The Brinkley argus., 1907-03-01
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At the morning session drasuc ps"ts usndenes' % to @ prohibit dealings In futures were adopted One in particular, by Mr Coleman, prohibits the soliciting or receav in this state or elsewhere. and makes II unlawful to send an order by mall tee phone or telegraph for futures to be exc cntcd n this state ,nn, Q. s''s~nei ," deliver any message concerning the purchase or sale of futures or which contains report or the puTshase nnss g R salS No or so simpson to provide room in the new state capitol as headquarteps for the Arkansas division of the uIsted Daughters , of the ConfsHsr ax,S,na that when provision Is made for the finish ing of the capitol an appropriation may be made for the purchase cf cases ., Tor ns .ns and other historical articles. and that ID stead of the room being set aside for the headquarters of the pauEhterss s, Sf the GTn. hsa. torical documents and archives.
 New bills introduced at this session were 1;
 By Mfr I'artain, to amend section 5l4V of Kirby's Digest. relating to the ciandes tine sale of Intoxicating liquors. by pro. viding that when A house has been leased for lawful purposes and is used as blind to cause the tenant to vacate the house and If he refuses the owner shall take steps to procure possession. It also makes cause % for the cancellation of a lease.
 By Mir. Quinn. for the protection of pas sengers on trains and to prohibit drumming T ing houses houses or % doctors on trains or plat forms and at depots
 The House Thursday refused to adopt the motion by Representative Coleman to make his denlurrage bill substitute Tor n measure on the same subject by Repre- sentative Barker. The motion vas under debate the greater part of the day before and at all of today's session after the
 The principal objection to the Coleman bill was that if did not prescribe penalty against the railroads.
 The Barker bill was championed by Rep resentatiye IIartsell, Ross, Foster, and by its author.
 In commemoration of the 17jth anniver- sary of the birthday of George Washing ton the House adjourned Friday. shortly before noon, until Saturday morning. Ai. though 1t was Senate day only one bill emanating from the upper body was con sidered Suspension of the rules for the and it was after II o'clock before the House took up Senate business The one Senate bill considered was the formation of a drainage district in Phillips county. and half an hour was consumed in Its reading.
 The House. which was the only. body of the General Assembly in session Saturday.
 
 since the converting of the session.
 Three especially Important bills were passed during the morning session The first to receive consideration was the bill by representative Black of Sebastian to increase the powers of the Railroad Com mission of Arkansas by vesting It with authority to consider petitions for the im- proyement of train service and the estAb- lishment of depots, spurs sidetracks and platforms.
 Another bill passed was that by Repre- sentative Quinn. which Ia to prohibit drum ming or soliciting for hotels. bath houses. doctors. etc. on trains, platforms or at depots.
 sentative Ross. prescribing the means by which foreign corporations may become domestic explorations. As explained by 1t possible for the foreign corporations to he sued in the state courts instead of in the federal courts.
 There were thirteen new bills introduced at this session. most of them local in characted, twelve bills passed, the majority of which were also local, and many were advanced and referred.
 Among those introduced were:
 By Mir. Hoby. to amend article of sec ton 3O9J of kirby's Digest. relating to the incomptency of witnesses. to read as follows: Husband and wife. for or against each other concerning communication made by one to the other during the mar relation subsists or afterward. but either shall he allowed to testify for the other In regard to any other matter or thing" The last line of the article now reads Tin re- gard to any business transacted by the one for the other in the capacity of agent"
 There was also introduced House Joint Rssolntion No. 2 tcartwright,. proposing an amendment to Amendment No. of the state constitution whereby the railway incorpora ton school tax may be made gen eral and distributed among the yarions several counties. Read first and second times.
 The House spent considerable time Mon day. discussing resolution by Mir. .Thomns s of Columbia. declining to accept an inyi tation from the, Little Rock board of trade to attend banquet on March [. After rather spirited debate the resolution WAS indefinitely postponed. with Mir. Thomas and Mr. Mctollum of Hope voting In the negative.
 House bills passed at this session were ::
 By tcommittec on Education). to make the general tax levy f.,r school purposes that the district tax shall not be greater than seven tentls cf DOT, cent of the assessed value of the taxable property of the district. instead of ehalf of l per cent.
 By Mr. KIlIough giving the right O. eminent domal.i to cofnnanles generating and transmitting electricity.
 There were twelve new bills introduced al this session most of them of q local character Among them were: after all citizens of Arknnsas shall have the same right to hunt and nsh In any county in the stnte as citizens of that county.
 By Mir. Walker. to amend section 72G7 of kiiby's Digest. relating to labor on high ways. by providing that any person subject 75 cents per day for each day he is sub j-ct to work. which amount shall be placed to lhe credit of the road district fin tho county treasury.
 Ky Mfr. Whaley. to compel all officers of the Inv to enter on record the true names of all persons arrested. and 10 make It unlawful for persons arrested to AtFe fictitious names.
 The House Tuesday passed the fellow servant bil by Senator kie oldham. apply ing to cmDloycs of railroads and coal mines About an hour and a half was spent In discussing the measure. and on the roll call there was only one vote against It's Objections were urged that tn was construed by some members as apply ing to the employees of all corporations. and In addition It was stated that the punctua- ton of the bill was faulty. The members who suggested the defects In the bill said they did only in order that perfect mcasufe might be passed. but that If IL was iasistrd that the uidhugu~ bill should he passed they woulA sQfs kleh
 The afternoon session was devoted to rS~s reading of Srnnfc biils and twenty foiirs bills were read first snd second tImes
 The only Senate bill passed at fjse after noon session Was one isy Henotor sinims prohibiting flar lssuanee ssf saloon licenses outside the corporate limits tf znuuicipal- fttes.
 Chairman kk tsidham rf the joint com