The Green Forest tribune., 1907-04-05

uouy dt Doin morning ana alleFuOon ses- sions but the House refused to set aside it's roll call for the advancement and iu- troduction of local measures to take them up.
 Among the new bills introduced in the House were
 By Mir. DuLaney. authorizing the teach ing of elementary agriculture in the public schools of the state through the addition of at least one book on tho subject.
 By Mir Stevens, to prevent commercial discrimination In prices of commodities, charge of such commodities in any cities of the state except as may be accounted for through freight rate differences,
 By Mr. Wclch, requiring peddlers in peddler's license before being permitted to make sales.
 On Tuesday the House made more pro gress in the disposition of business than on any Senate day during the session. An ehort was made to get the Oldham anneXa. tion bill before the House in advance of some other bills which were under the same order, but the chair held that a two.thirds vote was necessary to advance the bill, which precipitated some discus sion. A while later and after the motion had been lost the bill came Up under reg ular procedure and wag given its first req ding. when a mntion to adjourn pre- vailed
 The greater part of the session Wedues day was devoted to the general appropIa- ton bill for the legislative. judicial and executive branches of the government. the body acting in a committee of the whole. After a lengthy discussion the House refusal to curtail the effectiveness of the. Railroad Commission by uniting the duties of its secretary and rate clerk. An Al, which leaves inc salaries of the c0mmis- sioners as they were before. but provides that. the clerical help of the office shall grapher at 1,60o and an expert rate clerk at S2.S0e for the two years While debating the appropriations for tho omnissioner of mines. manufactures and agriculture several amendments were offered in an attempt to promote the work Of the State Horticultural Sociery through appropriations for this organization. but to be paid ont by the commissioner of mlnes nine. manufactures and agriculture,
 ment was submitted for an appropriation of Soooo for this office. also to be used in fnrtheriug immigration. but that re, ceiyed minority report.
 The House was again devoted to the appropriation bills Thursdav and very lit
 tie other business was considered. Over the report of the Ways and Means Com mittee the salary of the private secretary | for years past. the committee having re ported for a reduction.
 The reform school appropriation passed | the House Committee with but one altera- l tion, tl.at of cutting of $4 900 for a resi- 1 denre for the superintendent of the insti- 1 tuition.
 The Van Hook farmers institutes bill
 Was considered. The section appropriating
 S9 900 was adopted, but the bill was re
 ferred back to the committee for amend l meni.
 \ bill for survey of he st,, Francis
 basin was introduced; The bill carries
 rerlaiming of thousands of acres of swamp l lands
 The blind school appropriation bill was i read q second time i'll the House and the
 penitentary bill once. Among the items
 in the latter bill is soo,ooo to pay on
 the state convict farm in Lincoln county cities of the second class to set apart | two-ifths of the improvement tax for road l improvements and cities of the third class
 to set apart three -fifths of the same tax
 for the same purpose
 Among q number of committee renorts in the House Friday was one from the Com
 mittee on Temperance on Senate Bill No
 105. the anti-cigarette bill with the recon
 mendation that il do pass as amended. Probably for the first time in the his 1 tory of the Arkansas legislature the House
 failed to return Dill to the n. senate 1aa upG nq
 not refuse" to return the bil, but merely
 failed to comply with the request of the
 Senate nnon the point ito of order that tn, the
 what purpose ii desired the return of tho i bill The measure in question Is senate l Rill No. s. known as the "Shot firing bill transmitted to the House and been read
 three times. and sent to the committee on
 The hardest fight, however came up oyoI
 the Iaekey Depository Bill. While in tho
 House Mr Wilson of Perry exempted hi'
 county from the provisions of the bill lG, 1 but in the Senate it was replaced. The | fight came on the motion to concur i'll 1 the Senate. amendment, Some sharp de i bate was indulged in before the mattel i went to vote. The result of the roll | call was decisive victory for Mr. Wilson
 oht. opy eight ro,sd %embfTs gsinst yp'ns to concur |
 The House was the only legislative i branch io session Saturday
 Mr. Thompson introduced a joint reso- | luton providing for two committees to ! make. preparation and entertain Wlllihm m 1 visit and address to the legislature oa
 April 9. The resolution calls for one com, | nittee of five two from the Senate and i three from the House. to receive, and en- 1 certain Mr Bryan. Through the terms
 of this resolution Acting Governor Moore
 is to be member of the senate aa,,r Gomi n9 | the House Committee second commit
 tee of five is to ha annointed for the enter l tanment of the dstinguished visitor.
 The Tartain bill, which makes pronert l owners or persons controlling property ' responsible for the tenants when such octn- pants violate the provisions of the liquor 1 laws Of the State was passed by vote of II to @.
 New bills introduced werc: By Mr. Powell. making the salary of the 1 gccarpor's secretary S2,2oO per annum. and adding the duties of adiutant general. Ky Mr McCoilum. to require all railroad a | companies to construct board walk naN"- ments to their stations from other walk | al joining when orde"e to do so by action l of any City Council.
 | By Special Committee on Insurance q l lowinp fire comnanies doing business t1
 this State to reinsure risks outside of the l State not to exceed 20 per cent ot the whole Of the risk
 Before the penitentiary Committee in the l House Tuesday Superintendent PiteHek and Architect Frank Gihb appeared and went over details regarding the comple- l ton of the new penltentiary. The compile | tion of the building will cost sum ap- proximated at Sl5000o. which sum will be reduced about 2I per cent if convicts a;c used for a part of tue mechanical work. Under this estimate the cell house will cost about S1030 000 and the hospl- ial anl office buildings the remainder. The | superintendent went over the numerous details of the items covered in the appro- priation bill for the coming two years. and explained their necessity to the com mttee A bill covering these appropria- tions is being drafted.
 The House Committee on Claims gave hearing Thursday night to officials from Cheo coneerning the cialm nd fl for cona am ap
 years ago in fighting the yellow fever epidemic. The whole of the situation conclusion before the Senate committed
 while the bill for the appropriation was in that denartmcnt. and the report M Moi that committee was unanimous for the passage of the bill
 Massrs. Wilson of Perry ard White of Logan engaged in warm controversy on the floor of the House Tuesday during the discussion of the bill providing for coun- ty Repositories. and they were about to iuterfered and order was restored They both aDoligiZed to the House for their