The Forrest City times., 1907-02-22

By Mir Anderson, to make valid copies of certain records of Garland county dam. aged in the fire at Hot Springs in February 1900 was special order and was read the third time and passed
 Senate Bill No lf9 Nauce). and No. los tIlollandb were special orders and were read inc third time and passed No. lf9 Is To authorize the special school dis trlet of Rogers to borrow money. and No. los k to prevent coal companies or cor pOratIons from tunuelng under cemeteries
 To Senate Rill No. iG diollandt. pro Nldlng Tor one Stenographer for the chiei justice of the Supreme Court and two stenograPhers for the associate lusticesl. the House Committee on Judiciary offered an amendment to authorize the justices to employ one stenographer III q salary of Sl 200 Der annHm which was adopted 6ill was introduced at this session by Mr Black of Sebastian for the protection of natural gas and mineral oils in Arkansas.
 NOTES.
 The newspaper and stamp bill which lisa hGared so largely in political campaigns l Tor the past few years and which was de feated in the earlier part of the present session ot the Arkansas Legislature has peeh brought up again in a slightly diner ent form has passed both houses and now aMaiiS tho signature of the governor The bili, which follows, debars any but daliy section T. because of lack Of space.
 section That II shall be the duty oi tht Secretary of the Senate to purchase and furnish each member of that body daily. for this session. forty daily papers al any paper publishing full reports Of the i proceedings Of the Legislature or in lieu thereof two hundred and eighty weeklfcs publishing full reports of the proceedings Of the Legislature, the choice of such pa. perS whether weeklies or dalies to be left 10 the member, and any papers published in the State whether weekly or daily be. ing eligible t9 this selection, provided such publication shall comply with the terms or this Aei otherwise ny publishing fnll and complete proceedings of the I.cgIslas ture Provided such daily papers or week | t.t fkr.k and the publisher shall be required to pay all postage on list furnished him by mem 1 bers
 Section . It shall be the duty of the See
 retary of Senate to purchase and furnish 1 each member with 2a cents worth of post age stamps daily for this session | Section !. That 1t shal be the duty of Ihe Jerk of the House to purchase and l furnish each member of that body daily for this session, forty daily papers of any l paper publishing full reports of the pro
 ceedings of the Legislature or in lieu l thereof. two hundred and eighty weekties, i puhiiShlng full reports of the proceedings 1 of the Legislature, the choice of such paper 1 whether weeklieS or daiics to be Iett to the members and any paper published in tine State of Arkansas, whether weekly or daily being eligible to this selection, provided such daily papers or weeklies shall not cost over two cents per copy and the pub ilsher shall be required 10 pay all postage on lists furnished him by members
 Section |, Ii shall be the duty of the Clerk of the House to purchase and fur. nlsh each member with 2J cents worth of postage stamps daily for this session.
 section 3 The papers purchased undcr the provisions of the foregoing sections, shall be required to publish in addition to iull and complete proceedings Of both houses, the fun text of all laws passed containing seven sections Of ss and a plain intelligent synopsis of all laws passed containing more than seven sections and that when mention Is made of pending bills Tn said papers. the name af the author and the title of said bill shall be given,
 Vba parro.ou.a.f... Pulaski county, to require the Iron Noun tain to build a depot al Sweet Home which vas passed by the House yesterday, win If Ii becomes law, mean great con venience to the old soldiers at the Confed- crate Home. The bill requires also that all passenger trains shall be stopped at Sweet Home, and this will be great aecommoda- ton to the veterans in making trips to Little Rock. Representative Moore was backed mp by Representative Barker when the bill came up for final passage The Dull was passed without & dissenting vote.
 Senator McKnight's bill exempting every person over the age of TO years from pay ing poll tax in this state was offered m good faith, but when il was found It's way Into the Senate Judiciary Committee II ran amuck of the constitution When the Dill was up for discussion. some member referred ts to the constitution. which says thaf every male citizen over the age of Fl years shall pay poll tax. and there the tho, chances ha of the bil began to fade It ton that IL do not pass.
 At meeting of the Senate Committee on Railroads held Tuesday afternoon two important bills were recommended for pas sage. One is Senate Bill No. lS2, by Sen ator AmiS which requires every railroad operating In the state to file annually with the Auditor of State a list of the assetS and liabilities of the road, and the other l sSenate Bill No. 1S6. by Senator Mo. Knight, which requires the railroads to keep up the crossings al all points where highways intersect the railroad lines
 Under its provisions extreme penalties are placed on any officer surrenderlng ii 0rt- sohef 10 d mob. but il goes further and gives lnat oihcer the right to summon any citizen or the state, even If that citizen is then participant of the mob, to his assistance, and, should the citizen refuse. fine of xi ooo IS provided for. together with six months Imprisonment in the county jail
 law so drastic that 1t is expected to preak up mobs after they have been formed and are actually engaged in the work n- taxing prisoner from the custody of a sheriff or other official was endorsed by the senate Judiciary Committee yesterday and 1T enacted into law will establish d ufe cedent in the Southern states
 The House Committee on Ways and Means has drafted the general appruprll- tton bill for the coming two years and it VIII be offered in the House carly neAt week after the return of the chairman of the committee. Representative Henry Stevens who has been called by legal business to his home at Magnolia.
 Representatives l. II. NcCuiium of Hemp. stead, and Horace F. Run of Randolph have refused tO accept the 4j cents worth or stamps 2s provided in the stamp bill claiming that In their opinion it is uncon- stitutional. and hase instructed The cleark not to furnish them said stamps or any DOT ton thereof
 Although a Republican, Representative x F. llollabaugh of Searcv county voted for the increase in the pensions If ex-Con. federate soldiers saving tAat he believed they should be pensianed inc same as Fed eral soldiers
 Representative l.. N Nichols of phiifns county rendered his resignation at Medn.s days session. and acting governor Moore appointed Hon. II. k. Stirling to iu inc vacancy, until such time as T special e!ee ton can be held