The Green Forest tribune., 1901-03-02
LEGISLATURE DOINGS.
Regular Weekly Letter From Our Special Correspondent.

|. IL. 1NO6, lS dIl OlQ COuI0OOrdCO soldier as well as an eloquent and forcible supplicant for divine fa- vors. He knows how to pray .-and what to pray for, but when he returns thanks for blessings received he is in his element. Last Friday morning he closed an earnest appeal to the throne of heavenly grace by thanking God that i've are in possession of all our faculties, ,'that the members of the thirty third general assembly are not in the lunatic asylum, and are not fit subjects for the same," and the fervent amens that went up from every corner of the house were sufficient evidence that the members have due appreciation of the tender mercy of long-suf- fering Creator.
 An effort was made last Mon- day by certain senators to take up the nominations of the pen itentiary appointees, and confirm them. The idea was sat down on in short order, and by vote that serves notice to the ''peno inves- tigation is going to be finished, and the penitentiary report re- ceived, before any combinations will be made.
 Two disgarceful fights have been brought on in the house by the general appropriations bill. The opposition to it's passage at this time contended that it is un- safe to pass the bill until all measures calling for the expedi- ture of money are acted upon and 1t is known just how much will have to be appropriated. Some of the members also charge that is the intention to railroad the bill through the house and senate before the expiration of sixty days, and adjourn, in or Ader to head off mass of railroad legislation which is .eaccumulating in the senate. On q the other hand, the members who are passing the bill say the oppo- sition wish to delay action until too late to pass it in sixty days, and thus make an extension of the session a necessity. We are inclined to think both are right.
 A bill has passed both houses authorizing cities of the first and second class to establish public libraries.
 A bill compelling railway com panies to pay the salaries of the railway commissioners has passed the house.
 A bill has passed the senate creating the office of county school superintendent. We think the idea is a good one, but the bill is, we believe, defective in that it gives the county s'lperin tendent authority to annul con- tracts made by the board of direc- tors of any district. This will probably be corrected when it reaches the house.
 The second Tuesday in No vember has been designated as Arbor day by both houses.
 The senate killed the house "roller mill bill, and it was the best job of the session.
 The committee to visit Sunny side plantation and other proper ties offered the state for a convict farm has been appointed. On the part of the senate-Senators Haney, Mardis and Clark; house members-Stanfield, Poole, Tur- ner, Craig, Mears and Holt.
 Senator Shorts bill providing for a 3 mill tax for confederate D tensions has passed the senate and is now before the house. There is no doubt of it's passage. EThis bill increases the amount for Athat purpose from S42,OO0 to sabout S135, ,OOO, and will be suffi- Scient to pay arreages and the full Aamount allowed by the pension &board.
 As predicted several weeks sago, the fellow servants bill re- ceived it's final quietus in the ssenate after receiving the prac- tically unanimous vote of the |Shouse, it being ''indefinately HhOStnona1 ,,