Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-01-21
ASKS MORROW TO
NAME USELESS JOBS
Resolution In State Senate Calls
For Information But Ed
Sidesteps-Legislature

ernor Edwin p Morrow was called up
on, in resolution offered in the Sen.
ate Tuesday by Senator Haynes Car
ter, Democrat, to point out, without
delay, the 314 useless offices" he
spoke of so frequently during the re-
cent campaign.
An immediate passage of the re-
solution, under suspension of rules
was urged by Senator Carter, but
Senator Robert Antle, Republican OBJ
jected and moved that the resolution
be referred to the Committee on Exc
cutive Affairs. This was done.
When Governor Morrow was tol6
of the resolution of Senator Carter
he said: eff the Democrats will only
their eyes on outgoning officers they
keep their eyes on outgoing officers
they will see that all platform
pledges in regard to useless offices
are being kept, and that the brass
toed boots are getting in their dead
ly work. Fifteen or 20 Deputy Fire
Marshals already have been removed
from the payroll of the state. A
number of foresters soon are to be
denied the right to roam the wilds of
Kentucky. Two chauffers license in
spectors have been removed.
Senator Jacob Meter, of Newport
introduced a bill which would amend
the present election laws to, keep the
polls open until 6 o'clock for the ac-
commodation of voters, and increases
fees of registration officers to So a
day. Polls close at o'clock under the
present law.
Authority of the State Fair Com
pany to bond its plant in Louisville
for 100000 for new permanent build
ings is provided for in a bill offered
by Senator Newton Bright.
Owing to the deplorable condition
of the Institute for Feeble Minded
due entirely, members say, to lack
of funds, the Legislature appointed a
joint committee to investigate and
report at once the institutions needs
Senators Harlan, Miller, Bright
Branstetter and Burton and Repre-
sentatives Huntsman, Dean, Stutlez,
Kaufman, Humphreys, Gossett and
Thompson are to, Investigate
Sensational charges were made that
children in full possession of all
their mental faculties" have been
transferred to the institute, and now
are placed in constant contact and
association with feeble-miaded chill
dren, number of whom are addicted
to vicious practices"
1t also is charged "that conditions
of feeding and housing in the insti-
tute are not such as to promote the
mental and physical welfare of its in
mates"
. Senator Jay Harlan, of Danville
offered measures covering wide
variety of subjects, foremost among
which would make it a felony pun
ishable by Imprisonment to advocate
or advise overthrow of the Govern
ment by force, or to print action.
A bill providing for registration OF
motor vehicles by County Clerks
rather than the State Department
was offered by Senator A. A. Demun-
brum.
The routine of the House was
broken by speech by former Gov
ernor James D. Black. He commend
ed Speaker. J. F. Bosworth for his
fairness, and the House members fol
their evident earnestness to get dowr
to business.
A bill offered today by Representa-
tive r. G. Bryson would define ant
punish criminal syndicalism.
Penalties for manufacturing, sell
ing OF transporting intoxicating
liquors are provided for in bill in
troduced by Representative Homer c
McLellen. The bill provides for the
j forfeiture of any property where
whisky is made Or sold from which
it is transported, limits the amount tx
be obtained by prescription from (;
druggist to one pint in ten days ant
provides that extracts shall contain
only one half of one percent alcohol.
An enabling act permitting th'
State Board of Health to form .eigh
new bureaus was introduced by Rep
resentative Joseph Bazarus.
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