The Brinkley argus., 1907-04-05
THE HOUSE.

Fss H kH<on<cr part of the session Wednes- 1 D. {or the legislative. jndiciai and nd sxcl III 41nches of the govern rnsny the xft1(;ks iSnstl.y u .0iia. discussion the iiousn ise Rail <s1 ssss csmnssion by anitias the ns % h sefnss.ar5 nr ran "s was s adspeS whjh leaves the H.iaries of the cornmis, Is a the as ssp of the oss shn sTapher at sl.soc and an ,, expert rate clerk
 While debating the appropriations for the
 commissioner of mines manufactures and agriculture. several amendments were offered In an attempt to promote the work Of the State Horticultural Society through appropriations for this organization. but to. be paid out by the c9mmlssimsr ..,'1,.,, of They were each voted down. An amend ment was submitted for an appropriatioa of $5.0oo for this office also to be used ceived a minority report ts#
 The House was again devoted 10 the appropriation bills Thursday and very 1t tie other business was considered. Over the report of. the Ways and Means com- mittce the salary of the private secretary to the governor was left as it had been for years past. the committee having re- ported for reduction.
 The reform school appropriation Pnssed tion. that of cutting of s4.000 for resi- dcnce for the superintendent oi 'ne ''"s''-
 The Van Hook farmers institutes bill was considered The section appropriatlng s9.0O0 was adopted. but the btii wrs e re ment. . ,,,
 bill for survey of rhn ,he s,, Sn frnnfas cnrras s's" no was and if nsssd will ne result S in the reclaimng of thousands of acres of swamp lands ,u, ,, m penItentiary bill once. Among the ltems
 in the latter bill Is s30.ooO to pay on the state convict farm In Lincoln county.
 Nr. HoyIe introduced Dill rclulrlhs cities of the second class to set apar, two-ffths of the Improvement, taH ,a TOT ,nss rnu,
 improvement. and cities of the third e'ass to set apart three-fifths of the same tax for the same purpose.
 the House Friday was one Iron rom 'ns n,,,, Wn
 mittee on Temperance on Senate bim a,,, Mn.
 1Oa. the anti-cigarette bill, win enTed ,ne rsspn
 Probably for the first time in the. his cory of the Arkansas Legislature the House en failed to return bl to ho 1ne sfhnas House " did p%f peGuest refuse e. o return the b but merely failed to comply with the request "t tI,c the upper house had failed to specify. for for what purpose it desired the return or the
 bill The measure in gnes,hiotn IS sfhn's h,l
 which passed the Senate, and had been
 Transmitted fo the House. and been read
 tYIree times. and sent to the committee OH
 The ha rdest fight however, came up oyer
 the i.ackey Depository Bill While in the ,l.,
 House Mir Wilson or hsrry eHfniI,eu Hf the bll
 hut in the Senate It was replaced. lie M fight came on the motion to concur m
 the Senate. amendment some t,a Sh"np m,tter ter cali was n decisive victory. for MT Wilson
 only eight members voting 10 cohcus' while 71 voted against II.
 The House was the only legislative bra inch in session Saturday.
 Wr Thompson introduced joint reso-
 lntion providing for two committees 70 make preparation and entertain Wtli'hi VI hia
 visit and address to the, legislature on April Q. The resolution calls for one com, mittee of five. two from the senate ana certain Mr. Bryan. Through the terms terms of this resolution Acting Governor Moore Is to he member & or the Sema,n n,a,nher von,f nf the House Committee. 4 second commit tee of five is to lc appointed TOT ine enter taimment of the dlstingnisheo yasl'or; . ,ro,e,tv owners or persons controlling property responsible for the tenants whee sue snch ,;nr oucnr pants violate the provisions or tne td atI""f "f
 laws of the State was passed by vote ol A to g.
 New bills introduced were
 By Mir Rowcll. making the salary or tne
 gorcrnor's secretary $2.2O0 per annum; ana adding the duties of adjutant general.
 Ky Mir McCollum. to require all IT railroad 'compah,ss te tbelr he sls,i"ns frs,n other walks adioiuipg when ordered to do so by acton
 oi Itv Specia Committee on Insurance. al towing fire companies doing business Tn this State to reinsure risks outside o1 the State not to exceed "o per cen' oi the "ho'e of the risk.
 Three proposed amendments to the con stitution were taken up m the , il9uSe Monday. and each met defeat m Sufcesslon. There nave been eleven proposed 'Dy reso- lution In this branch of the leslsia'nre. e and three in the senate. nner ii, ina to. .ad stitution there can be but three suphil'tu, l fo the neopIe at any general election. and none of those proposed has as yet oesn ,n able to secure the required two-thirds No'e Mir Ard of Jackson county introduced 1 o bill In the House prohibiting any person from owning or operating nv "r nmil raiIer skaf an ing rink within this state the D,il io hecame- operative after pa ssag M 'siia Ptn ar
 y,aing Rsna1tes ha 1r" M bill created nmusement among the members. and mum erous amendments were offered
 The IIouse Tuesday passed the Oldham Hamiter bill for the consolidation of cites This bill passed the Senate three weeks as hx"' h. tn, ps thn Iinuse inc vote stood 3 to 32, 'rha hiu which Is now ready for the sign ature of the governor. brings to close in. hardest fought contest the present Legislature has had to deal with. , Four years ago bill when nad peh represented to be local measure apply, through the Legislature and enacieh mo law. shortly after ndiournment 9l ,ne i.egis,nture the Eighth Ward. better known ,s tfgenta took advantage or the Ill" t' withdraw from Little Rock.
 Two years ago a strenuous ennft @was @ made for the repeal of thai hili. Ihe substitute measure passed me l."usr ,t,pod od almost unanimous vote bnt II waS ,n,s h',i,us In ,he Senate At that time the ruiaSki as,syatInn in the Legislature was divided on the issue. and this fact has been ue, cin red as responsible for the deieat or 'ne The issue was renewed before the Demo; | cratic primaries when the present rniaski AeieratIon was elected. and candidates | fayoring the enactment or n,il wnt'l ,n wonid repeal the HoxieWalnut ittlge Jaw snd hrin. about the restoration of the for. mer Eighth ward to Little Rock receivel | inc support of ma iorities through tho county and district. | New bills in the House were
 Ry Mir Jackson amending the law reghI | latIng the duties of prosecuting attorneys bv prohibiting them from taking Tees T, civil actions except where the interests oi tho State are involved .s, Iy Mir. Crnvens. regulating fhc expcnal ture of public funds by prohibi,ihe any hoo rd from expending more than is apprn- nyiated for any specific Interest ana mas ,nr Inc nennlty a fine of sl-0OO and on" year in the penitent'ary for violating this law.
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