Newport weekly independent., 1903-03-20
MONDAY, MARCH I6.

Resides a number of local measures several bills of general importance were disposed of in both branches.
 A committee of Confederate veterans presented memorial to the house in favor of an appropriation to secure and preserve the muster rolls of Arkansas troops in the Confederate army.
 The Senate.
 Senator King introduced bill to regulate the employment of railway telegraph operators, and to create a board of examiners for the same.
 House concurrent resolution No 36 (Campbel of Randolph, appointing a special committee to draft bill for a general road law, was passed
 S. B. 154, which provides that cer- titicate must be issued on the sale of dynamite, giant powder. nitro giycer- inc and gun cotton, passed without op- position.
 Senator Simpson called up his bill, to prevent discrimination in the price of coal oil or dressed beef. Senator Simp- son said the bill would prevent large corporations from driving the inde- pendent dealers out of the state, and would protect home institutions.
 Senator Gotham said the bill would do more to restrain the trusts than any that had yet been introduced.
 Senator Covington said that the bill would force trust instead of pushing them out.
 The bill passed-19 to 3.
 S. B. 19S (Naughter), to prevent the sale of liquor within ten miles of Hem dirk College, passed.
 The Gotham bill, making certain liens aSSignable. was passed.
 Senator Caldwell's bill amending the game laws as follows was taken up: Deer. January 1 to October l: turkey, May 1 to November l. quail, May 1 to November 1; grouse. May 1 to Novem- Der 1. The bill passed.
 s. B. 106 G<ilgore), prohibiting non- residents from hunting or fishing i2 this state without paying a license of $100, was read third time and passed.
 Senator Short introduced s. R. 230, regulating fees of circuit clerks and simplifying the extension of taxes.
 Senator Mears moved to reject the bill and heated discussion on the motion took place between MT. Mears and MT. Short.
 The motion to reject was lost and the bill was read second time and re- ferred to the judiciary committee
 Senator Vaugleter introduced S. B. 231, to prohibit inferior courts from hold ing sessions during the term of circuit court in any county.
 $. B. 232, providing that testimony oI peISoIS couNlcleu or crime De 2C- cepted for what it is worth by jury was introduced by Mr. I1uddleston.
 Senator Caldwell's bill limiting the consecutive hours of labor of certain railroad employees to 16 hours, was read third time and passcd-ayes 16. noes G.
 Senator Matlocks bill authorizing the attorney general to employ an assistant in prosecuting suits for back taxes due the state, was read third time and passed.
 The House.
 pr. Myers bill regulating mussel fish ing in the state, and making the closed season from January 1 to March 30, was called up.
 MT. Keel spoke in opposition to the bill.
 MT. York argued that the bill would protect the fisheries as well as the farm
 The bill passed by vote of 52 to 27
 H. B. 206 regulating the payment of school taxes i'll the county to which children have been transferred was read third time and passed.
 H. B. 206, causing the 11th day of June to be known as Garland day and to be public holiday in commemora- tion of the birth of Hon. A. H. Gar land, was taken up and passed.
 II. B. 125. by MT. Tawer, to compel all practicing physicians to be regis tered pharmacists, was taken up and passed.
 Mir Hale introduced F. B. 45O au- thorizing county judges to lease wild lands belonging to the sixteenth sec tions for term not exceeding five years.
 MT. Brooks introduced II. B. 451 ap- propriating $33. .050 for the erection of heating plant at the state lunatic asy- lu1n.
 MT. Latimer introduced IT. B. 453, prescribing time in which married wo- men may sue to enforce their rights of property.
 Mir. Campbell of Pulaski introduced a bill making husband and wife jointly responsible for expenses of educating their children.
 Mir. Whitley withdrew H. E. 199 and introduced in lieu thereof H. B. 455, making the office of chancellor elective for term of six years.
 MT. kerwin's bill requiring railroads to pay their employees once month on stated date, was taken up and passed.
 H. B. 270 CMcGuigan). limiting the hours of labor of locomotive engineers, frclnen, conductors and brakemen to sixteen consecutive hours, was read third time and passed.
 MT. De Rossitt's bill requiring long distance telephone companies to con- meet with local and short lines, was passed.
 A committee from Arkansas Division. L. c. N., appeared and plead for an ap- propriation to defray the expense of compiling roster of Arkansas troops participating in the civil war.
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