The Monticellonian., 1907-05-09
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

Former United States Senator James Rerty was visitor on the floor of the House Monday morning He Was rcceiV cd through prolonged applause and the House took recess of ter minutes that the mem befship might have opportunity to speak to him
 Senator Berry made =ew remarks ta The House, thanking the body fer the cot dial reception. ard for the invitation to make an address. He stated that he rcal- ized that the House was busy Fl have htfef tn my life. said Senator Berry. at tempted to influence or direct tegislation in thls hody and if were te talk to you at length il would only be on general
 senator Berry spoke of his experience ar ter the war member of the Senate and referred 10 the stirring incidents that de Was in the minority.
 thank this Legislature added Sena- t3f betfy for the unanimuus endorsement oT tuY pubitc gareeF that it EaFe through resolution on March i It means much to me to feel that thts House has approved my public work have no complaint of de feat l will go out of public life poor as ! went into t. but l would not exchange mH past for all the money that was ever tpIhtd l have Heyer brought dish0nor 10 m} people nor caused the blush af shame 9t aaY citizen If Arkansas 10 rise for what have done. l thank you all
 Tbe second section of the Ross bill the one which has proven objectionable to the foreign corporations. which fl demands shall become domestic was prepared before the Senate Committee on Corporations Whsu that body had the bill up for con slGerattoh. MT Ross wrote the section anl tt Was later adopted
 The reason he section was added said VT. Ross. was that il was believed the bill would be incnm1letc without it, In der the section the foreign companies are to b. under the same control and subject 10 the same rules as local corporations. IaeA are given equal privileges. therefore sHaleeted to all the same conditions To have left this section out would have left discrimination which might have tuNaf dated the bill l would oppose the repeal of the second section of the bill. That kind of measure would practically repeal the purpose of the whole affair. and Will op pose tt and endeaNor to have the law stand as the Senate and House have ap
 Mir Ross does not like thu suggestion that his measure passed under false eolors.
 By q vote of 2s to the Senate Thurs daY afternoon killed resolution by Sena- tor Patterson asking for the appointment Of committee to proceed to Corpus Christi ta Investigate the condition of the health of Governor John x. Little and to report fo tha legiS Slature whether or not he Is able ta assume the duties of chief eNecu2 tive. The general opinion of the upper House was that the passage of such Il resolution would be I reflection oil the fam fly of the stricken governor. and upon those members of the Senate who had Nouched that the executive was in normal condl- tipR mentally. Senators Hoil@nd and Win ga both went on record as knowing that the governor was improving and that his ailments were merely physical. Senator Old ham declared it WAS an unwarfanted out rage to invade the room or a sick man. He the matter of "non eompos mentis waS tp fpsott to quo warranto proceedings Senators Patterson and Milan alone voted for the measure.