The Van Buren press., 1899-01-14
Legislative Notes.

There are fifteen hold-over members in the
senate.
Miss Ethel M. 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. D. Kimball, of the Thirteenth dis
trlct Is the patriarch OF the senate.
bill creating railroad commission will
be 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
to last.
Representative ]. W. Colquitt, "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 Golqutt of Columbia, Turner, of
Clark, and Wofford, 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, 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 &C years old and a member OF the Bap-
tist church.
Hon. Adam Clark, of Arkadelphia. was
happy choice as temporary secretary of the
senate He also acted as sergeant-at-arms of
the senate caucus.
Representative C. H. Henderson. OF Ram
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 tointroduce 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 leyee boards, and will introduce a
bill to that affect
Hon. j. 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 and has another he proposes to in
troduce at this session.
Hon Geo. O. 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 TO simplify
the making Of tax books.
Hon. Thomas Barker, member from Clay.
was taken suddenly i'll upon arrival at Little
n Ia-rn 49,
tion of the brain. He died at 7:20 o'clock Jan.
llth' Mr. Barker was 80 years old, native of
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 years.
II 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. l believe the builders of the
road acted in good faith, and would have COM
piled with the strict letter of the act had 1t 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 bill for
that purpose, for the passage OF local or
special act, repeating an act entitled AN act
to regulate the removal OF county seats" ap-
proved February 25 1s9 so far as the same
affects 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
1893 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
measure for the separation of the school reve-
nues' Devote the taxes paid the whites
exclusively to the education & he white
children, and the taxes paid by neglu, $ exclu-
sively to the education of the negro children.
see that Senator Buokner, of Chicot, proposes
a similar mt asure."