The Green Forest tribune., 1893-03-23
One MILLION DOLLARS
THE TOTAL AMOUNT APPROPRIATED FOR
TIE EXPENSES OF THE STATE
And the Charitable Institutions Proceed
inss Of the State Legislature.

MARCH 13.-The Ways and Means
Committe presented the gen eral appropriation
bill to the House The bill makes appropria-
tions to cover the expenses of the Legislature
and Executive and judicial Departments for the
SlGs,o00. The appropriations Tor the various
charitable institutions of the State will swell
these figures to 81 900, coo.
The House passed the bill to establish county
uniformity of school text books for the public
schools OF the State. The greater portion of
OF the days session was consumed in discussing
The various school book concerns of the country
had a strong lobby here working against the
measure The bill is the result OF the Commit
tee on Education, and was gotten up by Acting
Chairman Bridewel, OF that committee Itpro-
v.tes that each county III the State shall select
Uniform series OF textbooks to be used i'll the
public schools of the State, said series to be
lected by the County School Book Board, which
snail consist of the County Examiner and two
citizens of proper qualifications, 30 be appointed
by the County Judge. Mem bers Of the board
shall be teachers holding iirst-grades teachers
license. Bids will be received oa prices and the
contracts will be let to the lowest and most re-
sponsible bidder.
Other bills passed were: To create the Office
OF Game Warden in each county and to tax
nonresident hunters 500; To provide for the
admission into the State Lunatic Asylum of in
sane persons other than such as are adjudged
insane by county and probate courts; To
authorize County Judges to issue orders for the
burial and maintenance ofpaupers during the
court vacation; TO define qualifications OF
physicians andsurgeons practicing in this State
ro require cities OF the first and second class to
provide for the employment Of qualified engin-
eers in the running OF electric, heating, gas,
power and elevator apparatus; Permitting
guar anty and trust companies to go on bonds Of
officials and others; 10 rc-estabish the school
district lines Of Clay county; 10 prohibit the
Incorporated town OF Conway from lmp0unding
stock; 70 provide for the sessions of the Pro
bate G. ,urt i'll the various counties Of the State;
TO require convicts to labor on the public roads,
turGpikes, bridges, etc. Eopropose al amend
meat To the State Constitution providing that the
Governor shall in case Of a vacancy for a state,
county or township Office, either by death resig-
nation or otherwise lii the same by appoint
ment, such appointment to bein force and ef-
feet until the next general election.
The Governor announced that he had signed and
approved Senate bill to create the Seventeenth
Judicial CircuIt, and to change the boundaries
OF the First and Sixth judicial Districts and
fixing the time for holding court there4
MARCH 1.-THE House today passed
the bill to donate the ST. Francis levee district
ali the lands of the State lying within the limits
Of the district. The bill, having passed both
houses, goes to the Governor for his approval.
THE bill is of great interest to the people of the
State residing in the overfowed districts. by
its provisions the State donates to the St. Fran
els leyee district los 600 OF forfeited swamp
and iniprovideat lands. These lands so donated
are for the exclusive purpose of aiding i'll the
construction OF levees. the Levee Board is re-
qured by the bill to enter into bond to the State
OF Arkansas i'll the sum OF $50, ,00o conditioned
tnat these lands be appropriated to levee pur-
poses.
The Judiciary Committee reported favorably
on the bill to tax sleeping-cars, telegraph and
express companies. This bill, If passed, Will
net the State al annual income from this course
alone Of $50, 900.
House bill by Mr.. Bailey to regulate the quail
ifcato of electors in accordance with the c5n-
stiturional amendment to pay poll tax was in
troauced and referred to the special commit
tee.
A bill was introduced for better facilitating
the adjustment OF differences between the State
Arkansas and the United States arising under
grant by the United States to the ) tate of Ar
kansas Of swamp and overlowed lands under
act of Congress approved September 2S, 1850
The Judiciary Committee of the Senate, to
whom was referred the bill prohibiting the sale
or giving away OF cigarettes in this State, report
ed that they failed to fad a constitutional OBJ
jecton, and recommended its passage. This is the
bill introduced by Mr. Bailey, of Clark It
passed both houses, and was on it's way to the
Governor when the Senate asked for the return
The cigarette factors of the country are here in
large numbers working against the bill
The following bills that have passed the
House passed the Senate today, and went to
the Governor for his approval To increase the
salary ofthe Chancery Judge of the Second Dis
trict to CISCO pea, annum; To prevent minors
between the ages of Is and p from buying intox-
icating liquors; The authorize an exhibit of
the educational system of the State at the Col
umbian Exposition; 10 regulate the selection
of jurors in justices courts SO that they can not
serve il summoned three months prior to last
service; permit guardians and curators to
loan money of their wards at the highest rate of
interest prevailingin the locality on unincumber-
ed real estate.