The Huttig news., 1907-05-04
Legislative / :
 Proceedings
THE SENATE.

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 resolution was introduced in the Senate Monday by Senators Pindall and Montgomery, to extend the session until June To- No action was taken on this resolution
 The reform school appropriation meas ure,. carrying $32 500 was called up for final passage by Senator Rector. The bill had previously been considered in Com mittee of the Whole and favoraby recon mended with an amendment by Senator elan $50. a month to attend the inmates only one dissenting vote.
 The Patterson bill asking for $35,000 for the payment of the state guard, which was defeated and reconsidered last week was passed with only seven dissenting
 The Cloud measure repeating the Lee Prohibition Act of 1907 was also passed.
 The bill regulating poll tax receipts vas passed Under the measure the sheriff or collector cannot take out bun de of the receipts, but must have an or der for every receipt that is issued. The idea of the bill is to prevent certain coun- ty officials from using the poll tax receipts for the purpose of carrying elections.
 The appropriation bill as passed by the Senate carries nearly half a million dol s192, 100; executive, s44,ooo; mainten- anee and repair of state house, and state $s,oO0; office of secretary of state, Ss,- altop,s office, $14,2o7;. treasurer's ofiee. 772; superintendent of public instruc- tion's office, $6,172; office of commis- s1oners of mines, manufacturers and agrl- office. $6,025; railroad commissioners, $22, ls1 i; janitors wages, $3,72O.
 The Rowell bill prohibiting any railroad ln the state from working it's telegraph operators for more than eight hours in "a shift was passed by unanimous vote in the Senate Tuesday. Several hundred were received in favor of the bill.
 The Cravens measure. making 1t mis- demeanor for an individual or public body 10 spend more money than was appropriat ed by law for the purpose was read third time and passed with only two dis senting. votes. The bill is aimed at the been presenting deficiency bills at every session of the legislature
 Senator Goodwin introduced bill allow ing the sshool commissioners to increase the school funds of the state for the pur- pose of securing additional funds for the erection of school houses.
 The appropriation bill for the State more than $400,000, was considered in Committee of the Whole and passed by the tsh Senate without a change in exactly est action that has ever been taken on an appropriation bill of this magnitude in the present session.
 the attorney general to bring suit against the railroads in the state to recover $30O,- 000 in taxes that have been due since 1887, was passed by a unanimous vote.
 The Senate killed the Goodwin bill which has for its object the investment of the school funds of the state by the State ent all of the school funds of the state are 54gssa a aFRsaHss b5na h }salP sFe aN ing interest at the rate of 3 per cent and the Goodwin measure is to provide , for the school districts of the state at the rate of per cent, the money. to be used for building purposes. The bill was passed in
 The bill by Senator Patterson, allowing the shooting of ducks and snipe at all times in the year was passed by vote or Is to [,
 New bills introduced were:
 By Senator Toney, requiring water com. panies to comply with the provisions of n tS nd to pay of tha a same damages
 By Senator Cloud, giving to traction en- zines the same rights on the roads of the state that automobiles have. providing that broken.
 By Senator Bush, giving to the railroad power to fix rates on lnteruf- ban trains
 The Senate consumed nearly all of Thurs. dav in the consideration and disposal or | local bills 1t refused to recede from its | to ae Geform re ferpe ferm School, as and and amended the bill pro viding for the printing of the Supreme s,ourt reports by authorizing the board to | receive bids from publishers outside the state and to award the contract to the lowest bidder irrespective of locality
 The only bill of general character lntfo- duced in the Senate was presented by Sen fl tor DeRostt providing for the building of a macadamized road from Fort smith through the counties Of sebastian, non x nraW- Faulkner, Pulaski, Lonoke, Prairie, Mon roe, St Francis and Crittenden counties 10 point the Mississippi river s.gp oPpoosanfee oSne for the survey and location of the road and provides for the creation or poafu of commissioners to look after it's construc- tion.
 Senator Mcknight presided over the de- Iberations of the Senate Friday
 The Senate Friday passed the Brown ing bill approprating sso'ooo r for dnorfe the re the House bill by Mr Mr., Leigh Leigh reg reguIlating Idnag bill by Mir. Kizzie, increasing the pay or judges and clerks or electlons rom $1
 House bill by Mir. Barker, regulating the practice of suggestive therapeutics ana magnetic healing also encountered Sena- tor tor Wingo's opposition; He spoke against ai5st the measure, attempted to- have 1t tabled and later moved to indefinitely postpone its further Consideration, but failed in both instances The bill was accorded first reading, but motion to suspend the rules and have it read a second time was lost. A number of House local bills were passed and others advanced in the stage of Legislation.
 by request, for the relief of w. II. Maxey