The Monticellonian., 1907-05-16
/ Legislative V k Proceedings /
THE SENATE.

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 THE SENATE
 The surprise of She session was sprung in the Senate Monday afternoon when the l upper house passed bill introduced hA Senator Milan exemBtng Garland county l from the provisions et the Ami@ hiH pro hibiing all kinds of betting in conneetio ioa | with horse racing ndet the provisions Cf the measure no Haeiug seasan can last | longer= than -4n-dass, aud al counties holding agricultural fairs ale entitled to he same privileges aS Garland undel 1 the bill The presidents announcement that the bill had passed. WaS great suF. prise. as na oaa had expected sHrh 2 r. suit The vote on the hilf was l1 to II.
 Ehe pentteptiary appropriation biE car rying a quarter of million dollars. was | passed. also the bill for the support of | the University Agricultural Experiment Station carrying S3o.dou.
 The &vllanei bill. repeating tha Ross i bill for the d0uestieation of foreign cor- pnraltons. was passed. adcf the feoyis ions of the measure. which to large extent is rc-enattment of the old statute | ] corporation before being allowed ta da business in the state mHSf file with the l set tretary of state articles of inc0rpora | lion, and also certificate containing the name of the person residing in the state | court in the state shall have jurisdiction | over tho corporations that do business in the district dominated by said court.
 The Senate Tuesday in Committee of the Nhols. adopted that section of the Robb btll appropriatins Slooop ta re | store the muster Tois of the Arkansas | troops in the Confederate service and | passed the Abergrombic bill. which pro Yides for thc working of conyirts on the pubhe roads. all counties except B being | eXemptcd From the provisions of the net.
 :, The hil by AIl. oldham providing for ihc punishment of any person who sends | warning to another for the purpose of intimidation. Was passed in the Senate.
 SeFeral important House bills were con | sidered and advanced to d stage where when taken. up again. they may be finally disposed of.
 The Senate Wednesday passed the House bill by Mr Combs, which requires cor. porattons tn pay an annual franchise tax Ihe blil retains many features of The old | law which was in force previous to the | Passage of the Ross aet, and also repeats | ihc objectionable section of that act re | lating to the demcstieation of foreign cor | poIattOnS The greater portion of the bill consists in amendments which orig | mated in fhe senate. concurrence in these amendments by the House is all that | aet
 The Cof federatc roster hill which re eeived vutc of Is ayes ta 1 noes. was d'rlafed defeated the chain holding that T l two thirds majority Nas necessary in order to pass the bill
 The llamtstf Jackson biH creating the eiice ol eountz superintendent in each l eouEtY Wa. passed
 Nh .forl was made 10 kill the bill abol= shlug the preparatory de2attment of the Statp nEerSity. but II failed and the measure Wss referred to the Committee on tsdu atioa.
 The Scnfte Thursday disp ed bf great desl of House business including the | adoptinn ot two concurrent resolutions originating in that body One was the resolution dabafring the staie faeitol con tractors afd the architect, George k Mann from any iuiure State work the other pro trSiing against The resnoval nf the United | | Memphis
 Tie bil providing for the maintenance of the Arkansas National Guard, carrying an appropriation of S2%. 1eo. was passed :; also tht bill fer the maintenance and sup port of the Arkansas Srhooi for the Blind thc appropriation being SlOS.S5o. being ahout slo.ohn less than the appropriation of two years ago.
 The proposed amendment to the Mcpan | el bill caliiag for the election of q super ntendent of the reform school eace every tWo years, Instead of annually, aS the bill provides. brought out some dehatc in the | Sennfr Friday Senator Rector speaking In favor of if. and Senator Arnold opposing il When pui tp q vete the amendment was adopted
 Tha Snatr went into q Committee of the Whole to consider the bii providing fer the establishing and maintenance of an | other State agricultural school. The hllt k | hy Glover of the House. The bll was still | under consideration when recess was taken | I | Saturday morning. but very lttlc business
 senator McIluisht's bill prohibiting lam l bpr n!ant, and oil mills from tomp polling | their employcS to work more than r. nnits il day was taken up. senator Mcknigh 1 explained that the act did npi require ina an empioye should not work mote than te3 hours fl he desired 10 do s1. After some discussion the bill was finally passed by vote of II to Il
 IN frs m probably in the history of the state. q member Of the House appeared on th2 hoo of the senate and spoke to the mem mem bers while the upper body was in session telling them just what he wanted in re | speCt to certain bill The hero ol the | episode was Judge Van Hook nf nion county, and what k more to the point hr got what he wanted Immediately after the noon recess the senate was con sideriDg the Abercrombie bill. providing for the working of convicts on the roads of the stnte Soon amendments were be. ing sent up eXempting counties and 35 of thrm had been exempted when Judge Van Hook entered the chamber and asked Sen 9tpr Martin to exempt nion The sen atpr from Pope stated thaf ha believed that senator Goodwin wanted ni0n eX- empted from the bill some one asked whether Sena Goodwin really wanted the county exempted when the representa- ttFe from tte county walked oiit into inc middle nf the floor and shouted "l don [ care what senator Goodwin wants want Union county ont of the bill Tha | senate WAS Convulsed with laughter but the exemption was ordered as per request
 The House held an .nfofmal meeting at the close of the afternoon session WedAes- day tor tha purpose af making arrange ments for the last day of the session or which ii k customary to hold farewell ex' efcises. Mr. kilieugh was made chair man Ii Was decided to make presents t. the speaker of thc House and aii the clerks | and attaches Each member ts bring sesscd < 20 ta dVfray the cost of th sii~. liy unanlmous vote MT DuianeS WIS elected to deliver tho farewell orafinu. i and tlr Fletcher was chosen to make tho presentation speech in delivering the nf the House to the Speaker. Both men have served three consecutive terms in tha bower branch of the assembly.
 The defcgt of thc capitol bill was due in great measure tA the opposition of Mr Ms s'ollum nf Hampstead county Wh1 was | s"cOnd in the race for speaker this session | Mi AcCollum has been fighting the reten | tion Of Caldwell amt Drake and George k. Mann on the tapifu! building, and after his | amendments and resolutions providing for tne Immediate discharge of tEcse men had tdIled- he entGated tlS entire attention | oa the killing of the bill. Assisting the gen. tlenau from IIcmpstcad in the fight was br. Ba1 of Randolph county and Air. Mar l In of Yell
 The Fonrche drainage bit, by Kepresen l tative f'uIh. which provides for The ere stion of an improvement district for the | drainage of fourche Tn Pulaski county and l crnaiing a board of directors was passed | by the senate The board as provided by | thp act k composed of Sam W. Reyburn. | Rhp is ta hold office for oue year Oscar Davis two years: T. C. Brown three years Bishop John R. Morris four years | Max Iieiman. five years w. ". Dickinson. | six years; N. NJ havanaugh. seven years.
 House Concurrent Resolution No IS. providing for the discharge of George E ! Mann. architect af the neH Sfaea taRifp