The Monticellonian., 1905-01-19

lowing state officers were sworn in: Attorney General, Robert l.. Rogers Secretary of State. O. C. Ludwig
 Auditor of State, Avery E. Moore.
 State Treasurer, H. C. Tipton.
 The terms of the other state officers and the members of the supreme court began October q, 1904
 The inauguration ceremonies were impressively simple and were witness ed by a large crowd, which overflow ed the galleries and filled the lobby. A house joint resolution was intro duced by MT. Fields of Columbia: To amend the constitution by providing 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 schools, and vice versa.
 Senate bill No 9 by Senator Smith provides for the fixing of the boundary line between Arkansas and Mississip- pi at and near Buck Island i'll Crit tenden county, and carries an appro- priation of $2,500 for the purpose of paying any court costs or attorneys fees that may accrue in the prescott tion of the case
 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 bigamy for a divorced per son to remarry within a year No person divorced for adultery could ever remarry.
 Mir. Anderson of Garland introduced house bill No. 1. providing for the amendment of sections 68 and "A of he digest, making the salary of the county judge of Garland county 5000. instead of $2.500
 H C R No 2 providing for a joint committee of three from the house and two from the senate to draft a general state road law. was intro duced by MT. Dulaney Thursday and adopted the same day
 
 When the legislature met fl devel- oped that there was something like $25.000 left out of the appropriations for the last legislature, out of which members might draw on their per diem
 The declaration by Speaker Cate that amendment Nc 9 was not adopt cd was supported by President Gov ington of the senate.
 
 s B 24 fJobel provides for the collection of county school funds. only money paid by negroes to be applied to negro schools.
 ES-Seeretary of the Senate Fletcher Hurley was granted the honor of car rying To the house the first bill pass cd by the senate.
 Rev. N. C. Denson of Dermott was elected chaplain of the senate He is a Baptist minister and was chap lain in 1897.
 R C. Dunaway of Quitman was elected janitor of the senate and W. F. Wiley of Little Rock assistant jan itor.
 J B. Higgins of Conway was elect ed journal clerk of the house and Wm. Bohlcn of Russellville assistant
 s. B. 22 (Hardy) is to require ex- press companies to make prompt de livery of goods
 The house spent practically the en- tire second day eleeting a sergeant 1t, n Forrest City was finally chosen.
 g. B. 3S fHardy) would regulate the sale of goods at wholesale. prevent ing the cutting of prices in favor of one customer against another.
 H E. II (Co0k) is to add another member to the state board of charit- able institutions, to give one from each congressional district
 & B. 25 Gogan) provides for the payment to cOnviCts for working long CT than ten hours a day, 10 cents an hour
 
 s. B. 23 (Fletche0 is to regulate the sale of commercial fertilizers. 
 Ten bills were introduced at the second days session of the senate.
 
 H B 9 (Magale) is for the pay ment of taxes on franchises. The as sessment is to be made on the first Monday in June by the governor. sec retary of state and auditor.
 Representative John II Keel of Jackson county was absent several days on account of the birth of a son.
 
 H B. 19 Uinderl is to compel rail- roads to furnish cars to shippers in five days from date of application or pay $l for each day delay.
 The first roll call for the introduc- ton of bills was made in the house Thursday and thirty-four bills went 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 a convict to guard other eonyiets.
 H. B II Mazen is to reduce the state tax for general purposes one mil to one and a quarter mills
  The speaker of the house declared that amendment No. 9. voted on at the last state election, did not pass, as il did not receive a majority of the votes cast at the election II re- ceived 45,19S votes. while the vote for governor was 149.750. Some mem berS of the house took exceptions 60 the ruling, but il was shown that the