Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-03-10
EVOLUTION BILL
KILLED IN HOUSE
Sensational Finish Comes To
Most Discussed Measure of
Term-Park Against IL

TIC l-lllN dllAl-GNOlulAoll biit anu
put an end for the present Ses-
sion 10 the agitation over this
measure. Friends of the Uni
ycrsity oi Kentucky made a gal
liant fight for that institution,
against an attack that called in
outsider, 10 assist in the efforts
To pass the bill.
The bill. which prohibits the
teaching OF evolution, atheism.
aguosticism or Darwinism" in
any school maintained by public
taxation in Kentucky, was a
much more Objectionable meas
urc than the compromise bill
which was Sidetracked by the
rules committee of the senate
some time ago, according to the
opponents. President McNey. OF
the University, made a mastery
appeal for freedom OF religious
thought and in reply to questions
showed plainly that nothing tend
ing to undermine religious belief
i the intent or purpose OF the
Instruction AZ that university.
Rev. T.. J.. Powell, pastor oi
the First Christian church OF
Louisville. also spoke strongly
against the bill. while Noel W.
Gaines, oi this city, was the
speaker IN favor OF the measure.
Two of the ministers in the
house. {. ID. McCaw and G.. {.
Naggoncr. also helped to de-
feat the. bill. while another min
i>tcr. who Is a mcmhcr, Rev.
George +. Thompson. did not
vote. Rev. Noah T. Hopkins was.
the other minister who voted on
the measure and he favored il.
and made by Tar the strongest
speech Tor the bill.
Following the plan decided ON
at the secret caucus at the capi-
tol "Wednesday night, the senate
democrats passed both the Lou
isvillc city government bill with
oft amendment, and the Strange
oil tester and gauger bill during
the day and deferred action on
any road measure.
senator ". Stoll.. republican
of Lexington. joined the demo-
crats in voting against amend
mcnt offered by Senator Lewis
Ryans To permit the ousted Lou
i,villc officials to serve out the
terms to which they have been
appointed cor elected. The seven
democrats who originally favor
cd this amendment had been lin
cd up against it at the caucus
Wednesday nigh and amendment
was beaten p to 10 The bill,
without amendment, finally was
passed % TO I.
When the oil bill was taken up
all the republicans opposed 1t,
bat by a party vote of l9 TO II,
Senator Ben +. Davis, democrat.
not voting, the bill was passed.
Governor Morrow, ii Is said, Will
certainly veto the oil Inspector
bill. but his action OH the Louis
city government measure Is not
forecast. but ii Is generally be-
licved that he will permit ii to
become a law without his sigma
turc.
With adjournment OF the house
late in the afternoon, all house
bills. which had not received first.
reading. died. The mortality list
includes the Duffy bill, designed
to double the daily license tax on
race tracks and removing the re-
strictions whereby cities are pre-
vented from leyying license tax
on such tracks. As only five
davs remain until the close OF
the session. it is impossible to
give a bill three readings in each
house. and satisfy the constitu-
tiunal requirements before adj
journmcnt
Following is the vote by which
the monkey bill" as the evolu-
iion bill was called, was laid TO
rest:
For: Amos. Bennett. Boiling,
Chandler, Cross, Day, Denton,
Ellis. Harvey, Holder. Hopkins,
llumbcrt umtsman. Jones, Gelly
Lane. Light, ID. c Moore, 5. II.
Moore. Murrah, Mcclure <. A..
Nelson, Newman. O'Do"ovan,
Onev. Pierce. Payne. Powell,
Ouarlcs. Saunders. Skaggs, ). 6.
Thornbcrry. ID. ID. Thornberry,
Toombs. Trumbo, NanHoose,
Walker. Wheeler, Wicker, VIII
lis. Fulfill.
Against: Adams, Bccl;mann.
,Bosworth. Bowman, Boyd
Brown, Clark. 1upditf. Dorsey