The Forrest City times., 1899-02-10
Senate Proceedings.

Little Rock. Feb 7.-- Bills were introduced Tn the senate as follows:
 No. l5l (Quarles), to make a four wire fence lawful in certain parts of Phillips and Lee counties; 15a (McMullen), to better enable the bureau of mines manufacture and agricult- ure to obtain statistical information: 1858 (Hardy), to raise the salary of court stenog- raphers to Fl 600, which is double the present amount; l54 (Douglass), to amend section 1062 of the digest, relating to the transfer of school children from one district to another; l55 Ger guson). to amend the act Of 1897, providing for court stenotraphers: l56 (Shackleford). to give cities power to license and tax every descrip- tion of carriage or vehicle: i57 (Quarles), to provide for the publication of a complete geo. logical report of this state.
 President Manning announced as the senate part Of the committee provided for by Senator Souths resolution looking to a new state house, Senatory South. Quarles. Kimbell, R J. Wilson and McNemer.
 Senator South called up house bill No. IF Civilians of Pulaskil to repeal section 27s5 Of the digest, for third reading and final passage The bin passed-yeas 20. nays B.
 Senator Lawrence called up H. D. No. 43 (Brooksl for third reading and final passage The bill amends section To45 of the digest and gives directors of school districts other than special school districts the right to expend not more than S25 in each year for maps, charts etc, provided that said expenditures be auth orized by majority of the electors in such district and be approved by the superintendent Of public instruction. The bill passed.
 MT. Hardy moved that the bill be placed back on second reading objectiug to the clause which requires the approval of the state super intendent The motion was lost
 $. B. No TIT tMartinl, to protect landlords and employers. was placed on its third read ing. Senator Buckner explained the evil which the bill sought to cure and drew a picture of the condition now existing in the large cotton districts where laborers and tenants were abandoning their crops after being furnished supplies on credit
 Senator South opposed the bill declaring that such q law would be whip in the hand of a wicked man or dishonest planter to be used over his tenants or employees; the bill failed to passed-ayes F. noes IS.
 The blouse.
 The house substitute for the McNemer sen- ate bill appropriating & o00 for the use of the state board of health was passed. The sub stitute authorizes local county boards of health to control the expenditure of the money appro- priated.
 $. E. No. CBuckner), to extend the time within which the Mississippi River, Hamburg & Western Railway Company shall complete i-s line from Hamburg to it's terminus on the Mississippi river to earn the land grant hereto fore made to aid in it's construction. passed.
 The afternoon session vas devoted to senate business.
 $. E. f2s, to authorize collection of taxes in Clarendon for 1928. read third time and passed
 :. B. 47 IShacklefordl, to require an account irg by candidates of sums spent during cam paign, was taken up and discussed ut length.
 The bill failed to passages, ssi noes, sa