The Springdale news., 1905-01-20
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 The King antitrust bill. demanded by the state democratic platform and by the governor in his inaugural ad- dress, and which failed to pass at the last session, went through the sen ate Tn hurry It was introduced Thursday by Mr Logan. read twice and made special order for the fol towing morning. It was then taken up, read the third time and passed without debate. The vote was 9 to 2. the senators from the tenth district. composed of Pulaski and Perry coun- ties, Messrs. Gray and Rison. voting agalnst it~e The bill was at once transmitted to the house. arriving while an identical bill was being read there the first time. The bill passed oy the senate is No. 12, and is an identical copy of the King bill of the last general assembly
 When the house received the Logan blll.the similar bill by Dr Ruff was sldefacked and it taken up and read twice Many motions were made and iost, among them one to refer it to the Judlclary committed Finally it was made a special order for next Tues day morning An amendment by Mir. Burke Of Sebastian to exempt labor unions and horticultural and farmers societies was lost by vote of 60 to 128.
 House bill No. ? was introduced by MT. Arnold of Clark county. This bill provides for the filing of cotton statistics by ginners with the county clerks of each county Under it's terms every ginner in each county should report from and after Septem- Der l until March l. to the county clerk. he to furnish blanks. The gin 1 her Is to report the number of bales or cotton ginned, the number ginned the previous year and estimates of the 1 number to be ginned the present year The county clerk is to record the re- ports and forward same to the com i missioner of mines and agriculture who is to compile and publish reports l not later than the fifth of each month
 
 A house joint resolution was intro dueed by Mir. Fields of Columbia To amend the constitution by providing i for the segregation of the school taxes so that the taxes paid by the white ] and colored taxpayers shall be kept separate at all times, and that no money paid by white people shall be used for the maintenance of colored i schools, and vice versa.
 
 H. B. 16 QsbelD is to regulate re- marriages after divorce The court granting the divorce would have power to prohibit the guilty party from remarrying. The bill would make it bgamy for divorced per i son to remarry within a year. No person divorced for adultery could ever remarry.
 MT. Anderson of Garland introduced l house bill No 1. providing for the amendment of sections 6S and "A of ] the digest. making the salary of the county judge of Garland county $2,oo0, instead of $2,500
 H. c. R. No 3. providing for joint committee of three from the house and two from the senate to draft a i general state road law, was intro duced by MT. Dulaney Thursday and adopted the same day.
 Senate bill No. 19, by MT. Gray of Pulaski, is fellow-servants bill. to make railroads liable for the death of employees through the negligence of another employe.
 The declaration by Speaker Cate that amendment No. g was not adopt ed was supported by President Gov ington of the senate.
 & B. 24 (Jobe) provides for the collection of county school funds, only money paid by negroes to be applied to negro schools
 S. B. l3 (Rector). the deaf-mute bill. carries an appropriation of $45,- 900 for dormitory.
 H. B.. ' (Burns) is to repeal the chaneery court act of the last legisla- ture.
 The first roll call for the introduc tion of bills was made in the house Thursday and thirty-four bills went i in. Many were local bills.
 H. B. 20 (McCullom) is to make it unlawful to work white and negro con- victs together or to put convict to guard other conyicts.
 H. B. II (HazeD is to reduce the state tax for general purposes one mill to one and a quarter mills.