The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-02-02
Committees Are In Shape
and Good Legislation
Is Promised
PLAN BONDS FOR DEBT
Woman Suffrage May Be Left Out
Stamp Of Approval Given Corrupt
Practice BilI-Important Insurance
Matters.

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carrying out the Administration pre-
election pledges and suggestions, some
real business legislation is promised
by the General Assembly during the
early days of February.
Louisville bankers have discussed
the matter of arranging the state debt
and it is generally believed that the
Governor and state fnanciers will
float bonds to take care of the present
large state Indebtedness which the
present administration inherited.
The Vance-Sheer corrupt practice
bill, endorsed by Governor Stanley and
known as an administration measure,
passed the House by a vote of so to 8.
The measure as adopted fixes the max
fmum amount of money that may be
spent by any candidate for an office in
.! Kentucky, including the primary and
general election.
The amounts follow: Governor, $780,
600; other state officers, $4,000; Rail-
road Commissioner and Judge of the
Court of Appeals, $4,000; Circuit Judge
and commemorative Attorney, $4,000;
county officials in counties having
cities of first class, $1,000; county Of
Gals in counties having cities of the
second class, $4,000 county officials in
counties having cities of the third
class, $4,000 county officials in all
other counties, $4,000; Representa-
tives, 500; Senators, $4,000 for any
other Office, city, county or district
not mentioned, $1,000.
The bill repeats the statute which
requires two witnesses to convict for
bribery in elections.
The amount of money spent by can
didates must be filed for publication
10 days before and 10 days after cleo.
ton and fine of from 500 to $1,000
for failure is provided
In order that they may lend every
assistance possible to help the state
hquidate the present debts and carry
out the administrations economy
pledges" President Henry Hardin
Cherry and the Board of Regents of
the Western Kentucky State Normal
School have decided not to ask for
any additional appropriation this ses.
sion. even though the good work of this
institution, of which thousands of Ken
! tuckians are very proud, has stead
lily been increased and is today ac-
commodating more students then ever
before.
1t is considered safe to predict that
the bill of Senator j. b. Hles, of
Bracken county, appropriating $4,000
annually for five years to the Ken.
lucky Illiteracy Commission, of which
Mrs. Cora Wilson Stewart is the head,
will go through both houses as rapidly
and as certainly as any measure of the
session.
bill intended to do away with rae
ing in the state by banishing the pari
mutuel machines and prohibiting
betting in any form. has been intro.
duced by Representative Jack Oliver,
OF Scottsville, Allen county, a Repub-
! lican. 1t is said by his opponents that
he halls from a county, which is a
days journey from race track.
Only two constitutional amendments
are permitted to be passed at any reg
ular session of the legislature and no
more amendments can be voted upon
at the same time.
II the House concurs in the action of
the Senate on the Combs Hobbs bill,
amending the constitution to permit
telephone companies to merge, and the
Knight-Meyers bill to amend the con.
stitution so that proper workmen's
compensation act may be adopted. the
woman suffragists who are appealing
for the ballot in Kentucky will be
| locked out until the next session of the
/ General Assembly at least
| Should the House reject one of these
amendments, then the Senate would
be free to act upon the Woman Suf.
| frage question but it is not believed
! that the women will have it come up
again.
/ The legislators do appear to be
ready to give them much encourage.
ment right now.
A bill introduced in the Senate by
Senator Glenn, provides that all ap
pointments of assistants made by
heads of the different departments of
the state government be made with
! the consent of the senate.
II the bill becomes a law the Senate
will n the future confirm the appoint.
ment of assistant secretary of state,
I deputy auditor, assistant commissioner
OF agriculture, deputy clerk Of the
court OF appeals, deputy treasurer, the
! three assistant attorney-generals and
the assistant state superintendent Of
public instruction.