The bee., 1916-01-14
Printing Bills Investigated
and IIliteraCy Work
Expenses Stopped
FAVORABLE COMMENT
On the Many steps for Economy De.
manded by stanley-Anti-Pass Law
Certain Of Adoption-"Extra Help"
Provided by Regular Employees.

Frankfort, Ky, January 1.-THE
opening of the second week Of the
1916 session Of the Kentucky Gen.
eral Assembly was begun today by
the naming Of the various commit
tees by Lieut.. Gov. Black, who pre-
sides over the Senate, and Speaker
H. c. Duffy, who occupies the chair
in the House Of Representatives.
The comment on Governor Stan.
ley's edict for economy is said to be
generally favorable, although the G.
o. p. papers profess disbelief in the
vows, and they point to the plan Of
sending out copies of his message to
the Legislature as the first breach of
the promise for economy, although
this entire expenditure will not en-.
tail an expense of more than a hun.
dred dollars.
Last week marked the organization
of the House and Senate of what
promises to be the most business-like
session ever held by a Kentucky Leg.
islature.
The administration is absolutely in
control and Stanley's prediction
promise that he would do away with
the invisible government" seems to
be already carried out.
Never before has such harmony
prevailed in the Democratic ranks OF
the "Corn-Cracker" State. The for.
mer enormous expenditures for "ex.
ira help" has been entirely done
away with, and the constitution will
be strictly adhered to in every re.
spect thus saving the State about
5000 per day which has been spent
by every previous Legislature in the
memory Of present politicians.
Scores Of stenographers, assistant
cloakroom keepers, pages and others
who came to Frankfort last week ex
pecting to be placed on the States
payroll have gone back home.
The extra help will be provided for
by the regular employees of the cap
itol helping out"
Provide a wsy for raising funds
on any bills you introduce" was a
part Of the message Of Governor Stan.
ley, and this has caused a general
revision of some plans various rep
resentatives had "up their sleeves"
Tuesday will be first bill day, and
among the most important legislation
to be looked after during this ses.
sion will be that looking toward the
revision of the Kentucky tax system.
The anti-pass law seems certain Of
passage at an early date. Representa-.
tive Meyers, of Covington, who dur.
ing the last Legislature openly ad.
mitted that he rode on railroad passes,
ley that he will support the measure.
He now believes that county officials
and the like should pay their rail
road fares the same as any one else.
It is said that the railroads, while
not objecting to certain restrictions,
are much opposed to a law patterned
after the interstate bill. Newspaper
men who have enjoyed the privilege
of using railroad passes may object
to them being included in the bill.
Just what provision can be made in
this respect has not been suggested
as yet. Many of them favor the
broader bill desired by the railroad
companies.
Marked impressions have been
made upon the public by the expires,
sions of Governor Stanley favoring
the passage of corrupt practice act
and anti-lobby measure.
There has been quite a stir during
the past week over the matter Of
state printing. Democratic members
have introduced resolutions calling
for an investigation to find ways and
means of reducing the cost of the
printing bills, which it is claimed by
one member can be done for a hun.
dred thousand dollars a year less.
Senator H. M. Brock, the Repub.
lican leader in the upper branch, has
introduced a resolution calling for an
investigation OF the printing bills
since the last Legislature. This has
set the tongues of gossip all over the
state to wagging. The state printing
contract is now held by Graham Vree.
land and James Newman, owners OF
the State Journal at Frankfort, who
declare they have received no more
than a fair profit on their work.
The election of w. ]. Gooch, OF
Franklin, as Secretary OF the Ken
lucky State Fair seems TO have given
eminent satisfaction all over the
state. He succeeds James L. Dent
of Leitchfeld. Gooch was former
Speaker of the House, and also had
charge Of the speakers in the Stanley
campaign for the nomination. Until
the withdrawal of Henry Hardin Cher
ry, Of Bowling Green, in the Cover
nor's race for nomination, he was
manager of Cherrys campaign.
A call has beer issued by Executive
Agent j. Quincy ward, Of the Stale
Game and Fish Commission for 0
meeting Of the .rlrJsmn of Ken
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