The Harrison times., 1901-02-16
LEGISLATIVE NEWS.
(Scccisi TO Harrison Tires0
LITTLE ROCK Feb r,

down to solid business, and are get
ting away with the work of the ses-
SIGN in record breaking time. The
past week has been particularly live
" in the house. A halt-dozen bills to
regulate the pensions of confederate
soldiers have been introduced, and it
seems to be the consensus of opinion
that some bill increasing the appro-
pria tion for the confederate pensions
will pass.
Representative Cowling has intro
duced bill to change the time of
paying taxes until fall. We believe
this bill meets with general approx
al, and the chances are that it will
become a law
A bill has been introduced to COM
pei the railroads to pay the salaries
and expenses of the railroad COM
mission. There seems to be an idea
quite prevalent among the la w max
ers that the railroad commission is
a purely ornamental body, and they
are, or many of them are, in favor OF
doing away with the commission al
together. There will probably be a
compromise in way that will COM
pei the railroads to pay the salaries.
The old bloodhound bill, which
was defeated two years ago, has
passed the house with probably two
thirds of the counties exempted
from the bill.
Senator McNemer's house of cor
rection bill is now before the house
in printed form, and it is pretty sure
to receive a good majority of the
votes of that body
The railroads are having pretty
hard shedding in the house. All
kinds and conditions of bills are
introduced to regulate them.
Many of them possess real merit and
others are positively ridiculous
Bills have been passed to compel the
Iron Mountain to stop its trains at
all stations in Clay county. and at
other points on that road The
Kansas City road has been request
ed to stop the cannon BALI at
Mammoth Spring. through the med
ium of bill INTRODUCED by Senator
Short. Wright. of Independence, p-r-
suaded the Iron Mountain to run a
daily passenger train between Cush-
man and Newport.
The senate has gone on record as
being opposed to a board of par
dons," and Gov Jeff. will have to
wag along without assistance.
Brooks "pure food bill' is liable
to cause trouble. 1t is a most dras-
tic measure, and if put in operation
would benefit the high priced baking
powuer CUuCcrns ur0Tr rIrs1rr ar ,rIs
else. The average Arkansan buys
his baking powder at ten cents per
can of one pound. and appears to be
perfectly satisfied with the quality.
This bill would drive all the cheap
powders out ofthe market and COM
pei people to pay from 4Oc to SOC
per pound for the "pure stuff"
Chestnut, of Fulton, has intro
duced bill appropriating $25, 900
for an exhibit a the Worlds Fair at
St. Louis. While it has some oppo-
sition we are of the opinion that our
resources will be properly advertised
at St. Louis in 1908, and that the
Chestnut bill will become law.
Toney, of Jefferson, made a gallant
fight on his proposed amendment to
the constitution exempting manu-
facturers from taxation for a period
of seven years. His measure was
defeated, but the author went down
with colors flying. >-
THE ASYLUM.
Look out for a scandal in the in
sane asylum. We get it from a men,
ber of the committee which is invest
igating that institution that instead
of being overcrowded there is room
in the asylum for at least fifty more
patients. 1t is also intim a ted from
the same source that several -