The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-02-24
General Assembly To Pass
on Plan Of Gov. Stanley
am Bankers
TAXES MAY Be RAISED
Extra revenue Of five cents on trc
hundred doiars needed - Special
session seems assured.

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Frankfort. Ky CSpcciaD IF the
Legislature so resolves. the people
will have an opportunity to pass o1
the question Of issuing bonds for tIa
payment Of the s2.oo9,ooO debt in TIE
form of outstanding warrants against
the State at the November election.
Bonding this debt would mean p
saving of about $4,000 . year in In.
terest and would place the State IS
credit on a firm basis.
A committee Of the Kentucky Bark
ers' Association was called together
at the executive mansion, where they
discussed with Governor Starlcy ttc
questions OF re.ara'-y S2aooCc0 ~
outstanding state warrants Il We
the consensus Of opinion tina. ;ho il
terest.bearing warrants should be re-
funded Ways OF lettering the S.atoH
financial affairs were also discuss
at length.
Kentucky bankers and party loar
ers arc Of The opinion that an cdai
tioral re7e7uc Of five cont. on thu
hundred dollars Is needed TO make
ends meet and provide for the actual
necessities cf government.
A special session Of the General
Assembly 10 determine the na.tor NJ
revenues and taxation seems assured
and II is believed that administration
leaders will blame the injection o.
the prohibition question into the pres
ent sessions the cause for delay and
as the reason for special session.
An investigation will be made al
the charges against Representative
Harvey, of Webster County. arden
leader for the prohibition cause. by
Representative Humphrey, Of Elem
ing, on the House floor, to the effect
that Harvey has approached a cham
ber-maid in the Capitol Hotel with
outstretched hands. resolution pro
viding for this investigation and also
Of the charges made by Harvey that
Governor Stanley was elected by the
liquor interests and that distillCr
had contributed $4,000 to his cam
paign passed the House It provides
that "a mi - II l..
selected by each side and that the
seventh member shall be selected by
the six. So Ear the six have been ur.
able to agree on the seventh man
The representatives of Harvey have
suggested Lieut.-Governor James D.
Black, which was not acceptable to
the Humphrey side.
Harvey has denounced the Pun.
phrey charge as a "frame-up." AMI
in an effort to prevent his activitie,
for the prohibition cause. He has re.
ceived hundreds OF letters, scores OF
kilograms and resolutions from
churches from al parts of the state
have been forwarded expressing con
fidence in him.
The Senate refused to concur in the
amendments tackled on by the House
to the Zimmerman anti-lobby bill. ard
the Chair appointed a Conference
Committee, composed of Senators
Zimmerman, Frost and Hufaker TO
confer with a like committee from the
House regarding these amendments
A biz permitting adjacent counties
to maintain joint high schools, intro
duced by Senator Frost. passed the
upper body by unanimous vote.
A joint resolution was passed by both
branches of the General Assembly to
adjourn from last Saturday over until
Wednesday morning of this week,
Tuesday being the anniversary OF the
birth of George Washington.
A Joint resolution, originating in the
Senate. pettioning Congress to take
steps looking to the prevention OF
foods and flood damage in the NIissi
sippi Valley was adopted in the House
on motion of Representative McMug
ray. OF Fulton County.
The bill OF Senator Williams to pro
tect birds and game animals, passed
the upper house without a dissenting
vote Is to 0.
An unsuccessful effort 10 call up the
bill to abolish betting on horse races,
was made by Representative Oliver, OF
Scott County
After four hours OF careful con
sheraton, the Spoor-Vance corrupt
practices act passed the Senate by
vote of 25 to l. Senator Moore casting
the dissenting vote.
Although voting for the bill, saying
he believed il TO be a step in the right
Senator Frost denounced the
bill AS a "hush-up." II was the inten.
ton, he said, te fool the people by the
passage OF this measure. which would