The Monticellonian., 1899-03-03
senate Proceedings.

senate Proceeding.
 Little Rock, Feb. 22-After the passage Of Senator McNemers reform school bill, by vote of IA to 9, the president announced that 1t required a two-thirds vote on account of cer- tain sections Of the bill and it was reconsid- cred and placed back on second reading
 Senator Lawrence called up g. B ga (Kirby) known as the fellow servants bill The bill passed,
 S B. p2 (nouglass), providing for the trans fer of the sixteenth section fund, was taken up and passed.
 The following bills were introduced.
 No. 1e7 (Buckner), providing for settlement of certain indebtedness due from Desha to 2hicot county, 1as fSouth). for relief of Simp- son, Estes X Co and T. C Fluty; 199 (Manning) requiring courts Of this state to take notice of laws of other states without allegation Of proof; c. R No. tGollins) proposing amend ment providing for an annual per capita tax of S2 on each male iuhabitant between 2l and b0, and providing that the school tax shall not exceed annually mills upon the taxable prop erty of the state; POO (Dowdy), to facilitate the collection of penalties for miSdemeanors; 20i (LamberD, to change the line between certain school districts In Saline county 202 (k ImbelD providing for the erection of a new state house to cost not more than Sl 900 600; 203 (Hardy1 to regulate the practice of dentistry in this state 204 (i<ingl, to subject mortgage property to ex- ecution; 2Oo cMullinl, to better protect the estates Of widows and orphans; 206 Martini to amend sections 1243 and 657o of the digest: 2o7 tDauglaSs1, to regulate the running at large and impounding of stock in cities of the first and second class in the Twenty fifth and Twenty eighth senatorial district; No. POS CT N. Wilson,. to require passenger trains to stop at all railroad functions; 209 (Buckner), to empower county ju ges to ex- tend the general election laws to the election of school directors; 2l0 (Buckner), tc incorporate the board of inSpect tors of lovees; gil (Quarles) to amend section l46T of the digest; 212 (Mc- Nemer) to make certain woven wire fences lawful; 2lS (Hardy4, to amend sections 64ei 65aq and 6G07 of the digest
 s. B. (Quarlesl to provide for the paving of Markham street in front Of the capitol build ing and carrying an appropriation of s2 900, was passed.
 H. E. 2S6 (Butt) to amend the board of health act recently passed by both brnncues of the legislature was passed.
 The House.
 The first business considered was H B l2l (Clark), requiring separate examination by two physicians of persons to be admitted to the state insane asylum The bill passed.
 H. B 70 (Fields). regulating hire Of county eont-sts, failed to pass.
 H. E. 2I0 (Wood), authorizing the board of of the St Francis levee district to issue bonds for levee Improvements was taken up
 DiscusAion of this bill lasted all of the fore noon an(/part of the afternoon session.
 Mir. Wood author of the bill, explained that the property owners affected had expressed themselves and were almost unanimously in favor of the bond issue; that 1t was absolutely necessary, in order that levees partially built might be completed,
 The bill passed-ayes 46, noes 30
 H. B. 2o5, submitted as a substitute to other railroad commission bills, was read second time. and made special order for February 25th