The Forrest City times., 1907-04-05
NO. %.
THE HOUSE.

OouY acllng In committee or the whole
 After lengthy discussion the House refusal ta curtail the effectiveness of the Railroad Commission by uniting the duties of is secretary and rate clerk An amendment by Mr. Dul.aney was adopted which leaves the salaries of the commits sl"ners as they were before. but provides grapher at ST 600 and an expert rate clerk dt N2koo for the two years.
 While debating the appropriat tons for the commissioner or mines, manufactures and agrieulture several amendments were offered in an attempt to promote the work of the State Horticultural Society through appropriations for this organization, but to be paid out by the commissioner of They were each voted down. An amend ment Was submitted for an appropriation of S3,o9o for tbis office. also to be used in furthering immigration. but that re. eeiyed minority report
 The House was again devoted to the appropriation bills Thursday and very lit tie other business considered. over the report of the Ways and Means Com mittee the salary of the private secretary 10 the governor was left as 1t had been for years past the committee having re- ported for reduction.
 The reform school appropriation passed the House Committee with but one atera ton. that of cutting off s4 900 for resi- dence for the superintendent of the insti. tuition
 The Van Hook farmers institutes bill was considered The section appropriattns
  ferred back to the committee for amend ment
 \ bill for a survey of tho St. Francis basin was introduced The bll carries S1e.ooe. and if passed will result In Inc reeiaiming of thousands of acres of swamp lands
 The blind school appropriation bill was read second time In the House and the penitentiary bill once. Among the Items in the latter bill Is S5oO00 to pay on the state convict farm in Lincoln county.
 Mir Iloyle introduced bill requiring cities of the second class to set apart two-tfths of the Improvement tax for road improvement. and cities of the third class to set apart three fifths of the same tax for the same purpose.
 Among a number of committee reports in the House Friday was one from from the h,,, eem- T loa the snti-eigarette bill. with the recon mendation that it do pass as amended.
 Probably for the first time in the his. tory of the Arkansas Legislature the House failed to return n bill to the Senate upon request of That body. The House did not refuse" to return the bil but merely failed to comply with the request of the Senate. upon the point of order that the upper house had failed 10 specify. for what purpose IL desired the return of the bill, The measure in question is Senate Bill No x. known as the shot firing bill" which passed the Senate. and had been transmitted to the House. and been read three times. and sent to the committee on
 The hardest fight. however, came up over the Eacr.ay Deeository Bill While In the House Mr,. Wilson of Perry exempted hi, county from the provisions Of the bill. bill fight came the motion to concur In the Senate amendment. Some sharp de bate induged in before The matter went to vote 4The result of the roll call was decisive victory for Mr. Wilson. only eight members voting to concur while II voted against it.
 The House was the only legislative branch h session Saturday.
 Mir Thompson introduced a joint reso- lution providing for two committees to make preparation and entertai in William Jennings Bryan on the occasion of his visit and address to the legislature on April g. The resolution calls for one com. mlttee of five, two from the Senate and three from the House 70 receive and en. of ths resolution Acting Governor Moore is to be member of the Senate Com mittee and Sneaker Ham,ter member of tee of five Is to be appointed for the enter tanment of the distlnyuished visitor.
 The Partain bill. which makes property owners or persons controlling property responsible for the tenants when such occu- pants violate the provisions of the liquor A I" to os. '' ''"'1 ''9 '''''S' - Y'
 New bills introduced were
 By Mir Rowel. making the salary of the ccvernor's secretary s2.2oo per annum and adding the duties of adiutant general
 Ky Mr McColum. to require all railroad companies to construct board walk pave mpnts fo their stations from other walks adioininr when ordered to do so by action Of any City Council.
 Hy Special Committee on Insurance. al lowing fire companies doing business In this State to relHsure risks outside of the State not to exceed 90 per cent of the whole of the risk.
 Three proposed amendments to the con stitution were taken up Tn the House Monday. and each met defeat in succession | There have been eleven proposed by feso- lutien in this branch of the Legislature and three in the Senate nder me con stituti0n there can be bat three submitted to the people at any general election. and none of those proposed has as yet been able to secure the required twothirds vote Mr Ard of Jackson county introduced T bill in the House prohibiting any person interest In the operation of any roller Skat- ing rink within this State. the blii to become operative after passage and pro viding penalties from S5 to SiOo per day for violations The bill created some amusement among the members. and mum eTous amendments were offered.
 Tho Honse Tuesday passed the odhan- fInmter bill for the consolidation or cites. This bili passed the senate three o weess wotas hut in the House the vote stood a3 to 22 The blll. which is now ready for the sign inc hardest fought contest the present Legislature has had to deal with
 Four years ago a bill which had been
  | ing to Hoxie and Walnut Ridge was nassed through the Legislature and enacted into l law shortly after adjournment of the | Legislature the Eighth Ward better known | ns Argenta. took advantage of the law to | withdraw from Little Rock. Two years ago a strenuous efort was | made for the repeal of that hili The substitute measure passed the House by l almost unanimous vate. hut II was Killed in the Senate At that time the lnlaSki delegation in the Legislature was divided on the issue and thls fact has been de dared as responsible for the defeat Of the bin at that time. "a, ,> The issue was renewed before the Demo, cratic primaries when the present l"iaski Alteration ras elected. and eandidates fayorIng the enactment of bill which would repeal the Hoxle-Walnut Ridge law and being about the restoration af the Tor mer Eighth ward to Little Rock received inc support of majorities through the county and district.
 New bills Tn the House were:
 Ry Mir Jackson. amending the law regti- lating the duties of prosecuting attorneys bv prohibiting them from taking fees fn rIvf actions except where the interests of inc State are involved
 Ry Mr Cravens. regulating the expendi- ture of public funds by prohibting any board from expendng more than is appro- nrtatad for any eueeiac interest. and max