The Nevada County picayune., 1907-03-22
THE HOUSE.

The bill Lv Mir Roby to enforce compil- ance with contracts for labor under which money and supplies are secured Tn au- vance, and providing 8 penalty ,iih or ,bc ln contract. taken up in the House Mon day. Amendments to exempt AZ eoun- ties were adopted and further consldera- ton of the bill was deferred until wed nesday
 At the morning session resolution providing for night session was adopted hut In the afternoon the vote by which the resolution was adopted was reconsidereo and motion to table the resolution pre- vailed
 House bills considered and amended To bill by Mir. Stevens, providing for the payment of tax on intoxicating |, quors purchased by dealers. an amend ment was adopted 10 not make the h,lI linble of construction to authorize tho selling or buying of tntoxicants Tn dlstI'ttS now prohibited or to repeal any cAIS''nS
 Nr. Beck called mp House Ru No 1422, to make insanity cause for the grant Ing of divorce dccrees and an amendnehl by Mir Monroe was adopted, it proEl&des & that if the defendant Is an inmate of the Arkansas State Hospital for Nervous i Diseases the plaintiff seeking divorce must file certificate from the supertn. | tendent of that institution showing that the defendant is incurably insane which. however. shall not eStop the chaneeIlor from having other proof in the case
 Mir. Black of Marion called up House | l!lll No III. to prevent the adnltefauoh of drugs and to regulate the mnnufactnre and sale of patent or proprietary medl- | cines. but nj his suggestion further con sideration of the measure was defeffeu until Thursday morning.
 The House Tuesday indefinitely post poned the bill by Senator SimmS proVldins goods or money in advance for the per, formance of contracts and then fall to carry out the contracts.
 New bills in the House were
 By Mir Ross. to require accident insur- ance companies to file certain statements with county clerks II provides that com, panies issuing blanket policies inSuflnS the employees of corporations shall me with the county clerk list of all corpnr. ations whose employees are insured and copy of the form of the policy By Mr Scrmshrc. to punish vi"latlonS of the liauor laws In prohibited territory l by providing that persons violating them l shall he guilty of I felony. punishabIe hv Imprisonment in the pcntcntiary or not more than three years and not less i than one year
 The House took up the hil by the Com mittce on Militia Wednesday. providing ap- propriations for the support of the Arkansas l State Guard The item providing S1o per month for the use of the adlutant genera s department. was rejected. The second sec flon. apprapriating S6.ooe Tor military etc. adopted after discussion lhe two sections were the only ones considered l at this session.
 employment of child labor. was passed
 To the bill to abolish the preparatory department of the University of Arkansas an amendment was adopted to make the bill become effective December 3l, l?os Independence and lIeartsil to prohibit dealings in futures. was passed by the House at the morning session Thursday by vote of n to |. Several members -Ef ad for mpu belief that it would not accomplish inc purpose for which II was intended. and Mr l McCoIluur stated that he thought the bin defective from start to finish. The bill Is a combination of the features of two bills on the subject and Mir. Moore of lndepend ence one Of the authors. said he was will Ing Ia confess that there were some sec tlons in the measure that he would rather not have in it.
 tempted to get his bill to make the state convict farm at Cummns the penitenti- ary of Arkansas; under c9nsideration' hn' sideration of the measure was postponed l until April 1.
 The House passed the hIll hv Mfr. Me make railroads liable absolutely for loss or damage to goods. wares or merchardise while in transit. It provides that the con Sgnee must file his verified claim with the agent at point of destination within fen days after receipt of goods that payment shall be made within thirty days. or upon
  1 suit and If he gets judgment he may he entitled to damages in the amount of l three times his claim
 Among the new bills. mostly local were
 By Joint Comittee on Charities for the support. maintenance and government Of | By Mir Combs. to render more effective l the laws in relation to bastardy.
 The House Friday passed the bill ny Mfr. Hazel of poinsett county being the mea, sure for the maintenance of the St Francis Levee District
 Another important bill passed was that ny Senator Harrison. to increase the salary of the Supreme Court judges to sI .00o per year. an increase of s1.00O per year. This bill also met opposition in the Iouse. - members voting against the bill. But its passage was chinched hy the vote 10 recon slider the vote by which 1t passed and to ! lay that motion on the table.
 The passage of the Arnold Good Roads l Ril In the House was another important measure. Mir iieartsiil sent up. written and asked that it be made part of tse records which was done.
 The bill by Senator Bush to add n jail sentence to the punishment for carving concealed weapons was also passed in l the House
 During the forenoon session of the House | today. Private Secretary Paul Little ap peared and announced the approval of the following House bills by the Governor:
 House Rlll No. log, hy Mir. Hamilton of l Ouaehta. to compel the Cotton Reit Rail road 10 erect establish and maintain de pot at Sayre
 House IilI No 194 hy Mir whaley Q; Nevada County, for the relief of W. R ! White.
 The House was the only legislative body In session Saturday and it devoted Its time to the disposition of local measures IL was decided that the House keep 'teadlly ! at the mass of accumulated local bills until they were disposed of and to this 1 end tt has been agreed that Monday will be added to the regular days set aside ! for Senate business.
 Recognizing the ssfrequency of railroad wrecks in recent months, Mir. Rowell of Jefferson introduced and had read twice bin prohibiting any railroad from al lowing employees who by either telephone ! or telegraph direct the movement of trains to work more than eight hours "a any twenty four. The bill was referred to the 1 Railroad Cumittee
 Mir Van Hook introduced a bhl at this session approprlatiug S9oO0 for tAe pur IoSe of detrayIng the expenses incurred In holding farmers county institutes throughout the several counties of the state to be distributed evenly among the counties holding such institutes and to encourage the gatherings and discussions of farm subjects.