The Mena star., 1899-01-18

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 Ter Clark Butt. Short Winfield, Brooks
 Retrenchment-Nichols, Walker, "es'' don, HugloSs, Gannaway, Chew Memorials Scarborough Barrow, J. G Smith, Ponder, Howard, Casey, Armstrong;
 Federal relations - Clack, Westmoreianu Spear Nance, Evans j. L. Hall Craig
 Books of state land commissioner anu s1pe.- IIys, intendent of public instruction-ruohey wO, ford. Gannaway, Turner, Blalock, fos'eA' Reese. e..a,a | Claims-w Walker, Parker Neill, Poole oseeie' P. B. Jones, Roper.
 Militia-Hendricks Winfield, Tatum. Toney' Harris, Bowers, Chew
 Insurance = Barrow, Butt, Chew, Crockett Hughes Blackburn, Meador
 Journal-Floyd, Rogers Lefer, Casey NlAon' Trice. Brock oa | Engrossed bills - Craig, Hendricks, heau' Clark, lobe, Sullivan, Field.
 Labor-Bowers. Clack, Evans, Greer, Harris G. s. Rector, Norton.
 Temperance-Gill Reese G. W. Williams Walker, Norman, West, Driver.
 Practice of medicine -Hathcock, Sullivan, Taylor, Caldwell, Hughes, J. L. Hall, CokeT: Rules-Foster, Colquitt. Humphreys, Wal lace, Hernn, Tappan, Stanheld
 Mines and mining-Lefier Welton, Iatuu'' Coker Neill, Howard, J. T. M. Holt. 1 Auditors and treasurer's books-Noruan' | Barrow, Craig.
 Joint committee on enrolled bills-Mears' Butt Gill. .,
 After announcement of committees, the roll was called for introduction of bills and the fol- lowing were introduced: By Mir. Short-To appropriate S2OO to meet immediate expenses of state board Of health i Mr Rogers-To prevent running at large oi stock, and for other purposes
 Mir Stanfeld-To reduce penalty against sherifs and other officers for failing to return executions
 MT Smith. of Cross-Changing time of hold ing court in Fifth chancery district MT Short-To protect baggage of travellers. Mir Turner-To change time of holding elec- tions.
 Mr. Wallace-Repealing an act entitled, "An act for the protection of fish in the waters of Conway, Perry and Polk counties MT Weaver-AuthoriZing cities to prevent stock from running at large within their cor porate limits.
 Mr Sullivan - Joint resolution, exempting cotton and wool manufacturing enterprises from taxation for seven years.
 Mir Wilton-Making annual school reports by directors good under certain conditions. MT West-To restrain and regulate running at large of stock MT Williams of Pulaski-To establish a railroad commission.
 Mir Wonord-To amend section 2l65 Sandals & Hills digest
 MT Wood-to make legal a certain kind Of fence in Lee county
 Mir. Yadon-Regulating payment of employees in coal mines
 MT Burrows-Joint resolution providing for an amendment to the constitution fixing the rate Of interest at not more than per cent and when no rate is agreed upon, at per cent
 MT Bowers-To establish court of common pleas in Lonoke county.
 MT Coker-Creating and defining mining dis tricts.
 Mir Floyd-Amending laborer's lien law MT Harris-Amending Section 2 of An act to prevent the destruction of game in Lafay- cite, Miller and Desha counties.
 MT Hendricks-To protect owners of live. stock killed or injured by railroad trains.
 Mir. Hcrnn (by requesD-To amend sectioI 29l9 of the digest.
 Mir. Hughes-To provide for the payment by the state of costs in felony eases
 Mir Johnson-Pr Prescribing the manner of eai. culating damages for stock killed by trains.
 Immediately after recess roll call for the in. troduction of bills was resumed:
 By Mir Casey-Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution reducing rate of interest to per cent, and per cent where the rate is not specified.
 Mir Brooks-To provide that school district directors, other thas in speclal districts, may expend annually not to exceed S2o for maps charts. globes, etc, with approval of a major ity of electors of the district.
 Mir Leher-Fixing per diem of legislators al S6 per day and cents for each mile travelled MT Meador-To establish house of correc- tion for juvenile offenders under 16 years old The sum of S25 000 is provided for to purchase land, build houses and carry out the provis. ions of the act Mir Mears-To make it crime for officers ot a court or other persons to converse with an; person selected or summoned as juror con. cerning the merits of any case pending
 Mir Ponder-To regulate banking corpora. tions and private banks. Mir. Rector Regulating fees of Izard county officers
 MT Tappan-To provide that no action foi recovery of forfeited lands be maintained un- less the plaintiff, his ancestor, predecessor ol grantor, was possessed Of the lands in question within two years next before commencement of said suit. Mr. Gtifhn-To require railroads to fence their tracks
 Mir Clark-Amending section 291o of the di. gest as follows: Strike out the word 10 ana substitute therefor 20 in trials Of felonies anc strike out and substitute therefor 5 in tria of misdemeanor. MT Crockett-To regulate the number ot witnesses in criminal cases.
 On motion the house adjourned until a. m, Tuesday.
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