The Forrest City times., 1907-04-12
NO. 3O.
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

IGoloLAtiN No GS.
 Senator Busch introducd In the senats Onisii,, mnahfsdaF' % Joint Resolution No. <, SUD. constitution The resolution proposes an amendment to section of article l4 of the staie constitution. as follows
 Article 1I. section 2. The General As sembly shall provide by general laws for the support of common schools by taxes. which shall never exceed In any one year !" mills on the dollar on the taxable prop efty of the state and by annual per taptta tax of one dollar, 10 be assessed on every maie inhabitaut of this state over the age of 2l years provided. the General Assembly may by general law authorize school districts to levy by vote of the qualified electors of such district tax not To exceed mills on tue dollar In any one year for school purposes. but. before th" taN voted for by any district shall be placed To the credit of said district, the amount paid by any railroad that passes through the same shall he deducted there from, and shall be forwarded to the state treasurer to be by him placed to the credit ef the common school fund and distributed as sueh hy the Board of Common School Commissioners. Provided further. that no such tax shall be appropriated to any than tkat for which it was levied, except herein above indicated.
 The resolution introduced by Mr. Finley in the House Friday to investigate
 
 lGt is as follows
 Whereas, The Moore Heartslll bill, which prohibits gambling in iutufes and which was recently passed by both branches of this General Assembly has beea tempered with and the workings SD changed as to ren- der il ineffective. and
 Whereas. Such action on the part of the guilty party was a bold attempt [" thwart the enactment of good and whole. some legislation. and such change of bill being d violation of the law,
 Therefore be if resolved by the lower house of the Thirty sixth General Assembly: that the Speaker appoint committee or five to investigate the matter thoroughly and ascertain If possible the guilty party. who by few strokes of the pen rendered worthless n measure Tn which great majority of the people of Arkansas are interested
 Resolved further. That this committee be empowered to summon witnesses, take vestiga lion may be had, and that said com mittce report back their finding 10 this House as soon ss possible.
 number of resolutions of more than nasSing interest were introduced into the Senate during the past week, The most important was the one by Senator Rowland asking that the attorney general begin ec- tion against certain railroads or the State for taxes due In 1Ss3-S4 The measure K now in the hands of the Committee on Judiciary, and will probably be recommend cd favorably... Another resolution was was in Tn,
 
 Iron Mountain for not granting rate to the Arkansas Athletic Association to the meeting to be held in Little Rock on the 2Ith of the month. The Judiciary Committee considered the ,resolution and reported un- fayorabiy on It. on the ground that 1t was hardly of sufficient importance for the leg islatufe to handle.
 Although the Lee Browning bill 10 per init insurance companies to do business in Arkansas If they arc not In agreement 10 fiA rates in this Gtate. which has passed the Senate. expressly states that the anti- trust law is not fepeaied. several legisia- tors have expressed desire to have more light on this phase nf the matter-the effect the pending measure would have on K Oldham chairman Of the Insurance Committee of the House, Rose, Hemingway. Cantrell Loughborough, lawyers Of Little Rock. have given written opinion, Tn which they say unequivoeally that they don't doubt the Lee Browning act would De valid and that the passage of that act would have no effect on the antitrust law. except as 1t affects insurance companies
 The feature of last week was the repeal of the screen law of 1905. The bill was introduced by Senator Martin. The repeal three years ago when the miners and the operators handled the coal according to contract
 The regular flood of petitions asking the passage of the Browning Lee bill, or some similar measure that provides re- lief for the insurance condition was again The feature of the early morning session Monday.
 According 10 Mr. Moore the changes which have been made in the bill would