Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1918-02-14
HANDBOOK BETS
BILL POSTPONED
eOlON FAILS TO HAVE MEASURE
PLACED IN LINE FOR iMME-
DATE ACTION.
ACT WOULD PERMIT BOXING
Contests to Be leealzed In Kentucky
Under Proposed Act introduced IN
the House-Tax Measure Is Made
Special Order OF Business.

Charging that the members OF the
house were aiding the gamblers OF
Kentucky by postponing the passage
Ct his bill to prohibit handbooks, Rep.
rcsentative John T. Murphy, OF Cow
ington, was defeated In his effort 10
take his antihandbOok bill out of the
orders OF the day and put 1t on its
passage Representatives Hudson,
Spurrier and Meyers protested against
Representative Murphy's proceeding
on the ground that II would be dan
gerous precedent to begin making spc'
cial orders OF bills now in the orders
OF the day. This argument was an
swered by Representative Murphy that
the house had been considering bill
that had been taken from the orders
OF the day and made a special order.
Representative Radcliffe, OF Newcas.
tie. introduced bill permitting box.
ing contests in this state. The bill
does not repeal the statutes prohibit
ing prize fighting.
The bill OF Representative Arch l..
Hamilton TO levy tax OF ~ cents on the
SlOO for state purposes. 10 cents for
general expenses, IS cents for the com
mon schools, cent for the sinking
fund, Ia. cents for the State Uniyer-
sity hye.eighths Of cent each for the
two state normal schools and cents
for the state road fund, was the spe'
cial order OF business.
The Frost amendment was intro.
duced by Representative Phelps, and
II provided 10 cents for the common
schools, 3is cents for the state road
funds. and deducting $4,000 annually
from the State University and $4,000
each from the two state normal
schools. The amendment occasioned
lengthy debate and was lost by the
vote OF SO to 81.
The amendment OF Representative
Musick to take cent from the gen.
eral purpose fund and add It to the
common school fund was defeated
without a roll call
Representative John T. Murphy. OF
Covington, introduced bill to provide
two assistant attorney generals and a
law clerk and to prohibit the employ
ment OF more legal assistants in that
department. The bill increases the
salary OF the attorney general TO $4,000
q year
A bill to place the policemen and
fircmen OF cities OF the first. second
and third classes OF Kentucky under a
State civil service board, at which the
state fire marshal shall be the head
vas introduced by Representative
Harry j. Meyers, OF Covington,
A new judicial district. comprising
Breathi,t and Lee counties, TO be num-
bered as the Thlrtyseventh Judicial
District. is a bill offered by Represen'
tatiye II. c. Musick.
Representative Klair introduced a
Olll GlNlHb lHt Nldtt Hlt lldl NHdl dN
thority TO compel municipalities to es'
tsblish better fire projections.
A new job the superintendent OF
the state prison farms, is provided for
In the bill OF Representative VIM
The job pays $500 year and travel
Ing expenses.
The budget bill OF Senator Harlan
was referred back to the committee on
revenue and taxation after several
hours consideration and debate, dur
ing which Senator Glenn Num-. u for
mer member OF the appellate bench
attacked the consti,utionality OF the
measure.
The house bill OF Representative A
J. Oliver, to appropriate $4,000 annu
ally to the state tax commission, pass
ed the senate, % to 4.