The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-03-24
senate Proceedings.

Little Rock, March 16 - Senator Quarles
offered bill to regulate telephone rates. The
bill fixes charges for business houses at S3 per
month. and in residents at e. per month.
The Kimbeli new state house bill was taken
up and after the adoption of several amend
ments, made special order for March Goth.
The Hall land grant bill was read third time
and passed-ayes IA, noes o.
S b. 225. fixing penalty for the practice O,
medicine without license at not less than s25
nor more than sl00 passed-yeas l5 nays 10
s B ISL (Quarles) to make a four-wire fence
slswful fence in certain territory in Lee and
Phillips counties, passed.
S b. l5s (Clark). to amend section 1905 OF the
digest. was passed.
s b. 142 (Witt). TO direct the auditor O. state
TO call In auditors certificates CT indebted
ness for services rendered in overdue tax suits.
and for registration Of the same, was placed on
final reading and passed.
Senator Ferguson introduced 6. II. 264 10
lay OF and establish that part of the ST. Fran
els basin lying within the state OF Arkansas
into levee district, and for maintaining the
same,
The remainder OF the session was consumed
In consideration Of the state university appro-
priation bill.
The House.
resolution by MIR. Blalock providing for
session at q: 30 p. N. was adopted.
Clerk Simms read letter from Hon. w J.
Bryan fixing March 27th as the day for the lat
ter's visit to Little Rock in response to the
legislatures invitation.
H. b. 305 (Cotton), to provide for levying
road tax was postponed until March 23d.
II. b. i0l Civilians OF Pulaski was taken
up as special order. 1t makes lawful woven
wire fences OF IL parellel hard steel wires fas-
tened together by upright slaves.
Mr.. Williams said the woven wire fence
could be built for s4oa mile cheaper than barbed
wire fences, on account OF the high prices
maintained by the barbed wire trust The bill
passed-63 to l6
H. b. 23l (Wonord), providing that all fields
and grounds kept for enclosures shall be en-
closed with fence sufficiently close composed
OF sunicient posts and rails. posts, rails and
wTe, posts and pailings, palisades, or rails
alone, laid up in the manner commonly called
worm fence, to be five feet high, and the posts
to be deeply and firmly set in the earth. was
read third time and passed.
The proceedings we're interrupted by the an
nouneement that Senator Landlords illness
had been pronounced by Drs. Jennings and
Park to be red pest Half an hour was con-
sumed in discussing the matter.
The state uniformity text book bill came up
ana MI Herrn called up his motion TO recon-
sloer the vote by which the substitute bill OF
Mr.. Colquitt, providing for county uniformity
al the option OF counties, failed to be adopted.
MI Chew took the floor and spoke against
80 supoti1utcs ne dfgteu -tnat county uni
iormity would not reduce the price OF school
cooks
Mr. Craig opposed the substitute and hoped
tne time would come when the people would
rise and crush the book trust out OF existence.
Mr Hathcock spoke in favor OF county uni
iormity. He was in favor of the people ruling,
ana the substitute bill left 1t to the people TO
say whether they wanted county uniformity.
Mr West said he had opposed state uniform
ity IN the Craighead county campaign. and he
was mere to represent those who sent him
here.
fhe motion to reconsider the vote by which
'ne substitute bin was defeated, prevailed
ayes so, noes 81
MI Brooks moved TO table the bill. The mo-
tion was los.
Mr Stanheld was against both state and
.ouhty uniformity He did not want TO depart
iiom the present system. which has proven
satisfactory.
ar Humphreys would vote for the substi-
'u.e DILL He believed 1t was somewhat i'm
perfect. but he would have to vote for il.
Mr Gin would vote for the bill even In its
imperfect state. with the hope that IT may be
/ perfected hereafter
Mr Jobe opposed all kinds OF uniformity.
me vote on the passage OF the substitute
o.A stood; Ayes So. noes 20. So the Dill