Newport weekly independent., 1903-03-06
ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE.
House Adopted Resolution to Ex- tend the Session Sixty
 Days.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 24.
The Senate.

This being house day, but little busi- ness of importance was transacted the greater part of the session being taken up in first and second readingof bills and the passage of local measures.
 H. B. 147 CHorton), to facilitate court proceedings against assessment insur- ance companies and mutual insurance companies, was read third time and passed.
 Senator Gray called up H. B. 24, the Merriman fellow servant bill.
 Senator Adams offered an amendment striking out the enacting clause and inserting all corporations doing busi- ness in this state shall be responsible for all damage done to any agent, ser want of employe caused by the neglect of any other agent, servant or employe"
 Senator Gray opposed the amendment He called attention to the democratic platform, which pledged the enactment of such bill as the one under consid- eration.
 Senator Cotton argued that the object of the amendment was to kill the bill therefore he was opposed to it.
 Senator Sengel favored the amend ment.
 The amendment was adopted by vote of IS to 13.
 H. B. POS (Norfeet). to change the y Scott and Logan, was taken up and passed after some discussion.
 Il. B. 296 (Mardis), providing for the taking of census of cities and towns Tn certain cases, was read third time and passed.
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 H B. 375 (FutralD, empowering county judges to appoint county boards of health, to be composed of three phy-
 
 The committee on military presented a bill creating the office of adjutant- general, to be filled by the governors private secretary.
 MT. Hinkle's bill providing for the tranSporta tion of convicts to the peni- tentiary by the sheriff, expense to be paid by the state, was taken up and passed.
 s. B. 13 (Cotham), exempting cotton factory insurance companies from the provisions of the insurance laws of the state, was read third time and passed. MT killough's bill allowing the St. Francis levee board to increase it's tax for levee purposes from 4 to cents on the acre. was taken up
 MT DeRoSSitt. chairman of the house committee on levees, urged the adop- ton of the measure. He stated that the increased tax was absolutely necessary in order that the gap of seventeen miles may be closed, all the rest of the dis trict now being protected.
 Speaker. Moore favored the bill.
 The measure passed-ayes 69. noes g.. MT Stafford introduced H. B. 37S. pro posing to place members of the general assembly on a salary of $500 per ses- sion.
 Mir Myers introduced H. B. 379. to change time of holding probate court in the eastern district of Lawrence county.
 H. B. 3S0, to limit the time a rail way train may block a crossing to ten minutes, was introduced by Mr. Thomp- son.
 MT Eldlridge introduced H. B. 3S1 to regulate the organization of fire insur- ance companies and requiring them to give an indemnity bond and keep a re- serve fund of not less than 50 per cent. A messenger from the governor an- nounced the approval of a number of local bills.
 MT Keith introduced H. B. 3S3, to amend section 1891 of the digest The > bill imposes a fine of S100 to $500 for keeping open saloons on Sunday, and f>rfeiture of license for the second of fenSe.