The Van Buren press., 1899-03-25
Senate Proceedings.

Little Rock. March l6 - Senator QGarles
offered bill to regulate telephone rates The
bin fixes charges for business houses at IS per
month, and In residents at ~ per month
The kimbell new state house bill was taken
up and after the adoption of several amend
ments, made special order for March goth.
The Hall land grant bill was read third time
and passed-ayes II, noes g.
S. b. 225, fixing penalty for the practice OF
medicine without license at not less than S25
nor more than slOo passed-yeas Is, nays 10.
S. b 15l (Quarles) to make a four-wire fence
a lawful fence in certain territory in Lee and
Phillips counties, passed.
s. b. 1853 Clark to amend section So05 of the
digest. was passed.
S. b. I42 (Witt, to direct the auditor of state
to call In auditors certificates OF indebted
ness for services rendered in overdue tax suits,
and for registration of the same, was placed on
final reading and passed.
Senator Ferguson introduced S. b. 264, to
lay on and establish that part of the St. Fran
els basin lying within the state Of Arkansas
Into leyee district, and for maintaining the
same.
The remainder of the session was consumed
In consideration of the state university appro-
priation bill
The House.
resolution by MIR Blalock providing for q
session at 1880 p. IN. was adopted.
Clerk Simms read letter from Hon. w. j.
Bryan fixing March 9th as the day for the lat
ters visit to Little Rock In response to the
legislatures invitation.
H. b. s06 Cotton, to provide for levying a
road tax. was postponed until March 23d.
II. B. 10l civilians OF Pulaski). was taken
up as special order 1t makes lawful woven
wire fences of II pareilel hard steel wires fas-
tened together by upright slaves.
Mr.. Williams said the woven wire fence
could be built for $40 mile cheaper than barbed
wire fences, on account OF the high prices
maintained by the barbed wire trust. The bill
passed-63 to l6
II. Il. 23l fWonordl, providing that al fields
and grounds kept for enclosures shall be en-
closed with fence sufficiently close, composed
of sufficient posts and rails, posts. rails and
wire, posts and pailings, palisades. or rails
alone, laid up In the manner commonly called
worm fence, to be tive feet high, and the posts
to be deeply and firmly set in the earth, was
read third time and passed
The proceedings were interrupted by the an
nouncement that Senator Landlords illness
had been pronounced by Drs. Jennings and
Park to be red pest Half an hour was con-
sumed In discussing the matter.
The state uniformity text book bill came up
and Mr. Herrn called up his motion to recon-
slider the vote by which the substitute bill OF
Mr. Colquitt, providing for county uniformity
ut the opllon OF counties, falleu To De adopted
Mr.. Chew took the floor and spoke against
the substitute. He argted that county uni
formity would not reduce the price of school
books.
Mr.. Craig opposed the substitute and hoped
the time would come when the people would
rise and crush the book trust out OF existence.
Mr., Hathcock spoke in favor OF county uni
formity. He was in favor OF the people ruling,
and the substitute bill left it TO the people to
say whether they wanted county uniformity
Mr.. West said he had opposed state uniform
tty In the Craighead county campaign, and he
was here to represent those who sent him
here.
The motion to reconsider the vote by which
the substitute bin was defeated, prevailed
ayes 80, noes 81
Mr.. Brooks moved to table the bill. The mo-
tion was los.
Mr.. Stanfield was against both state and
county uniformity, He did not want to depart
from the present system, which has proven
satisfactory.
Mr.. Humphreys would vote for the substi-
tute bill He believed it was somewhat i'm
perfect. but he would have to vote for 1t.
Mr.. GIN would vote for the bill even in its
Imperfect state with the hope that 1t may be
perfected hereafter.
Mr.. Jobe opposed all kinds Of uniformity.
The vote on the passage OF the substitute
bill stood Ayes 5s, noes 90 So the bin
passed.