The Forrest City times., 1899-03-10
ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE.
Six Days Proceedings of the
Thirty-Second General
Assembly.
SENATE PASSES HOUSE COMMISSION BILL
Bill Authorizing st. Francis Levee District
to Issue Bonds Passed = House Post
pones Consideration of Dowdy Rail-
road Commission for Two Weeks.
Senate Proceedings.

G0mml84lOn
Senate Proceedings.
Little Rock, March 2-The senate transacted
considerable business today.
Senator Rains introduced S. u. 235 to make
gambling. or the keeping Of gaming devices. a
felony.
Senator Kirby introduced s. b. 236, to repeal
an act creating the once OF tax collector OF
Columbia county, and fixing salaries Of certain
ofiicers Of said county.
S. B. 1893 (Quarles). providing for the expen-
diture Of money by cities for sewers not within
the corporate limits Of city, was read third
time and passed
Mr.. South's bill granting right way across
state lands TO railroads, was read third time
and passed.
s. b. 1872 (McMuliin). requiring farmers to
list with the bureau OF agriculture statistics
Of crops raised by them, was defeated by vote
Of 10 to IS
s. B. 75, amending section 47e4 10 read as fol-
lows. was passed: THAT every landlord shall
have lien upon the crop grown upon the de-
missed premises In any year for rent that shall
accrue for such year. and such lien shall con-
tinue for six months after such rent shall be-
come due and payable. and shall pass to the
assignee OF any written obligation given to
secure the rent debt"
s. b. % Buckner). to prevent enticing away
iaborers. and providing punishment for aban-
donfng crops and labor contracts while in
dcbted for food clothing or other supplies,
was killed by vote Of 10 to IL.
S. b. No II (Hammock), was read third time
and passed IL amends section 4i17 OF the
digest Is follows: For each certificate OF au-
thority TO transact business in this state, two
dollars shall be charged, and where more than
one person Is named In any one certificate, two
dollars shall be charged for each person SO
named.
The McNemer reform school bin was taken
up and passed, and at once transmitted to the
house. The vote In detail follows:
Yeas-Buckner, Butler. Dowdy. Hall, Hardy,
Haynie. Hillhouse. King. Martin, McGehee.
lMcMullin MeNemer, Quarles, Rains. Smith,
Shackleford. Witt, Mr.. President-I6
Nays-Carlock. Collins. Douglass. Ferguson,
Hammock. Kimbell Kirby, Lambert Lark
ford. Wilson r. j.. Wilson T. Nil.
Senator Haynes bill authorizing cities and
towns In the Seventh, Thirteenth, Nineteenth,
Twentieth, Twenty-eighth, Twenty ninth and
Thirty-frst senatorial districts to regulate the
running at large OF stock, was read third time
and passed.
S. b. n QKirby), railroad commission bill,
providing for q commission Of three members
1t . salary Of 5000 each, to be paid by the
state. passed-yeas 10. nays ~.
Those voting against the bill we're: Buck
ner, Butler. Carlock, Collins. Hall, Kimbell,
Rains, Smith, Shackleford, South, Wilson r.
j., Witt.
The House.
Mr.. Toney introduced H. b. 3l4 amending
primary election laws, allowing each candidate
representative at every voting precint TO
challenge voters and witness the count OF the
ballots.
H. b. lol Civilians of Pulaski) making legal
certain wire fences, was defeated. 1t was ar
gued that the fence would not be hog-proof
IL. b. 123 Craig, to regulate mill exchanges
and roller mills, was defeated-yeas % nays 81.
H. b. 1904 (Yadon), to prohibit the selling or
W rV Rf nfs oaAtta -
ors. was read third time.
Mr.. Yadon pointed out the evil effects Of
cigarette smoking. Messrs. West and Howard
regarded smoking as a great American privil-
eye and would vote against the bill; IL cigar
cite smoking was running the youth OF the land
let the mothers take the switch in hand and
fnaugurate movement to save their boys and
the future manhood Of this country.
Mr.. Yadon replied, quoting statistics show
ing that q large per cent OF inmates of insane
asylums and suicides lost their reason from
the effects of cigarettes
The bill passed-ayes 81, nays II.
H. b. 100 (Butt), to provide for the purchase
OF tools for working roads and highways, was
read third time and passed.
H. b. l21 fReece), creating the Office OF county
superintendent Of public schools, failed to pass
after lengthy discussion.
senate Proceedings.
Little Rock, March 3-The house railroad
commission bin was reported from the COM
mittee on railroads.
All OF the morning hour was consumed in
reading and adopting amendments to the house
bill, and at the afternoon session the vote By
which all amendments passed was recon
sidered.
After first reading OF number OF house bills
Senator Hillhouse moved to suspend the rules
and take up the house railroad commission
bill The motion prevailed.
The secretary then read the BILL the previous
question was called for and the bill passed, the
vote standing rs follows:
Yeas-Butler, Buckner Carlock, Hall, Ham
mock, Kimbell, Lambert McGehee McMullin
Rains. Smith, Shackleford, South. Wilson, r
j., Wilson, T. N, Witt, Mr.. President-l7.
Nays - Collins. Dowdy. Ferguson, Hardy
Haynie, Hillhouse. King Kirby. Landlord
Lawrence Martin. Quarles.-l2.
THE bill now goes to the governor II pro-
yides that the state pay the commissioners
On motion the vote by which S. b. No. POS
requiring passenger trains to stop at railroad
functions. failed to pass. was reconsidered
The House.
The roll was called for the introduction OF
bills. and the following were presented and
read first time:
No. $40 (Hoit 4 Howard), fixing the salarie.
and emoluments OF the officers OF Howard
county.
No. si7 tMears), TO empower the secretary Of
state to sell certain volumes OF the supreme
court reports at his own discretion.
Nc. 3lS (Poole). to prohibit the manufacture
importation. sale or giving away OF cigarettes
and cigarette papers.
No. $40 Johnson. changing the name OF the
Arkansas insane asylum and authorizing the
building. furnishing. and completion OF two an
nexes and an infirmary.
No. $40 armstrong;. TO change boundary
line between White and Woodruff counties.
No. 32l Qpatton). for the relief OF certain In
dividuals
No. 322 MARTINI, declaring a three barbed
wire fence lawful In certain territory in Crit
tenden county
Mr.. Rector of Garland called up his motion
to reconsider the vote by which the Collins bill
taxing life insurance policies failed to pass.
Mr.. Brooks moved TO postpone further con-
sideration OF the bill until April Goth (the day
after final adjournmenD. which motion pre-
vailed by q vote of IS to 80
senate Proceedings.
Little Rock March Al. b. 2i0 (Driver) 10
authorize the St. Francis levee district to issue
bonds for the construction OF levees was taken