The Green Forest tribune., 1893-03-23

strict party vote.
The bill to appropriate 5000 per aanum for TIE
State militia also failed to pass.
Mr.. Jones, of Monroe, introduced a bill TO
abolish the office Of Penjtentiary Inspector.
Gov. Fishback announced that he had approv-
ed and signed senate bill to provide for paving
costs III changes of venues also senate bill to
thorize the enclosure of certain lands on White
River in Independence county; also senate bill
to change the bouadarieg of the Eighth, Ninth,
Thirteenth Judicial Circuits in this State. to y
the time of holding courts therein ard for other
purposes
The special committee to investigate the State
printing reported by introducing bill covering
the question. The bill provides that all tie
printing and binding for the State shall'be dout
at the Deaf Mute Institute, except the printtn-
and binding Of the digest OF the statues of the
State, now in course of revision, and the manu-
featuring of blank books; and provides for the
erection of an additional story on the building
now occupied as printing Office at the institute:
also providing for the letting Of the contract for
furnishing stationary and material to the lowest
bidder, subject to rejection by the board. 1tpra
vdes that in the event the rejection OF the bfd5
the board may contract privately, giving prefer
ence to dealers in the State; also providing tor
the employment Of printers, giving preference TO
those who learned their trade at the institute,
ase for instructor Of printing at salary O.
$1,000 per amman. 1t provides for binder at
salary Of $500 per annum, and appropriates So
00G for the purposes ofthe bill. The print :
during the past two years cost tne State ;355, ,0o
This bill will result in great saving to the
State.
Bills to pass The Senate were: To regulate the
election OF Judges Of courts ofcommon pleas tor
the bnttpr reauation of ponNipts loaspd fo
tractors; to require Sta5e lands forfeited to tine
| State for the non-paymeet Of taxes and held by
the State for sale to actual settlers, and 10 pro-
hibit sale OF the same in larger tracts than $50
acres to any one person; to amend the law in Te
| gard TO taking and preserving of evidence in
tain cases. to provide for the sale OF certain real
estate bank lands remaining iii the Office of the
State Lend Commissioner; to provide Tor tAe
payment Of moneys on legacies or other like Sc
eGrities not applied for and paid over under last
will and testament of deceased persons.
MARCH To- The senate today reconsdered it's
actian in defeating the bill TO make the clerk of
the Supreme Court sajaried officer.
! The only bill of importance to pass was Sena-
tor Handy sibill to prohibitslife insurance CON-
panies, by their agents, from obtaining mans
name and using the same in Soliciting for busi-
ness.
Bills passed by the house were: Compelling
the County Judge of Phillips county to maintain
the public roads and bridges in the county; to
separate the Offices of treasurer and secretary OF
the Fayetteville University; to prevent fishing
| on Sunday heavy fine for every violation;
| quiring county treasurers to make final state
ments quarterly; to fix salaries ahd fees Of Of
] tieers OF NJ adisop county.
/ MARCH IL The senate and house each passed
| bills that had previously passed one branch of
the Legislature, aud now need only the signature
of the Governor to make them laws Of the State
The most important of the measures was the
senate bill to regulate the election of Aldermen
| in cities Of the first class The law takes
effect Immediately, and viii apply to the COM
! ing municipal elections il Little Rock, Fort
Smith. Pine Bluff aud Hot Springs. ItproYides
that Aldermen shall be nominated by wards.
heretofore, but the entire city shall have voice
in the election of Alderlnan Ia order to secure
the election, the majority of the vote in the ell
tire city will be necessary. The best element OF
all the cities in the State hartly favor the bill,
Other bills to pass the house that had previ-
oasly passed the senate We're: To prohibit
| judgements secured on county warrants against
counties from bearing interest; to authorize
county clerks to appoint deputies to serve for The
county courts; relating to evidence in criminal
cases SO that when two or more persons are in
dicted in the same indictment, either may testify
| in behalf or against the other defendant: to pro-
vide for more complete and accuT ate index CT
! the acts Of the General Assembley; to punish
| trespassers on railroad cars and locomotives.
The senate took up the cigarette biil and yir-
tually Killed the measure by eXenlpting from Us
provisions more nan half of the counties OF the
State
House bills that passed the senate were 70
provide for the payment of rounding certificates;
to fix the salaries and fees OF phe officers OF
Washington county: to provide for the support
and maintenance of the State Univel sity at Fay
! etteville.
Most of the session was consumed in the dis
cussion of the Deaf Mute appropriation bill
The most import ant new bill introduced was
to extend the right of sufii age to the women Of
Arkansas and to make them eligible as members
of school boards.
MARCH lS.-The committee mining O. the
senate submitted report recommending that
the house bill abolishng the office Of Commits
sioner of Mines. Manufactures, and Agricultural
do not pass. a lengthy report was also presep.-
ed exonerating commissioner NJ. L. Locke
from all charges of carelessness orcrookedness.
The report was adopted
| The Blind Institute appropriation bill was con-
sidered in the committee OF the whole and was
| adopted.
| Considerable business ofimportance was trs4s-
| acted in the house The bill to assess and cel-
1ect taxes from express, telegraph, and sleep
ipg-car companies passed by a large majority
Other bills to pass were: To prevent pref r
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