Mountain advocate., 1916-02-18
General Assembly Passed
Few Rills--SeSSiOn To
Close in Three Weeks
STATEWIDE DEFEATED
Woman Suffrage is Placed on calen-
dar in House-Republicans Make
Plans for State Convention March l..

Frankfort, Ky. (SpeciaD the
closing of the 1916 session Of the
Kentucky Legislature near at hand,
there is much speculation as to what
bills will be passed to remedy business
conditions. 1t was expected that more
would be accomplished in the early
days OF the present session, but a
great deal Of time was taken up over
the Pike County division, prohibition
and woman suffrage, neither of which
have made any Roadway towards be-
ing enacted.
1t appears that Statewide prohibit
ton has been put to sleep for all this
session, being defeated in both the
House and the Senate
! The bill for the proposed Stanley
county laid on the table in the Sen
ate, is not expected to be brought up
again.
/ Woman suffrage unfavorably re.
ported in both the House and the Sen.
ate, but brought out in the lower body
over the committee by a majority
vote and placed on the calendar. ap-
[ pears to be certain Of defeat
The usual scramble at the eleventh
hour is expected by those who have
carefully watched the proceedings Of
this and many previous sessions of
the Kentucky lawmakers.
/ Out of respect to the memory Of
! Abraham Lincoln, both branches adj
journed over Saturday, February 18th,
his birthday.
/ The first thing Governor Stanley
did after the Statewide prohibition
amendment was defeated, was to call
Acknowledgement NJ. NJ. Logan, Audi.
tor Robert l., Greene and Treasurer
Sherman Goodpastor into conference,
with view TO legislation which it is
intended to liquidate the State debt
of three million dollars.
The first thing to he done is TO Sc.
cure the passage Of bill under which
| provision may be made for decreasing
the amount of interest now being pod
by the State on its outstanding war.
rant
\ committee of the Kentucky Bank.
| ers' Association will assist in the
preparation Of this bill Several of
| the leading bankers of the State
/ have already consulted with Governor
/ Stanley regarding the matter. and adj,
ministration officials are optimistic
concerning the likelihood of eliminat.
ing the debt. Leaders declare that
the future of the Democratic party
in Kentucky depends in great meas.
ure upon it.
The Duncan administration bill to
amend the text book adoption law to
provide that not more than three sub
jects Of study shall be changed at any
one year was recommitted with leave
to bring it forth at any time This
bill has passed the Senate and will
be substituted for the House Bill.
The sOlons are beginning to take
stock now that the session Of the Gen.
e!al Assembly is more than half over
Every man who has a bill that he re
lies on 10 pass in order to square him.
self with his constituents is begin.
ming to figure on how he can get II
through the legislative maze that now
confronts him.
There will likely be some fancy
"Jockeying' from now on, and all sorts
OF arguments will be brought to bear
by the anxious solons to get their
measures advanced before the time
when they must trust TO the tender
mercies of the Rules Committee.
Statewide prohibition was defeated
in the House of Representatives fail.
ing to receive the necessary three
fifths by six votes.
The vote stood 81 for submission
and 40 against.
During the debate on this measure
in the House trouble arose between
Representative w. B. Harvey, OF
Dixon, Webster county, and Repre-
sentative J. d. Humphrey, of Elem.
ingsburg.
Speaking in support OF the measure,
Representative Harvey resented a
statement that a Democratic member
who voted for the bill was a bolter.
He referred TO the Democratic eOnven.
tion at Louisville last year as not rep
resenting the real sentiment of the
party. He criticized Governor Stanley
harshly and accused him Of deceiving
the drys in certain localities as to his
attitude on the statewide question.
When Representative Humphrey
gained the floor his speech prseipitat'
cd trouble. He declared that b. ~