The Forrest City times., 1907-03-01

l upper legislative body is opposed to the
 sentiment of the bill. but there are others l bearing upon the same subject. differing only in technical points and one of these | may find more favor on motion bv 1 Senator Lee the Montgomery bill may also
 be reeonsdered and taken up later in the | session
 The senate adjourned during committee
 action on the Simms bill. providing for an exhibit at the Jamestown Tercentenniai 1 Exposition. Amendments are to be proposed
 which will decrease the appropriation asked | for from xjn 600 to S1J. GOO
 The only new bill introduced at this ses- sion was one hy Senator De RosSitt amend l Ing the act of 1905 in regard to the St | Francis levee district and providing that every member of the board must be an
 owner of improved land in the district.
 The Arnold bin on the subject of good l roads. which gives the counties the right l to work roads by contract and which pro vides that these roads shall be worked
 under the direction of a road commissioner | who shall receive q salary uf SIIo per an
 mum. passed the Senate Thursday after | a lengthy discussion
 The House Bill by Mr Mcdaniel raising
 the tax levy for the Confederate pension
 fund from l mill to 1 I=2 mills passed the
 Senate without dissenting vote. 1 New bills introduced in the Senate were ::
 By Senator Amis An act to encourage 1 immigration by enlargng the powers of l the commiS>ioner of mines. manufacturers l and agriculture and giving him power to 1 appoint agents and direct the work of I'm.
 By senator McCau-An act to regulate 1 the removal of county seats. and prosid 1 Ing that no county seat shall be removed l from any section where as much as S2 oou | is represented in court or court house and l jail buildings. nor shall any election for such removal he held until the petitioners | for such eleoticn shall have first deposited | the sum of 5000 in currency to go to-
 ward improvements in ease the majority vote for removal.
 .By senator Lee-An act conferring on cities of the first class the right to regu. | late buildings by ordinance condemn unsafe structures and regulate new bl,ild-
 ings through the issuance of building per | the building within it's corporate limits
 Made special order for Monday.
 In honor of the anniversary of George | Nashingtons birthday the Senate ad- | tourned Friday r. minutes after 1t had
 been called to order No business al
 motion To adjourn until Monday morning
 prevailed by an overwhelming vote.
 After heated and somewhat sensational | debate the Senate Monday by one major | fly. passed the GreenhaW pure food bill.
 food law enacted hy Congress several months age senator Patterson. who intro | dnTed the anttpatent medicine bill early In l the session, took the floor in opposition to l The Greenhaw measure. ant. intimatpd that | outside influence had been brought tO bear 1 to defeat his mea. .ure.
  | uli. which is erron eous is sought t8 be 1 corrected in bill introduced ny Senator l Lee making the motto read Regnat Pop | mus meaning "The people rule Reg | nant Populi' means the peoples tthat is. l the tribes or nationSi rule His object
 is to have the change inscribed on the new
 Another biil passed at this session was one repeating all laws antagonisttc to Greek
 kansas and authorizing the faculty 10 con | trol the matter in the future
 The Senate also passed the Patter.on | bill providing for the working of convicts op public roads. Each county is permitted | to work the convicts seat up from that l particular county.
 Senator Oldham introduced a bill to re | peal section l256 of kirbys Digest, and | giving the Supreme Court reporter the right To accept law cases whenever they ale rendered
 One of the most important bills intro l duced in the senate Tuesday was by Sen | ator Legate, which makes i: unlawful to permit any cotton buyer. cotton shipper. or 1 cotton factor, tp own or operate or become an officers or director in any company ar l cooperation owning or operating any cnt- | ton compress plant in this state. and re= 1 quireS persons. companies or corporations l owning or operating cotton compress plants | to furnish the names of The owners or | operators. or their. officers and directors. l to the attorney general oi the state. when | the latter demands it.
 Senator Patterson introduced a bill rais- l ing the salary of the governor of the state to >4"oo after the expiration of the pres | ent term Of office.
 T. being House day in the Senate twen= l Y nine House hllls were given two readings 1 In the regular grind, and five Were passed 1 These were ail local measures. New bills introduced were. By senator Arnold Requiring the pres | ldent or secretary of every corporation l doing business in this state 10 file annually | Ii statement of the cash capital cash value 1 of real estate and personal estate, and ill l deateduesS
 Hy Senator Carloek An act giving the l people the right to vote To whether ma 1 tive vines ,i s4aH be sold in "ne-hfth gallon l quantities, the same as when voting for 1 A bill by Representative Thompson of | independenee county. 70 rediStrict the l chancery districts of the state and under
 which several of the present Chancery Courts i would have been abolished. lived hnt d few
 moments + provided for only live chan
 rery districts to he composed of th4 follow
 Frs Distrtrt=Lonoke. Pulaski White l second District Garland. Hot Spring
 iuua = 'striet-Arkaasas, Jefferson Lee l and Phillips.
 -, fourtn 'sfriet- Lafayette Little River.
 Fifth District Crawford. Franklin Mad son. Sebastian Washington and Benton.
 number of county officers If Chieot i county appeared before the Senate Com. l mittee on Claims Monday ia behalf of | the Simms bill which provides for sn 1 appropriation of $I.5ou 10 reimburse fhIrot l connty for money spent ig protecting the l state from yellow fever two years ago. 1 itenized accounts are submitted aEd inc committee approves the claim There
 will probably be littie opposition To The passage of the appropriation hiii in me Senate.
 senator Patterson. in a vigorous fight on fhe uatent medicine biil infrodgeed bv senator Greenhaw. infmated that eMt~lde l patent medicine eouerfus had snenl mucu money in Little Rock tn tAe deH.at nf his 1 bill on the same suhiect The charges i have not been recognized officially as vet 1 tzt + k stated th1t an invest igatiaH WiH 1 follow. in which the mauuee af conducting l the lobby for he T8Ssage 0f h. Greene i haw bill as against she =IafterS1n bH4 Wfn be taken mp.
 | Hon Frank Witt k Wrft.ng book on 1 the Race Question ile. II va. ..no introduced in tine laSt General Assembly tha bill known as 5he RaeiaI BiSfurhante EfH prohibiting white people from at.eudrft., 1 negro social gatherings He k afSo auf1,.,l