The Newark journal., 1903-02-27
ANTI- TRUST BILL PASSED
A Condensed Report of the Actual Business Transacted the
 Past Week.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1s.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18.
 The Collins dispensary bill and the King antitrust bill were considered in the senate and afforded an opportunity to the orators to make number of speeches.
 In the house a big batch of bills were introduced and read first time, many being of local character.
 The Senate.
 The first business taken up was S B. 162 This is the bill which seeks to protect planters and contractors who supply laborers.
 Mr. Pitcher proposed an amendment striking out the Imprisonment clause of the bill. which was discussed at cor siderable length and finally adopted
 The bill went over.
 s. B. No. :. the Collins dispensary bill was placed on third reading.
 Senator Collins urged the passage of the bill in a lengthy speech.
 Senator Wood favored the measure as did Messrs. Caldwell and Hardy.
 Unless the bill was amended, Senator Gotham could not support the bill and desired it postponed till Monday
 The motion to postpone prevailed.
 $. B. 74 (HinlIle) was read third time and passed It repeals certain sections of the present law and authorizes sher- ifs to transport Convicts to the peni- teutiary immediately upon conviction thereby saving cost of keeping until an agent might be sent for them, the sher- fir to be paid actual expenses of the trip.
 The King antitrust bill was taken up.
 MT. Kllough called up an amend ment striking out the insurance feature of the bill
 A motion to table the amendment was lost
 Nests sengel and Norwood spoke at length on the merits of the bill the former fayoring the amendment and the latter opposing II.
 The House.
 The first matter disposed of after the routine was a resolution by MT Kelso confirming the purchase Of the convict farm and discharging all Investigating committees The resolution was tabled II. B. 1I5. requiring the labelling of all poisonous medicines, was taken up and passed.
 X messenger from the governor read a communication in which the bill in troducrd in the Senate by Mr Futrall creating state board which would have entire charge of all state institu- tiaas, was commended. The governor however. recommended an amendment authorizing the members from the house
 
 trict to meet in caucus and select the person to be appointed by the governor as required in the bill
 Considerable time was devoted to consideration in committee of the whole of the Stockard bill to increase the tax levy for Confederate pensions from three-quafters of a mill to one mill and a half MT McGuigan. an ex-Confeder- ate. and Judge Merriman e1oquently ad- vocated the bill. The committee of the whole recommended the passage of the bill without amendment
 II. B. 313 tDanieD. to compel rail roads to run accommodation trains daily was read the third time and passed
 Blls of q general haracter were in troduced as followa.
 No 324 CHale1. for the drainage of swamp lands authorizing counties to issue bonds for that purpose the cost 10 be paid by taxing reclaimed and bene- Htcd lands.
 No, 325 -GKnox), establishing the Fourth chaucery district
 No. 32G (Bird1. providing for the working of eonvicts sentenced for less than five years on the public roads.
 No 327 tBrooks). to protect employees of insolvent firms and giving them prior liens on their property for wages and salaries.
 No. BPS Campbell of PulaskD, aa- thorizing school directors to insure any
 
 No s29 Campbell of Randolph. mak- ing the birthday of A. II. Garland a legal holiday.
 No. 33o (Cate). giving courts more power in aseertaining the number of adults opposed to the sale of liquor within three miles of schools and churches.
 No 331 Crisp. state dispensary act. placing the liquor traffic entirely under state control.
 No SS2 tClement). amending the school laws so that ten citizens may petition for an election for the purpose of dividing school district
 No. 3S4 (DeRossitt). to compel long distance telephone companies to connect with short distance lines.
 No. 336 (DuLaney). providing that when appeals are taken in cases from justices courts all costs must be paid to date.
 No SSS tFunk), authorizing the loan ing of county funds to banks,
 No. 339 (Briant), compelling persons to pay taxes on life insurance policies of a cash surrender value.
 No. 341 UsulleD compelling rail roads to fence their right of way
 No s42 tGantt providing punishment for improper conduct of physicians and prohibiting the practice of drum ming.
 No S44 (Gibson). for the election of a road overseer for each road district every two years by the qualified electors of the district.
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