The Nevada County picayune., 1907-04-12
/ Legislative \ Proceedings
THE SENATE.

q ton in the Senate Monday. in which an expression aas desired as 10 whether mcm- oers of the body who had been subpoeoacd to testify la the toVington case would waive their constitutional rights and make answer to the summons of the court. considerable time was spent In discussing the resolution. the chief objection 10 which was that if the members who were wanted witnesses were to attend the couIt ate corQnE to the usual custom qnutum pi the Seunte would be broken. The reSoiT- ton was amended as to provide that each Senator should be called as he Was wanted, and this meeting with the Wishes of tho court the roll was called and edth Senator responded by answering ave, which meant that he would respond when eRlled upon by the court
 The Roland bill which proposed to deduct from the pay of members Of the LrElsla. dure the time they were absent except n cases of sickness. or when they were engaged In committee work, was defeated.
 X concurrent resolution was introduced py Senator Rowland authorizing the attor- neY general to bring suit to enforce the payment by certain railroads of back taxes alleged to be due in lSs3 and lsS4. and a bill was introduced by Senator DeRossttt making any person who does not own and pay taxes on 4o acres of land ineligible 10 hold the position of director on the hoard of the St Francis Levee District.
 The bill by Senator Browning te pre- vent the introduction and spread ot con Fngons diseases among animals In the State was passed by vote of Is to |.
 The Senate also passed the bill by Sen. ator Cloud making teacher s license issued in county n license 10 teach In any county in the state.
 other bills passed were
 By Senator Patterson. for the better protection of state convlcts.
 Ky Senator Harrison. providing. for the iransferrence of Insane conSicts from The lpenitentiary to the State Hospital for
 By Senator Bush for inc establishment of state agricultural school.
 Rv Senator Mccall. for the purpose Of Seeping clean the drainage dtches in the State of Arkansas
 Tire Senate spent Tuesday in disposing of routine business
 bill was introduced by Senator liar r'son increasing the salary of the agricul tural commissioner from sl 500 10 S2,Iou.
 In executive session the appointments of Gustave Jones Frank H. Hall and w. s. Goodwin. AS trustees Of the State nj Nersity were confirmed.
 shortly after the executive session the Senate adjourned.
 The Senate passed the Patterson bill Wednesday. which provides the manner in which convicts shall he fed and clothed, and also provides that lessees of contracts shall not sublet their contracts, that con. vtcts shall not be used guards and that they shall be paid for overtime when fhey work more than ten hours per day.
 The Pine Blur Normal school appro- prstion bill was taken mp in the after noon. considered in Committee of th" Whole and all items adopted ,,after
 ,prited fight by Senator of ss Mi@SS@ @S@ Tor an additional building,
 The bill by Senator Holland requiring mine owners 10 furnish ample timbers To be used in protecting miners in of the caving of mines was passed at the afternoon session
 Senator Montgomery introduced at this session bill fixing the rates to be charged for switching cars The bill provides maximum rate Of s1.50 for one mile or less g for two miles, and s3 for three miles
 All the labor of the day In the Senate Thursday was compressed into about To minutes. and at an early hour adjourn ment was taken out of respect to the mem ory of Senator Thompson who died at 4 :3o that morning. Only one bill was passed. river above Calico Rock
 The Senate Friday devoted Us attention RlmoSt exclusively to the consideration of local House bills. Between the torington Witnesses, and the funeral of Senate Thompson at Fayetteville. the attendance ln the upper house was sparse, and business tuas done with bare quorum.
 Senator Oldham introduced bill re esuiring railroads to issue bills of lading for cotton in congresses. At present this must be done by contract and the bill Is . calculated to obviate the necessity of this Another bill introduced by Senator Arnold raises the penalties for selling aduiter-
 A messenger from the Governor an , nounced the approval 0t Senate Rill No. e. known as the good roads measure. It only effects 36 counties and the next two years will be devoted to a trial of the law.
 The senate adourned at noon until Mon i. Gay.
 Acting Governor John Ike Moore today xigned the bill introduced by Senator John P. Lee, prohibiting the soutltins tprs or 'ah in prohibition territory. t is considered the most drastic temperance, measure ever passed in Arkansas, and took enect at < o'clock Tuesday, The salient fea- Ntures of the bill follow u
 It shall be unlawful for any ,ah mHuHp Ip dealer firm or corporation engaged lh the sale of Intoxicating liquors In thls staie' .o. in any manner. through agents, Gla- sa snlsfs p3sterS orers Sr neTS"Ps fSr such sales of Intoxicating liquors In any territory . ln shis State. wherein IL would be 9niaw,tui Provided that the term newspaper adYer, tisements.' as used In this section uocs not refer to liquor h pmness said papers are sent into prohibition ter rltory. by the saloon keepers or their agents for advertising purposes. 6rm or corporation, through agents; o' otherwise. In such prohibition ,Tem ten,''sTS sn, person therein. shall constitute Ni3lau"t1 of this act and upon convlettoh theFtol , .ssl De ,dn ped for no, .ach eS smSh mSh oense @ Fro ylded that the term agent under thl' section shall mean any person Who IsVeNt' an order from another for intoNeath1 1onors in prohibition territory and trans nits the same in person. by letter. leIe graph or telephone, or in any other manner yo some dealer in intoxicating liquors ~h' accepts and fills the same.
 The manner of the change and the char .cter of the words inierpolated would GlN' he opponents oi the measure some hASl' sor a contest before the courts such n has been iutlmated hy certain inlereste' parties Just how the bill came 10 b
 hanged is A matter which Is causing muct .necnlation The bin has been in 'h custody of Chief clerk Lucas since II passare by the senate and the deltNet' to inc House and the possibility or 1T having been taken from his cabinet oN Nln m serested persons appears To be the mos rssdiiy accepted theory
 Roth Houses of the Legislature adlourne' out of respect to thc memory ar Sthh'o 'rhompson The following commlttee wa sppninted to accompany the remains [ IsayrtfeyIltc Senators Martin. Row ian' .nd nush The egislature went in bod,