Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-03-16
DYCUS RETURNS
To DEMOCRATIC FOLD
On Eve of Legislatures Adjourn
nent and Registration Bill
Passes Over Veto


session OF 90 days had expired.
The closing hours OF the Ses-
sion brought about sensational
developments with the return OF
Senator Walter G.. Dycus OF Ben
ton, who Monday deserted the
democratic majority and voted
with the republicans against ov-
crriding the governors veto of
The blind and iliiterate voters
bin. With the support OF by
Gus the senate ovcrrode the gov
errors veto of the Smith-Minor
general registration bill on a
strict party vote.
The S5O.O00C0O road bond bill
amended to include the Sibert
commission and eliminating all
the road projects adopted during
this session was defeated in the
Senate it vote oi % TO /.
The I.ousc. III an uproar after
midnight. voted to pass over the
governors veto the bill provid-
ing ior widows oi Confederate
Veterans who lad married since
the adoption oi the original meas
urg. Earlier il the night the
House spent the time awaiting
messages from the Senate II the
u>ua. round oi gift presenting.
Senator Dycu> arrived in the
Senate chamber at SIS o'clock
last might. He vas greeted with
cheers by the democrats.
Senator DycuS arrived in Frank
fort over the Chesapeake * Ohio
and sent word by former Speaker
Grove that he wanted To see Sen
a.H-- Nhitcabc~. Green. Bel
h..'N a-i Rash IN q conference
WIG. .Iis group q few minutes Ia
ter. .c said that he was a demo-
crsf and THAI he always would he
g. Democrat iIc said that while |
g., home m Benton, Marshall !
,.m.-. where h, went Tuesday. !
lr had decided 20 return and |
"..,k with the party OF his /
c..i-c.'
i.e declared. according to mcm- |
i,r- oi the group. that he CON
sc.u.iogs'y opposed the blind /
aH. IH,crate voters bill. but that |
hr was going to vote with the
democrats ou all party measures.
Representative John Browns |
l,.' providing for the establish /
me-. .l credit unions. 4 biz
which it Is predicted, will go a |
long way toward curbing the o3- !
cra,..- oi loan sharks" passed /
the Senate. y to ,. but this was (
rcc1usidcrcd and ii had the mar
r..est escape from beng tabled |
, II is said that the bill will ell
able remedial agencies to put in /
to effect practically the same MAJ
Chi+ery which would have becnj
authorized by the Meyers anti
loan shark bill. Which ws killed !
iu the Senate Tuesday night. T.
The governor also sent in hi,
appointments on the efficiency
commission, 10 make a survey of (,
the state. a. recommended bv the /!
iint resolution which had passed /
the legislature. and which were /
promptly confirmed by the Sen
ate. They were Catesby Spears. I,
oi Paris T. 4. Fields. OF Ash
land: !. Guthrie Coke. of Logan
county. and VIM. Hepburn. of
Louisville
Senator Frank f. Daugherty', !
bill providing for a survey of the /
state TO locate the supplies OF |
rock asphalt OF which Kentucky /
is sa'd To possess enough to build
all the roads in the union. and
appropriating $4,000 for that
work. to be expended by the di-
rector of geological survey. pass
cd the House Il to 0. This i
the bin which was backed in the
House By John L. Brown and II. }
{. Duffy. and in the Senate by :
AIR. Daugherty and Ben T. Davis /
Of Hickman.
The Senate tabled Arch Il
IIamiton's bill. requiring sheriff. |
10 he responsible for errors made
in the running out Of extensions !
Of tax duplicates, BY an over
whclming majority. this trickeryi i
not been employed it would have
been defeated.
First degree burglary hereaf- |
ter viii be punishable by life i'm
prisonmcnt or death sentence.
due to bill which passed the
House Wednesday, amendment
to which was concurrcd in by the
Senate. ID carries an emergencyl
clause
Senator b. +. Reynolds, Of
Nicholas county had the sgLls-