The Forrest City times., 1901-03-08
ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE
Brief Synopsis of Proceedings of Both Houses the Past
 Week.
TITLE OF BILLS INTRODUCED AND PASSED
Both Branches Set Date of Adjournment for May 4.-Senats Passes BiIi Cutting Salary of Memqsrs After the Expira- ton of One Hundred Oays.
Thursday. February 2s.


 SESATE-Senator Buckner intro, duced s. B. No. 169. to create the Eighteenth judicial circuit, and to change the foundations of the Seventh, Tenth and Eleventh judicial circuits $. B. No. 52. to provide for the can cellation of all state bonds except the issue of 1899 and to fix the rate of sinking fund, was read third time and passed. A concurrent resolution was introduced to limit the expenses of the committee in Investigating the matter of Dr. Bynum's dismissal from the faculty of the University of Arkan- sas to the fees of the stenographer. The resolution passed by vote of 15 to 9. The following bills passed :. s. B. No. 167. to provide for the en- forcement of conservative stock law in the counties of Benton and Wash ington; s. B. No. 1856. by Senator Hardy, to make it unlawful to kill deer in Calhoun and cuachita eouu- ties between January l and October 1 i; $. B. 155, by Senator Cotton. providing that in counties where there are two judicial districts the probate clerk bc authorized to issue license; s. B. 1O2, to authorize boards of health to re- move abandoned dead bodies in public or private abandoned cemeteries and provide places of interment; s. B. No. 68, providing that the chaplain of the penitentiary shall preach at least once week for the old soldiers home on an additional salary Of sl09 per annum; $ E. No. 39. amending section 3 of the digest, exempting per sonal property in the sum of $500 for the benefit of widows and minor heirs.
 Hot UsE--Mr. Cowlings bill amend ing section 569 of the digest, was read third time. The bill provides a method whereby service may be ob- tained or foreign corporation in the | hands of a receiver. It holds sta | tion agents to be agents of the re. eeiver, and provides that service may
  II. B. No. 18S. requesting the presi- dent and secretary of levee boards to certify to the secretary of state all levee lands sold. in order that said lands may be listed for taxation, was read third time and passed. MT terry's bill, levying three-fourths of a mill tax for Confederate pensions passed-ayes 73. noes 3. The gov | ernors private secretary appeared and announced that his excellency had vetoed concurrent resolution No. 16 vestigate and report on the advisabil | ity of purchasing certain lands for a | convict farm. H. B. No. IA, by MT Holland, was read third time and passed-ayes 72. noes '. The bill provides that when foreign corpora tion files it's articles of incorporation under the act of 1899 it then becomes 8 citizen of Arkansas. The effect of the bill would be to prevent foreign corporations from transferring suits to the federal courts. A prolonged discussion ensued over Senate joint resolution to limit expenses of the Bynum Investigating committee. The resolution was finally voted down Resolution of thanks to Hon. Geo Sengel for resenting an insult from a liquor dealer of Little Rock by thrash ing him. the place of the difficulty be ing iE the lobby of the Capitol hotel were adopted. Joint resolution pro posing to submit a constitutional amendment to separate school tax paid by whites and blacks was de feated Mir. Toney's bill to prevent railroad "spotting" passed