The Green Forest tribune., 1907-04-12
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
 Senator Busch introduced In the Senate hitting a proposed amendment to the amendment to section 2 of article 14 of the state constitution, as follows
 Article 14, section 2. The General As sembly shall provide by general laws Tor the support of common schools by taxes, which shall never exceed in any one year 3 mills on the dollar on the taxable prop capita tax of one dollar, to be assessed on every male lnhabitant of this state over the age of 21 years provided the General Assembly by hY law yot s"aofe of the qualified electors of such district a tax not to exceed mills on the dollar in any the tax voted for by any district shall be placed to the credit of said district the amount paid by any railroad that passes through the same shall be deductea a tnepe, state treasurer to be by him placed to the credit of the common school fund.- and distributed ss such by the Board of Common School iSst no such tax shall be appropriated 10 any other purpose nor to ony other olstric.. than that for which 1t was levied, except herein above indicated.
 The resolution introduced by Mfr Finley in the House Friday to investigate the alleged tampering with House Bill No 161 is as follows
 Whereas The Moore Heartsin bill, which prohibits gambling in futures and which recently passed by both branches oi this General Assembly, has been tempered with and the workings so changed as to reh- der it ineffective, and
 "Whereas. Such action on the part of the guilty party was poid attemps M , to thwart the enactment of a good ana Whoi9i1 some legislation. and such change ot Dltl being a violation of the law;
 Therefore, be it resolved by the lower house of the Thirty-siXth General Assembly. that the Speaker appoint committee O.. five to investigate the matter thoroughly and ascertain if possible the guilty party who by few strokes of the pen rendered worthless d measure in which great majority of the people of Arkansas are interested. ..4o he empowered to summon witnesses, take testimony. etc, to the end that a full ln- vestigation may be had, and that said com n- mitte report back their indlhs 10 to's House as soon as possible.
 A number of resolutions of more than passing interest were introduced into the Senate during the past week. Ihe mos.
 important was the one by senator is noMianu asking that the attorney general begin ac- tion against certain railroads or the Siate for taxes due in 1SS3.S4 The measure IS now in the hands of the Commlttee on
  ed favorably. Another resolution was m troduced by Senator Arnold censuring the Iron Mountain for not granting rate to the Arkansas Athletic Association to the meeting to be held in Little Rock on the 2ith of the month. The Judiciary Committee considered the resolution and reported uil- fayorably on 1t, on the ground that 1t was hardly of sufficient importance for the leg islature to handle
 Although the Lee-Browning bill to per nit insurance companies to do business in Arkansas if they are not in agreement to fix rates in this State. which has passcd the Senate, expressly states that the anti trust law is not repealed, several leglsia-
 tors have expressed desire to have more light on this phase of the matter-the effect the pending measure would nave on the existing law as whole. To Hon. w. ! K. Oldham. chairman of the insurance Committee of the House. Rose, Hemingway. Cantrell & Loughborough, lawyers of Little
 Rock have given written opinion, m which they say unequiyocaiiy tnat ,,d dnss ss valid and that the passage or that act would have no effect on the antitrust law, except as 1t affects insurance companies Senator Rowand's bill providing that no per diem be paid to absent members went the way of ali bills that have for their aim the reduction of the salaries of the lesls- lators. The bill was called up laSt tues, ,r
 day for final passage nad was ,ni h,ilen eu at ns tempt on the part of the gentleman rom l Boone to make the bill apply, to his own own senatorial district was defeated. slfnliaI measure in the House suffered the same fate.
 The Lackey general depository bill is still bone of contention between the senate and the House. Mir. Wilson of Perry ln- county depository. while Senator Oldham declares that Perry county wants to remain in the bill. The matter is now Tn the
 hands of conference commlttee G ana i,.+dS It IS expected that the difficulty will be adjusted in few days
 Judge F. S. McDaniel of Fayetteville was Saturday appointed by Acting Govefnor the Senate caused by the death last Thurs day morning of Senator James w. Thomp- son. The certificate Nof appointment was mailed and the information conveyed by wire He arrived Sunday in order to take his seat in the Senate Monday morning. Senator James w. Thompson of Fayette vile. died Thursday morning at f go o'clock, as the result of an attack Of mallg-
 nant measles. The remains were taken to his home that night for interrment. Senator Thompson was serving his eighth year in the Legislature. two terms as Rep resentative and four years as State Senator. He was II years of age.
 reports on Senate Bill No. 316. by Sen ator Mcknight, making it unlawful for
 m 1 Ta npehn ehops of or rans hotels or restaurants, and to prohibit
 whites from waiting, upon neg, negroes in in
 against the biil was signed by Senator Ar nold
 Senator w. S. Amis returned Tuesday
 from Mexico and occupied his seat in the days. having left here March 22. Senator Amis stated yesterday that his visit to
 Mexico was. for the. purpose of looking up some private business interests which he has in that country.
 The feature of last week was the repeal of the screen law of 1905. The bill was
 introduced by Senator Martin. The repeal
 of the law leaves the matter as 1t was three years ago when the miners and the
 operators handled the coal according to contract.
 Representative Hughlett Coleman of Ar. kansas county has been quite indisp0sed for the past week. and has gone to his home in Dewitt where he will remain several days to recuperate.
 Salary. s.11.soo: janitor. s1oo; fuel. desks and fittings, S400: addition to build ing, $60O0 miscellaneous $500. According to MT. Moore. the changes which have been made in the bill would have rendered the law ineffective had it been signed by the governor.
 The Pine Bluff Normal school Ca colored institution) appropriation bill which passed the Senate Wednesday contains the follow ing amounts
 Speaker Allen Hamiter addressed the stu dents of Hendrix College, at which institu-