The Van Buren press., 1899-03-11
Senate Proceedings.

Little Rock March IS b. zsT 6HIlIhouse}
/ defining the powers Of tae board Of leTee d.
rectors q leEee district No. 1 In Jackson
county being special order Of business. was
taken Up and passed
Senator McNemer introduced s B. Z3s. to
/ provide for the support Of the deaf mute In
/ stItute
i motion requesting the return from the
/ house Of the DowGg and Kirby railroad com
mission bills was tabled.
Senator South offered an amendment 10 5. 3.
+ 22l, 70 repeal al special acts placing county
officers On salary. which vas adopted. The
amendment provides that where the Office Of
f sheriff and tax collector has been separated
under special salary acts they shall remain
separate.
Bills we're introduced as follows
No. 20 fDougisssI. 70 reorganize the bureau
o. agriculture and constitute the same an aux
iliarT 70 the county courts IN the maintenance
Of state system o. roads and bridges.
No. 80 fMcsemer1, 70 supply deficiency In
appropriation for water supply Of deaf-mute
institute amounting to tsstt5.
No. 2n dankfordJ. TO amend section 80 Of
the digest
No. 242 CQuarlesl. fixing the boundaries Of
school districts In This state.
No 2n Martin, 70 amend section 4ie5 o. the
digest, relating 10 bonds Of insurance com
panles.
No. z4f 0HcGehsel. TO cure defective ack-
n0vledsements heretofore taken In the In
dian territory
10. 2f5 fwlison1. Authorizing school districts
TO cOademn lands for school sites
No. 90 fDouglasai for support of the branch
normal at Pine B1uf
5. b. z22. amending al act TO prescribe con-
ditions upon which foreign corporations may
do business Id this state, 10 include telegraph
companies now dong business IN this state
vas read third time and passed
$ r. = fFefgasoH1 requiring railroad com
panIes to keep waiting rooms heated and prop
eriy ventilated day and night. was read third
time and passed.
S. b. 81 fColIins1, for the regulation OF fire
insurance not made through a local agent, and
to protect local agents. was read third time
and passed.
The House.
After routine business three unimportant
local bills we're introduced and read first time
II 20s (steelel. TO n1 the time for holding
the several circuit courts Ia the Second judi
elal circuit was read third time and passed.
Mr.. Short called mp his motion to reconsider
the vote by which Mr. Mears bill No. Is, to
prevent partiality in the administration OF JUS
tice passed Mr. MeaTs moved to lay mis- mo-
tion on the table. but that motion failed and
the motion to reconsider prevailed. Further
consideration OF the bill was postponed until
March 9th
II. B q (smlth1. TO change the time for hold
ing courts In the Fifth ehancery district, was
read third time and passed
Mr.. Humphreys moved that the clerk be In
structed 70 erase section ~ Of II B. 2g5, the
house railroad commission bill, and that the
bill be enrolled without section 49, In accord
ance with the records.
Through some oversight section is as stricken
out by the house was left In the bill sent TO the
senate, and the latter body passed the bill
without amendment
Il was contended hy several members that as
the senate passed the bill without amendment
II must necessarily have passed without see
tiOn 49, and that the commission to erase It was
a mere clerical error.
Mr.. Caldwell spoke in favor Of the motion.
arguing that the senate could pass no other
BILL than the one passed BY the house unless IL
had amended f.
The speaker ruled that the house could in
struct the clerk as Mr.. Humphreys motion
provided II It saw iit to do so.
The vote on the motion stood 81 ayes to II
noes so the bill was ordered engrossed and
sent to the governor with section IS stricken
out
The afternoon session was devoted to local
bills, and the following we're read third tire
and passed.
No. 224 CWalker), for the relief Of Miss A. NJ
Jones-4s TO 49,
No ESQ (Martin OF Crittenden). authorizing
an election to be held in Red Fork and Walnut
Lake townships IN Deshs county OIL the ques-
tion OF liquor license-ayes ~, noes %
No. 10 tReece). fxing salaries Of Hampstead
county ofncers as follows Sheriff and col
ieetor, tl,Oo0 and half the fees for collecting
delinquent taxes; circuit clerk 81 400: county
clerk 81 200. assessor, s6O0-ayes 20. noes q.
No 277 tHarrls), fixing time for holding pro-
bate court Of Lafayette county-ayes 57, noes O
No 300 lIall Of Lee), amendatory Of the act
creating the ST. Francis levee distrlct-ayes 81
noes o.
No S22 MARTIN Of Crittendenl. making three
oaroed wires a lawful fence In Crittenden
cOunty-ayes g. noes O.