Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-03-09
BURGIN RAILWAY
SAVED IN SENATE
And Hiram Brock Prevents Le-
gal Action Against Two
Mountain Dentists

Frankfort. KY, Mar. 9-By Z
vote OF Is to l., the Senate just
before adjournment Wednesday
afternoon. defeated w. a. Per-
rvs bill, providing for abandon
ment OF branch lines of railroads
connecting points on main lines
OF roads. This bill was intended
To permit the abandonment of a
ninc-mile branch line between
Burgin and HarrodSburg.
The bill was advocated by Sen
atorS Perry and Davis. and siren
uously opposed by Senator Bell,
iii whose district the road is To-
Gated. He Offered an amend
ment providing for reimburse
mcnts of persons who may have
voted bonds To authorize the
building OF such railroads, but
this was voted down Is To 10.
Senator Ilaselden requested
publication OF the roll call on the
bill. which follows:
For-Atwood. Baker. Bran
letter. Bright. Davis. Harris,
Kelly. Marshall. Metzger. Mon
roe. Perry, RyanS, Stoll, Taylor,
Watts, White-l7.
Against-Bcll. Brock. Caywood
Daughcrty, Demunbrun. Dycus,
Garner. Green, Hall, Haselden,
Lee. Moss. Points. Rash. Rey-
nolds. Simmons, Wallace, Nelch.
is.
During the morning an effort
Ws made To call the Dycu, bill.
repeating the railroad anti-pass
law. ont OF the hands of the rules
committee. but 1t received only
Il votes. three less than the mum
Der required To take a measure
away from the committee.
Senator Hiram Brock finally
succeeded in getting his bill,
Senate bill Us. winch provides
a legal method whereby two
two dentists now practicing I'M
Jackson and Clay countic, may
continue without being harassed
or molcsted. due to their failure
10 have taken the required exam
nations. passed in the afternoon.
y TO l.}. after II had been beaten
IN the morning 10 to II.
The opponent, of the bill iail-
cd To- apply the usual "clincher'
motion. which prevents a bill be-
ing rccunS,dcred hence when Mr.. |
Brock made the motion TO recon
slider. and showed up with a ma
jority. II passed. despite the op-
position uf the senators who sid |
cd with the regular dentists /
The bill permits the self-educat- /
ed dentists 10 continue 10 work !
IN their borders OF their own
counties. which. It's author con-
tends. Is necessary to the we'll |
bein" of the people OF that sec
ton.
There was quite a battle in the
senate over House bill $50. which |
limits the oil testers and gaugers !
To- $1,000 d year III each county. !
and provides that no il Inspector
shall receive more than the
amount OF fees paid by the coun-
" where he l. located. cXcep, !
that in jefferson county. an as
sistant may be employed to re-
ceive S2.400 a year This was
finally recOmmitted. l9 TO II. Sen
ator Lee voting with the rcpubli- I
cans against rccommitment. AtI
the time the bill was recommit- :
ted, az amendment by Senator !
Wallace. providing Tor abolition
OF the office in lis entirety, was
pending. !
Ii is generally believed that the :
bill will be passed by the demo-
cats. without this amendment, /
and that it will be vetoed by Gov. /
Morrow.
At a CAUCUS attended by every |
democratic senator except New
ton Bright, who, though absent.
said he would abide by the action
of his colleagues in every parti- !
cular, the following program was
decided on:
Make the Louisville city gov
ernment bill a party measure and
pass ii Thursday.
Make the Strange oil tester
and gauger bill a party measure
and pass it Thursday.
Stand pat on the Simmons
Strange highway commission bill
This action, taken by the Sen
ate caucus, means that the Moss
Perry road bill will not be called
OF the Senate Rules Committee.
unles there is a change of heart
among those who gathered at the
Capitol. 1t is certain that moth
ing will be done about the road
bonds before Monday, if then.
In the meantime, the demo-
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