The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1916-02-03

Favorable reports have been made
on the following bills: To make holder
OF equitable title TO property respons.
lble for listing Il for taxation as be.
tween him and legal holder; to permit
taxpayers 10 pay their portion OF spe.
cial levy to redeem railroad bonds and
be eAonerated from liability: to regu
late toll bridges to be erected over
navigable streams; to amend state
text books laws limiting changes To
three branches In one year: TO permit
hscal courts to anticipate revenues
ana borrow money for less than six
per cent; 10 provide for submission Of
question Of substitute county commits.
sloners for fiscal court at any gen.
eraI election; TO extend bonds Of pnb.
Tic officers to cover acts done while
holding beyond regular terms of office
and the antipass measure of Senator
Zimmerman.
senator II. VI Brock. Republican
Moor leader In the Senate and who
mas occupied that position for the mast
w" SESSIONS viii be candidate for
election as delegate to the Republican
National Convention from the Elev.
en'h District. according TO leaders in
Frankfort
Providing Tor the abolishing OF tho
Flrst and Second Assistant Atiornev
General, Representative jackson. Re- |
publican. Lee County, has introduced a
Ill., aud says that he Is of the opinion
that since the Governor and Attorney
General have authority under the law
10 employ special assistants as the
need Tor them arises. the permanent
employment Of assistants is unneces
sary
Much curiosity Is being expressed
as TO the Investigations into the state |
printing expenses The committee IL
cowpHscd Of Senators Helm. HuHake,
aud Brock, but so Ear the probes have
not been sharpened. according TO re.
ports
The roll call In the Senate on ,be
Prohibition question was the longest
1n record, taking nearly an hour TO
comHiet" The time was taken up by
the universal desire Of the senators 10
explain their vote.
Endorsed by State Superintendent
OF Public Instruction. V. O. Gilbert. a
hill introduced by Representative Rad.
ellie. Of Henry County. provides for
the taking Of the school census every
two years instead " annually as has
been the custom lie claims that this
will save the State $4,000.
A bin to prevent the activity OF OF.
hce holders In working to increase the
salaries Of their own and other Offices
by Senator Porter. OF Web.
ster County Is taken quite seriously
by the Senate and is likely to pass.
A model bill providing for working
OF conyicts on the public roads win be
drafted by Senator Webster Helm. OF
Campbell County, who is chairman OF
the Senate Committee on Public Roads
and Highways.
A resolution requesting the Ken.
lucky delegation in Congress TO sup.
port a bill making national prohibition
possible, provided the brewers and dis
iillers receive compensation for their
plants. passed the Senate.
II was h.t introduced by Senator
Of Warren County. merely
requesting them to support the ma.
Iional prohibition. This was amended
by Senator Huffaker, OF Louisville. pro.
7lding compensation. This amend.
nent was adopted by vote OF II TO
Is.
The resolution then passed as
amended % TO 6. Those voting
against II we're Senators Frost, Hunts.
nan, Porter, Sanders, Scott and Tay.
or Those declining to vote we're
Senator's Clay, Hlldreth. Montgomery,
Moore. Peak and Salmon. Senator
Ford was m and moi nresent