The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-01-20
LIBERALS SUPPORT
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
Compromise with Purpose
Of FOreStalling State
Wide Prohibition
MAY SUBN'TT TO PEOPLE
Redistrietins Promised to Remove Re
publican compIaint-seores Of Bills
introduced, Many Are Nearly idcntl
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FRANKFORT. Ky.--(SpecialD-Al
OF the Democratic platform recon.
mendations will be adopted at this SEES
sion OF the Legislature with the pos.
sible exception OF that covering re
alton laws. which may be handled al
a special session for that specific pur
pose upon the call OF Governor A. o
Stanley. according to leaders in pc
litical circles.
There is chance for the woman
suffrage amendment to be passed
which will submit the question TO the
voters next year. II Is claimed that
many of the Liberals are in favor of
this as a forestall aud compromise
OF the statewide prohibition amend
ment
A redistrictlng measure. fair enough
TO remove Republican complaint. will
no doubt be put through
Stanley County. a partition of Pike
and the i2lst county is expected 20
be created after an interc- ting fight
in both branches OF the General As
sembly.
The investigation into expenditures
for printing is expected 60 be FOL
lowed by legislative inquiry into IN"
conduct OF certain departments aud
institutions.
Governor Stanley has welcomed Re
publican resolutions of this sort and
has made IT clear that he will insist
on the states affairs being conducted
in the same manner as a business man
would manage a going concern.
ON the first bill day Cor the Senate
scores OF them por,-d into the hop
per:
Senator Frost introduced State
wide prohibition bill u provides tot
vote to prohibit the sale ~ intUXicat
ing liquors. to brcsme effective june
80. 1919. and To prohibit the manu-.
facture Of intoxicating liquors To be
come effective lam. 80 1920
An anti-lobby NIL Mas introduced b,
Senator Williams u provides that
the Secretary ~ S,st. shall keep n
register whirh shall contain the names
of persons appearing before the Legis
lature In tho interest OF certain
measures This register will not only
contain the name ~ the lobbyist. but
the measures for which he Is working
Among other important bills intro
duced were:
A bill amending section 1875 Of the
constitution so as 70 CIV. equal SUI
frage to women WAS presented by
Senator Combs
Another am"ndmen, to IN. constitu
ton was offered nv senator Arnett
This bill seeks To make the Stat,
Superintendent ~ public instruction
eligible for reelection. The bill pro
yides that the state Superintendent
may be elected or appointed. but ir
either case he is "iigibl. Tor reelection
or reappointmcHt.
The destroying or burning of cleo
tion stub books In provided for In a
measure presented by Senator Brock
The wOrkmous compensation act
was offered by senator knight
senator Strirklrtt's bill requires
associations or corporations operating
in this city to pay employee twice
monthly.
The bill of Senator Antle increases
the penalties for the unlawful sale OF
whisky in dry territory
Owners OF live slpk slaughtered be
cause OF the lurt and mouth disease
will be- reimbursed II N" measure Of
Senator Zimmerman. providing for thu
payment OF claims tor loss suffered on
account OF the disease is enacted into
law.
The bill offered by Senator Combs
regulates the right Of foreign corpora.
tions TO do trust business in this
state and u act as trustees under
deeds and MORTGAGES
Senator Glenn's bill creates the Office
OF County Health Supervisor in one
or more counties.
The establishment of n Western
Normal School for negroes in Western
Kentucky is asked for in the bill Of
Senator Huntsman.
Senator Leach introduced a bin re-.
curing railroads operating for a dis
tance Of 10 miles or more 10 stop all
passenger trains at county seats. OF
a. some station within four miles Of
the county seat.
The operation OF ferries by counties
Is provided for In bill OF senator
Glenn.
Senator Combs introduced a bill
amending Section POI of the constitu
ton, permitting the consolidation OF
competing telephone companies.
The erection. organization and
maintenance Of county high schools by
two or more counties is provided for
In the bill Of Senator Frost.
Senator Hiles introduced a bill max,
ing II unlawful 10 use any statement
which is untrue. deceptive or mis-,
leading In an advertisement and fix,
Ing a fine OF not exceeding $500 and
Imprisonment I'm the County Jail not
exceeding 80 days for such oifense.
The holding u county teachers In
stitutes Tor rural schoolteachers th1