The Nevada County picayune., 1907-04-12

in support. -,, l Q bill in the House prohibiting any persor 1 from owning or operating or having any l interest in the operation of any roller ska l herome operative after passage, and pro
 for or ~. Violations. Inc bill created some | amusement among the members, and mum l erous amendments were offered. The House Tuesday passed the oldham l Uamiter bill for thc consolidation Of cities. This bill passed tho senate three weeks weeks l hIt in the House the vote stood B to g. l The bill. which is now ready for the sign | inc hardest fought contest the present legislature has had to deal with. Four years ago bill which had been l ing 10 Ho1le and walnnt Ridge was passed l through the Legislature and enacted into law. shortly after adi"n1nmsnt ne, Of , the l as Argenta took advantage of the law to withdraw from Little Rock. Two years ago strenuous efort was 1 made for the repeal of that bill The | substitute measure passed the House by 1 almnst unanimous vote rut it was killed in the Senate. Al that time the pulasM IaStd on the issue, and this fact hts been de | Jared as responsible for the ddcat of the
 The issue was renewed before the Demo, l cratic primaries when the prese 1t Pulaski | Allegation was elected ana andlfates | fayorng the enactment of a i'll which would repeal the Hoxic-Walnut .idge law and bring about the restoration ( the for. mer Eighth ward to Little Rock received | the support of majoritles thro Igh the county and district
 New bills In the House were By Mr Jackson. amending the ! regu- | lating the duties of prosecuting torneTs by prohibiting them from taking fees in .ivll actions e1'fnt nS where the ihte ests o' Rv Nr Cravens regulating tho .xpcndi- turc of public funds by prohiblti any board from esp"ndlnEes mGle than is apppGI. ing the penalty a fine Of sl 900 a. q one year in the penitentiary for violatir this law.
 Under q bill passed in the House Wed nesday any state officer or member of any of the boards of the state institutions. who may c1pend more of the money of the state than has been specifically appro- l priated for certain purposes Is to be de clared guilty of a misdemeanor. and 10 be fined and imprisoned as the jury trying exceed sl.0oo and the imprisonment not | b" of n longer term than one year. The bill introduced by Mir. Craven and Is designed to prevent deficiency bills. The House passed the Rowel bill, which makes the salary of the secretary to the governor S, 200 per ennum The bill also prov videS that the secretary shall be the adjutant general without salary as such, he former salary being incorporated In | the original salary as secretary. New bills In the House were: Ky Mir. White. changing the law of contrihutory negligence that failure 10 look, listen" when crossing a railroad | track does not bar suit for damages Ky hr. Welch, regulating the business | of peddling in the counties by requiring | peddlers to take out license from each | county seat which Is fixed att so per | county court which Is fixed at S2O0 per | aLnum.
 By Mir. Andrews compelling corporations l to pay employees salaries at intervals not | longer than semi monthly.
 Ky Mr. Moore of independence, enlarg ing the powers of courts in process actions | by making service on one member or an l agent of a corporation legal service. The general appropriation bill ur | in the House Thursday The amendment which makes the provisional sppropriation | for the governors contingent fund S3 ooG l Instead of g. 900 was adopted. This anti l cpates that the lieutenant governor shall be needed more than IS generally the tn1. 3f. | fund An amendment apProprlatng s4nou 1 for a stenographer for the comm iSSioner
 of mines. manufactures and agriculture | was adopted On motion Of MT stevens
 further consideration of the bis was de l terred.
 l Hv Mir stevens of the Ways and Means Committee, appropriatlng the sum of Sil,-
 800 for deficiency in printing and binding l the records of the state
 | By Mir Bishop, increasing he penalties
 for disturbing religious gatherings or for
 damaging the property Of schools. chnrches or lodges
 Rv Mir DuI.auey requiring railroad con
 panieS 10 keep night operators at all coup
 ty seats through which their lines pass. Now bills at this session were Ky the Committee on Agriculture, for tho
 encouragement and s!d of county institutes
 "'I~," Hv Mir Haley. fvlnc the liability for
 damaged or lost goods on the initial 'ar
 Ky Mir ouinn. fixing the hours s,sl which T,
 shall he taught in the public schools oi | Inc State at five hours each day except | saturday and sunday.
 Ry Mir. Walker. making attendance IT l public schools compulsory Tor al least ie | weeks in every year
 The Moore -Heartsil Bin which it war
 claimed had been tempered "lth' came ul
 again in the House Friday when tesoIn
 tion was offered asking for the appointment
 of n snecial committed of five to investigate
 thoroughly the method In which tt wal
 possible for the changes to have oeeu
 uouse RuI No. 3ao bv Moore of Inde.
 pendence and Mir Iiesrtslll being direct
 copy of the correct engrossed bllI, was Tn
 ,roduced read twice and made special
 or,tr for Saturday after the morning
 The remainder of Fridays business was
 confined to senate bills of local character
 q number of which were acted upon.
 The Moore Hesrtsul bill, prohioitlns
 speculation in futures either through lesl
 timate Hoard of Trade trhnsartlons In or m | ,'lnIrke shops !" was passed in the House
 saturday by unanimous vote. The ,p,Id h,l,
 had formerly passed both legisiaukt branches and was being prepared io ne SUD
 nitted ia the governor for signature when
 The discovery was made that the bilI nae
 been "doetored," and that two words 'n II
 had been changed that would have feh
 dered it Imperative.
 Ms,mbers who had opposed the s'l or or
 ifs ffrst passage Saturday voted Tor N' massage stating that such attempts | , thwart legislation should be severely re buked.
 bin was introduced in the House re ounlng all saloons to keep closed rom I' | H'CI,rk at night until oelotk lH th' morning and prohibiting them From opet Afins 7 restaurants in connection,
 other bills introduced were Ky Mir Hodges. to fix per diem CT mem
 hers of inc legislature so that after nlh'tN days of any session no salary Is 10 he pat.
 Ir,islafors MT ngLsney offered an amend
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