Woodruff County news., 1907-05-09
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THE SENATE.

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 THE SENATE.
 For the second time during the session the Senate convened Saturday morning at 50. The reading of the journal was dispensed with and Senator Nance was called to the chair.
 Tn accordance with the request of the Arkansas State Association of Bankers Senator Goodwin introduced bill to SC cure the negotiable paper law in this law The bill introduced by tl> Senator from Bradley is copy of the New York
 The university deficiency bill, amended so as to be nonehective until November l. 1907, was passed in the Senate Satur- day morning as amended in the House.
 The Iopp commercial fertilizer bill was passed. bill was introduced by Senator Lee prohibiting the importation of cotton seed that has been exposed to the boil weevi
 The appropra ton bills are to be hurried along during the week to open the way for the capitol bill and report.
 Two measures by Senator Wingo were passed The first one fixes the passenger fare on mixed trains over 1o miles at cents The other bill by the Senator from Seyier amends the foreign corporations act and fixes the penalties so that they cannot be misunderstood
 The reading of the journal was dis pensed with Monday morning and Senator Rowland was called to the chair.
 Under the head of special orders the university deficiency bill carrying S5G-, 900 as amended by the House, was taken up The amendment merely provides that the measure shall not go into effect until November l next the purpose being to prevent a deficiency in the treasury at the present time The bill as amended was passed with only few dissenting votes.
 At this jnncture ex-Senator James Ser " entered the Senate chamber. All of the members apDlauded the distinguished statesman. and on motion of Senator Sims granted the privileges of the floor by unanimous vote Senator Berry thanked the members of the Upper House for the privilege that had been accorded him and Congratulated the members of the Legislu- ture on having passed through the session without the least suspicion of corruption or crime directed toward them. He declared that the Thirty-siXth General Assembly was a credit to the state. and he was proud of the lab0rs that the members had performed in behalf of the people oi the state.
 on motion of Senator TI1niter a recess of ten minutes was taken in order to give the members of the Senate an opportunity to meet eX-Senator Berry.
 The reading of the journal was dispensed with Tuesday morning and Senator SimmS was called to the chair.
 The Senate Tuesday afternoon killed the Abercromhe bill providing for the work ing of convicts on the public roads of the state and with the death of this measure legislation on this subject at tho present session of the Legislature is practically al an end Four bills along the same line have bean killed in the past four months. There is still one more pending. the DeRossitt- Montgomery bill. that was a combination of all convict road bills that had died. This measure is in the House and as 1t has never been read there is but little probabil ity that it will ever get as far as roll cali. The Abercromble Dill was Killed Oy a vote of h to 12
 The Barker bill. providing for the reg ulation of magnetic healing in the state. narrowly escaped being tabled. An amend ment to the measure making 1t apply to Drew county exclusively was referred with the measure to the Committee on Public Health
 The Killough bill. providing that the 60 acres surrounding the new state house shall never be sold. was passed Tuesday afternoon with six dissenting votes. The supporters of the bill were for the most part in favor of selling the land in few years when the yalues increased and as to the features of the bill that provides that the land shall never be sold it was generally conceded that the Legislature had no au- thority tc make such a provision
 Senator Pindal presided over the de Alterations of the Senate Wednesday morn ing The reading of the journal was dis pcnScd with and the work began at once on the special ordlrs.
 Tho Senate Wednesday afternoon killed the Clcud-Goodwin anti-gambling bill by one vote The measure is a copy of the fla nous Wilson anti-gambling bill that was doctoreG and rendered invalid six years ago afte~ it had passed both Houses. The bill considered Wednesday provides heavy pen .alties in cases where officers of the law fall to prosecute gamblers in cases where the inflactions of the law have been brought to rfer notice. The general opinion Of the Senate was that the penalties in the bill were too drastic and that there were enough anti-gambling bills on the statute books otrpady if the officers of the law would enforce them.
 The Rhoton bribery law was in the Sen ate for several hours Wednesday. Under this measure which was prepared by Prose cutting Attorney Rhoton. of Pulaski county at the request of the committee appointed to cooperate with him earlier in the ses- sion the receiver of a bribe is made liable as the giver and soliciting and re ceiving are placed on the same footing The maximum penalty Is also raised rom two years in the penitentiary to five years Senator Holland was of the opinion that under the bill man could be convicted of bribery on the unsupported word Of an accomplice and the bill wa~ placed back on it's second reading for the purpose o+ amendment.
 Senator Yopp presided over the delib- erations of the Upper House Thursday morning The reading of the journal was dispensed with and the special orders were taken in hand.
 day morning appropriating S23.0O0 to pay the mileage and per diem of the members of the Legislature. the original appropria ton of S100 900 having run out
 The Wngo bill. providing Tor the esSab Hshment of state pormal school. passed the Senate Thursday afternoon with only five dissenting votes. The measure car ries an approximation of $15,000. a reduc ton of $20000 in the amount carried in the original measure. Under the ternss of thc bill the town giving the ground and $3a. 900 for building will secure the school.
 The reading of the journal was dis pensed with Friday morning, and Senator Wingo was called to the chair.
 With only one dissenting vote. that of Senator Legate. the upper House Friday morning passed the bill introduced into the House by Judge Martin of Crittenden repeating the bill of civil rights, other wise known as chapter 10 of the statutes of Arkansas This is the first time in the memory of the present generation that an Arkansas Legislature has repealed a whole chapter of the statutes at one time
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