The log cabin Democrat., 1907-02-07

! fnf guage as meaning that the bill would be l fin effect for only sixty days after it's pas ! sage that at the expiration of the sixty | on inc statute books. substitute amend ment by Mir. Ruff to the effect that the 1 bill should be in force after April l, l9O1, 1 was adopted after debate that kept the ] During the days session the House proceeded to ballot for United States Sen ator under h, M IfsoqtSn Rn IgPTI RepFesentatiye ry l Finley placed in nomination ex-Gov. Jef l Davis. and the nomination was seconded by. MT Meade, MT Carlt9n g 3nona nomlnated ndnntT l Upon roll call eighty eight members Vot- | ed for Gov Davis. one member Tor hItoh | R. Rreckinridge while Nr. Warrington ! received the complimentary vote or the four Republican members.
 | The House spent very dull day and j devoted most of its time to roll call for I the introduction of bills and advancement of bills already introduced;
 At the request of Mir. Ross, the author of the bill the vote by which the amend ment of Mir. Ruff to the 2-cent passenger rate bill was adopted Tuesday afternoon was reconsluered. and the Senate amend ment which Mir. Ruff sought to amend was concurred in. The Senate amend ment that the bill should be in ef- l feet 60 days after it's passage. while MT. Run's amendment provided that the bi' should become effective after April 1, 1907.
 At noon both bodies met in joint session and elected Jefferson Davis United States senator.
 Mr. Meade introduced a resolution for the appointment of a special committee Of five members of the House and three Sen ators to which all bills relating to bucket shops shall be referred for comparison. The resolution was adopted.
 A resolution was introduced by MT. Roby for a meeting of circuit judges of the va rious districts in Little Rock the first Mon day in 1908. and every two years thereafter, to make recommendations to the General Assembly as to new laws and the, repeal of other laws, and that those attending the meeting shall be allowed the same per diem as members of the general assembly.
 The following bills were introduced dur ing the day By Mr. Jackson To create the office and provide for the election Of county superintendents of schools and aool- ishes the position of county examiner.
 By. MT: Kizzia and MT; Jackson TO and imposes a fine of not less than S10 nor more than $25 for any person to appear in drunken condition at any picnic barbe- cue children's day exercises, Sunday school, church service or literary society.
 At 8 o'clock the House adjourned ,. to hear an address by President John N. Till man of the University of Arkansas.
 Two bills providing that the carrying of concealed weapons shall be felony were were bill by Representative Roby on the SUD ject also amends the digest so as to make it unlawful for concealed weapons to be
  House Bill No. 1 (Ross), the two-cent passenger rate bill came up for consld- eration, in the afternoon. The plll cane came up early in the session, but was amended in the Senate and the bill passed as amended
 Mir. Foster offered resolution providing that Senate amendments to house bills snail take the same course as bills and after engrossment shall be read the third time and adopted by yea and nay vote' whlcn was adopted.
 The bills passed at this session were House Bill No 97, authorizing the town of Charleston. Franklin county, to contribute funds to the Charleston special school as dlse trict; House Bill No 121. for the relief of the sureties on the bond of Frank C. Place. ex-county clerk of Garland county House Bill No 51, to provide for county depository for the funds of Randolph couh- ty and House Bill No. 95, to provide. for additional janitors, pages and committee clerks.
 Measures introduced during the day were : l House Bill No. 12S by MT. Thomas-!o require the Louisiana and Arkansas Rail- road tt erect a station at Snow, Colump'a | county.
 House Bill No 129 by MT. BoltonLTo make four-wire fence lawful in certain parts of Crawford county. | House Bill No 130 by Mir Jones-Io oe- l clare a four-wire fence lawful in Sevler
 House Bill Mo- 131 by MT. Oldham--To amend an act of l9o? creating the eonntH Long
 House Bill No. 132 by Mir. Reed.To make carving concealed weapons punish able by Imprisonment for not less than oo nor more than 60 days, in addition 10 | fine of not less than $50 nor more than | S2OO
 House Bill No. 134 by MT. Rice--To pro l hibit railroads or common carriers entering | into contracts with shippers whereby the carriers common law of statutory liability | is limited.
 vent persons going on journey from carry, l ing concealed weapons, as now permitted l under the present statute. . 1 committee from the Good Roads As- sociatlon visited the House before adjourn ment and submitted communication GOV ering its recommendations With reIerehce to good roads measures now pending.
 Probably the dulest day since the con. by the House Friday. The proceedings con. sisted almost entirely of the reading or Senate bills the first and second times. A few bills, local in character were passed; order for the morning session were read the third time and passed. The bills were:
 Senate Bill No o7 to estaollPh n Phiins fns county: House Bill No. 55, as amended by the Senate, to make valid the organiza; tion of the Siloam Springs special school tors House Bill No. 131, amending an act of 1905 creating the Long Prairie leyee district In Lafayette county.
 | Other bills passed were
 Senate Bill No. 19, to authorize the Lake side school district of Chicot county to borrow money; Senate Bill No; 36, to re peal an act of 1905 to provide for the election of road overseers in Pope county, and House Bill No. 118, to require the Rock Island to stop two passenger trains daily each way at Casa. o
 Senate Concurrent Resolution No (Wingo), authorizing the Joint Committee on State Capitol to make an lnvestigattiion on l of charges in connection with the erection of the new state capitol, was adopted unani- mously
 The House was the only branch or the General Assembly in session saturday. A number of bills were introduced and read | once . :,
 The most important measure presented at the session was a bill by MT. Smotners | to exterminate the lobbyists. It provides that any person persons. firm or corpora 1 tlon who shall employ any person or per l sons to lobby before the Legislature or with any member thereof. or to lobby with any committee or committees of either House | of the General Assembly of this state, shall | ha sr,,iItv of a felony and on conviction be