The Monticellonian., 1905-03-23
Bills Intro dueed in the House.

Bills Introduced in the House.
 Making the boarding of rains by other than employees a mjs.!Ameano7.
 \ resolution providing for lie sp- pointment of a special committee of three to draft a bill for relief in the way of insurance for Hot Springs fire sufferers.
 Authorizing the Malvern special school district to borrow money.
 To require railroads in the state twenty-five miles or more in length to run one train daily each way.
 To require owners of additions to cities to file plats of same with circuit clerks, who in turn shall file the plats with the county clerk.
 To allow non-residents to fish with hook and line i'll Spring river
 To authorize the county court of Benton to order special elections on the question of stock law
 Establishing the office of collector of Madison county
 For the better protection of live stock in transit by requiring that 1t be properly watered.
 Authorizing the county judge of Columbia county 10 purchase two bloodhounds.
 To provide that there shall be no ap- peal where a judgment by default was taken in case in a justice court
 Creating the office of court stenog, rapher of the Tenth judicial district.
 To give county boards of health au- ihority to establish quarantines and to close schools during epidemies.
 Bills Passed in the House.
 To require stamping of weights on packages and barrels oi grain, bran. flour. etc.
 Making he salary of the secretary of the state board of charities $1S09 per annum
 Regulating he granting of manieipa franchises.
 To authorize tHa councils of cities of the first and second class and incor porated towns to license stationary engineers.
 To require railroads to keep nigAt telegraph operators al county seats.
 To appropriate $1.072.3S to pay he states proportion of assessor $ fees for the year la04 10 which senate amendment had been concurred in
 Authorizing the board of directors of Linwood and Auburn levee district 10 isue bonds to the amount of $100,- ono.
 To fix the salary of the county judge of Lonoke county at $l.600 per annum
 Providing for the taxing of fran chises
 To constitute the territory in the town of Mona a special road district.
 To require common carriers to trace freight
 To require express companies to es- tabIish offices i'll the central portien of cities of the first class.
 To establish ID per cent grades at crossing of county roads with ral- road tracks
 To require al trains to stop before crossing draNbrages
 To provide for the sale of certain lots in Eureka Springs Gov Daris recently vetoed similar bill. buJ the author stated that in this bill the ob- jeetionable features had been elimin- ated
 For better regulation of the trans portation Of freight Railroads must furnish cars within four days and must move freight at least fifty miles a day
 To increase the powers of cities of the second class. 10 authorize them to prohibit the erection of stables and outhouses on the street or on lots in the residence districts.
 Requiring the Pine Bluff and Weat- ern Railroad to permanently opera-e the line by running at least one train daily. each way
 All appointments of new peniten tiary officials were confirmed.
 Representative Pindal called up the bill to annex nine sections of land in Drew county to Desha county. and made the assertion that if it was point ed out to him that there was white man in the section affected who was not in favor of the change he would withdraw the bill. MT Barker. read a letter from two residents of Win chester 10 the effect that they had signed petition for the passage of the bill under misapprehension, and ask ed to have their names withdrawn. When MT Pindall found the names on the petition he made motion that the bill be indefinitely postponed, which was adODted.