The Monticellonian., 1899-04-07
Senate Proceedings.


 Senate Proceedings
 Little Rock March 3O.-The senate convened at 9:30 and rapidly dispatched routine busi- ness.
 Senator MeGehee's bill to change time of holding court in the Second chancery district was passed without dissenting vote
 The house amendment to $. E. 36 relating to change Of venue in criminal cases. was adopted. The amended section provides that two wit nesses not related to the defendant, qualified electors and residents of the county shall cor rebate the affidavit of the defendant
 An attempt to suspend the rules and concur in house amendment to Senator kirby's fellow servant bill was defeated.
 Senator Shaeklefords s anti-lobbying bill was passed--yeas r. nays 7
 The bill provides that hereafter it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to lobby with any member of the general assembly or approach or talk to any of said mem bers on any measure pending or to be intro duced into the general assembly, unless said lobbyist shall wear a badge, in public view, which shall state his name, the measure for which, or against which, he is lobbying, and the side or interest in which he Is appearing or advocating.
 For violating this act q fine Of not less than s25 nor more than 8l00 is assessed.
 The senate then went into executive session to consider the nomination of c. C. Hamby and John c. Mitchell as members of the university board Of trustees. The nominations were uu- der consideration almost an hour and finally deferred
 A bill regulating the sale Of cocaine passed. :. E. 204, tking), to subject mortgaged per- sonal property to execution was placed on its final reading and passed.
 Senator Dowdy introduced s. E 2S2 to author iZe the organization of special school dis dricts from two or more common school dis tricts
 A protest against the antitrust law by a committee purporting to represent the busi- ness of the city Of Little Rock was transmitted to the senate by the governor
 $. E l1(Quarles), providing for the organi- zation of trust companies and to regulate them, was passed.
 S E. 254 Haynie), to increase the salary of the attorney-general to 6 300. effective at the next general election, passed-yeas h. nays 6. s E. 272 tMartin), to amend sections l7S5 and l7s6 Of the digest making 1t 8 misdemeanor for any person to wilfully turn stock loose on growing crops without the consent Of the owner agent, passed unanimously.
 s. E. tQl GWitD, to regulate and prescribe manner In which stockholders In corporations in this state shall vote shares held by them, was read third time and passed
 The House.
 After routine business had been dispensed
 
 peared and read a special message. call ing attention to a communication from the Little Rock board of trade urging that the Rector antitrust law be amended as to fire in surance eompanes
 MT. Williams Of Pulaski introduced H. E. 374, amending the Rector antitrust law pro- vding terms and conditions under which fire insurance companies may do business in this state IL provides that any corporation organ fzed under the laws Of this state or any other state or country, or any partnership engaged in the business of insuring property, shall be permitted to do business in this state. pro- vided such company, corporation or partner ship Is not and does not become member of or party to any pool, trust, agreement or combination to regulate the fees premiums to be paid for insuring property in Arkansas. MT. Williams said IL was an important mat ter affecting the business interests of the en- tire state; that under the Rector law lnsur- ance companies would withdraw from the state, leaving the people without protection from loss by fire. thus destroying their credit to a certain extent, as 1t was a well known fact that banks would not loan money on prop erty and merchandise unless insured
 A motion to table the bill prevailed by a vote Of IS to 3l
 The lunatic asylum appropriation bill was passed as amended by the senate.
 Ii. E. 2ol tBeloate), providing that in laying out, altering or establishing public highways, the same shall be located as near as practca- ble on subdivision lines, was read Che third time and passed.
 Mir. Rodgers bill to prevent ,ourts and judges from setting aside verdicts Of petit luries for excessive damages against corporations or in dividuals, passed-yeas 42, noes 2l
 The bill providing for support and mainten- ance Of the Confederate home, was taken up and passed
 Mir. Meals bill, making principals liable for acts of their agents, whether such agents ex- ceed their authority or not, passed
 II. B. 33i (ClachD, providing that persons owning, controlling or directing any mortgage, trust deed promissory note or other evidence of debt or securities, shall list the same for taxation in the county and school district where the property given in trust or mortgage Is situated, was made special order for April