The Green Forest tribune., 1907-04-12
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 THE SENATE.
 Senator Goodwin presented resolu- tion in the Senate Monday, in which an expression was desired as to whether mem- bers of the body who had been subpoenaed to testify in the Covington case would waive their constitutional rights and make answer to the summons of the court. A considerable time was spent in discussing the resolution. the chief objection to which was that if the members who were wanted as witnesses were to attend the court ac- cording to the usual custom d quorum of the Senate would be broken The resolu- ton was amended so as to provide that wanted. and this meeting with the wishes of the court the roll was called and each Senator responded, by answering aye. ' which meant that he would respond when called upon by the court.
 The Roland bill which proposed to deduct from the pay of members of the Legisla. ture the time they were absent, except in cases of sickness, or when they were engaged in committee work, was defeated
 A concurrent resolution was introduced by Senator Rowland authorizing the attor- payment by certain railroads of back taxes alleged to be due in 1883 and 1884. and a bill was introduced by Senator DeRossitt making any person who does not own owl, al, and pay taxes on 40 acres of land ineligible to hold the position of director on the board of the St. Francis Levee District
 The bill by Senator Browning to pre- vent the introduction and spread of con tagious diseases, among animals in the State was passed by vote of 16 to ,.
 The Senate also passed the bill by Sen ator Cloud making teachers license tSSueo in one county a license to teach in any county in the State.
 Other bills passed were:
 By Senator Patterson. for the better protection of state convictS.
 By Senator Harrison, providing for tho sransferrence of insane convicts from tht penitentiary. to the State Hospital fol
 By Senator Bush for the establishment of a state agricultural school.
 By Senator Mccall for the purpose O keeping clean the drainage dtches in tho State of Arkansas.
 The Senate spent Tuesday In disposins of routine business.
 A bill was introduced by Senator Far rison increasing the. salary of the agrirnl tural commissioners from S1.S0O to S2.50O
 In executive session the appointment of Gustave Jones. Frank II. Hall and w $. Goodwin. as trustees of the State Uni verSity were confirmed
 Shortly after the executive session tn Senate adjourned.
 The Senate passed the Patterson bill Wednesday. which provides the manner il which convicts shall be fed and clothed and also provides that lessees of contracts shall not sublet their contracts. that con victs shall not be used as guards ant that they shall be paid for overtime whel they work more than ten hours per day. priation bill was taken up in the after noon. considered in Committee of tn Whole, and all items adopted afte to strike rit t'' out the apnropriation of SC. o5' for an additional building;
 The bill by Senator Holland requirln! mine owners to furnish ample timbers t caving of mines was passed at the afternoon session.
 Senator Montgomery introduced at tbi session a bill fixing the rates to be charged maximum rate of S1.50 for one mile O less s2 for two miles, and S3 for thre miles.
 All the labor of the day In thu, senat Thursday was compressed into about l. ment was taken out .f respect to sfe mem ory of Senator Thompson who died at :3l that morning. Only one bill was passed allowing non-residnts to fish in Whit river above Calico Rock.
 The Senate Friday devoted it's attention almost exclusively to the consideration 0 local House bills. Between the Coyingtol trial at which many of the senators arr witnesses, and the funera, of Senate Thompson at Fayetteville, the attendanc in the upper house was sparse. and business was done with bare quorum.
 Senator Oldham introduced bill re quiring railroads to Issue bills of adin' must be done by contract and the bill l. calculated to obyiate t:le necessity of this Another bill introduced by senator Arnold raises the penalties for selling adulter ated oils and fluids.
 A messenger f:am the Governor an nounced the approval of Senate Bin NO 52. known as the good roads measure. l only effects 36 counties and the next tw' years will be devoted to t'ial of the law
 The senate adourncd at noon until Ion day.
 Acting Governor John Ike Moore todd. signed the bila introduced by Senator Johl r. Lee, prohibiting the solititing or tax ing of orders for intoxicating nquorS II prohibition territory: It is ~ considered tn tn passed in Arkansas, and took effect a $ o'clock Tuesday The salient fea lures of the bill follow :,
 It. shall be unlawful for any liquo dealer. firm or corporation, engaged ii the sale of intoxicating liquors in this State to. in any manner through agents, GIT culars, posters or newspaper advertise
  this State. wherein It would be unlawful to grant a license to make such sales Provided that the term newspaper adver tisements,' 'as used in this section doe not refer to liquor advertisements in paper published within licensed territory unles said papers are sent into prohibition ter ritory, by the saloon keepers or their agent for advertising purposes ,, ,,o.
 The presence of any such liquor dealer firm or corporation, through agents. O soliciting or receiving orders from an. person therein. shall constitute a violation of this act and, upon conviction thereof shall be med not less than $200 nor more than $500 for each such offense. Pro vidcd that the term agent under thi section shall mean aDy person who receive: an order from another for intoXicatln' liauors in prohibition territory and trans mits the same in person by letter. tele graph or telephone. or in any other manner fo some dealer in intoxicating liquors wht accepts and fills the same.
 The manner of the change and the char acter of the words interoolated would giv' the opponents of the measure soEie basl for a contest before the courts. such al has been intimated by certain interested parties. Just how the bill came to b changed Is a matter which is causing mucl speculation. The bill has been in thu custody of Chief Clerk Lucas since it passage by the Senate and the deliver, to the House and the possibility of it having been taken from his cabinet by in terested persons appears to be the mos readily accepted theory.
 Both Houses of the Legislature adjourned out of respect to the memory of Senatol Thompson. The following committee wal appointed to accompany the remains t Eayetteyille: Senators Martin. Rowland and Rnsh. The Legislature went in a bod. to the depot with the remains.
 
 Most of the members from both llous' and Senate who went as committee |. attend the funeral of Senator James w Thompson at Fayettevile nave tns returned s,,nara 1t was stated by one member of the com mittee that no more sad event had eve been witnessed. Thompson had been ex tremely popular with his people, and man!