The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-02-02

Favorable reports have been made
IN the following bills: To make holder
o. equitable title to property respons.
ible for listing It for taxation as be-
tween him and legal holder: to permit
taxpayers to pay their portion of spe-
cial levy to redeem railroad bonds and
re eXorerated from liability: to regu.
late toll bridges to be erected over
r1vigable streams; to amend state
.nt books laws limiting changes to
hree branches in one year; to permit
riscal courts to anticipate revenues
and borrow money for less than six
pcr cent; to provide for submission of
question of substitute county commits
aioners for fiscal court, at any gen
eral election; to extend bonds of pub
! tic officers to cover acts done while
holding beyond regular terms of office
and the anti-pass measure of Senator
Zimmerman.
Senator II. NJ. Brock, Republican
floor leader in the Senate and who
has occupied that position for the past
| two sessions, will be candidate for
| election as delegate to the Republican
| National Convention from the Eley-
enth District, according to leaders in
| Frankfort
Providing for the aboishing of the
! FIRST and Second Assistant Attorney
General, Representative Jackson. Re
| publican, Lee County. has introduced a
/ bill, and says that he is of the opinion
/ that since the Governor and Attorney
/ General have authority under the law
! to employ special assistants as the
need for 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 is
composed of Senators Helm, Huffaker
and Brock, but so far the probes have
not been sharpened, according to re-
ports.
The roll call in the Senate on the
Prohibition question was the longest
on record, taking nearly an hour to
complete. The time was taken I'D by
! the universal desire of the senators to
explain their vote.
Endorsed by State Superintendent
of Public Instruction, V. o. Gilbert, a
bill introduced by Representative Rad
cliffe, of Henry County. provides for
the taking of the school census every
/ two years instead of annually as has
been the custom. He claims that this
will save the State $4,000.
| A bill to prevent the activity of Of
flee holders in working to increase the
| salaries of their own and other Offices,
introduced 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 convicts on the public roads will 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
/ nlu 1ala IL,
port bill making national prohibition
possible, provided the brewers and dis
tillers receive compensation for their
plants, passed the Senate.
1t was first introduced by Senator
Huntsman, of Warren County. merely
requesting them to support the ma
tional prohibition. This was amended
by Senator Huffaker, of Louisville, pro-
viding compensation. This amend
ment was adopted by vote of II to
Is.
The resolution then passed as
amended % to 6. Those voting
against 1t were Senators Frost Hunts
man, Porter, Sanders; Scott and Tay-
Tor. Those declining to vote were
Senators Clay, Hildreth, Montgomery,
Moore, Peak and Salmon. Senator
Ford was Ill and not present.
Governor Stanley has appointed four
members of the State Board of
Equalization for terms of four years
each. They include Ben S. Calvert,
Stamping Ground; John A. Webb,
Whitesburg; Charles p. Weaven and
II. II. Cary, the latter two being re-
appointed.
A meeting of the State Board of Ag-
riculture was held in Louisville, at the
call of Commissioner of Agriculture
Cohen, for the purpose of making
plans for the Kentucky State Fair to
be held next fall.
Geo. T. Fuller, Mayfield, and c. ].
Aud. Cecilian. were reappoinfd mem
bers Of the State Board of Health by