The Green Forest tribune., 1907-03-22
THE HOUSE

money and supplies are secured in ad- vance. and providing a penalty of in, contract, was taken up in the House Mon- | day. Amendments to exempt 47 coun- ties were adopted and further considera- ton of the bill was deferred until Wed
 At the. morning session a resolution l providing for night session was adopted, resolution was adopted was reconsidered and motion to table the resolution pre-
 House bills considered and amended
 To bill by Mir. Stevens, providing for the payment of tax on intoxicating T. l quors purchased by dealers, an amend ment was adopted to not make the bill | liable of construction to authorize the 1 selling or buying of intoxicants in districts now prohibited or to repeal any existing | MT Beck called up House Bill No. 143. to make insanity cause, for the grant | ing of divorce decrees. and an amendment l by MT. Monroe was adopted. It provides that if the defendant is an inmate Of the Diseases the plaintiff seeking divorce must file a certificate from the superin. tendent of that institution showing that the defendant is incurably insane which. however. shall not estop the chancellor l from having other proof In the case.
 Mr: Black of Marion called up Honse of drugs and to regulate the manufacture and sale of patent or proprietary Inedl- cines. but at his suggestion further C. con con, | sideration of the measure was deferred until Thursday morning.
 The House Tuesday indefinitely post poned the bill by Senator Simms provldln@ 1 imprisonment for laborers who secure goods money in advance for the per l formance of contracts and then fail 10 | carry out the contracts.
 | New bills in the House were: By Mir. Ross. to require accident insur- ance companies to nIe certaln sIaIeinen.s % pll.. l wifi ftnr f panies issuing blanket policies insurinS | the. employees of corporations shall hle with the county clerk list ,,a, of all eor6or G copy of the. form, of the policy.
 By MT. Scrimshire. to punish violations of the liauor laws in prohibited territory | by providing that persons violating them shal! be. guilty of a felony punishaole by Imprisonment ia the penitentiary of 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 ad iutant generals | 1ion. appropriating S6000 for military l encampment. target practice. marches. etc. was adopted after a discussion. The | two sections were the only ones considered | at this session.
 The bill by Mir. Leigh. regulating the employment of child labor o was passed; ary
  l 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 | Indepentd,nce and HeartsiH to, prohibit dealings in futures. was passed by the l House at the morning session Thursday l by vote of 74 to i Several members who voted for the measure expressed their belief that it 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 MT Moore of lndepend- ence one of the authors said he was will l ing to confess that there were some sec l tions in the measure that he would rather not have in 1t.
 1 During the afternoon session MT. Ruff at tempted to get his bill to make the state convict farm at Cummins the penitenti- ary of Arkansas. under consideration. but under q motion by Mr White further con, l siderations of the measure was postponed
 The House passed the bill hv Mir. Me Daniel to amend an act of l90! so as to make railroads liable absolutely for loss or damage to goods. wares or merchandise while in transit. II provides that the con signee must file his verified claim with the agent at point of destination within ten days after receipt of goods: that payment shall be made within thirty days. or upon failure to do so the eonsignee may brias be entitled to damages in the amount of three times his claim.
 Among the new bills. mostly local. were Dy Joint Comittee on Charities. for the the Arkansas Deaf Mute Institute. By MT. Combs. to render more effective the laws in relation to bastardy.
 The House Friday passed the bill by Mir. Hazel of Ponsett 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 f1n S1 Indn fn 4 year. an increase of $1.000 per year. This bill also met opposition in the House. 27 members voting against the bill. But its 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. Heartsill sent up a written protest 1 against inst the passage of the bill; pill;
 The bill by Senator Bush to add 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- following House bills by the Governor:
 House Bill No 102. by Mir. Hamilton of ouaehita. to compel the Cotton Belt Rail- road to erect establish and maintain a de- p'i House s, 1Sif Bili No. 1e4 by Mr. whaley O; Nevada County, for the relief of w. k. White.
 The House was the only legislative body in session Saturday and it devoted Its time to the disposition of local measures It was decided that the House keep steadily at the mass of accumulated local bills until they were disposed of. and to this end it has been agreed that Monday will be added to the regular days set aside for Senate business.
 Recognizing the frequency of railroad wrecks in recent months. Mr. Rowell of Jefferson introduced and had read twice a bill prohibiting any. railroad from al lowing employees who by either telephone or telegraph direct the movement of trains. to work more than eight hours Tn any Railroad Comittee.
 Mir. Van Hook introduced bill at this session appropriating $9.o00 for the pur- pose Hf defrasng the expenses incurred throughout the several counties of the state to be distributed evenly ameng the counties holding such institutes. and to of farm subjects
 I Among the bills intredueed Thursday psssp Sa ne per dem m of aF0n ne mem to bers of the General Assembly shall be $6 during the regular session of 60 days. and $3 during extensions of the regular session. An amendment by Mir. Eillough. to make the provisions of the bill apply only to Newton county representatives was adopted. after. discussion in which oe ment to ,o make the bill appS f only M io Reenb lican representatives was decIared out of order. A motion to indefinitely postpone the bill was lost.
 Representative S. D. Sawyer of Monroe county, was on Thursday granted indefinite leave of absence on account of the seri- ous Illness of his wife and three children of pneumonia.