The Green Forest tribune., 1907-04-12

| sstitution were taken up in the House Monday. and each met defeat in succession. l There have been eleven proposed by reso- | lution in this branch of the Legislature, and three in the Senate. Under the con. stitution there can be but 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
 Mir Ard of Jackson county introduced l bill in the House prohibiting any person l from owning or operating or having any ing rink within this State. the bill to become operative after passage and pro nf hs Sm S b to per som ans amusement among the members, and num- erous amendments were offered.
 The House Tuesday passed the oldham Hamiter bill for the consolidation of cities. ! This bill passed the Senate three weeks 1 ago. by the meager majority of two votes but in the House the vote stood B to g.. ahefe fhe hardest e fought contest the present I Legislature has had to deal with.
 Four years ago a bill which had been ing to Hoxie and Walnut Ridge was passed l law Shortly after adjournment of the Legislature the Eighth Ward better known l withdraw from Little Rock.
 Two years ago a strenuous effort was made. for the repeal of that bill The | | almost unanimous vote. but it was killed l in the Senate At that time the Pulaski delegation in the, Legislature was divided on the issue. and this fact has been de l clared as responsible for the defeat of the l bill at that time.
 l The issue was renewed before the Demo. cratic primaries when the present Pulaski delegation was elected. and candidates favoring the enactment w of asbil which 1n,,i and bring about the restoration of the for mer Eighth ward to Little Rock received the support of majorities through the
 New bills in the House, were
 By Mir Jackson amending the law regn, by prohibiting them from taking fees in civil actions except where the interests of the State are involved ture of public fundseby prohibiting any | board from expending more than is appro- nriated for any spesic iptsreS, o6o and nd, max p year in the penitentiary for violating this | law.
 Under a bill passed in the House Wed nesday, any state officer or member of any | of the boards of the state institutions. who may expend more of the money of the state than has been specifically appro- priated for certain purposes is to be de- | clared guilty of misdemeanor. and to be fined and imprisoned as the jury trying the case may determine. the fine not to exceed S1,000 and the Imprisonment not be of a longer term than one year. The bill was introduced by, Mir Craven; and is designed d to prevent deficiency, pills. pills makes the salary of the secretary to the governor s22oo per annum. The bill also provides that the secretary shall be tn the the former salary being incorporated in the. original salary as secretary.
 sw ny %r S'' white ias G"1s ehangns msfe the law of contributory negligence so that failure to look. listen when crossing, railroad track does not bar suit for damages.
 By MT. welch. regulating the business of peddIing in the counties by requiring peddlers to take. out. license from each county seat which is fixed att y2O per l annum.
 By Mir. Andrews, compelling corpora tons to pay employees salaries at intervals not longer than semi-monthly.
 By MT. Moore of Independence enlarg- ing the powers of courts in process actions by making service on one member or an agent of a corporation legal service.
 The general appropriation bill was up in the House Thursday. The amendment which makes the provisional appropriato for the governors contingent fund S3 00u instead of S2.0O0 was adopted. This anti cipates that the lieutenant governor shall be needed more than is generally the GUS, e,i. fund. An amendment appropriating S?,ooo for stenographer for the commissioner of mines, manufactures and agriculture further consideration of the bill was de ferred.
 By Mr Stevens of the Ways and Means 800 for deficiency in printing and binding the records of the state.
 By Mir Bishop. increasing the penalties for disturbing religious gatherings or for damaging the property of schools, churches or lodges.
 By Mir. DuLaney. requiring railroad com panies to keep night operators at all coun- .ly seats through which their lines pass.
 New bills at this session were t
 By the Committee on Agriculture. for the ! encouragement and ald Of county institutes within the State. ,,.,.
 damaged or lost goods oh the initial car
 By Mr. Quinn. fixing the hours s,o;l which d1 tho State at five hours each day except SatnrCay and Sunday.
 By Mir. Walker. making attendance in pnblie schools compulsory TOT at least ID weeks in every year.
 The Moore-Heartsill Bill which it was claimed had been tempered with, came up again in the House Friday when d resolu- | ton was offered asking for the appointment of a special committee of five to investigate Thoroughly the method in which it was | Isssible for the changes to have been
 House Bill No. 39G, by Moore of Inde pendence and MT. Heartsill being direct | copy of the correct engrossed pill, was Tn, roduced read wee adf nffer made the morning 1 hour.
 The remainder of Fridays business was confined to Senate bills of local character | number of which were acted upon. The Moore Heartsl bill, prohibiting speculation in futures either through legl- timate Board of Trade transactions or m | "hpcket shops" was passed in the House | hy | had formerly passed both legislative branches and was being prepared to be sub mitted to the governor for signature re, "hea men been ''doctored,' and that two words in IL had been changed that would have rem dered it imperative. ,, it's first passage Saturday. voted for its passage stating that such attempts to ihwart legislation should be severely re- | buked.
 4 bill was introduced in the House re ouirlng all saloons to keep closed from 10 o'clock at night until 5 o'clock in the morning, and prohibiting them from oper | ating restaurants in connection. | Other bills introduced were:
 By MT. Hodges. to fix per diem of mem bers of the legislature so that after ninety days of any session no saiarS rs IS to @ pc pnta | ment which makes the bill apply ouly to White county. which was adopted. By Mir. Walls. prohibiting the killing Of | fur bearing animals between Aprli ana | October.
 The House adjourned at noon until Mon day morning.
 In the House during the coming week the university appropriation bill will be taken up and probably three Jays devoted to its discussion. The bill was trimmed from $IOQ O0O to about S4O0, ,O0O In the Senate, readings and is now on the calendar ready to be taken up when the House Is dis posed to pass on it. In this line also Is the Al,a ln., .,A Ina uanr