Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-03-21
= Legislative Y
Proceedings
THE SENATE.


extends the time when laborers or mea
furnishing material file liens on i'm
proved property from the 80 days now
provided for by law to one year; The bill
was opposed by Senators Oldham ana
Amis on the ground that titles to i'm
proved real estate would not be cleared
until this time had elapsed, and that the
enactment OF such law would put a
damper on real estate investments. The
bill passed by vote of II to g.
Many new bills were introduced and
several were passed. The confirmation
of the appointments of the Board of
Trustees for the Confederate Home. which
were submitted last week by Acting Gov
ernor Moore was among the days pro
No action was taken on the situation at
Hot Springs, although it had been reported
that a resolution would be introduced
authorizing the acting governor to send
the militia to Hot Springs if he thought
It. necessary to enforce the provisions OF
the Ams anti-pool selling law.
The blanket prohibition bill Introduced
In the Senate by Senator Carlock; by re
quest. which would abolish all saloons in
the state if the majority in the sttae was
against license, failed to pass by vote
of IS to >
sage to the Senate, announced his approval
Of Senate Bill No. 81 by Senator Toney,
changing the time of the, state election
from the first Monday to the second Mon
day in September. and Senate Bill No
2S by Senator Oldham, the latter being
the fellow servant bill.
b. Senator Arnold. legalizing the sum
monihg of jurors and witnesses over the
telephone. 4.
By Senator Nance providing penalties of
from so to $50 for Offering or giving
money or other thing of value to any rail
| road employee for setting out freight cars
to the advantage OF any shipper as against
BY Senator Mckenzie increasing the
! number of trustees of the University of
| Arkansas by the appointment of one from
each congressional district and adding the
superintendent of public instruction to the
! board
By Senator Rowland, making railroads
! or other common carriers Jointly liable
! for injury damage to freight or express.
| BY Senator Goodwin. requiring three
brakemen to be employed on every freight
| train Of twenty cars or more run IN TINS
! state.
BY Senator Mcknight, requiring rail
| road companies to repair crossings within
! twenty days after notice instead of after
| sixty days as now provided.
The Senate Tuesday by vote Of 10 to
! passed the Patterson bill raising the
! salary of the governor of the state from
$4,000 to $4,000
The Senate passed House bill by Mr..
! Black of Sebastian county, inc&asing the
powers of the Railroad commission, giving
| it authority to act upon petitions for the
construction of sidings and depots and the
| improvement of railroad service; by Mr..
| Kizzia. prohibiting Drunkenness in public
| gatherings or on trains, and making the
minimum fine SO for each ofense, and
! one by Senator Bush, making the sums
| in which capital stock in corporations
shall be divided 50 instead of SO
The oldham annexation bill was revived
| In the Senate Wednesday by a vote of
! Is to IA, the vote by which the measure
had been defeated was reconsdered, and
the bin is now on the calendar in the same
! shape for final action as other bills which
| have not passed to a final action.
At the afternoon session the Bush bill
redistricting the common school districts
of the state to conform to the political
! townships, was killed, the vote beins ~
| to T.
Bills passed by the Senate were:
BY Senator Rowland, requiring correct
| all packages containing a produce or com
modities to be sold by weights:
BY Senator Browning, changing the gen
eral drainage laws of the state by requiring
notice of additions or any legal notices to
be published in the county papers where
the land owners are affected.
BY Senator Legate, authorizing and Civ
ing the husband of permanently insane
wife the right to transfer property rights
without her signature.
BY Senator Milan, giving courts the right
to order estates closed at discretion without
waiting the full three years as now pre-
vail.
BY Senator Patterson, giving county and
township officers the right to order all sa-
looms closed in time of high excitement
or riot in any community.
By Senator Goodwin, giving the railroad
commission >, power to make rates ana
charges uniform on all conneeting roads roads
is owned or controlled. directly or indi-
rectly, by the same stock or bond holders.
hrd BY senator Mehmgh for removing age
teachers license and adding land survey
ing in its stead.
The Oldham annexation bill was passed
In the Senate Thursday by vote of 10
to IA during one of the most exciting
The Patterson patent medicine bill was
killed at the afternoon session, the vote
being p to g. Senator Patterson made t1,its
bill but the fact that the Greenhaw bill
a copy of the national pure food law, had
previously been passed in the Senate mill
tated against a second act.
New bills introduced at this session were
BY Senator Goodwin, providing for the
establishment of normal school for
teachers to be conducted under a board
of six trustees appointed by the governor,
with the superintendent of public instruc
tion as an additional member,
BY Senator Montgomery, authorizing the
attorney general to prosecute pools and
, combinations In restraint of trade.
Nothing of Importance was transacted
In the Senate Friday, the time being spent
mostly in considering local House bills,
Senator WngG introduced resolution
fifty-sxth birthday which occurred today,
and the resolution was unanimously adopt
ed.
A message from the Governor announced
the approval Of the following Senate bills
Senate Bill No. 206 (Rector), authorizing
the Cotter School District in lizard Coun-
ty to borrow money Senate Bill No. 207
(Arnold), prohibiting the traffic of liquor
within six miles of the white school house
in Baxter, Drew County; Senate Bill No.
155 (Moore), establishing the Beaver Bay
on Drainage District in Phillips county.
Among the bills passed in the Senate
were
BY Committee on Railroads. fixing the
liability of carriers for damage to freight.
House Bill by Mr.. Killough. giving to
electric transmission companies the right
of eminent domain
Senator Rowland introduced a bill provid-.
Ing for the free distribution of the State
geological reports
Senator Mcknight introduced bill pro
hibting any employer from working his
men over 10 hours daily.
The Rector ant-futures and ant-buck
ct shop bill, one of the most drastic that
has been presented in the present Legisla- |
ture. was acted on favorably in the Senate
committee Thursday afternoon after it was |
learned that the House had passed the
Moore, Heartsill bin