The Van Buren press., 1899-02-25
senate Proceedlnps pa,

Little Rock, Feb. 22-After the passage of
Senator McNemer's reform school bill, by a
vote of IA to 8, the president announced that it
required "a two-thrds vote on account OF GER
tain sections of the bill, and it was reconsid-
cred and placed back on second reading.
Senator Lawrence called up S. b. 20 (xirby),
known as the fellow servants bill. The bill
passed.
S. B. % (Douglass) providing for the trans
fer OF the sixteenth section fund was taken up
and passed
The following bills were introduced:
No. 1877 QBuckner), providing for settlement
Of certain Indebtedness due from Desha to
Chicot county; 1893 (South). for relief of Simp-
son, Estes g. Co. and 7. G. Fluty; 199 (Manning),
requiring courts Of this state to take notice of
laws OF other states without allegation of
proof C, r. No (Collins) proposing amend
ment providing for an annual per capita tax
Of az on each male inhabitant between 2l and
CO. and providing that the school tax shall not
exceed annually mills upon the taxable prop
erty OF the state; 200 Dowdy), to facilitate the
collection of penalties for misdemeanors POI
Lambert), to change the line between certain
school districts In Saline county; POP (NlmbelD,
providing for the erection of a new state house,
TO cost not more than 81 900 600, 203 Hardy, to
regulate the practice OF dentistry in this state;
204 (king), to subject mortgage property to ex-
ecution: 205 (McMullin), to better protect the
estates OF widows and orphans; 206 (Martin),
to amend sections l243 and 6576 of the digest;
207 (Dauglass), to regulate the running at
large and impounding OF stock in cities OF the
first and second class in the Twenty-f1fth
and Twenty eighth senatorial district;
No POS ct. N. WILSON,. to require passenger
trains to stop at all railroad functions; 209
(BuckneT) to empower county judges to ex-
tend the general election laws TO the election,of
school directors; 2l0 (Buckner), to incorporate
the board of inspectors OF levees; 211 (Quarles),
to amend section 1857 Of the digest 212 (Mc-
Nemer) to make certain woven wire fences
lawful; 2l3 (Hardy), to amend sections 6l9l,
$500, and 6607 OF the digest,
Bl (Quarles), to provide for the paving OF
Markham street in front OF the capitol build
ing and carrying an appropriation Of g., 600, was
passed
II, b. 2s6 (Butt), to amend the board:of health
act recently passed by both branches OF the
legislature. was passed
The House.
The first business considered was II. B. 121
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
convicts, failed 10 pass.
H. b. 2l0 Wood, authorizing the board Of
OF the ST. Francis levee district to Issue bonds
for levee improvements was taken up.
Discussion OF this bill lasted all OF the fore
noon and part OF the afternoon session.
Mr.. Wood. author OF the bill, explained that
the property owners affected had expressed
themselves, and we're 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 40, noes 30
II r Pas submitted as substitute TO other
railroad commission bills was read second
time. and made special order for February 25th.