Newport weekly independent., 1903-01-30

If liquor license outside incorpcra. ted | towns.
 Myers-To regulate musscl and pearl 1 fishing.
 Parks-To prohibit taIzirg or colicit- 1 ing of orders for intoxicating liquor, 1 in prohibition territory ! Hosan-fO reduce the contract rate l of interest from 10 to per cent Toney-A bill for an act to protect the people from railroad corporations; l the killing or injuring of any persons on any railroad track shall be prima facie evidcnce that it was negligently done by train and the burden to prove the reverse shall be on the railroad. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 2l. After the morning sessions both houses met at noon and balloted on united States Senator then adjourned to attend the good roads convention. Besides the matter of electing a sen ator but little business was transacted by either branch beyond the routine. Ths Senate. Being local bill day, number of such l measures were disposed of. A message from the house announced the passage of II. B. 29 (ParksD. au-
  sioners to ascertain the position of Ar kansas troops at battle of VicksburE Mir HuddleSton introduced S. E. 6S to regulate the sale of alcoholic Ii. quors. 1t provides for a state boa I'd, composed of the governor. attorney gen eral and secretary of state, with sec. retarY and purchasing agent. the latter to establish and supply all dispensa- ries in this state. Each dispenser is required to make weekly reports to the purchasing agent. who in turn is to report to the board quarterly.
 MT. Brown introduced s. E. 60. which permits the grower of grapes to sell wine on the premises where the fruit is grown, in quantities not less than one-tifth of a gallon. No sales to be made in county, township or ward where a majority of votes is cast against the sale of native wine.
 Other bills introduced were as fol- lows:
 No. 70 (Kiiloughl-To revise tn, whole commercial law of the state.
 No. Il (Hinklc)--Amendng act Of 1901 regulating the practice of dent. istry, creating a board of five cXamin- CTS to be appointed by the governor No. 12 Hogan )---C Creating the offlco of inspector of beer and malt liquors and providing a fee for such inspection The Senate adjourned to meet in joint session with the house.
 The House.
 Being local bill day, considera blc part of the morning session was con Sumed in considering such measures II. B. 9 Parks )-I'roviding for tn. appointment of a commission to locate the positions of Arkansas troops at the battle of Eicksburg, and appropriating money for the payment of their eX- penses was read third time and passed
 MT. Futrall introduced II. B. los, to abolish the board of equalization, and requiring justices of the peace to file with assessors the amount of taxabl } property in their townships.
 Ii. E. 55 OIollandl, setting aside the first Monday in September as Labo. Day, was passed.
 number Of bills were introduced and read first time.
 Among the local bills passed were the following:
 Chrisp-Repealing act of 1901. pro. hibiting chasing of deer i2 White coun- ty.
 Keel-Fixing fees of county officers of Jackson county
 Campbell of Randolph-For better ment of swamp lands in Randolph Lawrence and Jackson counties
 Harris-Repealing act fixing salaries of certain officers of Madison county
 Arnold-Fixing salaries of certain of ficers of Searcy county
 In joint session the vote as cast in each branch for senator was certified to and cx-Gov. James F. Clarks was de- clared elected
 Adjourned to Thursday morning.