Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-03-10
LEGISLATURE KILLS
ILLITERACY BILL
McCreary County Senator Deliv-
ers Classic Address-Solons
Speeo Up In Closing Days

education Senator Hcgue, Republican
of Pine Knott, representing the home /
district of Governor Edwin P. Nor
row, spoke as follows:
'I amt in favor of wastin' no moro
money of this here fair state of ourn
on this thing o. teachin' old people. 1t
amt no USE"
Furthermore, they don't deserve
it. How'd l git my edication? Why,
[ got it by hard work when the peo-
pie they're .a-wanting to teach now
was out gallivantin' around. They
didn't try to git no education, they
didn't, and 1 amt in favor of spend /
in no money on 'em now
"I amt feered 20 vote against this
bill, though they's some here that is,
They're not runnin' for no office. But
they's some weakened politicians
here that's afeered Of the women. |
amt got no use for these women that
run around with poodle dog in their
arms, and l amt afeered of 'em."
Senator Hogue declared the only
woman he esteemed was the ''womar
with baby in her arms and her foot
on the cradle.
Creates Another Office
Passing without opposition the bill
the Senate took the first step toward
establishing the office of comptroller
in counties and cities of this state
Under it's provisions the comptrol-
! Ter shall supervise, control and audit
accounts of all departments bureaus
and officers of the municipality OF
county, who collect, receive or ex-
pend public money or who are charged
with management or custody of the
money.
The measure provides that the
Comptroller shall be elected by the
voters at the regular city or county
election for a term of four years, and
shall be required to give bond of not
tless than $4,000, nor more than $780,
900, in cities of the first and second
class and counties having cities of the
first and second class, and a bond
of $500 to $4,000 in third and
fourth class cities and counties con
tanning such cities.
Senator Metzger, of Newport,
i changed his vote from "No" to "Aye"
on motion to table the bill estab-
fishing department Of adults educa-
ton and killed the bill. The vote
was 18 to 18. This measure was sup
ported by 10000 club women of Ken
lucky.
Women suffrage was given tre-
mendous impetus when the House
| passed the Lazarus bill granting
, Presidential suffrage to women. The
vote on the bill was So to 8.
: The Senate passed resolution al
lowing the chief clerk and assistant
t clerk of the Senate and the chief
5 clerk of the House bonus of $3.50
= each for extra work.
Other bills passed are:
Senator Burton's allowing $50 re
= ward for the capture Of an autOmO-
: bile thief; Senator Parks giving tt
: the Sheriff the right to kill stray
/ dogs without irnpounding them; Sen
= ator Antics, to provide for count!
: public Libraries, passed unanimously
d to indexing conveyances, as indicated
V in the bill of Representative Ciarlo
: Senator Brooks to require half hou
: weekly in public schools for instruc
II tions in humane treatment of ami
mails; Senator Carter's, providins
= that sufficient names may be put il
the jury wheel to last for one year
Senator Stoll's, to increase the sal
q ary of the Deputy Insurance Com
II missioners to $4,000; Representativ
Williamson's to provide for incor
poration of the Jefferson-Davis me
. mortal; Senator Swinford's increas
:, :, ing the Confederate pension from 81
- to SIS a month; Senator Early's, t
. punish for conspiracy to defraud tn
state, county or city; Senator Nunn''
!. to provide for adoption of the CON
- mission form of county government
Senator Halls providing for asses:
ment and collection of taxes for sp'
cial charter schools; Representatiy
Van Hoosc's bill to incorporate tt
~ Kentucky Horticultural Society ar
d appropriate $4,000 for it's benef
- passed, 80 to 2.
The bill of Senator Rives, to gi'
3 Circuit Judges concurrent jurisdictit
=, with County Judges in Juneville Cou
- cases was passed, "a to 6.
" One of the most heated discussio
y of the session developed in the Hou
- of Representatives during consider
ton of the bill providing for an 6
re cupation tax to be levied on tradil
ret stamp companies, wholesalers a
re. jobbers of cigarettes, billiard
pool tables, olemargarine deaie