The Brinkley argus., 1907-04-05
/ Legislative X Proceed
THE SENATE.

the university or AFNansas 1'ass,eyy , Senate Wednesday by Il vote of 10 after having been trimmed to abyut ,r,,o "o per cent of it's original dtmensions n dne original bill called for more e7 thah as1o1 fn the friends of the measure having msee1a that 1t would be necessary tg clip @ oa Snnss of seore ,ns tems 5ns m m..snr could passed. Senator Toney saved tne item .,,,r ,"r the library. which ;Inounted to 4lo.Ooo ,so"d bs %9o1 tor aos s on. The ing session. mostly local bills reluirine nmos ths si'nPssss sliI. H, 1s:'ns nss.,d Were e
 By Senator Patterson. authorizing the state auditor to employ a stenographer. oort,r seratS of tSe % smbrsme Court to practice law In connection with his other duties
 Dy Senator Del,ositt. providing for the working S, If cHny,s,s Sa ,ns p"0e
 By Senator Carloek. giving the assignee of a vendor the same right of Hen as the 0 sA? sv Senator oldham. providing for prose .clltions against insurance companies When claims are not paid. .u, s,,,,,.r |,
 By Senator drowning; p,,i '. s,iiias, dso rn some respects to the I'alch bill but chang ing its attitude toward antitrust laws.
 When the Senate convened Thursday that the. roll call had been completed for inc sciection of acting presidents: and since some dissatisfaction had Decome .,e apparant in this method. he asked the senator's to suggest some change In the scheme of selecting presiding officers After a lengthy debate the senate rsatsm con, nt e.yhe feature of the days proceeding' was the passage of the br%wnlhs h1:b ins', is CODY of the Balch bill recently defeated in the house. and which repeals the n. sscond section of the bill specifically pro vides that 1t shall not repeal the anti trust statute. ,., ,a ing for the headquarters for the Arkansas Historic Association in the old state capitol in case the building was conver!ea into n historic museum was que ,,o,, 10 'at n, fact that it carried an appropriation oi eO. 400. and, according to the ruling ol the chair had to have two-thlrd.s vote to insure Its passage. The vote was "
 Senator Rector introduced the insane asylum appropriation bill. It. carries ran &35O.OO0 which Is an increase or *l''oV'
 The bill prohibiting contractors, iron ,,n sublctting conyicts was passed " tro comes effective after the expiration oi 'ne Prgseh, qn the afternoon Senator Pindall de nvered his eulogy upon the 'a,e aye 'saxep. saxep. hobb; former n. senator ssat ,r'Ia is now held by MT. Pindall. At the conclusion oa na,ourn. for Pindall's address the senate adJourn' ed for the day.
 By a unanimous vote the Senate FIT day passed the Barker Demurrage Biii, ,,a as amended by the Railroad commi,tee; nm ee,,sans sn n .ar eertsin ain features fef ef the measure; .
 The Martin bIll for the trs repes senote ot 'n Sy \ vote of % to 10. Senator wingo lsd the fight in behalf of the measure. while Senator Holland was bitterly 1pposrtt on ,o the statute books two years ago Ihe in- eGn- troversy between the Senator rom seVier a,, and the gentleman from Sebastian toox 9h sh a personal 3spect. charges or pad latn being made .a both sides.
 House yenl by Mir. Koweli. authoTizinSS municipal corporations to reqnire raiLoai ,nnai companies to pay their pro rata oi iocal improyernen1s when the latter are using inc street. of the city Cor right or way, passed the Senate. the appoininen of the following trustees fos tsn{ysrsity = Arka.,sass Senator W of Of Fsyest<yiiie. T,e ap4siafmsrt (. et senator Goodwin from thv seyenth Ion gressional District is qade under inc, inc xrsd x.yd March IF.
 S Senator a h. GSsaMin Ssas.s rbeS al expression was desired aAto whether men .. bers of the body who lad been srDpoenas,. 2. to testify In the G"vshsrn;n sr;sht sas and nak, answer to the summons sof the court E z considerable time was spent III uiscusssi,nts s,lt the resolution. the chief objection to s,te, wn' ns sttnesses were to attend the court ac cartIing to the usual custom quorum ,,, U the Senate would be broken ,',da Ine a'sa sha esrh srrator should he called as he wa wanteJ and this meeting with the wishes ,sf the court the roll was called and eaci rAannuhct by answering hst. which meant that he would respond "hei called upon by the court, ,.d,o
 'r3,e Holland bIii which proposed to deauc' syeas .be pay ef members If tie hegisia fure the tImc they were absent eAcep jn cases of sickness. or when they weL' , engaged In committee Work, was ,ir arl1n" irnd"cei by Senator Rowland authorizing the a',3. ,,,. ney general fo bring suit to enforce ln' payment by certain ralisSSaa"s and "i 1Ss4 and n bill was introduced by Senator I)etosslt, making any person who does moi own I,l nno pay taxes on 40 acres Q, a,rsntar ann on th, Board o np'" of ihs the gi Francis Lsvee District
 The bill by Senator Browning fo pre- tssious diseases among animals ln the State was passed by vote or " to ':
 The Senate also passed the bill by sen, stor Cloud making teachers h llcchse in nss"r1 on1 county In the state
 Other bills passed were
 By Senator Patterson for the better u.oiection of state conyicts.
 By Reaatar Harrison, providing TOT th, ns tranaferrenca of insane convicts from ths nenitentIary to the State Hospital Tor
 Hy S.nstor Bush. for the establishment of state agricultural school.
 Nv Senator Mccall. for the purpose ol State of Arkansas.
 The Senate spent Tuesday In disposine of routine business
 A bill VII. Introduced by Senator liar rIson Increasing the salary of the agricui tural commissioner from Si.Soo to $@.5oV
 In executive session the appoihtmen. Goodwin. as trustees Of the State thi yersity were confirmed. Al,
 shortly after the executive session th' Senate adjourned
 The House Committee on Claims gave 4 hearing Thursday night to officials from chicot concerning the claim ndn Tor r an ap s propnation for about s7;noo o,c9 to cover ,w, rn resrs ago In lighting the yellow feyel snjden,ic The whole of the situation had been threshed out to satisfactory rcrc,wstou before the Senate committed Shiir the bill for the appropriation wa. n that drpartment. and the report ol Chat committee was upsnimous Tor tn' passage of the bill.
 President John l. Moore appointed the following committee for the arrangement cf the reception and ent.rtalnment of Hon. William J. Bryan. April o:
 i,ecention Senator's Montgomery. Lee, pindail Iegnic and Holland
 Eipane.-- Seuators Goodwin. Browning.