The Green Forest tribune., 1901-02-16
LEGISLATURE DOINGS.
Regular Weekly Letter From
 Our Special Correspondent.

getting away with the work of the session in record breaking time. The past week has been particularly lively in the house. 4 half-dozen bills to regulate the pensions of confederate soldiers have been introduced, and it seemst to be the consensus of opin- ion that some bill increasing the appropriation for confederate pensions will pass.
 Representative Bowling has in troduced a bill to change the time of paying taxes until fall. We believe this bill meets with gene- ral approval, and the chances are that it will become a law.
 A bill has been introduced to compel the railroads to pay the salaries and expenses of the rail- road commission. There seems to be an idea quite prevalent among the law makers that the railroad commission is a purely ornamental body, and they are, or many of them are, in favor of do- ing away with the commission al- together. There will probably be a compromise in a way that will compel 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 exemp- ted from the provision of the bill.
 Senator McNemer's house of correction bill is now before the house in printed form, and it is pretty sure to receive good ma- jority of the votes of that body.
 The railroads are having pretty hard sledding in the house. All kinds and conditions of bills are }sseing introduced to "regulate' iM3rn. Many of them possess real Eherit and others are positively re- diculous. Bills have been passed sto compel the Iron Mountain to stop it's trains at all stations in Clay county, and at other points on that road. The Kansas City road has been requested to stop the 'cannon ball' at Mammoth Spring, through the medium of a bill introduced by Senator Short. Wright, of Independence, per- suaded the Iron Mountain to run 8 daily passenger train between Cushman and Newport.
 The senate has gone on record as being opposed to a "board of pardons" and Gov. Jeff. will have to wag along without assistance.
 Brooks ''pure food bill" is lia- ble to cause trouble. It is a most drastic measure, and if put in operation would benefit the high priced baking powder concerns more than any one else. The ay- craze Arkansan buys his baking powder at 1Oc per can of one pound, and appears to be perfect ly satisfied with the quality. This bill would drive all the cheap powders out of the market and compel people to pay from 4Oc to 50c per pound for the "pure stuff" :"
 Chestnut, of Fulton, has intro- duced bill appropriating S25,- 900 for an exhibit at the World 8 Fair at St. Louis. While it has some opposition we are of the opinion that our resources will be properly advertised at St. Louis in 1903, and that the Chestnut bill will become a law.
 Toney, of Jefferson, made gallant fight on his proposed amendment to the constitution ex- empting manufactures from tax alton 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 insane asylum. We get it from member of the committee which is Investigating that institution that instead of being overcrowded there is room in the asylum for at least fifty more patients. It is