The Nevada County picayune., 1907-03-08
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indefinitely postponed. with NIT hoHaaS and Mir McCOllum Of Hope voting m the
 House bills passed nj this session were
 By (Commlttee on Edueationt, to make the general tax levy for school purposes 2 mills instead of mills and to provide that the district tax shall not be greater than seven tenths of per cent ot the assessed value of the taxable property or the district Instead of one half of per
 Ky Mir. KllIough. giving the right of 1 eminent domain to companies generating ] and transmitting electricity, -,.,.o, i There were twelve new bills Introduced at this session, most of them ot ioeai character Among them were
 Ry Mir Thomas 10 provide that here l after all citizens of Arkansas shall have l the same right 10 hunt and hsh lh any : county iu the state as tIt%ehS OA 'A"'
 By Mr. Walker to amend section 7267 Of ! Klrbys biggest, relating to labor on ,hten, hten to work on roads and highways may pay 71 cents per day for each day he k sub, ject to work. which amount shall be piactu tO the credit of the road district lh tht
 By Mir. Whaley 10 compel All officers 1 Of the law to enter on record the true names of all persons arrested. and to make l it unlawful for persons arrested t0 give fictitious names.
 sortant a 'iGi hiIi by senator kIe oldham. apply, i Ing to employees of railroads and coal mines. i About an hour and half was spent in discussing the measure, and on the roll i call there was only one vote against It's l passage Objections were urged that ihr . bin was deficient in phraseolegy and II was construed by some members as app,y, l ing to the em,loyes of all corporations and h addition it was stated that the punetua- I ton of the bill was faulty. he members who suggested the defects in the b'Il sac sald measure might be passed, but that 1T II was insisted that the Oldham bill should be passed they would vote for It, which
 ,fhe afternoon session was devoted to the reading of Senate bills and tWtnty-io Tour bills were read first and second times The only Senate bill passed at the after noon session was one by Senator Stmms prohibiting the issuance of saloon licenses outside the corporate limits of mnnlclpa!' i ities.
 The measure bv Representative Meade: making the salaries of all chaneeIlers =o1 the state uniform at V 2oo per ahnam maa nesday The vote was A ayes to 39 noes.
 The demurrage bill by MT Barker over which there has been so, so much dlsrassion ad,.,a with only one dissenting vote.
 A bill by Mir Roby 10 provide for the confscatlon and destruction of pistols found on persons convicted Of unlaNtuIly carrying them. was passed.
 New bills introduced at thls session
 
 person. company or corporation In the state which shal buy, for the purpose of ceiling intoxicating spirituous, malt or fermented liquors or blended spirits or In i toxicating liquor of any kind, shall, In nd dition to the taxes already provided. pay as license tax two per eentum on ths ! total amount of purchases made, which shall go 10 the general revenue fand of the state It requires that a record shall be kept of the number of gallons blended bought for sale and ordered for another, u1h tA nf inc i same IL Is substitute for Iionse Bill No 50. a somewhat similar measure.
 By Committee on Militia [" promote the CT feiency of the Arkansas National Guard and to prescribe rules and regulations for its government
 ! By Messrs Iamiter and Jackson. to create the office of county superintendent in each county.
 In the House Thursday afternoon the entire session was devoted to discus sion of the amendment by Representative kilough to the bill by Representative Hazel of Polnsett county to increase the tax levy in the St Francis 1evee district from cents 10 10 cents m acre. but after spending two hours and half oh the sub iect adjournment WAS taken without Ii decision being reached.
 were
 By Messrs. Kizzia and Jackson, to make drunkenness at public gatherings. S7ch as picnics barbecues. chldrens day exercises, Sunday school and church services, literary societies or on trains, a mlsdemeanor. pun ishBbir by a fine Of not less than sIo nor more than S25.
 My Mir. Lasley. amending the drainage laws by authorizing the re assessment of property for widening or deepening drain age ditches or canals to prescribe the manner in which taxes are To be colecteG to create sinking fund. and fixing a penalty for ohstructlng drainage aitches.
 Mir. McCracken introduced il bill at thl> session tO provide for the separation of whites and negroes in public examinations for teachers license.
 pther bills introduced were of purely R local character.
 At 3o o'clock the House adjourned until Friday morning.
 For the first time during the session of the present House the Journal of the pre- vious days proceedings was not read Thursday Representative Barker, who al ways Insists upon the reading was not in his seat during the early part of the mornings session. which accounts. probab l,, for it's not b~ing read.
 The House spent much of the day Fri day in considering the roads bill by Sen ntor Arnold. and amendments to exempt several counties from Its provisions were
 Only local matter. were considered during the balance of the session and at an early hour the House adjourned until Monday morning
 The fellow servant bill by Senator Kie l oldham of Pulaski county. which mas pass | few days go to the governor for his approval Is as follows
 1 "A Bil for an Act to Re Entitled An Act to Give Right of Action Against an Elm pluyrr for Injuries or Death Resulting to His Agents. Employees or Servants. Either from the Employers Negligence or from the Negligence of Some of Ills other Employees, servants or Agents, and
 to Repeal All Acts and Parts of Acts In ! Conflict Herewith
 1 Re IL Enacted by the General Assembly l of the State of Arkansas; ! Section ! That hereafter all railroad companies operating within this state, ! whether Incorporated or not, and all cor. ! porations of every kind and character, and ! every company whether incorporated or ! not, engaged In the mining of coal. who may employ agents, servants or employees, ! such agents, servants or employees being ! In the exercise of due care. shall be liable 10 respond In damages for injuries or death 1 sustained by any such agent, employe or ! servant resulting from the careless omls sion of duty or negligence of any other agent servant or employe of the said em- ployer. in the same manner and to the same extent as if the carelessneSs. omis sion of duty or negligence causing the in
 Jury or death was that of the employer.
 See. 2. That all laws and parts ot
 laws in conflict herewith hereby re pealed and that this act shall take effect and be in full force from and atter its ] pa