The Green Forest tribune., 1907-03-22
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

In 1897 the state made arrangements to pay $l6o,O00 to the general government in In compromise settlement conSummated III that year. To make up this amount, tne t. Legislature passed an act providing TOT the borrowing of part of this sum ron on the Internal Improvement fund ana the Swamp Land fund and authorized the gov ernor to execute his note for the amounts borrowed. The governor at that time was was Dan w. Jones. and he drew two notes' one for s44,516.S5 for the money borrow ed from the swamp land fund and the other for so9.339.10 for the sum drawn from the Internal improvement fund. Each of these notes bore interest at the rate of per cent per annum from the date or the notes.
 The sinking fund. from which it is pur- posed by the House bill to draw the amount for the redeemlng of these notes, was created for the purpos. of paving the debts of the state. It is maintained by ta[es and the sale of digests and the acts of the Legislature. On Jsnuary l. Of this year. there was in the sinking fund S163.- 335.02 an amount sufficient to redeem the Governor Jones notes besides paying the interest accruing on the bonds that the
 The entire amount of the two notes with the interest thereon amounts to about SPA. .699.14
 Auditor A. F. Moore suggested the pay ment of these notes in his report of 190o- 06.
 Abe Dredel left the Senate Thursday afternoon after adjournment, bringing to a close his career as law maker. He was appointed one month ago to represent the Seventeenth senatorial district, com posed of Drew and Desha counties, filling the vacancy caused by the death of How ard Robb Senator Dreidel was never an aspirant for political honors. and was sur prisSd when a message from Governor Lit tie conveyed the news of his appointment to him. When the special election was or dered Senator Dreidel refused to allow his name to be submitted to the people saying he did not want the office. The special election was held Saturday., successor nlA and l, .tNat N1A that senator Rreidel will not again an. swer the roll call as q representative of the people of Desha and Drew.
 In the bill for the support of the Ar kansas Deaf Mute Institute, the approprla tion asked for is, in the aggregate. the Under the bill introduced Thursday. the salary of the superintendent of the insti ute is increased from S1,2O0 per annum to the employment of a2 literary teachers instead of 20 and the appropriation there fore Is increased from 1850 to S25,OO0. penses of the institute is increased from S55.O00 to S66,000 There Is also an ap- propriation of s12,o00 to pay for the build Ing and connecting with the water system, building to be used as a general store room. gymnasium and additional class and bed rooms
 Senator Montgomery introduced bill in the Se.ate Wednesday fixing the maximum rates that any person may be charged with Tn the state for sleeping car accomodations The main provisions are: one half d cent mile shall be charged when pas senger is not occupying q berth, and no passenger shall be allowed to ride in any sleeping car later than o'clock at night without purchasing berth. The rate from o'clock a night until o'clock the next morning shall be S2.oo, and for upper berths S1. The bill also provides that no Ip prsrpT riding in a sleeping after such passen- ger has been furnished with berth.''
 Realizing that it is getting behind in the passage of numerous iocal measures. the House has adopted tactics that will soon result in evening matters between the business of the two bodies Monday will be devoted to local measures Tuesday will be devoted usual to t:le considera- again will be given to local measures from both branches. Side tracking the general legislation in this manner will keep down floor conflicts and the House will soon have the calendar cleared for the more import ant measures.
 from the provisions of the Arnold Good Roads bill: Fulton, Newton Madison Carroll Ashley, Desha, Boone. Drew. Col umbia. White, Cleveland, Union, Chicot Stone. sharp. St. Francis, Ouachita, John son. Van Buren. Cleburne. Randolph, Jack son. Montgomery, izard. Little River, Grant llot spring, Bradley, Arkansas, Lawrence Perry. Lee: Dallas, Conway, Marion, Pope Baxter and Clay.
 The Confederate veteran camp of Little Rock at recent meeting passed resolu- tions thanking Senators Legate and Car lock for the support they gave the measure increasing the tax levy for Confederate sioner would receive the full amount allow ed by the Pension Board. Senator Legate is a Republican and Senator Carlock is a Confederate veteran
 One of the most important measures to is Il resolution by Mr. Wells which seeks to submit to the voters a proposed amend ment to the constitution. providing that Representatives and Senators shall be elect ed for four years, and that in the future. the legislative sessions shall be Quadrennial instead of biennial, except on the call of the governor.
 The Senate Railroad Committee Thursday afternoon recommended for passage the joint bill by Senators Goodwin and Wingo which prohibits railroad companies from allowing their employees to work for a longer period than It hours without an intern: iae :ssion of of eight hours in which to operation of the law would be suspended.
 Hon. x. O. Pindal of Arkansas City has been elected to the Senate from the Seventeenth district, composed of Desha and Drew counties. The election was to choose successor to the late Howard Robb, who died during the second mcnth of the Legislature. As the term is hold over one, Mir. Pindal will also be member of the Senate in 1906
 Walter Parsons. assistant chief clerk in the House, received message Saturday announcing that his mother was very low and not expected to live through the night Mir. Parsons left for his home in Jonesboro on tl.e night train. accompanied by Secre- tary George Trevathan of the Senate. 
 The Rector anti-futures and anti-bnck- ct shop bill, one of the most drastic that has oeen presented in the present LegisIa- ture. was acted on favorably in the Senate committee Thursday afternoon after 1t was Moore, Heartsill bill.
 X bill introduced in the House We'd nesday by Mr. Meade. which. if it becomes a law, will mean that all trust and surety companies in the state organized under the and must confine their business to that of bSnk:ng
 Kills New Lumber Rate.
 The Arkansas Railroad Commission has decided against the railroads in the increase in the rates on raw for est products, declaring that the in crease was exhorbitant.
 varnish for Furniture.
 In 52 parts of alcohol dissolve four parts of shellac. On the other hand, dissolve the same quantity of boiled linseed oil in 16 parts of oil of turpep- tine Mix tho tWO coIutiouc cloulv