The log cabin Democrat., 1907-05-23
LEGISLATURE ADJOURNS
Thirty-Sixth General Assembly in Ses. sion Four Months, and Much Important Legislation
 Enacted.

Nine hundred and eighty bills were introduced in the legislature during the session just past. Of these BOP have already become acts. There are about 40 or 50 bills pending now awaiting the governors signature. This will bring the total of the acts up to about $50. Last year there were 400 new laws placed on the statute books and from present ap- pearances the number this year will be less than in 1905. Most Important Acts of 1907.
 Act No. s (Ross) making a 2-cent rate the maximum railroad passenger fare for all railroads in the state over S5 miles in length. Act No. 192 (Barker), the demur- rage bill
 Act No. 254 (Moore- -HeartsilD, pro- hibiting the speculation in cotton fu- lures; making it a misdemeanor to conduct a bucket shop.
 Act No. 69 (Oldham), the fellow servant bill.
 Act No. 154 Oldham m-Hamiter), an act for the consolidation of cities. Act No. 55 (Amis). prohibiting bet ting on horse races. Act No. 1S4 Uee- -Browning). repeal ing that section of the antitrust law relating to insurance. Act No. 160 Uee), making the birth day of Robert E. Lee legal holiday. Act No. 132 (Bush), increasing the penalties for carrying concealed weap- OnS.
 Act No. 327 (Moore), giving to the county judge the right to take child ren from disreputable surroundings. Act No. 131 (Harrison) raising the salaries of the supreme judges to $4,OOO.
 Act No. 1S9 Uee), prohibiting li- Quor advertisements in dry territory, and defining agent"
 Act No. 282 (RowelD, limiting the hours of daily service of train dis patchers to eight hours.
 Act No. 60 (Simms), prohibiting the granting of saloon licenses except in incorporated towns and cities. Act No.-Uee), changing the mot to of the state from "Regnant Populi" to "Regnat Populus." Act No.- (Wingo), for the repeal of the Ross act for the domestication of foreign corporations.
 Act No Uee), providing for the establishment of State Pardoning Board
 Act No (Goodwin), extending the powers of the Railroad Commission in the matter of fixing freight rates.
 The appropriation bills (Wing'o), $15,000 for the establishment of State Normal School in the State; (Browning), s5o,0O0 for the printing of the Supreme Court reports; and the Mckenzie bill, appropriating funds for the completion of the work of the History Commission. Important Bills Killed. By Senator Bush-Making the boundaries of school districts coin eide with the township boundaries. By MT. Owens-To segregate the taxes of the black and white inhabi- tants.
 By Senator Amis-To require all foreign life insurance companies to in this state.
 Senator Patterson-Regulatin the sale of patent medicines in the state. By MT. Balch-To amend the insur- ance feature of the antitrust law.
 By Senator Harrison-Providing for the non payment of legislators when absent.
 By Senator Moore-To give the old state house to the Arkansas Histori- cal Commission.
 By MT. Black-To regulate the sale of patent medicines
 By Senators Edmondson and Rector To abrogate the Dickinson convict contract
 By Senator Carlock-To submit the question of license or no license to the people at the next state election. By Senator McKnight-To prohibit negroes from serving white persons in certain capacities; and to prohibit aliens from holding land in the state.
 By Senator Goodwin-To allow the
  public school funds.
 Capitol appropriation bill. Important Bills That Died.
 Uniform textbook bill, introduced by Senator Martin of Pope county.
 The Abercrombie bill, providing for the working of cenvicts on the pub lie roads.
 The Cloud bill, for the repeal of the Lee anti-jug law.
 The Milan bill, for the exemption of Garland county from the provisions of the Amis anti-betting law.
 The Harrison bill, for the raising of salaries of the circuit judges. Senator Harrison delivered a brief address in which he presented Sec rotoru Troyathap AaSictapt Sporpf1rV