The Green Forest tribune., 1893-03-30

MARCH 20.-The following bills pass
ed the senate: To amend the law relative to tLe
letting of contracts for State printing; to permit
graduates of the law department OF the Arkansas
Industrial University to practice law in all the
courts OF the State to extend the time of pay
ment of taxes in Clay county; to prohi bit salIcit
ing sales of liquor within prohibition districts.
The Governor announced that he approved aud
signed house bill No. l3S, an act to amend Sec
ton S5l4 of Mansfeld's Digest OF the Statues OF
Arkansas: also house bill l39. an act to.regul6te
the selection OF jurors i'll Justice courts III civil
and criminal cases; also, house bill No lls, u
act to amend section 1900 of Mansfield IS DiEcst
also, house bill 247 ah act to amend section ~
OF Mans:ield's Digest.
The house passed the bill changing the TIM
holding the courts in the sixteenth Judicial II;
trict, composed Of the counties OF sharp, Fulto,
lizard, and Randolph, aud then took up the ge,
era appropriation bill. The sections provide.
for the salary Of the Commissioner of Agregl-
ture and his deputies and the salary OF Inspeeter
OF Mines and Inspector 0. Peptentiaries were
stricken out OF the bill.
MARCH PA bitter discussion took placei
the senutc over the house bill abolishing the Er-
Teau OF hlneS, AaHUlaCVlTes, anu ASFlcuiluft
The bill passed the house several weeks a-e.
The senate by vote OF .j to refused to abo, isl
that Office.
The Governor approved and signed senate bill!
No. 20 to amend sections and of an act to lay
off and establish that part of the ST. Francis ba
sin lying within the State OF Arkansas into . le-
wee district, and for protecting and maintaining
the same, and to incorporate board OF levee
for etIic and OIL
Approved on the Is day Of February 1898
he following bills that hadapreviously passed
the senate passed the house: To regulate the
execution and foreclosure OF mortgages on per
sonal property; to prohibit the sale or giving
away OF ardent, vinous, malt, or fermented liqu-
ors within three miles of the Bentonville public
school house; to require accident and life iasur-
ance societies aud companies to file with the Al
ditor aalu uaiy bend of SO, 600, conditioned up
on the prompt payment OF claims arising from
policies; permitting guarantee aud trust con- pa
nie5 to make bonds for public officials; also, Sen
atejoint resolution proposing an amendment to
the state Constitution to the effect that the Gov
ern0f may fill vacancies j.. State and County Of
fcers caused by death, resignation, or removal.
bill appropriatiBg Si2 400 for the support d
Improvement of the Fayetteville University a. d
.00 for the branch Normal College Of Pihe
Bluff was sent to the ways and means committee.
MARCH 2Z.--As many as twenty attempts have
been made since the present session OF the Legis-
lature commenced to amend the law relative to
the age OF consent. y bill has passed the seratc
raising the age from II to Is years.
In the senate the other bills to pass were; 10
provide for the dissolution of corporations aftsr
the objects have been accomplished.
The bill to make the selling Of liquors il proh-
bition districts a felony failed by one vote.
Governor Fishback announced to the senate
that he had signed the following bills: To pul-
ish tresspasses Oh railroad cars and locomotives:
to regulate the election Of Aldermen in cities of
the irstclass; to amend sections 4740 and 474i of
Mansfield Digest to authorize county clerks to
! appoint clerks; senate concurrent resolution No.
l3 urging Congress to pass such laws as Will
properly restrict the charges made by the sever
al express companies doing business in the
United States; concurrent resolution No Is, rel
ative to what is necessary to furnish aud equip
the eN-Confederate home; concurrent resolution
instructing joint committee to Investigate the
books and accounts Of the secretary and Treas
urcr of the Insane ASYLUM for the years of ls>i,
1851 lSSS, 1885, and 1850; also senate concur
rent resolution No. Is, making appropriations Of
money to defray the expenses of the State Gov
ernmeht privileges questions.
! The general appropriation bill was again COW
sidcred in the house The action of the house
committee of the whole il striking out the itcla
relative to the Commissioner of Agriculture was
non-concurrcG III and the item was allowed,
Bills to pass the house were: Toenpower the
Governor to appoint board of trustees for i.il
the charitable institutions OF the State. to p.
composed of six members from each CO =
/ tgressional district; it also provides that the
State Treasurer shall be treasurer OF the iustit}
tions.
! Tie State legislature has again demonstrated
the amount of pride which they have in our State
exhibit at World IS Fair, by fixing the SALARY ot
Miss Fannie Scott, lady manager of the States
exhibit, at only ss7 80 per month. This !, 8,
gross injustice to the people OF Arkansas as no e
can properly care for a department Of our exhib-
+, it on such meagre salary
MARCH, 2s.-Thc senate spent the entire day :
session in considering the Blind Institute ap}~o-
priatioa bill A number Of amendments raisi, (:
the appropriation were adopted, and the bill Wa
ordered eagrossed.
| The $40, 900 item in the general appropriatios.
bill for the Agricultural Department was striak-
EN- out by close vote Commissioner Vince
heller says he will resign if the house does e.
rescind it's action.
The State Lunatic Asylum appropriation Ai,l
was taken up and passed without dssentls1g.
vote. Tho bill approprates Slo7 o0o. The SUM
of Sl20, 600 given to provide for patients, this
amount not to exceed 500 per annum for each
patient Gr the entire amount for coo patients
Mr.. South introduced a bill OF consid. -able
importance to amend Mausield's Digest Tbs