The Springdale news., 1905-02-10
Wednesday, February |.
SENATE

A1A all @A fertilizer, bran, shorts, meal, four, etc, to bear plainly stamped or mark ed the correct weight Of such pack ages was passed.
 Among the new bills introduced were the following:
 By Senator Fletcher, enlarging the work Of the Arkansas experimental station. by establishing branch sta tions, and providing for instructors in agriculture, horticulture, yeterin- ary, etc.
 By Senator Logan, for the protec. tion of working men, horticultural and agricultural societies and trades unions. The bill specifies that such associations may be formed for the control of the prices of labor. products Of the farm, the shipment Of the same at favorable rates, and similar purposes, and such combinations shall not be considered violation of any laws preventing or regulating the formation or operation of pools, trusts, conspiracies or agreements. In other words such associations are expressly exempted from any danger of being construed to come under the provis- ions Of the Logan antitrust bill re- gently passed.
 By Senator lobe, requiring all banks, trust companies and similar corporations 10 list for taxation all funds in their hands, with the names Of the owners of such funds.
 By Senator Adams, changing the local option law so that should the majority in the state be against liquor 1t could not be sold in any county, ir- respective of ho. that county voted, but h case the majority in the state should favor liquor then the present county local option laws should apply.
 The bill for the remuneration of Argenta to Little Rock was tabled
 The house amendment cutting down the salary of the new assistant clerk in the senate from 5 to s4 day was concurred in.
 House bill making four wire fence lawful fence in Monroe County, which had been vetoed by the govern or and passed over his veto by the house was called up and passed by a unanimous vote.
 A message from the governor an nounced his veto Of the bill to pro- vide additional help for the attorney general and also the bill establishing fencing district and providing a stock law in Clark County. Concern ing the first he said the attorney gen. eral needed no extra help: he had held that office himself and had at- tended to the duties and made the race for governor and done a lot of other things at the same time. Fur thermore he said he understood Bob" Rogers tattorney general boasted he wood pass the bill over his veto, but that question rested with the senate. The governor said the Clark County bill was unconstitutional.
 Both bills were taken up and passed over the veto, the latter by a unani- nous vote and the former by vote Of l9 to II. Senator Thompson and Loga voted no.
 HOUSE
 MT. Mason's biliamending the stock law in Washington and Benton Counties was passed It gives land owners the right to impound stock in districts where the law is in force.
 Among the new bills introduced were the following;
 By Mir. Nowlin, of Pulaski, to ap- propriate $500 to erect a monument over the grave Of A. II Garland at Little Rock.
 By MT. Pindall, of Desha, to pro- vide for the apprehension, detection, capture, prosecution ana convection of persons guilty Of illegitimate lob- bying.
 By MT. Ross, Of Hot Springs, to al- low grand and petit jurors , cents mileage each way.
 By Mir. Rowland, of Boone, to abolish Greek letter fraternities at the University of Arkansas. A mo. tion to read the bill a second time was defeated.
 By MT. Ruff, of Randolph, to con- solidate state and national elections.
 By MT. Seay, Of Greene, to allow youthful offenders to be paroled.
 By Mr. Simpson, of Washington, a substitute for house bill 64, and IS to regulate common carriers ID the fur. nishing of cars and transportation, building of depots, switches, stopping of trains, and to give the railroad commission greater power in enforc- ing the penalties for violations of it's provisions. :.
 Mr. Miller, of Jefferson, introduced