The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1916-01-27
Happening Of Interest
At the State Capitol.
Special TO the Hickman Courier

mlhihuatloh, nut the 'dryH" claim they
are determined 10 know where every
member stands at the earliest possible
date.
Elated over their victory In having
the Statewide bin fayorably reported
boy the Senate committee the "drys"
gave the administration the biggest
surprise OF their lives aud staged
battle Of more than ordinary interest.
although % may be- short aud decisive.
pr Norman A Palmer, Suporintend
eut of the Kentucky Anti Saloon
League, and Mrs Frances T.. Beau.
champ President of the Kentucky
NomanH Christian Temperance
Union have been 900 tho ground since
the opening NJ the les stature II ls
said that ,ho usual paid lobbyists Of
the iist.l.cr have u1, made their ap.
peauucc y,l hut the, lrr expected 10
gct active .uHn Doc .hs last lorisla.
turo NJ 1919 f.c Statewide question
was deferred until 'ho closing days u
The General Assembly
Drastic ,nouah 90 remedy the evils
30 long complained of by the people
the administrations autllobhy. anti
trus, and corrupt practice measures
have been introduced BOO both Houses
and a.l hc pushed D., Governor Stan
ley nho pledged himself TO soc that
they were enacted
The BIN 10 reimburse Kon'uckians
Tor cattle destroyed In stamping out
the epidemic 90 foot and mouth dis.
ease is expected 10 pass both Houses
with little opposition Il provides
Sos 900 90 cover those losses sustained
by farmers Similar bills have been
passed by fourteen States.
Representative Frank c. Greene, OF
Carrnllton, has said that he will op.
pose non Arthur Rouse burlington.
Tor the denomination 20 Congress from
The Sixth District Greene Is also do.
tcfmIHed 'o push hts Jim Crow" bin.
prnNJ.H. for lho separation Of street
cars with compartments for negroes
ludro James VI Benton has made
n known tha, hc does not intend to
oppose Representative J. Campbell
Cautr.U. NJ the Seventh District. In
event hp III not selected 10 succeed the
late Justice Lamar on the Supreme
bench by President Wilson. He was
supported for the latter, place by all
cNCop, three of the Kentucky delega.
ton loo Congress
Tho fght Of the dry forces in the
Legislature 10 secure the passage OF
n Statewide amendment FOR prohibit.
ton ls only the initial struggle that
vii. be- wared during this session.
\ bin s 10 be introduced to prohibit
tho manufacture OF intoxicating
liquors loo Kentucky
The constitution Ia silent on the
question of 'he manufacture Of lntoKi.
eating LIQUORS The sale. barter OF
loan Is permitted by Section CT OF the
constitution. but the word "manufac
turo" was left out so that the dry
forces claim that bill to prohibit the
manufacture may be passed by a ma.
iority vote II is IN tho hands OF Sen.
ator Frost and Representative Hamil.
H.
hills Zoo tho Senate and House respec
lively
judge Joe T. Williams. Of MeCreary
County. ls IN Frankfort claiming that
the impeachment charges are utter
Is rrouldlcss' and says that he is
there 20 answer them in person.
The Advertisers Clubs NJ Louisville
and Lexington are active IN having a.
bin introduced providing for a penalty
for fraudulent advertising similar to
the city ordinances which the clubs
have. respectively. succeeded In get
ting through the city councils OF each
city.
Congressman A. W Barley has I'm.
PRODUCED q bill In Congress ito pre-
vent the manufacture and sale OF al
coholic liquors In the District OF Co
lumbia." and says that II Is his lnten'
,lau 10 push the bill to turn the ma.
tioual capital dry lie said that II was
mistake 10 accuse Kentucky as be
iur @ "vhiskev state" for ia out OF
~ counties are dry.
o. ls regarded as somewhat novel
~. member u Congress from the
S hat produces moro whiskey
.h.r amy other in the Union. and has
thru. 0.,hs " all the whiskey In the
United States In It's bonded ware.
houses. should champion the cause of
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