Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-03-14
DEMOCRAT VOTES
WITH REPUBLICAN
And Prevents Passage of Party
Measure Over Veto-Dycus
Outside Fold

tNiiHtpi w ditNi ~. - NuSs a dShi
ocrat from Marshall county, rose
at his seat Monday, during the
voting on the attempt to override
? Gov. Morrows' veto of the Wat
kins blind and illitcrate voter bill.
and began an explanation few OF
the persons present knew that
he was going TO vote with the re-
publicans against the effort, but
he did. As a consequence, the
ballot stood ~ to Is. falling one
short col the constitutional ma
iority required to upset an exc
cutivc disapproval. While Sen
alor W. a. Perry, democratic
floor leader, was able to rescue
the bill. and hold it up for possi-
bic future passage, it is certainly
dead unless Senator DycuS
should bc persuaded to change
his mind.
Two years ago. when the Sen
ate was divided as il now is, 20
Democrat, and Is republicans,
Senator Burton. OF Grant county.
began voting with the republic
cans. and as a consequence they
obtained control OF the lcgisla-
urc. The loss OF Senator Dy-'
Gus. with the division the same,
not only defeats the illitcratc vot
az measure. but il also endangers
The much more essential state
wide registration bill. the veto OF
which by the governor is expect
cd Tuesday.
The detection OF Senator Dy-I
CTS also greatly complicatcS the
situation with respect To the
Moss Meyers S5O.0OO,O00 road
bond .-,uc. action ON which was
looked for ON Tuesday. due to tho
decision of the democrats, IN par
t. caucus. TO bring the bill up
ior consideration. Passage of
Tins bin had been expected, but
,hr injection into the Senate of
n party break means that any
thing Is now possible. and 1t may
mean that the democrats will de-
eide to put this measure on the
shelf. iu retaliation for the appra- ]
cu, defeat Of the Watkins bill.
Senator DyCus who voted with |
tfc u republicans to sustain the
governor, veto. reversed his at
titudc ON the illitcratc voters bill
as. when II first came to the Sen |
ate. he supported il. The bill
s>cd over the governors vctoj
I'm the House 64 TO q. and. with /
all 20 democrats present. It's VIC
tory in the Senate was anticipate !
ed. brt the upset narrated above !
stopped it, career toward becom-
iug q statute.
Senator Dycus did not say what /
hc would do with reference to
the registration bill. though he
voted for that. too. when it was !
brought mp Tor passage with the !
emblem bill. the first OF the three
Senate about ten days ago.
When the Louisville no-cm- /
party measures. OF which Mon
dav', wa, the second. was up for
action. with respect To Governor
Morrows veto. several days ago |
Senator Dvcus .Was out OF the /
room and it was only after al
frantic search that he was found /
apparently III, insonc OF the com
mittec rooms. and he was sup !
ported into the Senate chamber
bv two OF his colleagues. At
that time he voted with the other
democrats to carry the bill over !
the veto.
Only two House bills were
passed by the Senate Monday, !
after one Senate bill had been
passed and rushed t0 the House
in order To get through in the
remaining three days, they being
the two budget measures. The
House passed three bills, the
Moss repeal of the anti-syndical- !
sim bill. the amendment OF the /
statewide prohibition law, and
the Daugherty substitute for the
Whitcakcr gas conservation bill, /
the last named being the center
of hard parliamentary battle. |
The budget bill was amended
by the Senate. 0n motion of Sen
ators Robert Simmons and ]. w.
Stoll. to provide $4,000 more |
for the state board OF charities !
and corrections, and also, at the |
instance OF the former Senator. /
store the $4,000 Topped off the
board of health appropriation in
the House.
An effort by Senator Frank
White. assisted by senator John
A. Lee. 10 reduce the $l00.O00i
item granted 10 the University
of Kentucky TO $4,000. was de-