The Green Forest tribune., 1907-04-19
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.


 Every legislative session in Arkansas for years has had brought before it a bill for the segregation of the taxes for edu- but never has one before been dignitied with passage in either body until when quent plea from Mir. Owens of Miller caaL- ty and by a small majority endorsed his bill on this subject
 The Owens bill provides that the school funds obtained by taxation of personal property and real estate, and all other rev enues of whatever source paid into the county and state treasury by the white race, shall be disbursed and paid to the sup port and maintenance of the white schools only, and the amount of funds paid into the county and state treasury by taxation of personal property and real estate and all other revenues paid by the colored race shall be dsbursed and paid to the sup port of the colored schools.
 The Committee State Lands favor ably recommended the bill by Senator Me Knight prohibiting foreigners from own measure is to prevent any man who is not a citizen of the United States and does not live in this country to buy up land in Arkansas and keep 1t unimproved waiting for rise in value He declared that many square miles of land were held in Ar. kansas in this manner and the progress o1 entire communities was retarded by the refusal of these persons to improve the land or to sell it to those who would at req sonabe price.
 The general banking law bill. drawn up by special committee and introduced in the Senate by Senator Mckenzie. will Senator Lee Is unalterably opposed to the bill. He declares that the measure, if enacted into a law, will place the state banks on a plane with the national in stitutons with the result that the latter will grow prosperous and the former will suffer. The senator from Nevada insists that the bill was drawn up by the Arkansas State Bankers' Association and they ought 10 know what is good for them.
 That the seventeen circuit judges of the State are not yet certain of the S3,OOo a year voted to them by the Senate on given by Senator Amis Thursday that he which the Harrison bill passed on the ground that he and Senator Montgomery had voted on the measure in the bellef per annum. As the bill passed by only a few votes in the first place. it is obvi- ous that the motion to reconsider will pre- vail
 Legal opinions were presented before the House Committee on Insurance Wednesday would interfere with the provisions of the King antitrust law Judge Hemingway stated as his positive opinion that the Browning-Iee bill would not render inoper- atve the antitrust law. This opinion was offset by Judge Harrod, who expressed 1t as ais opinion that If the Browning Lee bill passed 1t would not annul the anti trust law. but in exempting the insurance composites 1t would render 1t Imperative
 The Moore Heartsill bill. which prohibits speculation in futures and had been passed by both legislative bodies several weeks ago. was signed by Acting Governor Moore Thursday. The bill. which had been doc tored" after it's previous passage through the legislature. was carefully gone over by Mir. Simpson of the House Enrolling Committee and was in It's correct form of error in this case, as all due precautioIn has been taken in the progress of the bill through both legislative branches.
 Senator Oldham has introduced a bill that is sufficient evidence that the Joint Capitol Commission is going to the bot | connection with the state capitol building since 1905 The measure provides for ar appropriation to cover, the expense or experts and witnesses and for the printing of the report of the committee The bill was favoraby considered in the Commit tee of the Whole and laid over until next week
 Senator Mcdaniel of Fayetteville. the successor of the late Senator Thompson was sworn into office Monday. and he i'm mediately got to work He introduced a bill an hour later and made speech on another measure The resolutions regard ing the death of Senator. Thompson was presented Tuesday morning and Judge Mcdaniel made few remarks on the life and work of his predecessor
 The Browning,Lee bill ras created so much interest throughout the. state that the House Saturday decided by unan- imous vote to get it out of the way. This bill permits of the return to the state of the old line insurance companies which not members of any combine to con trol prices for Arkansas, and has been one of the most prominent issues before this legislative session.
 The Moore Heartsill bill Investigating committee was denied sum in excess of s3 per day for a stenographer Saturday to take evidence. and the chairman Of the committee stated to the House that the work might be dropped, but friends of the investigation will ask second time for this small appropriation, that the in vestigation may continue uninterrupted. Acting Governor Moore announced the ep- pointment of the following committee to act with similar committed from the House to investigate the alleged tampering that was done with the Moore Heartsil antl-futures bill Senators Amis, Arnold, Holland and Carlock.
 The special election called by Acting Gov ernor Moore to select a successor to Rep resentative Nichols from Phillips county, who resigned was held Saturday Honor able II. R. Sterling. who was appointed bv the governor pending the election was reelected and will remain in the House.
 The Moore Heartsill investigation of the .'doctored' nti-brokerage bin will be terminated during the coming week. The investigation is being conducted Tn execu, as to the progress made until the report is submitted.
 The State Capitol Investigating Com mittee keeps up its regular session. and is amassing q quantity of testimony which will be submitted to the Legislature when the final report is made. This investiga- tion Is also held behind closed doors.
 A resolution by Senator Rowland, auth orizing the secretary of the Senate to pay all the expenses incurred in the last ill- ness and funeral of the late Senator Thomp- son. was passed in the Senate Saturday.
 Representative Hughlett Coleman of Ar kansas county has been quite indisposed for the past week. and has gone to his home in Dewitt where he will remain several days to recuperate.
 Louis and the Rest of Us.
 Louis XIV had an idea that the world would come to an end when he died. The difference between Louis and most other men is that he said it out loud.
 France and the Birth Rate.
 In all the great and little countries of Europe the number of births has never been so high as at present. France alone makes a deplorable ex- ception.
 First and Second Thoughts.
 In matters of conscience first thoughts are best; in matters of pru-