The Forrest City times., 1899-01-13
Legislative Notes.

There are fifteen hold-over members in the
senate.
Miss Ethel NJ. Dougal. of Newport, is clerk
OF the senate penitentiary committee.
Hon. ]. F. Weaver Of Sebastian, declares
himself against special laws.
great many OF the members are outspoken
IN FAVOR OF new state house
Hon. J. ID. Kimball. of the Thirteenth dis
trlct, Is the patriarch OF the senate.
bill creating q railroad commission will
De one OF the first acts Of the general assem-
bly,.
Hon. John Barrow was the only member from
Pulaski who voted for Vandeventer from first
20 last.
Representative ]. w. Colquitt. 1.-THE gentle
man from Columbia" was speaker of the house
at the session OF 1895.
Hon. John G. B. Simms clerk OF the house
served in similar capacity at the sessions Of
1889 and 1891.
Messrs. Colquitt, Of Columbia Turner of
Clark. and Woford, of johnson, were the VAN
deventer managers.
Representative West, OF Craighead. is in
favor OF effective legislation to prohibit the
running of blind tigers.
Hon. A NJ Hathcock. OF Independence is in
FAVOR OF consolidating the elections a railroad
commission, and quadrennial sessions Of the
legislature.
Hon. Jacob r. Rapier. OF Logan is the oldest
member OF the house. He is farmer by pro-
fession, 66 years old and a member OF the Bap-
fist church.
nappy choice as temporary secretary of the
senate. He also acted as sergeant-at-arms of
the senate caucus.
Representative c. H. Henderson n, Ran.
ooiph county, is the youngest member OF the
house. He had just passed his 2lst year in
time to vote at the last state election.
Representative ]. W. Fields. OF the house,
proposes TO introduce resolution to amend the
constitution so as to change state and county
elections from two to every four years.
The most intelligent and liberal-minded
BODY OF lawmakers ever assembled in the
state" said Senator Smith author OF the rail-
road land grant bill passed at the last session
Representative Blackburn of Desha. is in
favor of exempting from taxation for a period
OF four years swamp lands donated by the
state to the levee boards, and will introduce a
bill to that affect.
Hon. j. Z. Smith, of Cross county, is one of
the old members OF the house He was the
father OF two railroad commission bills two
years ago and has another he proposes To in
troduce at this session.
Nco. " Light. MEMBER OF the house
from Greene county, has several important
measures he will present for consideration
one will be to tax all foreign corporations
doing business in the state the same as those
Incorporated here; also measure 10 simplify
the making OF tax books.
Hon. Thomas Barker. member from Clay.
was taken suddenly i'll upon arrival at Little
ROCK. and his illness developed into congress
ton OF the brain. He died at 7:20 O'Clock Jan.
Eer ala
Henry county, Tennessee. and came to Arkan-
sas eleven years ago, taking up his residence
at corning. he served as mayor of Corning
one term and as prosecuting attorney of the
Second judicial district two wears.
Il am in favor of the passage Of an act grant,
ing an extension to the Hamburg & Western
railroad. in order that it may reap the benefits
OF the land grant act passed at the last sess-
ion. which provided that the road be completed
by January ], 1899. believe the builders of the
road acted in good faith and would have COM
piled with the strict letter OF the act had il not
been for the bad weather during November and
December. Senator Smith
Application will be made by the people of
Walnut Ridge to the General Assembly by the
introduction in that body Of proper bin for
that purpose, for the passage OF local or
special act, repeating an act entitled An act
10 regulate the removal OF county seats !" an
proved February IS ls9 so far as the same
anects or applies to Lawrence county to the
purpose that in case such local or special re-
pealing act shall be passed the general act of
1898 shall have no application or operation In
the county OF Lawrence
Hon. O. NJ Norman who represents Monroe
county. says: Il have no hobbies to ride
There Is at present only one particular meas
that propose to introduce and that is a
measure for the separation OF the school reve-
nues. Devote the taxes paid by the whites
exclusively TO the education OF the white
children, and the taxes paid by negroes exclu-
sively to the education OF the negro children
see that Senator Buckner, of Chicot, proposes
a similar mt asure."