The Monticellonian., 1907-03-14
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

Explaining tho purposes and ntent of | his btll prohibiting non residents from pur- | chasing ON ainE 0r acquiring property In | this slate Senator Mcknight admitted that l hts bill as originally drawn was too dras- | lie, and that t would require some amend | neuts before ii would even meet the con | ttngencitS aimed at T merely wanted to l Rrornsr law that would keep the corpo- l rhIinn land gfabbers from coming into the 1 statf and capturing atl our lands. said | SHn4tnf Mcknight. In my county the sit | Ha'inn k an extreme one, and fl legisla-
 ton had been enacted many years ago on | lhiS line, modest country homes would | npN hH constructed on hundreds of acres | ef valuable land that are owned by for | eisu capitalists for no purpose The lands | were originally purchased for the timber. | When the timber k removed there K no | disposition of the land The foreign cor l rntattnn holds Il fnr high prices, and the | farmst cannot come in and buy home l at reasonable price. I admit that Il Is | tathet l5tc now 10 cEa,t q law to keep i tHr 9hHa grabbing euraorattonS out but | ' maE save tho situation in other counties. | I'm blu should he amended as not to
 wntl, aIr hardship on auT person deslr
 ing ta nske hame hefe. and then passed
 Mir M#Felmm made strong sneeeh in 1 ,He lEaUsa Friday in opposition 70 the Mont | Eaners bill providing far idrt trials and 1 for "hange of venue in cities of seeond i class and towns He declared that is is in i nn wise aGtagnnstie te the people of the l oantrE fav0rinE the tnWnS, but that the I proposition tu gfaui change of venue is
 one which will work much harm to all 1 eAarprnea He pointed io the fact that I n many instances young boys from the aHufrY aT" arrested in the towns for volat= l ing s1me law. and when tried before the i HHyoH they are lined iH keeping with the 1 9feHse. With the right nf jury trial they l -h1uhd be sent tn another section of the l -aantfy. and an arqulital might result. He | haught tp pass this bill would result ih prae- i tieailN aGalishing mayors courts in this 1 .@atc
 i l ts. one of the most aggressive members
 nf the Upper Legislative body. introduced i d bill fin the Senatc Monday which amends l tfHe election laws materially The law as i neopezad will prohibit any saioon propre i tuf- operator emplnNe my person I directly tatase.ted ia the salc of intnI
 ahts from serving as judge or clerk in any i tIet.tion held in tho Statr wherein the uues- i tian of license es no license k an issue in
 rhe eieetinn. II k stated That in several
 If the counties Of the state saloon men 1 have hecn named IS clerks and judges and i have hten a factor to be overcome by the
 people opposed tn the sale af liquor
 An important meeting of the Senate l Committee on Railroads was held Friday afternoon. which resulted in rccom l mandHfanS on two measures. and n third l Will he held np pending further invesri gafion The Goodwin bill whteh requires fteiati engines to have headlights which 1 will throw light SO rods in advance was
 s2 amended as To require headlights to be | a 1 of al least l.aoo eandepower
 \ bill requiring settlements for loss or i damage to express or freight within three 1 days was SD amended AS to give ten days
 for such settlement Of claim.
 The joint committee on banking of the | General Assembly heard committee of the l Arkansas Bankers Association Thursday l night relative To a bill providing for
 stale tanking law that has been drafted l by committee of the association. The l 4sB BFH fHp aT hU ftT 1 IBomaS t. McRae of Prescott, Georee T. 1 sparks of Fort Smith and (. T. Walker.
 Geerge w. Rogers and Sam W. Reyburn of
 l.lttie Rock. II was s.ated by one of the
 bahkefs tkat they desire d law that would i prevent man with sign. I safe and
 q set of books from opening up bank
 in the state.
 The Senate Committee on Judiciary yes l terdaF afternoon decided tD return the Rec 1 iofzidmnndson bill demanding The abrega
 lion Qt the Arkansas Brick and Manafaetur,
 Ing Company contract. with the recon
 Rehdafton that l. do not pass. Six mem
 befs of the committee were present when 1 inc Note was taken and there was but one
 dissenting voice to the vote. The bill de handed that the convict contract be abro- gated. and that the convicts be turned over
 10 the slate penitentiary warden.
 Acting Governor Moore sent message l 10 the Senate Thursday announcing the fol l lowing appointments as members of the | board of Management of the Confederate | i i.enow. ban W. Jones and Jonathan kel- l logg os Little Rock and Father l. NJ. Tueey oi Fine Bluff. The announcement of the l app9ihtments was received with applause in the Senate.
 Failing in motion for suspension of The rules for the purpose of calling up T bill Thursday, Representative shannon or Benton county said 1t evident that some other person could represent his coun- l ly better than he and stated that he thought
 ne should resign. When asked later if he in | tenGed festgning he replied that he would 1 do so fl the members would accept his | resignation.
 The Senate Committee on Education held 1 meeting Monday afterpoon and took up | the Mcknight bill, which seeks to leave the
 matter of apportionng the school taxes with school supervisor making 1t poss- l ble for Il segregation of the taxes as be- | tween the races in the distribution for
 educational purposes. The committee re
 port will be that the bill do not pass.
 on roll call on the passage of q bill during the morning session Tuesday in the | House but 39 members voted the first
 time during the session that quorum had
 failed to be present, and il was some time
 before Il quorum was secured Many of the
 members were in the Senate chamber at
 the time listening to the aguments on the
 sixty day extension resolution.
 The announcement in the press that the
 Oldham bill would be special order for | Wednesday was sufficient to attract
 throng Before the Senate was called to | order at the morning session the galleries
 were crowded. Chairs were brought Into
 the chamber and every available Inch of
 floor space pressed into service by the | anxious attendants.
 The Senate Committee on Mines has de | cided to return the Lee blli to the Senate | without committee recommendation This l Is the bill that repeals the present law in | regard 10 the screening of coal, and after | A hearing had been given both miners and 1 operato last week. the committee was un-
 decided as to what to report In the prem | ises.
 attorney general, auditor and other of | fcers whose duty IL Is to enforce the anti
 trust law to see that II Is rigidly enforced
 and declaring 1t the sense of the House
 and should not be permitted, was adopted
 in the House Thursday.
 The House Committee on Judiciary after
 considering Senate Biil No. Ss (Harrisonl f,
 providing for an increase of the salaries
 of the justices of the Supreme Court to
 S4.0oo per annnm. reported 1t with the
 recommendation that 1t pass. All the mem
 beIs of the committee expressed themselves
 as heartily in favor of the bill.
 Rev. w T. Amis, Judge J. R. Wood
 Col. William Michigan and others rep : resenting the Citizens Industrial Union 1 at Hot Springs. are in Little Rock for the | purpose of conferring with the State execu- tive officers regarding the enforcement of
 the Amis anti-pool selling bill in Hot | Springs.
 In executive session Tuesday the Senate l confirmed the officers elected by the State