The Van Buren press., 1899-03-25
Senate Proceedings,

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Little Rock March 20-A bill for the support
of the Arkansas deaf mute institute was read
the second time and referred to the committee
on public charities.
Senator Douglass introduced S. b. 256 MAX
ing an appropriation of 81 800 for the erection
OF an additional building to the deaf mute in
stitute.
Mr.. Martin introduced S. b. 267, to amend
the fourth subdivision of section 2916 of the di-
gest.
Senator Ferguson introduced S. B. 26s to ex-
tend the charters of certain railroads In the
state
s B. t39, to quiet certain land titles, was
called up by Senator South, and house amend
ments concurred In.
s. B. 100, requiring teachers applying for
state certificates to pay license fee OF sl5
passed-yeas 2l nays 3.
s. b. POP the kimbell bill, providing for the
erection OF new state house, was read third
| third time and passed-yeas 10, nays 8. Those
| voting In the negative were Senators Car
lock, Collins, Dowdy, Haynie, Lawrence, Nc
Gehee, T N Wilson, and Witt
| s. b, 234 (McGehee), to cure defective ac-
| acknowledgements taken in the Indian Territory,
was passed-yeas 10, nays2.
| s. B. 1885 (McNemer), to prevent trespass,
| passed--22 to B.
5. B. Ia tHammoek), to create and maintain
state and county boards OF health, was placed
on its final reading. The Bill provides for BIZ
ennial meetings OF the state board OF health
| unless in case of epidemic, and creates county
boards of health to meet quarterly. 1t also
provides for the sending out of trained nurses
| on call OF county boards of health, the state to
| pay half the expenses and the county the other
half. The bill passed-yeas Is, nays A.
5. b. 233 (kimbelD fixing the salaries OF the
chancellors in the Third and Fifth chancery
districts at g 500 per annum, passed--yeas IA,
nays a.
S. B, l47 South, to amend section is of the
digest, was passed-yeas 22 nays |. The amend
ment provides that In all cases where one dies
intestate there must be an administration
whether the intestate was In debt or not, the
purpose OF the administration being to show
by the county records complete chain OF title
to the real estate of the intestate.
The House.
leyee district out Of certain territory in Clay
and Greene county, was read third time and
passed.
Among the new bills introduced was one by
Mr.. Short (No 261), to reorganize the board Of
trustees OF the state charitable institutions
and placing the Confederate soldiers home
under their control and management
II. B. 3l9 (Jehnson). appropriating S54 $50 for
the erection OF one annex and an infrmary at
the insane asylum was read third time and
passed.
Mr.. Butts bill, to compel the Eureka Springs
railroad TO establish a station at the state line
between Arkansas and Missouri, passed
Mr.. Cotton introduced H. b. 369, TO prevent
hogs, sheep, goats and geese from running at
large in Franklin county, and making a three
barbed wire fence lawful in said territory the
question to be submitted to the voters
1t being local bill day, the following were
read third time and passed.
II. b $50 (Blalock), to make four barbed
wire fence lawful fence In certain portions Of
st, Francis county
II. b. 1853 (Tappan), to amend section 6s92 OF
Sandels & Hils digest.
Ii. b. No 357 BARROW, authorizing the city
OF Little Rock to convey to the United States
certain right-of-way for road to the national
cemetery.
IL. b. 23, changing time Of holding the courts
in the Fifth chancery district.
II. B. $50 (Weaver), fixing salaries OF certain
officers OF Sebastian county.
II. B. S41, to cempel lumber companies doing
business in Columbia county to pay employees
In lawful money every 80 days,