Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-02-28
The Senate Proeeedin es.

cussine the railroad commission bill
 The Senate Proceedings.
 LITTLE ROCK Feb 26.-Yesterday Chair Gray of the joint committee on state charitable institutions reported the following btn
 Senate bill No. PTS l64ray ehairman1. to pro- vide for the purchase. erection and main teaance of an electric light plant te supply light and power for the Arkansas state peni- tenGary, the deaf mute institute, the blind school the insane asylum and the state house. It provides for the establishment of a plant within the penitentiary Uud appropriates the sum of 3l2 900 10 carry out it's provisions. Read twice and placed on the calendar.
 Senator PinniX introduced senate bill No. 2f4, to more fully define the duties of the state superintendent Of public instruction and to im- prove the state school. 1t fixes his salary at &1 500 per aHnum and allows him one clerk at & .200 per aanum. It is substitute bill for senate bill No. t0f which was reported ad- yersely by the committee Read twice and made special order for tomorrow at 10 a. m.
 By request Senator Kimbeu introduced sen bill No. 2l5 to require counties to establish places of refuge for betrayed women and their offspring. Ii requires county courts to appro- priate sum not exceeding Si00 per month to- ward the housing and care of pregnant women who have been betrayed and who require shelter and are without means: they to be al- lowed to remain in said place of refuge until strong enough to take care of themselves but not more than one year. It to take effect from it's passage Read twice and referred to com mittee on federal relations.
 Senate bill No. Is7 (IIaIl, to regulate foreign building and loan or savings associations do- ing bushes in this state, was read third time. The roll was called and the bill passed ayes, 21: noes, 1.
 Senate bill No. Fl dzard) to legalize the transfer of privileged license, granted saloon keepers, was read third time. The roll was called and the bill failed to pass ayes 10; noes, 13
 Senate bill No 2l9 was introduced by Sen ator Wilson. it's provisions being to protect public and private schools from annoyance. Ii provides for penalty of not more than Sl00 for each onense, and prohibits any person from lettering around d school or disturbing same.
 The first bill taken up after recess was sen ate bill No. l93 tWorthen} to allow each judge of the supreme court and the attorney general S500 per annum for house rent Ii was dis cussed at length, and failed to passages, 5; noes, 2l.
 Senate bill No 93 (Wilson). to authorize the attorney general to employ an assistant at a salary of Sio9 per month, was read third time, and failed to pass ayes, II; noes l6
 Senate bill No. POI (Quarles), to protect gov ernment light house stations on the navigable waters of this state was read third time and passed ayes, 27; noes, O.
 DGUdlt Util -Np lcV tAGuul HE J, to pfONldt TOT enforcing contracts made with wild cat inSur- ance companies and to render contracts void was read the third time and passed-aYeS, 2l; noes, |
 The House.
 Mir. Shaw stated that house bill No. 49 tShaw1, to extend the time fer paying taxes, was set for this hour 1t provides to extend the time until October 25 Mir Bratton moved that the vote by which the bill passed to it's third reading be recousidered and the bill be placed on it's second reading, that it might be amended. This motion was the cause of con siderable discussion. When the vote was taken on the motion to reconsider, the result was-ayes S7; noes, 45. so the motion was lost, The bill was then put upon It's final passage, and the vote was ayes, B: noes. 2.
 A messenger from the governor announced his signature to house bill No. 203 (Herrn) fix ing the fees of officers of Sharp county.
 The railroad commission bill was considered during the balance of the morning.
 The railroad commission biil was taken up again at the afternoon session. Mir. Patton offered an amendment that the governor shall appoint the three railroad commissioners upon the recommendation of the general assembly. The amendment was rejeeted-ayes, 22; noes 60
 Mir Lake offered an amendment to make the salaries of the commissioners S2 000 in lieu of & 500 IL was defeated ayes 30; noes, 56
 The substitute railroad commission bill was then passed. The vote in full was