Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-03-17

taking of depositions and witness
fees in proceedings by or on behalf
of the commonwealth, passed.
The Senate passed the bill of Rep
resentative Lazarus to regulate the
continuances in criminal cases.
The bill of Representative Pryse
to provide that gas and oil leases
terminate on failure to pay rent when
due was passed.
Representative Holidays bill to
provide that county and circuit clerks
may let contracts for furnishing their
records was passed.
The right is given to the Council of
Louisville to levy a tax of not less
than 1 cent and not more than 5
cents on 500 worth of property for
the benefit of the University of Louis
vile by the bill of Representative
Roth, which was passed.
The bill of Representative Thomp-
son, giving to fourth and fifth class
cities the right to oil their streets,
was passed.
Life insurance companies receive
the right to write sick and accident
insurance under provisions of the act
of Representative Geohringer, which
was passed by the Senate.
Standard weights of corn meal.
hominy, grits, corn flour, &C., are fix
ed by the bill of Representative
Barnes, which was passed.
The measure of Representative Laz-
arus, to fix the compensation of the
Secretary of the State Nurses Exam
lining Board at $1,000 and to provide
that nurses of 10 years experience ir
religious institutions conducting hos
pitfalls may be licensed, was passed
Representative Travis''s bill, to pre-
scribe a method of equalizing re
assessment of property in county
as required by the State Tax Commits
sion, was passed without debate.
Grazing of stock on the Capitol
grounds is prohibited by the bill of
Representative R. L. Stewart, which
was passed unanimously. -
The bill of Representative Wash, to
prescribe the duties of Assistant In
spcetors of Schools and to fix their
salaries at $4,000 year, was passed.
Representative aGeyeden's bill, pro-
viding for redistricting of the present
school districts, was passed without
dissent.
Jailers Get A Raise
The bill increasing the salary of
the jailer of Jefferson county was
so as to increase the pay to
jailers throughout the state to 81 per
day per prisoner was passed.
More feeling developed when the
bill of Representative Hamilton pro-
viding that prisoner convicted of
assault shall be hanged in
the county where the crime was COM
mitted, came up for passage.
A similar bill was defeated in the
Senate earlier in the session. Sen
ator Brock said that Governor Nor
row was heartily in favor of the bill
and this helped to mold sentiment
for it.. Party lines were laid aside,
and the bill was passed, 20 to Is.
The bill of Representative McLel-
len, to appropriate $4,000 annually
for state tuberculosis sanitarium
was passed. The measure takes over
Hazelwood Sanitarium of Jefferson
county, a property valued at 100000,
and the only expense is the two $40,-
600 annual appropriations.
After concurring in the Senate
amendments to the Neel bill to re-
quire storage warehouses to report to
County Tax Commissioner, the House
passed the bill as amended, SO to IL.
rConcurring in the Senate amend
ments, including natural gas COM
panies within the provisions of the
bill of Representative Lazarus to place
express companies, telephone and
telegraph companies and steamboat
companies, under jurisdiction of the
Raidroad Commission, the House
passed the bill as amended, 68 to ID.
The bill of Senator Marshall to con
solidate offices of County Jailer and
Sheriff was defeated by an over
whelming majority.
Senator Brooks bill to do away
with the compulsory primary law was
passed almost unanimously. The
House tabed the bill of Senator Whit
taker to exempt school trustees from
the antipass act.
Other bills passed, foil w: Senator
Harlan, to given jewelers. liens on
goods left for repairs: Senator Har-
Ian, to regulate making and renovat-
ing mattresses; Senator Carter, to
provide for separate confinement of
criminal insane; Senator Swinford,
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