Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-02-20
REPUBLICANS GET
CONTROL OF SENATE
And Change Rules To Suit Them
selves-Prohibition Measure
Is Passed
(By Associated Pressl

Frankfort, Feb. 20.-The Republi-
cans took complete control of the
senate this morning when by a vote
of 10 to 1S the rules were amended
so that bare majority will be suf-
ficent to change the order of a bill at
any time. The Mcclellan bill to en-
force the statewide prohibition
amendment, postponed from yester-
day md set as a special order for
FEBRUARY 9th, passed the House to-
day 62 to %. The provision placing
the burden of proof on the possessor
of alcoholic liquor was stricken out.
The Senate passed the bill of Sena-
tor Jay W.. Harlan putting into effect
the custer amendment to the con-
stitution adopted by the voters in the
last election. The bill provides for
removal from Office of any official in
charge of a prisoner who permits a
mob to take the prisoner from him. A
provision carrying death OF life i'm
ing was inserted in tie bill.
The bill passed the Senate to bar
any person from election to Common
Schools Boards who is interested in
any contract with the board, OF a
relative of whom is employed as
teacher or in any other capacity by
the board
A bill introduced by Senator Robert
Antle, and passed unanimously, will
require all children less than IA years
old to attend school at least 100 days
year, ard to ontinue in school un-
til they shall have attained their six
teenth year, if they have not COM
pleted the common school course.
The House passed the bill of Rep
resentative Joseph Lazarus, providing
that the governing authorities of. a
political party may determine the
metht | of nominating candidates for
United States Senator and for state
offices. 1t repeals the compulsory pri-
mary law. The vote on the bill was
Sd to Al.
Representative I'D G. Van Hoose,
Republican, who announced that he die
not intend to support the bill in that
he believed it would bring back in
to existence the obsolete conventions
method of nominating candidates
changed his viewpoint and voted fol
the measure, explaining that he did
so because the Democrats had made a
party issue of it.
Leading the opposition to the bill
Representative John I. Murphy, of
Covington, charged that the Republic
ans were not sincere because they vot-
, ed down his amendment to include
Congressman within the provision of
the bill which permits the governing
authorities of political parties casting
as such 20 per cent of the vote to de-
eide the method Of nominating candj
dates for state offices and United
States Senator
Murphy made the charge that the
United States Senatorship was includ-
ed in the Dill "to freeze out former
Governor A E. Wilson, of Louisville"
who, Murphy said, expected to be a
candidate for the Senatorship in the
next election.
Part of the education program
backed by Governor Morrow and Su-
perintendent of Public Instruction Col
two amendments to the constitution,
and the bill of Representative B. F.
Reynolds, to provide for physical edu-
action in public schools.
If Representative T. p Oliver Dem
ocrat, has not changed his vote on the
ting appointment in the constitutional
amendment to the constitution permit
ting appointment of the State Super
intendent of Public instruction il
would have failed of passage, as it
takes three fifths of the vote, of the
members to pass a bill amending the
constitution. Roll call showed SO fol
the bill and 81 against the bill
Oliver then changed his vote, and
the bill passed, so to 33.
The bill of Representative Isaac S
Mason to abolish the office of Confed-
crate Pension Commissioner and to
confer the duties upon the Adiustant
General, who is allowed an additional
clerk at $1,000, passed, &c to %. The
bill was amended to retain in office un-
tel March, 1922, Captain w. j.. Stone
present Commissioner.
Representative A. F. Hanberry'.
bill to permit counties own and oper
ate ferries in streams except thos,
which form boundary lines, passed, u
to 5.
The bill of Representative w.
Yazell to provide for nonpartisal
School Boards in foulth class cite
and to fix the maximum tax at SIS
passed, 55 to 80.
Senator Will Perry, of Louisville, in
trodlIced a hill in the Senate desipne,