The Forrest City times., 1905-01-20

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 Mir Logan, read twice and made special order for the fol- lowing morning. It was then taken up, read the third time and passed without debate. The vote was 9 to ?, the senators from the tenth district. composed of Pulaski and Perry coun- ues. Messrs. Gray and Rson, voting agaihst It. The bill was at once transmitted to the house. arriving while an identical bill was being read mere the first time The bill passed oy the senate is No. 12, and is an ,uehticaI copy of the King bill of the last general assembly.
 When the house received tho Iogan bili. the similar bill by Dr. Ruff was siue'racked and'it taken up and read twice Many motions were made and ios,, among them one to refer it to the judiciary committee. Finally it was made special order for next Tues day morning. An amendment by Mir.
 
 unions and horticultural and farmers, societies was lost by vote of SO to 2S.
 II. C. k. No. I. for a committee of four senators and five representatives to inspect the University of Arkansas, passed the senate Friday.
 A bill was introduced by Senator lobe to change the name of the Ar kansas Lunatic Asylum to the State Hospital for Nervous Diseases
 Senator Geo. E. Floyd of Yell coun- ty is ill with pneumonia at Gleason's hotel in Little Rock.
 Mrs C. R. Aydelott of Little Rock was elected expressing clerk of the house on the fourth ballot.
 The senate passed the concurrent resolution by MT. McFerrn regarding the annexation of the Choctaw and Cherokee nations of the Indian Ter. ritory to Arkansas
 $. B. 32 (Toney) is to establish the Plum Bayou leyee district on the Ar i kansas river.
 s. B. % (Hardy) is to require ex- press companies to make prompt de livery of goods.
 s. B. 3S (Hardy) would regulate the sale of goods at wholesale, prevent ing the cutting of prices in favor of one customer against another.
 II. B. IA tCook) is to add another member to the state board of charit able institutions, to give one from each congressional district
 s. B. p 0ogan) provides for the payment to conviets for working long. CT than ten hours day, 10 cents an 1 hour.
 MT. Anderson of Garland introduced 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 S2,o00. instead of $2,500.
 
 s. B. 20 (Thompson), amending sec tion 66Sl of Kirby's digest, to make the law as to grade crossings by rail- roads apply to cities and towns, was passed Friday
 The senate adjourned at noon Fri day to Monday morning:
 The house Friday adopted a resolu- tion of thanks to Hon. A. s. Hays. clerk of the last house. and he was presented with loving cup
 H. B. 2S (Seay) is to have all legal executions take place in the county where the crime was committed S. B. 90 (McFerrin, by request) pro- vides for the incorporation of Arkan- sas chapter of the Order of Eastern Star
 H. c. R. No. 4. for a joint commit tee to draft a general state road law, was adopted by the senate Friday. s. B. 20 (Kilgore) seeks to prohibit the instructions of railroad crossings more than ten minutes.
 In a sarcastic speech on the Logan antitrust tsll Mir. Pindall of Desha said that it was no longer a question
 
 to bow to the dictates of the powers that be. designating the last state convention as bunch of politicians He advised members to bow their heads to the inevitable, vote for the bill, and declared that the people of the state would understand. 1
 H. B. fl Cook. increasing the membership of the state board of charities to seven. passed the house Friday.
 The house antitrust bill, introduced by Dr. Ruff. Is No. 35.
 
 Miss Hattie Quindley was elected enrolling clerk of the house on the first ballot.
 
 l concurrent resolution offered by