Woodruff County news., 1907-05-23
LEGISLATURE ADJOURNS
ThirtySxth General Assembly in ses- sion Four Months, and Much Important Legislation
 Enacted.

1 introduced in the legislature during l the session just past. Of these BOP have already become acts. There are about 45 or 50 bills pending now awaiting the governors signature. l This will bring the total of the acts up to about $50. Last year there were 400 new laws placed on the statute books and from present ap- | pearances the number this year will | be less than in 1905. Most Important Acts of 1907.
 Act No. 8 (Ross), making 2-cent rate the maximum railroad passenger l fare for all railroads in the state over S5 miles in length. Act No. 192 (Barker), the demur- rage bill.
 Act No. 254 (Moore-HeartsilD pro- hibiting the speculation in cotton flu lures; making it misdemeanor to conduct a bucket shop.
 Act No. 69 (Oldham), the fellow servant bill.
 Act No. 154 (OIdham-Hamiter), an act for the consolidation of cities.
 Act No. 55 (Amis). prohibiting bet ting on horse races.
 Act No. 1S4 (Lee-Browningt, repeal ing that section of the antitrust law relating to insurance.
 Act No 160 Oee), making the birth day of Robert E. Lee a legal holiday.
 Act No. 132 (Bush), increasing the penalties for carrying concealed weap- ons.
 Act No. 327 (Moore), giving to the county judge the right to take child ren from disreputable surroundings.
 Act No. 131 (Hartison), raising the salaries of the supreme judges to s4,000.
 Act No. 1S9 Lee), prohibiting Ii quor advertisements in dry territory, and defining agent"
 Act No. 282 (RowelD limiting the hours of daily service of train dis patchers to eight hours.
 Act No. 50 (Simms), prohibiting the granting of saloon licenses except in incorporated towns and cities.
 Act No.-0ee), changing the mot to of the state from 'Regnant Populi" to ReSndC HOpuluS.
 Act No (Wingo), for the repeal of the Ross act for the domesticatioI of foreign corporations.
 Act No.- Qee), providing for the establishment of a State Pardoning Board.
 Act No (Goodwin), extending the powers of the Railroad Commission in the matter of fixing freight rates.
 The appropriation bills (Wingo), $15,000 for the establishment of a State Normal School in the State; tBrowning), $50,000 for the printing of the Supreme Court reports; and the Mckenzie bill, appropriating funds for the completion of the work of the History Commission.
 Important Bills Killed.
 By Senator Establishing the boundaries of school districts coin eide with the township boundaries
 By MT. Owens-To segregate the taxes of the black and white inhabi- tants.
 By Senator Amis-To require all foreign life insurance companies to invest 75 per cent of their surplus in this state.
 Senator Regulating the sale of patent medicines in the state.
 By MT. Balch-To amend the insur- ance feature of the antitrust law.
 By Senator Harrison-Providing for the non payment of legislators when absent.
 By Senator Moore-To give the old state house to the Arkansas Histori- cal Commission.
 By Mr. Black-To regulate the sale of patent medicines.
 By Senators Edmondson and Rector To abrogate the Dickinson convict contract.
 By Senator Carlock-To submit the question of license or no license to the people at the next state election.
 By Senator McKnight-To prohibit negroes from serving white persons in certain capacities; and to prohibit aliens from holding land in the state.
 By Senator Goodwin-To allow the school commissioners to invest the public school funds.
 Capitol appropriation bill
 Important Bills That Died.
 Uniform textbook bill, introduced by Senator Martin of Pope county
 The Abercrombie bill, providing for the working of convicts on the pub lie roads.
 The Cloud bill, for the repeal of the Lee anti-jug law.
 The Milan bill, for the exemption of Garland county from the provisions of the Amis anti-betting law
 The Harrison bill, for the raising of salaries of the circuit judges.
 Senator Harrison delivered brief address in which he presented Sec retary Trevathan, Assistant Secretary Nelson, Journal Clerk Norfleet and As sistant Journal Clerk Mrs. Roszelle with substantial tokens of the Senate's