Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-03-06
GOVERNORS VETO IS
NOW ALL POWERFUL
Legislature Has Only Nine More
Days To Perform-Bills To
Come Up Soon
In Associated rressl

nine more days OF the 60-day BIZ
ennial session OF the Kentucky
General Assembly remaining and
the governor. 4 republican,, hav-
ing the advantage of the demo
\ cratic majority in the matter OF
Vetoing bills, the work OF the leg
islaturs this week was expected
TO be more harmonious than dur
ing the past week. The week just
ended was one of the most stren-
uous in years in legislative halls
OF Kentucky due TO the fact that
the democrats were endeavorlng
To pass all party bills in time to
prevent the governor vetoing
them without returning them to
the assembly for action.
DSpite a week Of hlibustering
by republicans i'll a fruitless ef-
fort To prevent the Blind and H. =
literatc voters bill. the Simmons
Strange highway organization
bill and the Smith Minor general
registration bill getting to the
governor before the last ten days
OF the session. both houses made /.
considerable progress during the
week. The House passed more :
bills than it has during any week
of the session. diSpo>ing of Is
bills in one day of the week. The
Senate spent most OF it, time on
larger bills and a. consequence .
the record Tor the entire week 's
lower than that made by thc
House ON one dav.
The Senate concurrcd in the .
amendment To the bill la create
two new normal schools. one in
the western and the other in the
eastern part OF the state. The
amendment provides that the
commission go select the sites
shall be appointed by the Speak
or OF the House and president OF
the Scuatc. The bill has been
sent TO Governor Morrow and
the personnel OF the commission
likely will be made known aS
soon ~ the bill : signed. This
measure WAS one suggested by
the educational sjlrvcy commits
SION.
The House probably will take
up the two budget bill, during
the week and conclude the work
started before the Su-callcd po-
litical measure side track the ap-
preparation measures. Less than
hall Of the first budget bill was
completed in committee OF the
whole last week and the rest of
the measure and the second bud q
get bill probably will be disposed
Of before the end of the week.
Among the important bill,
passed by the Senate was the
Bright bill ,o Great State Board
ui Education composed oi eight
laymcn and the Superintendent
ui Public instruction. The meas
urc WAS advocated bythcSurvev I
commission and Supt. George
Colvin addressed the Senate on
merits ui the bill. Members of I
the educational institutions are ,
now eligible To membership on
the board The two new mem
bcrS viii be appointed each year
To lill regularly recurring vacan-
cic and a regular educational
policy win he outlined each year. .
The last week witnessed the
vctoiug oi three measures by ,
Gov. Morrow and the passing OF
one OF these bills over his veto. :
The nuu-emblcm bill. introduced
bv Senator ". \. Perry. passed ,
after democrats rushed all over
the capitol building in search of
Senator W. G.. Dvcus. who sud
denly became III. Senator Dvcus {
was located and half carried to /
the Senate chamber where he ,
cast the deciding vote while dem {
ocrats explained their votes in an |
effort to kill time while the miss ,
ing member was being located. A.,
The non-emblem bill is expected !
10 90 to the House this week. ,