The Carlisle independent., 1907-02-14

Senate Bill No. 95 (Holland), to regu- late the sale of liquor In Sebastian county.
 Senate Bill No. S3 (WlngO1, authorizing the prosecuting attorney of the Ninth judi cial district to appoint general deputy.
 Senate Bill No. 42 (NIontgomery). to es- tablish q levee district in Miller county.
 Mir. Simpson gave notice that he would move to reconsider the vote by which Sen ate Bill No. 90 (Ilolland), to regulate the sale of liquor in Sebastian county, passed the House.
 Among the bills introduced Tuesday was one by Mir. Hamiter to appropriate So0,0UO for a state exhibit at the Jamestown Expo sition. and one by Mr Black of Marion for an appropriation of $25,00O for the maintenance of the Arkansas Hospital for Black explained the bill by saying that the appropriation made two years ago for the support of the hospital would be exhausted in about ten days.
 The House Wednesday, by a vote of Al to % tabled the Smothers resolution for investigation of the controversy between Senatoreect Jef Davis and Prosecuting Attorney Lewis Rhoten. The members were of the opinion that the grand jury should handle the matter.
 The bill appropriating S25,oo0 to supply deficiencies at the state insane asylum was passed by vote of 67 to s.
 Among the bills introduced at this ses-
 By Mr. Van Nook: To increase the state
 By Mr Newton: To make certain changes in fees allowed notaries public.
 B. MT. Hancock: Allowing county judge: authority to work persons convieIed nd ,o or creasing the fines
 By Mr staggs Recurring railroad af s stdas sta shipped from their stations.
 By Mir. Thompson To make tax levy for general expenses of the state govern ment 1 1-2 mills on the dollar instead of l B. mills, and to make the tax levy for the support of public schools mills on the dollar instead of mills
 By Mir. Hollabaugh: To prevent the sale and manufacture of adulterated and mis- branded drugs or articles of food.
 The following bill was passed
 House Bill No. 1oS (Davis of Deshal to require that the trains of all railroad companies at stations or functions where two or more trains depart daily shall de part only from the station or station house. and that railroad companies shall employ at each station or junction erier to an. nounce the departure and destination of
 House Bill No. 1o5 tHilH. for the or ganization of the Datto special school dis trict In Clay county.
 Mr. Rowell was elected speaker pro teih on account of the absence of Speaker Hami ter.
 The House spent the greater portion of the day Thursday considering the contest case of w w. Cartwright vs. John W. Webb from Stone county. The majority or the committee reported in favor Of NeoD The committee report follows:
 We. the majority of your committee: find and report that John W. Webb was legal Iy elected representative from Stone county at the election held on the 3d day of Sep tember, 1906, and. since he has already been properly certified to this house ana sworn in as member herewith, we hereby recommend that he be permitted to retain his seat as such member and that the con- test of W. W. Cartwright be dismissed.
 MT. Abercrombie of Saline filed min ority report in favor of Cartwright (Dem1 The reports were still under discussion when the House adjourned.
 The judiciary committee of the House submitted an adverse report on the bill providing for the segregation of the school fund.
 New bills introduced were as follows:
 House Bill No. 179 (Coleman), to regu- late freight transportation It Is de murrage measure with provisions for 50 re ciprocal demurrage and for the prevention of discrimination against interstate ship ments Read first and second times.
 House Bill No. 1So Committee on Edu, cation) to make the tax levy for school purposes three mills instead of two mills. Read first time.
 The Amis anti-pooling selling bill came up again in the House Friday and caused a stormy two hours discussion in that body, in which personalities figured largely.
 Under the regular order the bill was read the second time. and immediately af- ter the reading was finished motion to re fer to the Committee on Judiciary, to post pone consideration until Tuesday and to place it on it's third reading and final pas sage were made The question finally set
 
 have the bill read the third time which was made by Mir Ruff After lengthy debate the motion was lost by vote of 42 ayes to 43 noes. To carry the motion would have Ie- ouired 57 votes, a twothirds majority. The vote cannot be taken as a test on the final passage of the bill because there were some members who voted against the motion to suspend the rules who have stated that they viii vote for the bill on final passage. How ever. if taken in the light of a test vote, it indicates that the bill will be passed tbn AZ motion received were significant when it is consld cred that the House has almost steadfastly refused the suSpe1nsi%oq or or anies TOT the ad
 At the morning session the House adopt ed a resolution by MT. Walls for the ap- pointment of a joint committee of seven, four from the House and three from the Senate. to investigate charge made by an Agrenta paper that bribery has been attempted since the coyening of the legis-
 Ellis passed at this session were:
 Senate Bill No. 49 to amend an act Of 1905 creating Red River Levee District No in Lafayette county; Senate Bill No 15. recurring Iron Mountain to establish depot at wideman. Izard county; and House in Monroe, Lee, Phillips and St. Francis counties. between December 1 and May l.
 The House of Representatives was the only body of the General Assembly in ses- sion Saturday and it adjourned at noon until Monday. The most lmporrtant 6dsf- ness was the making of the Cartwright Webb contested election case a special order for Thursday morning. When the contest was called up, MT. Hunt who wrote the ma jority report, was absent and in deference to him the matter was not takeA up.
 Representative Hoyle's bill to make pub lie ginners public weighers of cotton was amended as to apply only to Bradley. Ashley, Drew, Calhoun, Nevada and Wood ruff counties
 The House. in Committee of the Whole. considered the bill by MT. Roby to reim- purse Ashley county and the town of Ham burg for money expended In enforcing the yellow fever quarantine in 1905, and by a vote of 34 to 31 decided to return the bill with the recommendation that it pass.
 Only on hill WAS passed. that of NIT.