The Van Buren press., 1899-03-04
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Llttls Rock. March The Backner bill. 70
Increase salaries Of state o1eers vas taken p,
sad Senator BuekHsr spoke IN favor OF the
passage Of the measure
Senator hardy also spoke n favor Of tie bill
Senator Kinbsl favored Increasing salaries
Of certain state officers. who we're not being
paid enough, but opposed > sweeping Increase
IN salaries.
Senators Lawrence aad Carlock also spoke
EEainst the Dill, which failed 70 pass By vote
of 70 p
sB. Iss louarlesl. to fund the debt Of Ar
kansas was read third time and passed BY a
vote Of 81 70 2
Senator Collins moved . reconsideration Of
the vote by which $ B. 81. to amend the pr
mary election Law failed 70 pass. The motion
was adopted and the biil took It's place o. tie
calendar.
The house railroad commission bill was
taken up After brief De bate the senate rail-
road committee was instructed to return the
bill % the senate March Sd
The following hills were introduced:
Douglass f222), as 70 fees 70 Be paid By for
eign corporations for ning papers in the sec
retary Of states once.
smith lz23l. 70 grant certain state isnes 70
the Little Rock & Gulf railroad company
Collins Ce24). to place county officers on sal
aries and hx the same thereof.
South t2z5l 70 punish persons praetieing
medicine without authority.
Witt e22e). 70 define the rights Of married
women
Lambert f2e7), to amend sections 1906 and
South f22s), to grant railroads right Of way
across state lands.
Hal (22sl. 70 make an appropriation Of t75.-
600 per annum for maintenance Of ex-Confed-
crate soldiers rot inmates Of the home
Ferguson fSso). to provide for repairing the
hoor Of the supreme court library
Quarles. fZsl). 70 dispose Of certain lands and
70 place same upon tax books.
5. d. 19s Wilson OF Clark, requiring passen-
ger trains 70 stop all functions in this state.
KimbeIl 123s1. an act regulating the salaries
OF the ehaneellors Of the Third and Fifth chan
eery districts.
Hardy (23i), TO amend section s575 Of the di-
gest
Douglass (2ag. TO regulate transfers for
school purposes, was read third time and
passed.
6 B. 81. CKing), to authorize the purchase Of
blood lounds by county judges. passed by
vote Of IL 70 L.
The House.
Three new bills were introd uced IN the house
today. as follows:
No $40. TO prohibit the sale OF intoxicants
within Eve niles o. Drew Normal Institute al
Wilmzr; sii (Sorton1 70 prohibit school d.
fsEh4Es IfDM LfaGleFs NLt1 NlcEe Ii
no money on hand to pay salaries: slz (Fosterl
to require insurance companies doing business
n this state TO pay tax Of 10 per cent On their
annual net receipts
Mr.. Parkers Dill. regulating charges OF ex-
press companies. was taken up and read third
time. The bill FIXES the following rates, with
an addition OF one-third when packages are
expressed over more than one road For less
than 10 pounds, IS eezts; less than 80 pounds
and more than 10 pounds, 20 cents: less than rs
and more than 50 pounds. Is cents. less than 100
and more than IS pounds 30 cents.
Messrs. Sullivan and Brooks spoke In favor
Of the BILL which passed with only three votes
IN the negative.
Mr.. LETTERS bill amending the law In refer
enee TO pensions for ex-Confederates, was read
second time and made special order for March
eth
Il b. 155 CTatnm1. 70 protect employees and
guarantee their rights 70 belong 10 labor organ
izations. was read third time.
Mr.. Tatum explained the objects Of tue bill,
citing cases where men had been discharged
and blaeklisted, preventing them from procuT-
Ing employment elsewhere. simply because
they joined some labor union
Mr.. Taylor said he heartily condemned the
practice OF blscklisting, but there was no way
OF compelling employer or corporation to
tell why man was discharged. they could
always give some other reason than the one
that the discharged one belonged TO a union;
the bill was useless, and would not benefit any
one
The bill passed-syes a. noes s.