The log cabin Democrat., 1907-04-25
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THE SENATE.

After one of the hardest fights of the present session, the Senate Monday passed the Holland insurance bill which prohibits life insurance companies doing business in the state from discriminating between their policyhoIders and making 1t unlaw full to issue the so-cailed board contracts. The bill by Senators Wlngo and Good win prohibiting railroads from working employees more than 16 hours at stretch was passed with only one dissenting vote.
 The bill by Senator Bush, appropriating S5O,O0O for the establishment of an agri. cultural school in the state, was tabled after the Committee of the Whole had killed the first section.
 New bills introduced were By Senator Wingo, approprlatlng SiO,- 900 for an Arkansas monument at Shiloh.
 By Senator Rector. making 1t felony
 By Senator Hamiter. allowing coal cor porations the right to construct railways and giving them the right or eminent oo- main
 By Senator Yopp, providing for the re demption of land forfeited for the non payment of taxes and giving such persons persons property within year from the time u was seized.
 Senator Goodw.1 introduced bill Tn the Senate Tuesday giving the school commis- sioners power to Invest the school funds of the state for the purpose or increasing the income of this portion of the state government.
 Other bills introduced were:
 By Senator Yopp regulating the sale or commercial fertilizers Tn the state: By Senator Hamiter, making 1t mis- demeanor to use any name TOT any pur- pose except the name given at birth.
 By Senator Martin, raising the salary of the commissioner of state lands to S2,- 500.
 By Senator Cloud. amending. section, 4S6 of the digest relating to definite Jai' sentences.
 The Senate Wednesday passed bill in h,, tor nCh the various counties and townships of the state the right to determine by votes of the property owner just what kind Q, oi stock laws and fences they desire; The Dlli passed by a large vote. The Bush bill and the bill introduced and passed by MT. Black of Marion giving to the Railroad Commis- railroads to erect depots wherever they are needed and the necessity of them IS proven by nvstigation. are measures that are Tn, tended to relieve the Assembly Of some o1 its work If both of these bills become acts, as they probably will, nearly half of the labor of the Legislature will be removed A bill is to be introduced in the Senate shortly, giving to the county examiners the power to establish school districts. II this; too becc.nes a law. future Assemblies will be able to devote their time exclusively 10 the consideration of general measures The bill by Senator Patterson appropria- ting S35 900 for the payment Of the pfl, vate soldiers of the State Guard who served during the yellow fever scare of l9oo at the rate of $50 day in addition to the 43 cents per day allowed by the govern ment was defeated by one vote. The Mckenzie measure appropflatlnS s1 SDO for the use of the Arkansas His. tory Commission in publishing. the second volume of the History of Arkansas, was passed. -,. Senator Cloud introduced a bill repeating the Lee prohibition measure which became effective two weeks ago. The features of the Lee bill that prohibit newspapers in temperance districts from publishing liquor ads and that section that makes the per. son giving order to an agent by telephone liable. have. according to the senator from Saline. created considerable dissatisfaction throughout the state. The measure was read twice and referred to the Committee on Temperance.
 New bills introduced were: By Senator Toney, making It a misde- meanor to wear, illegally, a badge or any insignia of fraternal society.
 By Senator Martin prohibiting the shoot ing or paralyzlng of fish.
 By Senator Milan. giving to physicians whose license has been revoked the right to appeal to the courts of the state. By Senator Oldham. giving the county fudge the power of disposing of orphans and foundlings.