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

Little Rock. Feb. O. The Dowdy railroad commission bill came up and the report Of the railroad committee regarding amendments was adopted. The amendment to strike out the sections of the bill requiring railroads to pay salaries and expenses ot the commission was lost The amendments to reduce salaries of the commissioners to 5000 per annum and to make the offices elective were adopted. The bill was made special order for Wednesday.
 $. B. No. 1l5 tMcMullen). prohibiting electors residing near n county line from having voice in petitions for local prohibitory liquor laws in the adjacent county within three miles of their residence. passed.
 New bills were introduced as follows:
 No. is tQuarles). to authorize state debt board, to fund the valid bonded indebtedness of the state: 139 (South). to provide for the confirmation of titles to real estate; i4O Shack leford by requesD, to regulate photographers providing that they shall pay county license according to population of the city or town Tn which they do business, iii 1T. N. Wiison), for n uniform series of text books: i42 fWitt) for an act directing the auditor of the state to call in auditors certificates of indebtedness for services rendered in the overdue tax suits of this state i49. (McNemer), to organize certain territory of Pulaski into a special school dis triet; IA (Hammock), to create and maintain state and county boards of health: l45 tKim- belD, for an act giving and vesting in the gov ernor and the state board of health additional and increased powers and jurisdiction in all matters Of nuisances, contagious, infectious and other epidemic diseases: 146 (WIlson) to provide for support and maintenance of the Arkansas Industrial University for period of two years, beginning April l, lsy9 $ J. K. No NO. 6 tHardy), proposing an amendment to the constitution. amending section IS. of article 19, to read as follows: All contracts for a greater rate of interest than 10 per centum per annum shall be lvoid to the interest only and the general assembly shall prohibit the same by law but when no rate of interest is agreed upon the rate shall be 6 per centum per annum l41 tSouth), to amend section 15 of the digest i4s tHammock). to change the time for holding circuit courts in the Fourteenth judicial cir cult; I49 tR J. Wilson,. providing that the auditor of state shall approve bonds of insur- ance companies instead of the secretary of state. as the law now stands: 150 (Shackle- ford), to make appropriation for deficit in ap- propriations for contingent expenses of the general assembly for the year 1881 in the sum of $l, ,654.4s
 $. E. No 16 (Hardy) prohibiting directors from employing relatives as teachers in the public schools of the state. passed.
 $. E. No. l2l (Quarles) to appropriate slO 300 for the payment of banks and individuals who advanced money to the governor for the mobi- lization of volunteers, was passed
 $. B. No. & (Witt), to prohibit running of freight trains on Sunday, was defeated
 The House.
 Senator McNemers bill appropriating & coo for use of state board of health was discussed at length, and after the adoption of a substi- tute bill (by Mir. Shorp 1t was made special order for Tuesday morning
 H. R. No B (Bowers), to abolish the court of common pleas in Lonoke county was read third time and passed.
 NIT. Evans introduced H. B. 2ls. to amend the state election laws.
 II. B 207 lTaylorl, anti-cocaine bill read third time and passed
 H. B. 2i1 to amend an act fixing salaries of Benton county officers, passed.
 Bills were introduced as follows: No 2i9 tNeilll, to amend the act authorizing the erec- ton of gates across public highways subject to overflow go lWallacel, amending section 1940 of the digest, making 1t a misdemeanor to seek to corrupt jurors; 221 Barrowl, to regulate pleading and practice in Pulaski county; 222 lBlalockl. to make it unlawful to use seines for catching fish; 223 [FloydL to repeal an act to prevent sale of liquor within four miles Of Danville; 224 IWalkerl, for relief of Miss M A. Jones.
 Fl. E. l96 making salary of Howard county judge s4o0 per annum, was read third time and passed.
 H. E. s3, repeating the Brownstown fve-mile act, passed.
 MT. Steele introduced H. B. No e25. amend ing sections and of the digest H, E. No 59 fixing salary of Polk county judge at S10O. read third time and passed.
 The speaker announced the following con- mittee on the part of the house to investigate the feasibility of building new state house: Rector of Garland, Tappan, Blackburn, Nor man, Weaver, Harris and Greer.