Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-02-26
Frankfort, KY, February 26.-h
Mitchell Palmer, Attorney General Of
the United States, addressed the Leg
islature in joint session "Wednesday

IhoLIOW5 iIIeAGendhb Governor -
| Thurston Ballard, Senator Charles NJ
Harris. Senator Hiram Brock, Jos
Bosworth, Speaker of the House Of
Representative J. H. Thompson and
Joe Lazarus, Colonel A. T. Hert, o.
Louisville; Charles Fennell, Assistant
District Attorney; Samuel ]. Shack
elford and S. 7. Early, private secre-
tary to Attorney General Palmer.
Attorney General Palmer's address
constituted review of accomplish
ments of the Department of Justice
during his inclumbency. He dwelt on
the fight the government is making to
reduce the high cost of living and to
round up radicals.
In discussing the resignation of the
members of the Fair Cost of Living
Commission, Attorney General Palmer
said:
81 can see no reason for the Fair
! Price Commission having resigned Of
it really desires to cooperate with Us
in the campaign, and | am hopeful
that on reflection its members will be
:EWilling to resume their, duties which
I destined to be helpful and effective
in reducing prices,
/ 81 am certain of one thing, what
ever action has been taken by .;the
department has not been. in the in
terest of retail dealers, as alleged. :;
''The gratuitious insinuation on the
part of Mr.. Callahan in reference to
myself T shall not dignity with any
reply, except to say that have, no
where announced any candidacy for
any Office, nor have done anything
in furtherance Of any candidacy.
at would be extremely unfortunate
for the high cost of living campaign
to be injured by political discussions
or any personal alterations between
officials, and | shall, on my return
to Washington, Immediately do all
l can to -straighten out and reorgan-
ize the situation in a way that will
bring better results in the living cost
campaign locally.
Tn all states where fair price COM
missions have been in operation the
/ work has been satisfactory and help
) full, and 1 hope nothing will happen
| to make Kentucky an exception" =
: By vote of 80 to a the. Senate to-
: day passed the bill of Representative
: Lazarus, abolishing the State Boare
of Control and creating the State
Board of Charities and Corrections, tt
supervise penal and charitable insti
4 tutions. The board of eight member:
l will serve without pay, except thel
: travelling expenses. The member
f shall have supervision over all institu
4 tions, the principal executive official o
e which shall be a Commissioner. Hi
salary shall be fixed by the board. |
is likely to be $4,000 year. Thi
bill is the measure advocated by Gov
k ernor Morrow in his campaign.
y The Senate passed the Metzger bil
/. to provide for the polls to remain ope
: until 8 z. M, ana increasing coal
z pen.sation OF registratipn clilcefs fror
i 81. to S. day. The amendment Q
: Senator Robert Antle, reducing .th
e pay. CT the election officers to s4, va
# lost, % to- 13. The amendment. of Ser
IS ator Frank Rives making the pay So
II day was carried.
is Senator Antics amendment openin
: the polls at a. nl.,> and closing tn
e lpolls at a p. M, was carried 20 to L
t. The bill, as amended was carried 30 t
=.
* The House of Representatives refu'
Id ed to abolish trading stamps by d
ed feating Representative Lazarus bi
er Al to 40.
IS. The bill of Representative 7. I
is Gamblin to provide for 75-cent tax
al-Fgraded school districts, was passed, z
&C. was the bill of Representative Jewe
as S. Webb, to provide for election
5al Mayor and Council from city at larl
ok in fourth-class cities.
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