The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-03-20
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
VISITS COLORED NORMAL
Institute. Rep. Cain Gives In
teresting Account of the Trip.
Names Bills That Have Been
Signed by Governor. Explains
His Vote on Waggoner Amend.
ment.

Accepting an invitation of Prof. G..
r. Russell, president of the Colored Nor
NAL Institute, the members of the Gen.
eral Assembly, on the evening of Mar.
9th, were entertained by a generous
spread of good things to eat, an exhibit
ton OF the school talent and an address
by the president.
The Institdtion owns 300 acres of
land, IS of which are embraced by the
Campus. leaving POS acres that are de-
voted TO agriculture. The produce of
the farm last year, consisting of vege-
tables, corn, wheat, barley. rye, clover,
timothy and alfalfa, was estimated to
be worth $l4 600 90. Think of that farm
26S acres with no tobacco to it's credit
or discredit, as you please. All labor on
the farm was performed by the students.
Sixty per cent of the produce was sold;
the remainder being consumed in the
maintenance of the school The stu
dents canned 10000 cans of tomatoes
corn and beans The dairy herd is COM
posed of 80 head of registered Jersey
cattle. During the first six months of
this fiscal year there was produced 1915
gallons of milk that was sold for 40
cents gallon.
Prof. Russell is man of remarkable
attachments. A. b. and L. L. d. are
written after his name and he appears
entirely worthy of the degrees. The
impression is made that he Is a scholar
and gentleman. Although apparent
ly conscious of being regarded as be-
longing to an inferior race, yet his bear.
ing revealed no mark of servility and
was sustained by a quiet, unassumins
manner that commanded respect.
Following are bills that have been
signed by the Governor: H B No l.
-Appropriating $4,000 for State Tax
Commission.
H. B No. 35-Providing for one tax
supervisor for each magisterial district.
H. B. No. 9i-Providing tor injunc-
ton to abate disorderly houses, declar-
ing them public nuisances.
II. b. No. l6S-Levying tax 40 cents
an the 500 for State purposes, Is cents
for general expenditure fund. IS cents
for schools, cent for sinking fund, IA
cents for University of Kentucky, 20
cent for Erstern Normal, same for West
ern Normal and 3 cents for State road
fund
S. B. No. S4-Re- apportioning Sens-
torial districts. Tenth district being
thereby composed of the counties of
Breckinrdge, Hancock, Grayson and
Hart.
S. b. No. 2I6-Providing for cooper
alive vocational education under Smith
Hughes act of Congress.
S B. No. 6l-Anti Shipping bill, I'M
der which act the bringing in for per-
sonal use Is denied.
The House has "Tin Canned" Old
Tige" As amended the bill seeks to
provide for tax of 500 for one dog
and 81 90 for each male and 81 90 for
each female, for each additional dog.
Also to require that each dog be tagged
and he confined from sunset to sunrise.
Tags to be furnished by County Clerk
on application of owner who must give
description of the dog. The calf bill
was lost by falling votes short of the
necessary 40. Representatives Claude
w. Thomas, a highly respected, leading
statesman. vigorously opposed this
measure after having urged the sup
port of the Dog bill as food measure.
| failed to see the consistency of his ar
guments.
John Barleycorn "Gets His" in the
Anti Shipping bill. Notwithstanding
the fact that the necessity for an expla
nation Is often construed as evidence of
questionable motive, have decided to
risk such construction and beg to try to
explain my vote on the Waggoner
Amendment from which the house re.
ceded on the Senate's refusal to concur
in same
This Amendment, which provided for
the bringing in of liquor on the person
aud in personal baggage for personal
use, was offered by Mr.. Waggoner. a
DRY" leader and minister of the Cos
pei, on the ground that the prohibition