The Monticellonian., 1905-01-26
LOGAN ANTITRUST BILL
 PASSED BOTR HOUSES
PASSED SENATE WEDNESDAY AND
 HOUSE THURSDAY.
FEW VOTES CAST AGAINST 1T
Jont Resolution Offered by Senator lobe Proposing Amendment to Constitution for Segregation of School Taxes.
THE SECOND WEEK.

THE SECOND WEEK.
 The FNgan antitrust bill No. 3, as q substitute for No. 12, which was found not to be an exact copy of the King bill. was passed by the senate Wednesday by vote of p to i. The four negative votes were cast by Sen ators Gray and Rison of Pulaski, To- ney of Jefferson and Legate, the re publican member. The senate refused to consider an amendment by MT To- ney exempting labor unions. The bill was at once transmitted to the house, where it was read twice the same day and passed Thursday by vote of 72 to 20 It was at once returned to the senate for enrolment and pres, entation to the governor.
 
 Mr lobe introduced senate joint res olution No. 1, proposing a constitu- tional amendment for the segregation of school taxes It is as follows: The school funds collected from the white people and corporations owned by white people shall forever be kept separate from the school funds collect ed from the colored people of the state. and from corporations owned by
  and collected from the white people to defray the expenses of their schools shall ever be appropriated to the pay ment of the expenses of educating the cOlored people, and no money collect ed from the colored people shall be appropriated to the education of the white people of this state. The gen oral assembly shall, by appropriate legislation, provide for the enforce ment of this provision of the constl- tuition"
 Friday the senate passed the fal- lowing bills: s. B. 16 (McGalD to fix time for holding chancery courts in sharp and Calhoun counties; H. B. | to increase salary of county judge ot Desba county. 5. B. q. to create spe cial school district for Corning; $. B 33. to authorize town Of Atkins to loan money to school district; Il. B. g. te fix time of holding Chancery court in Calhoun county; H. B. IS. eXemptine rabbits from provisions of game laws H. B 37. to increase salary of county judge of Franklin county; H. B. 34, t allow Jenesbare to extend city linn it's; H. e. R. 3, memorial 10 congress on annexation of ChoctaW and Cher ollee nations to Arkansas; H. C. R. , on death of ex-Goy. Eagle. .
 Friday the house passed the fol lowing bills: H. B. 30, to increase the salary of county judge of Montgomery county; s. B 39. to establish fencing district in Clark county; s. B. 8, te create office of assistant janitor of sen ate; s. B. 37. to authorize St Francis levee district to issue $250 GOO il bonds; s. B. 2, to appropriate $10000t for mileage and per diem of genera assembly,; s. B. 13, deaf mute defici eney bill; s. B. 46, creating Tucker lake leyee district.
 Tie deaf mute deficiency bill as passed by the house, allows interest only on borrowed money and teachers salaries The senate must concur o; n3n=eorcer in the amendment
 Senator George Legate. the only re publican in that body, has introduced a bill providing for the holding Of 2 constitutional convention at the state capitol June 13, 1905. County conven tiOns are to be held May 13 to cleo the same number of delegates as tht county has members in the lower house. Other members are preparing similar bills.
 Mr. Hurst of Washington caused z sensation in the house Wednesday 1T speaking on the Burke amendment tC the antitrust bill, to exempt farmers and labor unions. by declaring that Nfr oft Of what the people wanted or devoid of principle The members rallied tc Mir. Burke's defense and the matter passed over.
 Mr. Hamiter introduced in the house joint resolution for a consti tutional amendment for state board of pardons.
 Mir. Peterson submitted a joint res GlutiGn in the house proposing ar amendment to the constitution eX empting from taxation S100 in house hold furniture,
 The entire delegations from Pulas Ri, Sebastian, Jefferson and Lee coun ties voted against the Logan antitrust bill in the house, as did Messrs. Fl Gridge of Woodruff, Baskin of Union Yaneey of Phillips and the five repub lican members. Messrs. Duncan oI Madison Hough of Scott. Payne ol Van Buren. Perry of Searcy anc Thompson of Pike.
 H. B. 42 (Chaplne). to prevent the running at large of stock in Monroe county, passed the house Wednesday
 The newspaper and stamp bf passed the house, with tho amendment for thirty daily papers.
 s. B. 38 (Vaughter) to establish levee district No in Faulkner eoun Y, was passed by the senate Wednes day.
 
 The standing committees in Che re spectiEc houses were announced Wed uasday morning.
 s. B 47 (McCalD to make the sal ary of the county judge of Lawrence county S1000, was passed by the sen ate Wednesday.
 S. B. 53 (Gray) to allow incorporat ed cities to change their names passed the senate Wednesday,.