The Monticellonian., 1907-03-28
/ Legislative N k Proceedings /
THE SENATE.

THE SENATE.
 The Senate Monday. by a vote of l9 10 passed the Ams insurance bill. which now makes it mandatory that every life in surGnee company operating in the stat" of Arkansas shall invest in Arkansas Se- curlties AT least 1j per cent of the reserve fund held for poltcyhOlders.
 The Mont gomery insurance bill which prohibits all rebates. special inducements to prospective policyh0lders eliminates the suicide clause and makes the policy ineon- testnbe after sixty days. occupied the af teruOon session and argument was still in progress when the Senate adjourned at 8 o'clock.
 The Moore Heartsill measure. the anti future bill which passed the House re gently withstaod strong attack in fhc senate Tuesday and II win have a clear feid when II comes up for final passage Friday the motion to substitute the Rer- tor anti futures bill having failed
 Senator Montgomery.s insurance bill. making material changes in the form of life insurance policies and prohibiting re bates. was defeated
 The bill making salaries of ehancellors throughout the state uniform at S2.Iao per year had close call from being tabled Its friends rushed to The rescae. and Il was finally passed with votes t0 spare.
 personal controversy between Sena tefS Montgomery and Ningo due to the lafter's caustc remarks about the form CTS insurance bill enlivened things in the senate Wednesday. point af order "as raised which cs.cked the controversy.
 The Rowland primary law which makes some radical changes in the existing sys- tcm was passed at this session hft"r a warm fight on the floor The bill provides that candidates for office may have per sonal representative at the polls calls for q public counting of ballots and immediate posting af results makes il a felony for false returns 0f aftual votes east and gives q his ballot ta select some one to mahe II out for him.
 Senator Wingo presented resolution memorializing the Arkansas members in Congress to urge the repeal of amendments < II 10 h to the constitution of the nited States. which would result in the disfran chisemcnt of the negro.
 Senator Hollands prohibition bill which prohibits saloon men from serving as ni ficcrs of election and classes native Mlnes as liquors. was made special order fIt Monday morning after il had been amend- ed to exclude Lawrence Garland. l1esha St FraaeiS and Jefferson counties from ts
 The bill by Senator Moore providing that factories. mills and eofporat Ions shali pay salaries nf emnloHes in caSh only and max ing it mSdemeanot to tender scrip or rompauy store orders. was unanimously
 scV bills introduced were
 Ky Senator. Thompson. Amending NIT hv's Digest SD that the extent of p1hlic Improvements may equal 20 per cent et the assessed valuation of property afefted instead of 20 per cent. at present,
 By Senator DeRossitt.=f;ivinE the courts power af injunction in civil matters.
 By Senator Pstterson.- appropriate guardsmen who served during the ysllow fever quarantine in iao1
 Senator AmIs introduced a bill In the Senate Thursday making it misdcmeanor to hold horse rnces of any nature on any race roHrse in the state. This bill is de- signed 10 put an end to meeting at Oak lawn race track in Hot Springs which his anti pool se:ting measure did not.
 The Edmondson- Rector bill abrogatias the eonYidA labor contract whereby cen of % cents per day to contractors was measure which occasioned warm debate. The bill was finally defeated by IS mega tive votes to in the affirmative.
 Senator MeNnght introduced bill which was permitted to go to committee. II aims to prevent ne.--oeS from waiting on white persons in hotels. restaurants. as harberS or porters on trains, and II also provides a penalty for whites serving ne groes.
 A bill by Senator EdmondSon called for the amending If kirby's Digest so as 10 provide that no warrants shall be drawn hY the auditor on the treasurer unless there k appropriated money in the treasury Tor tho special purpose for which such WAT rant k drawn
 By large vote the Senate Friday pass
  vent dealing in futures and calculated to be death blow to bucket shops and illesi- timate exchanges
 Determined to stop the races at Hot Springs al all hazards Senator AmiS. in trodured bill giving the Governor the right to suspend all county officers at the request of 3o petitioners until the Grand Jury can meet and return indictments.
 Senator Harrison introduced bill pro vidng for the displaying of the National 1sfrt,a'. frnr, tbF Govarpor an. nounced the approval of Senate Bill No. 946 tArnold1, authorizing the Arkadel phia School District Senate Bill No liS Bushi. orsanizing the Tupele swamp Drainage District. and Senate Bill No. 22d tMccalit. regulating the removal or eoun- ty seats.
 Monday morning.
 The bill by Senator Amis giving the Gov ernor power to suspend officers nesleetins duty Is as follows
 "A bill for an act to render more effect ual the enforcement of the criminal laws of the State of Arkansas.
 Re if enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas:
 section l. That upon the filing with the Governor of the State or Arkansas oi or more reputable citizens of any county in this State. that any criminal statute k being violated and that any district county or township officer is knowingly permitting such violation and failing and refusing to take steps looking 10 the pre- vcntion thereof the Governor shall nave power to suspend such officer or officers and appoint some other person or persons ta discharge the duties of the office until the adiournment of the next term of the Circuit Court for such county following thereafter. when if no indictment ls re turned against such officer for some onensc growing out of the cause of such s'lSpen sion he shall be reinstated- provided however. that if an indictment is return ed such Suspension shall cont untll the ease k disposed af and such officer s right to continue in office and hn reinstal- ed k determined by the laws now in force governin. such cases
 and after its passage
 II was learned yesterday that ma inritv of the Joint Committee on HenitentlarY will reeaI.mend That the new penitentiary he nor abandoned huf be completed and rerain n thc home fnr prisoners of the state for the next two years. There has been q proposition submitted to abolish inc ponitcntiarv and -nd all of he prisoners to the state convict farm With the peni tratfary maintained during the coming two years the state electric lighting plant will not be disturbed but will continue te fur niSh the charitable institutions with cleo trcitv at cost. as has been the practice in the past.
 If questioned. the gentleman from Sebas, tan would most probably deny the allega- ton vet his amendment stands for Itself. and the more the matter is thought over the more convinced his friends become that he believes in changing conditions so that the hand that rocks the cradle can indeed rule thc world. not indirectly through her father brother. husband or sens. but by the wSieht of the right et frahehise
 When tho Amis insurance bill was be fore the senate Committee on Insurance.