proceedings by fourth-class
| cities was passed.
The House concurred in Senate amend
ments to Whites bill to authorize the
Department of Education to employ as
sistants. and Representative Cooks bill
to permit fiscal courts to name bipartisan
commissions to handle road bond issues
The bill of Representative Frank j
Brown to regulate the fees of Magistrates
County Judges and Police Judges wa:
passed. Sc to 2.
The bill of Representative Barrett t.
license boxing exhibitions under the SUI
pervision Of an Athletic Board of Contro
| passed without discussion by vote OF a
to 81. The bill legalizes ten-round no
decision bouts. Clubs desiring to give ex
hibitions must pay an annual license o
$500. The salaries Of the members of thu
Athletic Board of Control are paid from
the funds thus collected.
The House unanimously passed the bill
of Representative Murphy to authorize
school boards in cities of the second clas
TO create insurance funds. Representa-
tive Duncans bill to regulate the packing
and grading of apples also was given I
unanimous vote.
Representative Purnelrs bill to provide
for the collection of delinquent taves II
fourth and ffth-class cities passed unani
mously.
Representative Humphreys bill TO maxi
the initial carrier liable to the holder o
a bill Of lading for the cargo carried wa
| passed without opposition.
Representative Dormans bill to con
| strnct streets on the ten-year paymen
| plan in fourth-class cities passed Will