The Springdale news., 1899-01-13
Legislative Notes.

A bill creating railroad commission will be one of the first acts of the general assem- bly,.
 Representative Blackburn, of Desha, is in favor of exempting from taxation for period of four years swamp lands donated by the state to the leYee boards and will introduce 8 bill to that effect.
 Hon. Jacob R. Rapier, of Logan, is the oldest member of the house He is a farmer by pro- tession 65 years old and member of the Bap- tist church.
 Representative J. w. Colquitt, ''the gentle- man from Columbia n was speaker of the house at the session of 1895
 The most intelligent and liberal-minded body Of lawmakers ever assembled in the state," said Senator Smith author of the rail- road land grant Dill passed at the last session. Representative West, of Craighead, is in favor of effective legislation to prohibit the running of blind tigers.
 A great many Of the members are outspoken in favor of q new state house
 Hon. J. D. Kimball. of the Thirteenth dis trct, IS the patriatch of the senate.
 Representative C. HI Hardeman, of Ran dolph 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 J. W. Fields. of the house, proposes 10 introduce a resolution to amend the constitution So as to change state and county elections from two to every four years.
 Hon. ]. E. 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 ana has another he proposes to in- | troduce at this session.
 Hon. Geo. 0. Light member of the house | from Greene county, has several important measures he will present ion consideration One will be to tax an foreign corporations doing business in the state the same as those incorporated here also Q measure to simplify the making of taX books. "I am in favor of the passage Of an act grant, ing an extension to the Hamburg & Western railroad, in order that it may reap tho benefits of the land grant act passed at the last sess- ion which provided that the road be completed by January I 1899. I believe the builders of the road acted in good faith and would have com- piled with the strict letter of the act had it not Y been for the bad weather during November and December. Senator Smith
 Hon. J. F. Weaver, of Sebastian, declares
 himself against special laws, ! Hon A 1f Hathcock. of Independence. is in favor Of consolidating the elections a railroad commission, and Quadrennial sessions of the | legislature.
 | Hon O. NM Mormon who represents Monroe county, says; l nave no hobbies to ride, | There ls at present only one particular meas
 that propose to introduce and that is a
 measure for me separation of the school reve- | nues. Devote the taxes paid by the whites | exclusively to the education of the white children, ana the taxes paid by negroes exclu- sively to mo education of tho negro children.
 see that Senator Buckner, of Chicot, proposes similar measure"
 Application will bo made by the people of ! Walnut Ridge to the General Assembly. by the
 introduction in that body of proper bill for
 that purpose fer the passage of local or special act, repeating an act entitled ''An act
 to regulate the removal of county seats, ap-
 proved February 25 1893 so far as the same affects or applies to Lawrence county, to the purpose thatin case such local or special re- pealinglact shall be passed the general act ot
 1893 shall have no application or operation in
 the county of Lawrence