Newport weekly independent., 1903-02-06
ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE A Condensed Report of the Actual Business Transacted the
 Past Week.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 27.

busy day was spent in both branches and some time was consumed in consid- eration of local measures.
 MT. Thompsons house resolution pro- viding for the printing in pamphl ct form of the governors message was voted down.
 In the house number of bills were jntroudced, and several local measures were passed.
 The Senate.
 The first matter considered was S. B. 7S (CaldwelD, authorizing the attorney general to employ clerical help at an expense not to exceed S100 per month. Under the present law the sum allowed for such service is $66.66 2-3. After considerable speech making the bill passed.
 After considerable discussion the res olution providing for joint committee of nineteen to visit the Cummins farm was defeated
 H. B. No. 55 CHoland). making the first Monday in September a legal holi- day to be known as Labor Day, was read third time and passed.
 The following resolution was adopted
 Resolved. that the messa ge of the gov ernor to the senate relating to the re- moval of J. P. Eagle from the board of capitol commissioners be referred to the committee on public buildings and grounds; and that the committee re- port to the senate whether such re moval was made according to law and for a lawful cause.
 Senator Rison introduced a bill giv- ing constables the same fese as allowed sheriffs for summoning witnesses
 The House.
 At the request of Judge Merriman chairman, the Ways and Means Commit mittee was authorized to employ a clerk at $4 per day.
 MT. Kelsointroduced a bill fixing lia- bility of life insurance companies, pro- Vides that no mSrepresentaiions made in obtaining or securing policy of insur- ance the life or lives of any person shall be deemed material or render the policy void unless the matter misrepre- sented shall have actually contributed to the contingency or event on which the policy became due and payable, anu whether it so contributed shall be a question for the jury.
 This is one of the most important mat ters so far presented for consideration
 MT. Campbell of Randolph introduced II. B. 173, authorizing the governor to employ counsel to institute suits for back taxes due from railroads.
 MT. Holland introduced H. B. 175, re- quirng the labelling of medicines and compounds to be used as medicines which contain narcotics or poison of any description other than physicians prescriptions.
 Mr.Apple introduced H. B. 179, appro- priating $l,000 to clean and put in good condition the Confederate burial ground near Austin in Lonoke county.
 MT. Whitthorne introduced H. B. ISL for the suppression of gambling in cities of the first class. The bill gives such cities Jurisdiction exclusive to punish offenses of gambling.
 II. B. 109, amending the act creating the Fourth chancery district and fixing time for holding court therein, was read third time and passed The bill adds Lincoln county to the district.
 H. B. No. 90 (Green), providing uni form bushel measure for apples, was taken up and passed.
 H. B. 151 (Griffinl, providing for special sessions of probate courts, em- powering probate judges to hold such sessions, was read third time and passed.
 On motion of MT. Whitthorne a reso- 1ution authorizing the clerk of the house to furnish each member with 25 cents In stamps and thirty copies of a daily paper each day, was adopted.
 MT. Rodman introduced II. B. 194 providing for a state board of arbitra- tion, to be composed of the commits sioner of mines and two other persons one to be selected by employers and one Dy employeS, 10 settle differences arlS- ing between employees and employers
 Fl. B. 73 (Perry), amending the col lateral inheritance act of 1901 was taken up and passed. 1t emempts any prop erty passing by will by the intestata laws of the state. or by deed. grant or gift, to any person other than grand father, grandmother. father, mother, husband, wife or any lineal descendant thereof. any brother or sister or any child thereof, an adopted child or any heir of an adopted child.