The Monticellonian., 1907-05-16
THE HOUSE

THE HOUSE. Appropriation bills were Ei7en the rirhE 1 of way in tho Hnuse- Mnnlav The bill l by senator Rowland apPrnprIauns S210pp 1 for the contingent expenses of the l.egis l latEre waS passed aS was also the btH for thn support of the Confederate Home stone dome for the new state capitol 1 hH4idug H~ Il substitute fef the copper l done that had been anticipated in former i plans. was approved in the House when f acting on the commit ec bill Tor the com 1 Pietton of the new building the lower i legislative body decided 10 grant every | Item just as the Investigating tpmmittee i had requested
 A bili authorizing the teaching of eIr meniary agriculture in the public schools
 WIS also passed
 one new blli was presented In the Houss and read twice The bill appropriates
 thp sum of S5 GOO for fhe Use of the ar
 torney general in securing counsel To help prosecute tho many cases under the King ami Trust law
 After debating the matter for faur hours l the House Tuesday defeated by seven votes the amsndment 10 the capitol appropra ion bill introduced by Mir MeCOllum If llemnstcud county. providing Tor the immediate discharge of Caldwell X Drake the contractors of the new state capitol
 and George Mann. thc architect, and ths employing pt new men to complete th' work on the state haHse= together with the publishing of bids for tho remainder af the labar and the maf frrial involved The Senate Bill hg Iud.s MeDaniel pro vding for the organization of maual live staek insurance e8mpdnieS in he State, was passed in The House yesterday morn ing An attempt To call up the Rll hF
 senator Ningo. modifying the Ross aet for the domesticattan of foreign corpbr- atienS, for second reading. failed bg iargp vote \ moasus'e apprupriatins Sl9.ooo for the establishment of a state normal school by the same authsr was read twice and referred To the Committee on Education
 Other bills passed werc
 afpp ,t.4sF4t +frIaf | i for q geological survey of the state depos it's Of the state
 By I'ententary Committee. appropriat ing S6ooe0 for the completion of new pen itentiary.
 The House Wednesday again uefcatcd aa attempt thc part of Nr McCollum of Hampstead county to have Caldwell S Drake and George Mann Immediately dis charged and new men secured to complete the work on tho new State capitol. on | Tuesday th- proposition defeated by vote of 1T to 4o, while on Wednesday the defeat was by a vote of 46 to 10 The Hunt resolution however. which pro. vidcs for the discharge of the architect, George E. Mann. and the contractors Cali. well Drake immediately after the com pletton of the State capitol. and ferbiddia: 1 them 10 bid on future State work was adopted by vote of 3s to 20. \ bill by Mf. Thompson amending the l law relating to bribery was passed The measure does not increase the penalties. like the bill introduced in the Senate hy |
 embrace the giving of presents to an inter eSted public official.
 Thc resolution hY SaaaIo, Rowland an l thoriZing the attorney general to begin suit against the railroads for the reeovee. l of S3o,eee tax due since iSS1 was passed by a unanimous vote.
 Ky vote Of :,3 to ;I3 the House repealed act 1S5, the Ross bill. for the domestiea i ton of foreign corporations. which is the measure which would have had the efees | hf If In the country from doing business in Al. kansas. The vote came on an amendment to the Wingo Senate bill fixing the fcst 10 be charged foreign corporations doing business i'll the State. offered by Mr Cole
 man of Arkansas county. nder this amendment the Ross aet is fepcaled anl l the NiuEo bill takes effect immediately If 1 II Is passed and noi in 9e days as was pro l yidei in the Ross bill
 The trernhaw pufe food bill. eapy of 1 the national law passed the House with i only one dissenting vote.
 The Patterson blind tiger bill was passed l by larre vote l.ndcr tho provisions of | the measure the landlord of \ house k la 1 ble te fine aud Imprisonment if he allows | blind tiger 10 be conducted on his prop I erty provided that i'm occupant shall haga been convicted twice oi the illegal selling i of liquor The measure is aimoSt cop- l of the Fartain House bill which has pa sssd
 the lower branch and iS now in the Senate
 The House fri1ar pa ssed the bsH hg l senator lopp providing that a change nf l venue can be fakffi 0fltN when Inc court
 finds it necessary ta gel instir" hY so dptng. i also the bill hY SenHioT Leo giving cities af | the first class additional power 10 regulate 1 the erection. razins or repairing of build
 Alter several days wraaglng the
 House fnaly approved The Wingo bill
 %, having voted down the motion to r..
 consider tho vote bY which fhc Coleman
 amendment was adopted Thursday
 if nd R.,,ti l House Saturday night hy vote of 55 tb 3s killed the bill introduced by the Joint i Committee on State Capitol. apipropriatins three hundred and twenty live thousand dol
 lars for the erection of a s.pne dome on the
 state house and fixing the marble work in i tho structure
 The defeat of the measure marked tha
 continuation of a controversy that has bean thrashed eut on every huSting Tn the Stata
 md leaves the date of the completion ot
 the state house some time in the iRdeiialte future
 Among the bills passed al this sesslon | were
 By Senator Goodwin. reauiring railroads
 10 lsc scarchIghts of 300 candlcpower
 By Mr. CarlIce. repeating the Patterson act fixing q standard price to be allowed
 sherihs for the feeding of prisoners.
 Hon. John H. Hamilton of Polk county
 who has been III for several days. was com l nelled to be absent from the House Thurs l day afternoon. He announced his inabii i ivy to be present in q note to the Speaker | Mr BuLaney. who was on Inc floor speak l ing To an amendment to the Ningo bill. l yielded and Nr Hamiltno's compulsory edu | cation bill House Bill No. 397. was called 1 up and passed A number of counties have l been exempted from the provisions nf the l bill. but friends of the measure feel that l thcy have made step forward in getting 1 the law in a few counties They claim 1 that vita this Ia work on They can demon 1 strate to the renal finder of the counties the
 benefits 10 be derived therefrom.
 Capt Willie + " lIeartSill of Sebastian county has also been ill. and Thursday was welfnfgh unable to be the floor. In ths
 forenoon he was under the care of phy | scian although in the Ilnusc and in tha afternoon attempted 10 speak te the passagc | of his county officer salary bill which h.. 1 called mp for final action. Ordinarily i vigorous speaker. ha not able te pr
 srnf his case in his usual forcible manner i lie is somewhat improved. bat is stit. rar 1 from we'll
 amendment by Mir. MrCollum to drop con tractors and architect for new state cap
 ttol. the resolution, debarrins Caldwell X Drake and t1eorEe Mann from future Stat.
 work will pass by il unanimous vote.
 The House adopted a resolution Monday offered bv Mr. Quinn recognizing the
 efort. of the State Fair Associat ion of
 IIor springs 10 bring into pn53licisSs ,h the
 work that had been undertaken. l
 Mr. Hamilton of Ouachita introduced
 n resolution in the House Monday telder ing congratulations of the House 10 Mr 1 Martin Of Yell who was married last 1 sunday The resolution was adopted in | general shout of approval
 The Holland insurance bill, already pass
 ed in the Senate. which prohibits discrim l nation in the matter of life policies. was m for discussion before the House com mittee Monday Several arguments were
 presented pro and con on the measure A So per cent reserve investment amendment ] ID nnrra4n.l and thn cnnlrni -,