Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1916-03-10

prohibited from being worked outside
of the prison walls to be used In the
manufacturing, quarryins, mining and
preparation Of road and bridge mate
rial to be used by the State Depart
ment In the construction of roads and
bridges. The Commissioners will pay
for the services Of these convlcts from
the State road fund at the rate Of 81
day for each convict hired
The Commissioner OF Public Roads,
with the approval Of the Governor. Is
empowered to purchase the necessary
machinery and equipment for the con.
struction OF roads and bridges. The
sum to be expended is limited to 10
per cent of the State aid fund. It Is
estimated that $4,000 will be available
for the purchase of machinery and
equipment.
| The Senate, by a vote of 20 to II.
passed the substitute for the bill OF
Senator Stricklett to rearrangc the 50
/ senatorial districts of Kentucky. the
substitute having been prepared by
Senator Stricklett
The Encouragement gives the Repub.
licans more power in some sections
and works likewise for the Democrats
In other parts of the State. 1t was an
administration measure and will likely
pass the House.
/ The bill of Senator Evans to recodify
the militia laws passed rs to 0, after
having several amendments tackled on.
II limits the amount to be spent for
salaries to one-half Of the appropria.
ton known rs the State military fund.
Senator Montgomery's bill to pro
hibit pandering passed % to 0, with an
amendment fixing the punishment for
violation from one to five years instead
OF two to ten years.
BY q vote of q to /, the Senate
passed the bill OF Senator Lewis to
permit counties to vote tax for roads
and bridges. Under the provisions OF
the bill an additional levy of 20 cents
may be voted for building roads and
bridges. The bill does not in any way
affect the provisions OF the present
law as to bond issues.
Although defeated two weeks ago,
the bill OF Senator Speer to require
consideration to be named in deeds
passed 81 to 5. The bill met no oppo.
sitiOn on the floor Of the Senate when
called up for passage by the Rules
Committee.
/ I The House passed unanimously Sen
ator Combs bill to permit telephone
companies to consolidate. This meas
ure, which passed the Senate some
time ago to the Enrolling Clerk.
There was no discussion when it
passed the House Being a constitu.
tional amendment, IL needed sixty
votes in the House. 1t received Sc.
Since the Governor has no power to
disapprove constitutional amendment
bills. this amendment, having passed
both Houses. will be submitted to the
voters at the next general election.
The House Concurred in the Senate
amendments to the Vance-Speer cor
rupt practices act which will now be-
come law.
Fraternal benefit societies are placed
under the supervision of the State In.
surance Commission by a bill intro.
duced by Representative Greene,
which passed unanimously. The pur
pose Of this bill. called an act TO regt
late fraternal benefit societies, is to
protect the public from wildcat"
orders.
Representative z. d. Smith intro
duced bill proposing to increase the
State license on saloons to $3.50.
/ Governor Stanley has signed the ad-
ministration textbook bill II provides
that not more than three textbooks
may be changed at any textbook adop-
ton. The bill was introduced by Sen.
ator Rogers.
Representative Hutchcraft's bill re.
quiIlHS COHCtIus tuBdktu III lut lIdu-
ing stamp business to pay license of
$1,000 passed the House by a vote of
81 TO 30.
The bill imposing a jail sentence in
addition 10 fine on operators OF hand
books was called from the orders OF
the day in the House by Representa-
tive Murphy and passed, rs to 8.
The House passed the bill Of Repre-
sentative Hutchcraft providing for the
assessment and collection of inheri.
lance taxes. He claimed the bin will
bring In revenue to the State between
100000 and 100000 annually. The
vote was "A to 6.