The Van Buren press., 1899-02-11
Sonata Prnceedinps.

Little ROCK. REP. b=-The Dowdy railroad
commission bill came up, and the report OF the
railroad committee regarding amendments was
adopted, The amendment to strike out the
sections Of the bill requiring railroads to pay
salaries and expenses OF the commission was
lost. The amendments to reduce salaries OF
the commissioners to $4,000 per annum and to
make the offices elective were adopted. The
bill was made a special order for Wednesday
), b, No 1l5 (McMullenl prohibiting electors
residing near county line from having voice
In petitions for local prohibitory liquor laws In
the adjacent county within three miles of
their residence, passed
New bills were introduced as follows:
No. 1888 (Quarles) to authorize q state debt
board, to fund the valid bonded indebtedness
of the state; 139 (South). to provide for the
confirmation of titles to real estate; 40 (Shack
leford by request), to regulate photographers,
providing that they shall pay county license
according to population of the city or town In
which they do business; al (T N. WILSON,, for
uniform series of text books; 142 (WitD, for
an act directing the auditor of the state to call
in auditors certificates OF Indebtedness fer
services rendered in the overdue tax suits Of
this state; 143 (McNemerl, to organize certain
territory Of Pulaski into special school dis
triet; IA (Hanmock), to create and maintain
state and county boards of health; 145 (Kim-
bell), for an act giving and vesting in the gov
and increased powers and jurisdiction in all
matters Of nuisances, contagious, infectious
and other epidemic diseases; l46 fWIlson), to
provide for support and maintenance of the
Arkansas Industrial University for period of
two years beginning April l. 1899; 5 j. II. No.
No. 8 Hardy, proposing an amendment to the
constitution, amending section 10, of article 10,
to read as follows: All contracts for a greater
rate Of Interest than 10 per centum per annum
shall be void as to the interest only, and the
general assembly shall prohibit the same by
law, but when no rate Of interest is agreed
upon the rate shall be per eentum per annum;
l47 (South) to amend section Is of the digest;
l4o (Hammock1, to change the time for holding
circuit courts in the Fourteenth judicial cir
cult; 149 Or. J. WILSON,, providing that the
auditor OF state shall approve bonds of insur-
anee companies instead OF the secretary of
state, as the law now stands; $50 (Shackle-
fords, to make appropriation for deficit In ap-
propriations for contingent expenses Of the
general assembly for the year 1881 In the sum
of 81, ,65447
s b. No. 16 GHardy). prohibiting directors
from employing relatives as teachers in the
public schools of the state, passed
S. B. No, 12l (Quarles) to appropriate SIC, 500
for the payment of banks and individuals who
advanced money to the governor for the mobi-
lization Of volunteers. was passed.
S. b. No. So (Witt, to prohibit running OF
freight trains on Sunday, was defeated.
The House.
Senator MoNemer's bill appropriating IS, Coz
for use OF state board OF health was discussed
at length, and after the adoption of a substi-
tute bill (by Mr.. ShorD it was made special
order for Tuesday morning,
II. b. No 35 (Bowers), to abolish the court of
common pleas in Lonoke county, was read
third time and passed.
Mr.. Evans introduced H. b 2ls. to amend the
state election laws.
H. b. 2O7 lTaylorl, anti-cocaine bill, read
third time and passed
II. B. 2l1, to amend an act fixing salaries of
Benton county officers, passed
Bills were introduced as follows; No. 2l9
[Neill], to amend the act authorizing the erec-
tion of gates across public highways subject to
overflow; 220 [Wallacel, amending section 1910
OF the digest making 1t misdemeanor to seek
to corrupt jurors; 221 Barrow, to regulate
pleading and practice in Pulaski county, 222
[Blalockl, to make IL unlawful to use seines for
catching fish; 223 Floyd, to repeal an act to
prevent sale OF liquor within four miles OF
Danvillei 22l [Walkerl, for relief of Miss M. A.
Jones.
II. B. 1876, making salary Of Howard county
Judge s400 per annum was read third time and
passed.
H. b. SO, repeating the Brownstown five-mile
MIR Steele introduced H b. No. 225, amend
ing sections and of the digest
II. b. No. So fixing salary of Polk county
judge at 800, read third time and passed.
The speaker announced the following COM
mittee on the part of the house to investigate
the feasibility of building new state house:
Rector of Garland, Tappan, Blackburn, Nor
man, Weaver Harris and Greer.