The Carlisle independent., 1907-03-21
THE HOUSE.

The bill by Mir. Roby to enforce compli-
 ance with contracts for labor under which | money and supplies secured in ad-
 vance, and providing penalty of in in, prisonment for failure to comply with the 1 contract. was taken up in the House Mon | day Amendments 10 exempt AT coun-
 ties were adopted and further constdera-
 tion of the bill was deferred until "ed- nesday
 At the morning session a resolution 1 providing for night session was adopted, | but in the afternoon the vote by which the
 resolution was adopted was reconsidered
 and motion to table the resolution pre- 1 vailed
 House bills considered and amended were:
 To bill by NIr. Stevens, providing for
 Grors p"' 'nnrebasad bv dealers an amend ment was adopted to not make the blll liable of construction to authorize the selling or buying of intoxieants in districts now prohibited or to repeal any existing
 Mr. Beck called up House Bill No. 143. to make insanity cause for the grant l ing of divorce decrees and an amendment | by Mir Monroe adopted. It provides that if the defendant is an inmate of the | Diseases the plaintiff seeking a divorce must file a certificate from the superin- tendent of that institution showing that | the defendant is ineuraby insane. which. however. shall not estop the chancellor from having other proof in the ease
 MT. Black of Marion called up House
  of drugs and to regulate the manufacture ! and sale of patent or proprietary medl- cines but at his suggestion further con, sideraticn of the measure was defefreo until Thursday morning
 The House Tuesday indefinitely post poned the bill by Senator Slmms providing l Imprisonment for laborers who secure
 goods or money in advance for the per formance of contracts and then fall to carry out the contracts.
 New bills in the House were By Mr. Ross. to require accident lnsnf-
 with county clerks. It provides that com panies issuing blanket policies inSurlng ils the employees of corporations shall hle
 ations whose employees. are insured and copy of the. form of the policy. By MT. Scrimshire. to punish violations of the liquor laws in prohibited territory shall be guilty of a felony. punishable by Imprisonment in the penitentiary or not more than three years and not less than one year.
 The House took up the bill by the Com mittee on Militia Wednesday. providing ap- propriations for the support of the Arkansas | State Guard The item providing $50 per month for the use of the adiutant generals department. was rejected. The second sec tion. apprepriating S60Oo for military encampment. target practice, marches. etc, was adopted after a discussion The two sections were the only ones considered at this session.
 The bill by MT. Leigh. regulating the employment of child labor. was passed. department of the University of Arkansas an amendment was adopted to make the bill become effective December 31, 1908
 The bill by Representative Moore of Independance and Heartsill to, prohibit dealings in futures, was passed by the
 House at the morning session Thursday by vote of "A to 4 Several members who voted for the measure expressed their belief that 1t would not accomplish the purpose for which it was intended and MT; McColum stated that he thought the bill defective from start to finish. The bill Is a combination of the features of two bills on the subject. and Mir Moore of Independ- ence one of the authors said he was will ing to confess that there were some sec tions in the measure that he would rather not have in it.
 During the afternoon session Mir. Ruff at tempted to get his bill to make the state convict farm at Cummins the penitenti- ary of Arkansas under consideration, but under a motion by Mir White further con sideration of the measure was postponed
 The House passed the bill by Mir. Me Daniel to amend an act Of 1903 so as to make railroads liable absolutely for loss or damage to goods. wares or merchandise while in transit. It provides that the con signee must file his verified claim with the agent at point, of destination within ten shall be made within thirty days, or upon failure to do so the consgnee may bring suit. and II ne gets judgment He may se entitled to damages in the amount of three times his claim.
 Among the new bills, mostly local. were By Joint Comittee on Charities. for the support. maintenance and government of the Arkansas Deaf Mute Institute. By Mr. Combs, to render more effective the laws in relation to bastardy. The House Friday passed the bill by Mir. Hazel of Poinsett county, being the mea- sure for the maintenance of the St. Francis Levee District.
 Another important bill passed was that by Senator Harrison. to increase the salary of the Supreme Court judges to S4,000 per year, an increase of S1,000 per year. This bill also met opposition in the House. 27 passage Vas chinched by the vote to recon slider the vote by which it passed and to lay that motion on the table.
 The passage of the Arnold Good Roads Bill in the House was another important measure. MT. Hsartsill sent up. a written and asked that it be made a part of the records. which was done.
 The bill by Senator Bush to add a jail sentence to the punishment for carrying concealed weapons, was also passed in
 During the forenoon session of the House today. Private Secretary Paul Little ap- peared and announced the approval of the following House bills by the Governor: House Bill No 102. by MT. Hamilton of Ouachita. to compel the Cotton Belt Rail road to erect, establish and maintain a de pot at Sayre
 House Bill No 194, by Mir. whaley of
 Nevada County, for the relief of w R. White.
 The House was the only legislative body in session Saturday and it devoted it's time l to the disposition of local measures. h