The Monticellonian., 1907-04-25
THE HOUSE.

THE HOUSE. The Horse Monday gave It's final sup- port to the general appropriation bill for executive. legislative and judicial officers the measure carrying an appropriation ot about S45o.oOn lt had heen f1rmerly thr's hrd out and adop,ed in Coa.mtttce
 A majority of the time in ihe House was consumed in Committee of the Whole considering tn" Deaf Mute appropriation bill. l.YerE appropriation Hem WaS ds posed or and The bllf as approved in th.S form of session carries an appropriation If | Sl4e, }so. which k about St6.oo0 less than the appropriation of two years ago pfiation of $3. 1n0 tnr thr work of ray- tYing on the investigation into ihe state capitol work. was called up as l privileged bill and pa ssrd without opposition
 The bill which provides for the work lns et e9nytttS on the pnbie raads pf the state passed the House by q vote of 61 to L.. [ ndpr the provisions of the bill. all eonstcts who are not sentenced ta lenset term in prison than live years nay be kept within the counties. and mn der contract made by the county judgN. worked on the roads of the county. Coun- ties adjoining are privileged to unite in the work of building roads under this plan
 By T vote of 42 to 36 the Browning Lee bill passed the IIease Tuesday after q contest that had been waged on the floor from the hour of being called tn rrder until T o'clock in the afternoon. and which had been an orderly session until tho roll call had been announced. \ twenty min Ute interval uf disorder reigned follow ing the announcement until | required a roll call vote td adjourn the body
 The bll by Mir. Haley which places the liability for loss or damage to freight or express on the initial carrier Yss passed without discussion or disS.tt
 The IIousc devoted the morning session Wednesday in the introduction and pa >sasc rf local bills. and the afternoon session tu i=ork in Committee of the Whole on appFo- Iriation measures
 Chairman Black of Sebastian af tho Com n ittee on tAe Penitentiary Appropriations had the House go into Committee of thr Whole Ia take Hp his bill. After Il few minor items had been passed on tho ono watch catries an appropriation of St2nou for inc payment of tcn waFdenS was rc ddted to SI,2pn. and hut six Nard"Bs were allowed.
 An item approprating SGo.ogo far Ion guards Vas taken Up and thr tonmitsee 1t the Who'll reduced the item fo S:;G. GOO foi G9 guards
 bill Paesed bv Mr Andrews which re- qnr>s all corpora ions to pav fhpir em pletes ai intcrsas of not more than two weeks Ma> passed in the Hons,
 he Belion bii requiring rairoo,l to employ only such trainmen as lax, had tive years experience also passed fi,,..n wef' tho only measures of general interest taken gp.
 N'w bills introduced were
 Iy Mr. McGolum cf the Roads and Uieh. Ways Committee requiring corporation, and companies to furnish road ovr,serss ~tfh lists of persons in their employ who arr subject ta road service
 By Mr. Quinn. prohibiting any nct3an rom removing any dead body ar effeet> thereabouts when there k probability of dpuht aS to the cause af deafh nntfl tho eofdnef shall have ordered sneh rem5yal. yh,, ndsr bill which passed the HonSe Thursday tetegrahers employed in f.s ftf mol be employed for more than eight hours in any one day The bill was introduced ny 'lr. RnWcll of Jefferson county who ntt- Voeated inc paNsage of his menSurc in the interest of safety in passenger travel.
 Mir, llnnt of Jefferson sucreedod in hay Ing tine ilouSe pass favorable on his n.t, postd amendmpnt tzto-the-eonstftutfnuZ 10 reS5 Iufi 3n which will give municipalities aat counties the right to isSiie bonds for high. way improvement. This k thr irSt pro posed amendment thai has found fave except the one which presents for Inc se# 9nd time tAe eaestion of thr poll tax qua
 h lie afternoon The deaf nut aap55 priation hii was completed and Saut :. ths EngreSstne Committee. The Spaakef ordered the dbars of the 1Iousr locked | the late hours of the session refusing recognize motion ta adjourn until ; :s 0'ctork
 :'he bill of Mr. Haley. eomaaliin, eficees making arrests to place on tae d1cket tAe orgrct names of the persons arrested an.i m king penalties for persons refusing q 7 by MT. Kizz:a. raising the salaries of cler<. and judges of election from < to Sl 5o pei duy
 New bills introduced were;
 Ky Mir. Thompson. amending the bri5c rv hw and prohibiting sny officer from .t tHmptins to influence legislation n any
 By Mr shannon, regulating the abs1I a@t buSin"ss bv requiring that any person nak- ing an abstract shall be responsible for error in such abstract and shall make tD
 By Mir Anderson giving to cities of tho first class the right 10 regulate the auf ion business and to regulate auetioncers by pro ytdins whether auctions shall be hell a night or not
 By MT Bullion rcouring nl persons who are engaged in the business of watch r-oair. ing to first obtain a license after standing an examination before board of fhrae eS aminers who shall be appointed by tke gov. ernar. and who hall have at least ter years active experience in watch repairing n this state before receiving such appointn'ant.
 By Mir fartain regulating the 'ght ot way of telephone eompane lines by tivIna them exclusive right of 10 feet oll eithe side of their wires against competing eoal panieS.
 Only few matters were considered il the House Friday Most of the inc was taken up with local bills. after W ich Sen ate business was taken ID. Sever;-l special orders were disposed of. and the nIVav- sitv Dchciency Bil was taken ID. This hil was passed through tho Con nittee of the Whole and is now going l-fore ths House. The item t0 aupropriai S263ee to pay back salaries to teachers wis adopted and several other items were C nsiderod.
 The IIamitcr Jackson bill which in creases the powcr of county sei 0el sHDer. intendents and gives them the author ity formerly vested in county examine ,s passed the House Saturday UorniHG by a liberal ma iority, nder the provisions of the bill no county need adoIi the new method unless majority of the electors of tho eeunty shall SD choose il the next general election. Ry agreement. he greater