The Green Forest tribune., 1907-02-15


 vide for salary of S1 200 for the treasurer of Washington county.
 Senate Bill No, GA (Toney), to fix the salary of the county and probate judge of Jefferson county at &, 800 per annum,
 Senate Bill No. 95 tHolland), to regu- late the sale of liquor in Sebastian county. the prosecuting attorney of the Ninth judi cial district to appoint general deputy.
 Senate Bill No. 52 Montgomery. to ea- tablish 2 levce district in Miller county.
 Mir. Simpson gave notice that he would move to reconsider the vote by which Sen ate Bill No % CHollandt. to regulate the sale of liquor in Sebastian county, passed
 Among the bills introduced Tuesday was one by MT. 1Iamiter to appropriate $l0OOO for a state exhibit at the Jamestown Expo for an appropriation of $25,000 for the maintenance of the Arkansas Hospital for Nervous Diseases until March 31. MT Black explained the bill by saving that the appropriation made two years ago Tor the support of the hospital would be exhausted in about ten days.
 The House Wednesday. by vote of Al to %, tabled the Smothers resolution for lnvestigation of the controversy between Attorney Lewis Rhoten The members were of the opinion that the grand jury should handle the matter.
 deficiencies at the state insane asylum was passed by a vote of e 10 s.
 Among the bills introduced at this ses- sion were:
 By Mir Van Nook: To increase the state liquor tax from $500 to S70O per annum, lll
 By MT. Newton; To make certain changes ill fees allowed notaries public.
 B. Mir Hancock: Allowing county judges authority to work persons convicted ot vagrancy upon public highways and in-
 By Mir. Skaggs: Requiring railroad sta ton agents to keep register of all stock shipped from their stations.
 By Mir Thompson To make tax levy for general expenses of the state govern, ment 1 1-2 mills on the dollar instead or l 34 mills. and to make the tax levy for the support of public schools s mills on the dollar instead of mills.
 By Mr Hollabaugh: To prevent the sale and manufacture of adulterated and mis- he GfpEf or b afIGgs Was % passed
 House Bill No. 10S (Davis of Deshal, to require that the trains of all railroad companies at stations or functions where part only from the station or station house, and that railroad companies shall employ at each station or junction a crlef to an. nounce the departure and destination Of trains
 House Bill No. 105 (Iuln, for the or ganization of the Datto special school dis trict in Clay county.
 MT Roweil was elected speaker pro tenn on account of the absence of Speaker Haml- ter.
 The House spent the greater portion of the day Thursday considering the contest Webb, from Stone county. The majority or the committee reported in favor of Webb. The committee report follows:
 We, the majority of your committee, ma and report that John W. Webb was legal ly elected representative from Stone county at the election held on the Sd day of Sep tember. 1906, and since he has already been properly certified to this house and sworn in as member herewith, we hereby recommend that he be permitted to retain md q 10 Rn m. test of w. W Cartwright be dismissed.
 MT. Abercrombie of Saline flied min ority report in favor of Cartwright tDem.) The reports were still under discussion when the House adjourned.
 The judiciary committee of the House submitted an adverse report on the blll providing for the segregation of the school
 New bills introduced were as follows:
 House Bill No. 179 (Coieman), to regu- late freight transportation. It Is de ciprocal demurrage and for the prevention of discrimination against interstate ship ments Read first and second times.
 House Bill No. 1S0 Committee on Edu- cation) to make the tax levy for school purposes three mills instead of two mills. Read first time.
 The Amis anti,;pooling selling bin came up again in the Tday and n fss body, in which personalities figured largely.
 Under the regular order the bill was read the second time; and immediately al fer to the Committee on Judiciary, to post pone consideration until Tuesday and to place it on its third reading. and final pas sage were made The question finally set tied on the motion to suspend the rules and have the bill read the third time. which was made by MT. Ruff. After a lengthy debate the motion was lost by vote of 42 ayes to A. noes. To carry the motion would have re- ouired 5 votes, two-thirds majority. The vote cannot be taken as test on the final
 If tlNOpa nTrlO members who voted against the motion to suspend the rules who have stated that they viii vote for the bill on final passage How ever. if taken in the light of q test vote, it indicates that the bill will be passed in the Horse, as the 43 votes the motion received V,"e significant when it is consd- cred that the House has almost steadfastly refused the suspension of rules for the ad vancement of bills of a general nature.
 At the morning session the House adopt ed resolution by MT. Walls for the ap- nointment of joint committee of seven. four from the House and three from the Senate, to investigate charge made by an Agrenta paper that bribery has been attempted since the coyening of the legis-
 Bills passed at this session were
 Senate Bill No. 49. to amend an act Of No. 1 in Lafayette county Senate Bill No. 15 requiring Iron Mountain to establish depot at Wideman. lzard county and House in Monroe, Lee Phillips and St. Francis counties. between December l and May l.
 The House of Representatives was the only body of the General Assembly in ses- sion Saturday and it adjourned at noon until Monday The most important busi- ness was the making of the Cartwright Webb contested election case a special order for Thursday morning. When the contest was called up. Mir. Hunt, who wrote the ma jority report, was absent and in difference to him the matter was not taken up.
 lie ginners public weighers of cotton was amended as to apply only to Bradley. Ashley, Drew, Calhoun, Nevada and Wood ruff counties
 The House. in Committee of the Whole considered the bill by Mir. Roby to reim- purse Ashley county and the town of Ham burg for money expended in enforcing the yellow fever quarantine in 1905, and by vote of 34 to 31 decided to return the bill with the recommendation that it pass.
 Only on bill was passed that of MT. fish depot at Kedron. and to stop one passenger train daily each way at Draughan, both stations in Cleveland county.
 Four bills were introduced at this ses- sion. They were:
 By MT. White. changing boundary of fencing district No 9 in Logan county by Mir. Bullion establishing the Tupelo drain age district in Faulkner county By Mir Black repeating an act of 1903 relating to salary and fees of clerk of Marion county; by Mir. Abercrombie. for altering, opening and vacating of streets in In corporated towns.
 Before adjournment Tuesday Speaker Hamiter announced that urgent business ne cessitated his absence from the city We(lnes- day and designated Mir. Rowell to act as Speaker during the morning session and Mir Killough during the afternoon session.