The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-03-09
Stanley is Expected to Call
Special Session on Tax
Revision
TURMOIL AMONG G. 0. P.
Who Hold State Convention in Louis.
vilIe.-closing Days Of Legislature
o Scramble TO Pass Bills.

FRANKFORT, Ky. (SpeciaD With
the Rules Committee in charge OF all
bills in both houses of the Kentucky
Legislature, the closing hours OF the
1916 session is marked by long hours
OF service on the part of the Solons
Administration pledges OF the Demo
cratic party are being given preference
and It appears that most of those
promised the people in the campaign
of last fall will be passed.
In convention in Louisville. Ken.
lucky Republicans reduced the rep.
rcsentation Of its negro element
to one half vote, and instructed
its delegation from the State-at.largs
to the national convention at Chicago
June 18th, to vote for Charles War.
rem Fairbanks, of Indiana. as long
rs his name is before that convention. -
The lone negro on the delegation is
Phil u. Brown, OF Hopkinsville, and
the white delegates aye Edwin p Nor.
row, OF Somerset; Congressman John
w. Langley, Of Pikeville; former Gov.
ernor A. +. Wilson, of Louisville:
Colonel Richard p. Ernst, of Coving.
ton; Judge +. c. O'Rear. of Frankfort !;
Congressman Caleb Powers, of Bar.
louisville, and William Marshall Bull.
TT. of Louisville.
Morrow offered TO surrender his
place in order to avoid split in the
Log Cabin party, and Caleb Powers
also announced his willingness to yield
for harmoLy's sake, but the delegates
held both intact.
Judge Mckenzie Moss, OF Bowling
Green, was permanent Chairman of the
State convention.
There was no opposition to the re
election Of f. T. Franks, Greensboro
for Chairman Of the State Central
Committee. nor was there anybody Of
fering for the place of Avis S. Ben
nett, OF Louisville, who was reelected
Secretary.
The election of John w. McCulloch
OF Owensboro. as National Committee.
man from Kentucky, which occurred
before daylight early in the morning,
at meeting Of a faction which was
represented by 1914 OF the 26 repre-.
sentatives, has created big stir
among Kentucky Republicans, and
threats OF a contest are being made.
The negroes are also dissatisfied
with only one-half of vote represen.
tation and may make a contest also
1t is stated.
Senator Stricklett presented a reso.
luton fixing March Goth as the date
for converting the Senate to try the
articles of impeachment against ]. +
Williams, Judge of McCreary County.
which have been filed. This date did
not meet with the approval of many
OF the Senators. some of they saving
that urgent business called them home
at the close of the session. Others
argued that the time intervening he
tween the adjournment of the Legis.
lature and March Goth would not give
Judge Williams and his attorneys suf
fcient time to prepare their case. The
Senate finally fixed Monday. April
10th. as the time for the trial.
The Rules Committee of the Senate
Is authorized to prepare rules of pro
cedure and practice for the govern
ment OF the Senate while sitting as a
Court OF Impeachment.
Judge Williams is charged in the
petition asking for impeachment with
issuing warrants In felony cases with.
out AFFIDAVIT; being delinquent in pay.
ing money into the State Treasury.
exceeding his authority in suspending
sentences imposed by his court and be.
ing intoxicated when on duty.
The Overstreet bin. to reduce the
appropriation OF the Kentucky Chit
drCn's Home Society Of Louisville from
$4,000 to $4,000 annually. and to
provide for the payment of all ex.
penses incident TO the cunning of the
home by the State Sinking Fund Com
missioners, was killed by the Senate
by a vote of % to ..
The Mathers bill, to license and reg
ulate rowing horse traders, passed by
4 vote OF AZ 20 25. The purpose of the
bill is to regulate the movements OF
rowing bands of gypsies. The bill
fixes a license OF so.
Representative Minors bill, to pro.
hibit banks from declaring a dividend
until their surplus amounts to 10 per
cent OF the capital. was passed 46 to
81
Senator Huhaker's bill providing for
The working of convicts on the public
'oads, and companion bill to prohibit
Interference with convicts employed
.utside OF the prison walls. was passed
N the Senate with little opposition.