The Brinkley argus., 1907-03-08
/ Legislative ' Proceedings
THE SENATE.

| by narrow margin. i,ui ing ,,,.,,' | duced prohibiting the state department
 in the future from assuming any opiiga. l tion unless authorized by the state D. Turing the morning Senator Simms | called up the bill which appropriates Sio.- 900 for the Jamestown exp"si,t,%,n, pa,.,ns ts ths
 necessary two-thirds vote. , Other bills passed were: By senator Lambert. requiring railroads to drain ,1a,, the,r 1 and providing for agricultural and dem
 onstl al lon farms In each county. ,,,
 Nrw bills in the ssnate were gre rr ns | ing of convicts on the public roads, os ,.. | Senator Browning requiring assessors i i,i l improvement districts to make an oath
 The vote by which the appropriation Of l s15.000 was killed the day before, Was as | reconsidered in the Senate Thursday, ana after the bill had received 20 votes Tor, and 9 against was declared passed. Y, A | nuestion remains as to whether the nIi. n
 requires two-thrds of all liner mempers srs yotina
 'essfe Senator 'i1 n M S Cloud the choice of the he
 people of the Ninth senatoriai ds,fu, safnrdax '" was ofiicIal,y received in the Senate ,al this session. Acting Governor, Jsnn a,r. ikc
 Moore adnnlstered ,ne e oath h sspat"r Si n'' Pat ,ersor,. was taken up for the purpose 2f | dispoSng of the committee amendment.
 This is the patent medicine rnt Drii toT %h'in fin | reuuires the formula to be pFinied III nlain type as large as brevier size on every proprietary medicine sold m ..,a.. tnc | state The senate Committee on Iuoi.. .o l Health had amended the bill so as ~ 1 require physicians also to write their pre- seriptions in plain English. and the drug. l gist preparing the -medicine to copy the l prescription on the label whenever request l ed to do so by the purchaser. After l lengthy debate in which a number or mem | bers took part. the committee amehumien,. ,,. | was stricken from the bill. and the whoIe | subject made a special order for next Thursday afternoon. Other bills passed at this session were By Senator's Amis and Goodwin. requir-
 ing railroad companies to file annually Il
 statement and schedule of all real anu l personal property. in the state ..a By Senator Mckenzie. prohibiting the l sale 9or giving away of cigarettes In the | state
 Ky Senator. Mccall. providing that the l county seat of no county shall be changed | untii after those petitioning it's change | shall have deposited the sum of SJ.OoO In cash 10 be donated toward the building of | tbe new county court house in the new
 By Senator Goodwin. authorizing the 1 state Board of Education to invest the
 permanent school fun, fund In warrants ''
 New bills introduced in the Senate were 1 By Senator MlaD--An act to shorten | the time for closing up administrations
  ] 18 months.
 By Senator Holland providing for an l nsylum for the insane in Sebastian couni ] ". and authorizing that county t0 appro: l priatc money for the cstablishment pf l same,
 and bonds to be listed for taxation. and prescribing how they shall be stamped to show that they have been so listed. :. By Senntor Goodwin, An act to permit | shippers 10 execute bond and receive freight l in advance of bills of ladng after having By Senator Rowlnnd.--To protect ship pers from delay in the shipment of cattle or live stock and requiring stock trains to make at least 15 miles an hour Tn
 transit.
 The Committee on State Capitol of the
 Senate and House which are making in
 qury in the building of Arkansas new state house, were endorsed as to the meth ods they are employing. in making the in-
 vestignfion by both bodies of the General
 Assembly at Fridays session..
 The special committee appointed to con
 fer with Prosecuting Attorney Rhoton also
 made its report in both houses and was discharged The committee reported that the prosecuting attorney had asked an appropriation to be placed in the hands of the governor for use in prosecuting bood- l lers but that inasmuch as he did not state l nor inc manner in which . would be ex- pended it recommended that no appropria- l tion be made. The report also stated that | and will shortly be introduced.
 1 Among ihe bills passed was one by Mir.
 Mccracken of the House authorizing ap
 extra disability Is established in proof and [ a bill by Mir Fletcher, also of inc Honse. | requiring roal inspectors to make nspec- l tions promptly under penalty of n minimum The Senate adjourned Immediately after 0ITUiHg uftrrff1uft tiTfti Mtiisias y 1 fnornHs.
 | s,rhe Goodwin tiit, which permits the state school Board te invest the permanent ! school fund in school district warrants ] and which had passed the Senate on Fri day was Monday rcconsidered and returned l to the Committee on Education for sucf amendments ns may throw further safe gsard about the proposed change of ip-
 Two imporiaaf bIIls were introduced dur ing the day. ijaf by. senntor Holland prohibits natural gas from 9cing piped other by Senator Mcknight which raGHifts that all printed contracts policies. notes. or lega documents be printed In type not smaller than pica size.
 communication was read from William Jenning. Bryan to the effect that hc would be in i.ittie H1sa April . and address the
 Legislature, in rerp"nse 70 an invitation which had been extended to him In the early days pf the Legislative session. Among other bills introduced In the Senate were;
 ISE cfnHfbf -ttittS.--.tn utf " ''Nut"t' life insarapca companies by requiring an investment ib this simte of fully I3 per
 cent of the reserve fund ip premiums SC cured in ihe state. It also requires NaLe. msnfs uf receipts and disbursements fg bs filed sem. annually with the auditor. By Senator fopp.--An act Increasing the penalties for offering bribe. emoiu.
 Iuent or pledge 10 members of the ie;,is- lafure in influence their votes on any pend 1 ing legislation, making the minimum pun
 ishment i've years imprisonment. By Senator Iarrison.- Authorizing the Yieyee board of St. Francis leyee district to I issue bonds not to exceed <5W.Ooo Tor 1 furthering the work of levee building. By Senator Martin. Authorizing county | courts to change the lines of feiiclng dis- | tricts on a three fourths majority petition | of the persons in the district.
 By Senator Simms. Making it the duty Of court stenographers to furnish copies
 of stenographic reports in civil cases that are appealed. the same as In criminal cases.
 Representatives J. w. Seay of Greene
 county, and Representative Thompson oi | Indegend.i.ey county. have been granted indefinite leave of absence on account or Illness.
 Speaking of his motion Monday to tabl,
 resolution hnuoriug Senator Ferry for his career in public life. Representative quinn said No man in tho hoiiSe hon0rs the retiring nliod Stat nat 1T m,re than
 1 do nor none ia more willing to pay him nu,lias.p init wc are extending the session
 nov rur ti days beeause ~e have other mat 1 ters or tu,,,tFta ancp before us. The history
 of the distinguished llfe af Senator James