The Monticellonian., 1899-03-03
LEGISLATURE. Proceedings of tn C
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Senate Procee edinc..

. Little Rock, Feb 2i-House concurrent reso-
 ion urging our senators and representa-
 In congress to favor a liberal appropria-
 " the United States for the Worlds Fair
 held in St Louis, was adopted.
 number house bills were read second j4. Be7 (walker). to prevent the destruction fgame in Miller county; passed.
 IL B So (Bowers) to repeal an act establish ng court Of common pleas in Lonoke county. Sas read third time and failed to pass.
 H. B. 10 Henderson, to regulate the verdict f jury in civil cases giving three-fourths of he members the right to return verdict, was placed on its third reading Senators Witt, Hardy and Quarles spoke for the meas- are. while Senators Wilson of Washington, Manning and Butler opposed. The bill was sefeated-5 to IS.
 H.IB 207 (Taylor1 to prevent the use Of CO., ealne. was read third time and passed.
 IL B. 5s Casey, requiring bond Of insurance companies to be filed with auditor Of state in- stead Of secretary of state, was passed.
 II. R. B (Harris1, to amend section of an act to prevent the destruction Of game and fish In Lafayette. Miller and Desha counties allow tug the use of gigs, passed.
 II. E 2s (Walton1. to make the annual enum- eration reports Of school directors good when signed by them under their own ofreial oaths was read third time and passed.
 II. E IA (Colquittl, gives power to county Judges to approve bonds in vacation passed. H. B. l29 (Csseyl, to amend section Al54 Of the digest, requiring bonds of surety eompan- ies to be approved by the auditor Of state was read third time and passed
 Il. k. 39 (Hendrixl, seeking to protect owners or live stock killed or injured by railroad com panies, requiring railroad companies to pay plaintiffs attorneys fee, was defeated
 The House.
 Mir. Herrn, of the committee on railroads introduced substitute for the Dowdy railroad commission bill The substitute provides that salaries be paid by the state. the commission 10 be composed of three members. one from the First and Second congressional districts, one from the Third and Fourth, and one from the Fifth and Sixth commissioners 10 be sp- pointed by the governor, to hold If the next general election, Ut salaries Of S2 800 each.
 A lengthy discussion followed motion to call from the railroad committee the Dowdy Dill, passed by the senate, The motion was lost
 \ minority and majority report was sub mitted on s. B IA, taxing life insurance policies on their cash surrender value. The majority report favored the passage of the bill. which was m 6peeial order for February 24th.
 $. R S (McMuliin), to prevent the prohibi- ton oNer of county court from including contiguous territory in an adjoining county, was read third time
 MesSrs Taylor Caldwell Howard Rodgers and Floyd spoke in favor Of the bill, and Messrs. Gill Tatum Sullivan and Brooks in opposition.
 The bill failed to pass-97 to 49