The Green Forest tribune., 1903-02-07
THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
It's Doings As Reported by Our
 Special Correspondent.

IuVIlC ICoCh, foUs o.-LOLS OI cheap talk has been indu1ged in both houses this week, but the house has away wonder the great est proportion of wind tanners. There are about half dozen old fossils who persist in making long winded speeches on every thing that comes up. Their in tentions are good, no doubt, but less talk would bolster their in- fluence and save thousands of dollars to the state.
 The funniest matter that has come up during the week was a resolution by McGuigan, of Gar land county, which provided that each member should immediately notify the house of any attempt at boodling. It brought on quite spirited debate and received not vote.
 The senate has tabled the house resolution providing for the print ing of the governors message. This was the governors first knock from the senate. The house passed a new paper and stamp bill by vote of 62 to %. This was the first hard jolt His Excellency has received at the hands of the house, but there are others in store for him, and his pet measures, especially those carrying an appointing power, will get it right along "where the baby wears the beads"
 Keel's Anti Trust bill has been read twice in the senate, and Senator Short who has charge of the same, will call it up next week and have it read a third time, and we believe it will pass. It is the most comprehensive bill of it's kind before the General As- sembly.
 Matheny's Inebriate Asylum bill is receiving considerable at tention. It provides for the at tention and treatment of dip somaniacs, inebriates, etc., and as the whiskey seller pays the ex- penses of building and maintain ing the same it stands a good chance to become law.
 Attorney General Murphy in- forms your correspondent that he will reply to the mis- statements contained in the governors mes sage on February 4 at the Cap ital Theatre. Admission will be free, but the house could be packed at dollar a head.
 A new gambling bill has been introduced by Representative Whitthome of Saline county, which applies only to cities of the first and second class. It places all the power to regulate and control gambling houses in the hands of the city authorities.
 There is going to be a hot fight over the proposition to amend the constitution so as to exempt manufacturers from taxation for a period of years, and the pros poets are that it will win.
 One of the best bills that has passed the house during the week was the child labor bill of Kirwin, of Jefferson, and is in effect a compulsory education bill so far as children employed in factories are concerned.
 We have information from a reliable source that Hon. B. B. Hudgins will be candidate for governor a year hence. If elect ed he will be the only logical candidate in the field eff he should become a candidate) for United States Senator against Senator Berry. North, Arkansas would be solid for him.
 The ways and means committee are doing a little quiet investiga- ton on their own hook, and one of them tells us that Red River has started through the State House, headed directly for the governors office. The governor is not behind the movement, bu/ ahead of 1t. A. II. A.
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