Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-03-17
LEGISLATURE ENDS
SESSION TODAY
Change In Dog Law Beaten and
Many Other Measures Acted
On Finally
(Bx Associated Pressl

ieiiiNiCA =, IL :, Nioh I'll - ~
last day OF, the legislature saw a
desperate race to secure the en-
actment of bills which for the
most part have local significance
before adjournment tonight. Most
administration measures had been
disposed of when sessions were
resumed today. Governor Nor
row today expressed his intention
of signing as soon as it came to
his desk the bill passed yesterday
providing that persons convicted
of rape shall be hanged in the
county where the crime was COM
mitted.
Frankfort, KY, March 17.-Mem-
bers of the House of Representatives
worked much of Tuesday behind lock-
ed doors. This method was adopted by
Speaker Bosworth to preserve order.
The House passed the bill of Sena-
tor Miller to give to the Railroad
Commission jurisdiction over joint
rates after it had been called from
the Rates Committee on motion of
Representative Richardson.
The so-called nonpartisan Judiciary
bill, which rounds out the program of
Legislation advanced by the Morrow
administration to fulfill its platform
pledges, passed the Senate, 21 to Is.
Democratic leaders waged a hopeless
fight against it, citing the history
of the Kentucky Judiciary and its
singular freedom from political scan
dal as conclusive argument against
change, but on roll call they en-
countered defeat in the shape of a
solid Republican vote augmented by
that of four Observation-Disclosures
Simmons, Perry, Burton and Davis.
The bill allows candidates or Judge
of the Court of Appeals or of Circuit
Courts to become a candidate under
any or all party emblems, and exempt
ing them from making a declaration
of party support. Two voters of any
party can place candidates name on
the ballot by filing a petition.
Dog Law Change Beaten
The Senate defeated the Admins
tration county unit dog law, to give
to Fiscal Court of each county the
right to enforce the present dog law.
Nearly one half of the Republican
Senators voted with the Democrats TO
kill the bill.
1t took a conference committee and
practically two hours degate to set
tie House and Senate differences over
two Senate amendments to the Roth
bill, to regulate traffic on public high
ways, to fix automobile licenses and
to provide for their being issued by
County Clerks. After the House
finally concurred in amendments the
bill was passed, 81 to 25. The bill as
passed by the House provided that the
County Clerks were to receive forty
cents for each license issued, the
amount to be deducted from the regis
tration fee, the bill also limiting the
load to be hauled over the road to
10000 pounds. y
The Senate amended the bill by fix
ing the clerks fee at 80 cents, this to
be paid by the automobile owner and
increasing the load limit to 10000
pounds. These amendments, in which
the House refused to concur, neces-
STATED conference. The committee
was composed of Senators Num-, Moss
and Brock and Representatives Ciarlo,
Bryson- and Neil. The committee
recommended that the House rescind
from its action.
The Senate amended the bill Of Rep
resentative Williamson to tax un-
manufactured agricultural products,
excepting such as actually are in the
hands of the manufacturer. The bill
provides that the tax to go to the
state shall be 40 cents on $100 worth
of property, Is cents to go to the
cities and Is cents to counties. The
Senate passed the bill.
The bill of Representative Neel to
provide for issuing ITS per cent more
ballots for elections in which women
participate than the number of votes
cast at the last presidential election
was passed without debate.
The Senate killed the bill of Rep
resentative Lazarus to increase the
corporation organization tax from
one tenth of pc rcent to two tenths
of per cent of the capital stock.
Ballard Bill Wins
Representative Billiards. bill to pro-
vide for payment of costs in suits to
increase assessment of property, the