The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1916-02-11
DRY BILLS TO
FRONT IN HOUSE
Drys Force Out of Hands of Commit
tee and Also Pass Sunday
Closing Bills.

CdIly III Tie Weeh, IHey IOOh the
statewide prohibition bill out of the
hands of the Committee on Alcoholic
Liquors, where the Vets had hoped
to keep it buried, and put it in the
calendar where it will soon come up
for action by the House The vote to
take the statewide bill out of the
hands of the committee was won by
the Drys by 81 to 43. Representative
w. G. Gooch, of this county, voted
against taking the bill out of the
committees hands. Representative
Clay Kaufman, of Garrard, was
found voting with the Drys in favor
of taking the bill from the commit
tees hands. Considerable surprise
was occasioned by the vote of Rep
resentative Claude Minor of Boyle
county, who voted with the Vets
against bringing the bill out. Mr..
Minor had been counted as a Dry
man and came from one of the Dri-
est NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
1t is understood that his constituents
are letting him hear from them in no
uncertain terms since his vote on this
question.
On Wednesday the bills offered by
Representative Greene seeking to en-
act legislation which will force the
saloons of Covington and Newport
to remain closed on Sunday, were
passed by large majorities. Repre-
sentative Gooch, of Lincoln, voted
for one of the bills, and against the
other. Gov. Stanley and the Admin
istration had felt out sentiment on
"a State Excise Commission bill,
which would place control of all sa-
loon licenses in the state in the hands
of high-salaried board to be named
by the governor, but found sentiment
so strong against it that the bill was
not offered, and the Greene bills
went through sailing. The first of the
Greene bills provides that all places
where liquor is sold in violation of
law shall be considered common nui-
sances and pEssI ide 6 for abate-
ment OF such nuisances by injunc--
ton. Upon the affidavit of three
credible citizens of any community
that such nuisance exists, the Attor-
ney General of Kentucky is required
to institute an action to enjoin the
nuisance perpetually.
The other bill provides that any
saloonkeeLer who violates the law
shall forfeit his license, and that no
such saloonkeeper shall ever be
granted another license The most
drastic feature of the bill is the sec
ton which gives exclusive jurisdic-
ton in all cases under the act to the
Circuit Court of Franklin county.
The Attorney General is required to
Summon alleged offenders before the
Franklin Circuit Court upon the aft
davit Of two credible witnesses that
there has been a collation. of the law.
Either side may appeal from the
court to the Court of Appeals.
By a vote of 81 to 80, the House
acted favorably upon the bill to sub
NIT the question of granting the vote
to women, at its Thursdays session.
The committee rendered an adverse
report on the bill but the House adj
vanced the bill by the vote named
over the committees report. Repre-
sentative Gooch, Ct this county, vo-
ted against the woman suffrage prop
osition, but Representative Kaufman
of Garrard, voted for them, as did
Representative Wall of Casey. Repre-
sentative Minor, of Boyle, was not
recorded as voting by the daily pa
pers.
Gov. Stanley on Thursday signed
the anti-pass bill, which means that
public officials cannot secure favors
of this kind from railroads in the fu-
ture 1t does not become effective,
however, until the first of next jan
uary.