Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-01-14
DEMOCRAT VOTES
WITH REPUBLICANS
And Democratic Rules Are De-
feated In State Senate
The Legislature
(By Associated Press)

deciding vote, all democrats ex-
cept Senator c. w. Burton, of
Grant county, voting against
them. Senator Mum, CT Crit
tenden county, today served no
tice he would not voteto confirm
Gov. Morrow's appointments be-
cause the republicans used what
he termed underhand methods to
gain control of the Senate.
Frankfort, KY, Jan. 14-Demo-
cratic control of the Senate, as far
as its organization is affected,
was endangered Tuesday when
Senator c. w. Burton, of Will
Jamestown, declined to vote with
the democrats for the rules sub
1nitted by the Senate Rules Com
mittee.
The rules prvoided that ma
Jority or 20 votes could not
adopt them. A two-thirds vote,
or 70 votes, is necessary to sus-
pend them, however, unless the
amendment or suspension of ths
rules is requested in writing and
refurred to the Rules Committee
for two days consideration.
The democratic members, with
the. exception of Senator Burton,
voted for the rules submitted by
the committee, comprising only
nine democrats. The republicans
and Senator Burton voted against
the rules. The result was a tie
which was broken by Lieut.. Gov
S. T. Ballard.
The test vote was made when
Senator H. NJ. Brock, republican
leader, offered as substitute for
the committees rules the rules of
the 1918 session with but a few
slight changes. They contain the
majority rule" clause. He said
that he had voted for the 1915
rules at the last session and they
"were worked to perfection" and
with the utmost fairness by the
democratic majority. He declar-
ed he would be ashamed to return
home and tell his constituents
that he was wrong in 1918 when
he knew he was right.
In the midst of the debate Gov
Edwin P. Morrow sent to the
Senate for confirmation the
names of members chosen for the
State Racing Commission and the
Workmen's Compensation Board
The Workmen's Compensation
Board members are r. C. Thomas
OF Bowling Green, reappointed !;
A. S. Bennett, of Hartford, vice
H. J. Arlington, of Newport, and
Clyde r. Levi, of Ashland, VICE
Nat B. Sewell, of London.
Republicans Slipped cog" in
not getting these names before
the Senate for confirmation, but
they feared that a confirmation of
these names might be criticized if
made before the Senate had
adopted its rules
They say that the chief purpose
of the Senate rules as proposed by
the committee, is to retain in Of
fee the recess appointees of for
mer Governors A. o. Stanley and
James D. Black.
When the House met the reso-
luton of Representative ]. T.
Murphy, Covington, democrat,
providing for a refund to liquor
dealers for the unused portion of
state license fees, was called up
for consideration.
Representative T. r. Welch as
serted that the refund could not
be made under the constitution,
and proposed that the resolution
be sent to the Committee on Al
coholic Liquors, which was done.
Representative Murphy sent to
the clerks desk his handbook
bill designed to prohibit betting
OF WdS SCi my Oll llOI SC races OlIIcl
than at licensed race tracks. Any
person making such a wager,
either for himself or as agent or
employee of another, shall upon
conviction, be confined in the
county jail not less than one nor
more than IL months, under the
bill.
The bill of the American Le-
gion designed to prohibit the pub
lication of newspapers, period
Gals and magazines in any Ian
guage except English, was offer
ed by Representative Vanhoose.
Representative B. L. Cox, O
Anderson county, is the author
of the bill which seeks to make i
the duty of school trustees to dis
play the American Flag on schoo
buildings during school terms.
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