The Nevada County picayune., 1907-03-15
/ Legislative ' Proceedings
THE SENATE.

The Goodwin bill, which permits the State school Board to invest the permanent school fund in school G district warrants ,ts day was Mondas reeonsideTed and returned tn inc Committee on Education for such amendments as may thfo" turther sate- anard about the proposed change of in
 TWO important bills were introduced dur ing the day. One by senator Holland across the borders of the state. and the other by Senator Mcknight which requires that ali printed contracts, policies, notes, or legal documents be printed in type not smaller than pica size. -
 A communication was read from William Jennings Bryan to the effect that he would be in Little Rock April 9 and address the Legislature, in resp1Ose to an invitation which had been extended to him in the early days of the Legislative session.
 Among other bills introduced in the Senate were
 By Senator Amis.-An act to regulate life insurance companies by requiring an investment in this state of fully I5 per cent of the reserve fund in premiums SC cured in the state. IL also requires state ments of receipts and disbursements to be
 By Senator Yopp.-An act increasing the penalties for offering bribe, emou- ment or pledge to members Of the legis- lature to influence their votes on any pend ing legislation, making the minimum pun shment five years imprisonment
 Bv Senator Harrison Authorizing the
 
 furthering the work of levee building.
 Ry Senator Martin.-Authorizin county courts to change the lines of fencing dis trtcts on a three fourths majority petition of the persons in the district
 By Senator Slmms.-Making 1t the duty of court stenographers to turnish coples of stenographic reports in civil cases that are appealed, the same as Tn crlmlhal cases.
 Sdoy morning adopted the House resolution ex, tending the present Legislative session until May IA. Reasons advanced for the adop- tloi of the resolution were that the inves, tigations now under way were hardly well begun and to adjourn at this time would mean that what had been accomplished would be entirely lost to the state. ~
 Senator Montgomery introduced pill which provides a maximum admission fee for all theaters and circuses within the shall be 50 cents with T maximum for and parquet, $l balcony. 3o cents, ano the galleries % cents. For circus perform ances the maximum general admission fee shall be 90 cents, with miximum for reserved seats of 2J cents and 10 cents Tor the after concert Menageries and side per formances are not to be charged Tor nh- der the prAyisions of the bill The penalty Is fine of from SIC to S1ou for each violation and each ticket sold al hlGhrr rate than that fixed by the blil Is 10 con sfltutc a separate Olcnse
 A message from the acting governor an nounred that he had approved the Joim Resolution No 14 by Senator Simms, pro yidlng that the stamp and newspaper act shall not be interpreted to pay Tor stamps and papers previous to the adoption oi 'he senator Wngo introduced a bill at this session authorizing peace officers to seareh persons for concealed weapons without war war rants where information has been FerodHs given of alleged violations or the law The oldham bill for the consolidation ot cities was defeated in the senate Nedhrs' . day after the most unFe!ehtlhs aHI ptn pttV the present session The vote was l1 10 r. but Senator Ilamiter changed 10 the ma jorty and moved rerohsl,derat,oil ane tn get into the lower branch for action there senator oldham led the nght Tn favor of his bill and his colleague sen | ator Hamlter also spoke In advocacy of Us passage. as did Senator's Cloud ana MoHi gomerv Senators Patterson, AmlS, Arhoid. Carlack and Bush made speeches against The blii by senator Holland which pro hihlts the. piping Of gas from the state
 Senator DeRossitt withdrew his bill for the working of convicts on public roads under county supervision. and suOstlule' making slight changes. was offered.
 An attempt was made, to get the old, mp Thursday that it might be tinaIly killed. but mention of the subject brought from friends of the measure vigorous pro tests against such tactics. The bill was made special order for next Wednesday, when 1t will be finally disposed of.
 Senator Mcknight introduced bill which prohibits non residents from acquir ing property within the state. The mea snre occasioned a smile thr9ughout the senate membership was read twice and given place on the calendar With other measures
 The Patterson patent medicine bill was taken up in the afternoon and after dis cussion lasting two hours. adjournment was taken until Friday morning. when the sub, ject will be taken up again under the head of unfinished business.
 New bills introduced at this session were:
 Ky Senator DeRossltt-An act to protect owners of land along rivers and streams from having sand removed without their permission, and extending the ownership of land to the center of any such stream.
 By Senator Bush.--An act requiring that capital stock of corporations shall be fixed and divided Sdaei at g. per share ho-tOr rro vide for the improvement of municipalities by giving them authority 10 direct by ordin. enee that all persons between the ages or 1s and Al years of age must work the streets at least three days of every year.
 By Senator Cloud.-An act making teachers license issued in one county license to teach in any county in the state.
 Rv Senator Amis.-An act to create state board of Penitentiary commissioners tor the management and control of the pen ltenttary and reform school. the board to ae composed of six members to be appointed by the governor one from each congress slonal district for terms of two, four and six years. and giving the board authority immediately after appointment to remove every penitentisry officer and abrogate all convict contracts
 The Senate Friday passed the Lee bill, which abridges the pardonlng power of the paroling power In the hands of the peni- tentiary board The principal feature of the measure is that portion of It that pro- thA NapIn nrnt, Nf n.I- hauA character Is good and has been good prior to the time of convictlos. In support of the bill the Senator from Monroe argued that many . good boy Is sent to the pen- tentiary and by the time he has been re- leased his associations have made hope less degenerate out of him. Further the Senator said that the pardoning power has bten abused by some executives and through the aid of an interruptions executive could build up powerful political machine in the State. Senator Lee spoke from direct knowledge insomuch as he was acting