The log cabin Democrat., 1907-04-18
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The Senate Thursday morning passed the Martin state uniform text bill by a vote of 20 to 6. The measure provides for the establishment of State Text Book Commission. to be appointed by the super intendent of public instruction, a member from each of the congressional districts in the state and one from the state at large who shall be secretary of the board. The board shall have the power to formul- ate A state series of text books, and any county examiner, tolerating the use of any other than the state series in the common schools of his county Is made guilty of misdemeanor. A standard price Is fixed on all state books, and it is a violation of the law to sell the books above or be- low the standard price fixed by the com mission Three thousand dollars is appro- prated 10 carry the act into effect.
 A bill by Senator Patterson provldlng state guard who served during the yellow fever scare of 1905, was considered In Committee of the Whole. The bill carries dier who served during that time will re ceive S1 50 day besides the Az cents that has already been paid by the government Upon an attempt to place the bill on It's third reading there was hitch It appears that S25.0O0 was appropriated two years ago to pay certain persons connected with bv some of the senators that the dtsposi. tion of the money was not on record and no one seemed to know much about it. on tho motion of Senator Oldham a committee 
 Browning was appointed to look into the matter, and in the meantime the latter son bill was postponed until next Wednes- day afternoon.
 The appropriation bill for the agricul- tural experiment station, carrying Sn3, -oo as drawn up by the late Senator Thomps. son was considered in The Committee ot the Whole with disastrous results. When the bill got back to the Senate proper S32 TOO had been taken from itDmore than half of the entire appropriation.
 Senator McKenzic introduced a bill. an- nrnnriat;nr S1 600 for the use of the Arkan- sas Historical Commission, in order that they might continu@ teelr work ana scort1S orihg issued by the body.
 Friday was House day in the Senate, and a number of bills were considered "'' senator oldham asked that the rules be suspended. and introduced Senate Bill No. 401 (Capitol Committed, for the purpose of annropriating S2,500 for the purpose of having the expenses of the joint Capitol committee. Senate went into Commldtee of the Whole and considered the Dill. ! ne committee recommended the passage or the bill ,o, E., .,or to consider the bill of Senator Mccall and taxation of land for drainage purposes; Bll was read the third time and passed by vote of 25 to 1.
 The Senate was not in session during the afternoon.
 The Committee on Agriculture recom mended that the measure by Senator Toney providing heavy penalties for the theft of dogs be reported unfavorably. The com mittee agreed that the sentiment in the bill was good, but the penalty in the measure was out of proportion to the crime. For the failure to advertise the finding or dog belonping to someone else a person was liable under the Toney bill to term in the penitentary. The bill was introduced bv the senator from Jefferson at the request of fox hunters of the state who have been torubled with the theft of valuable dogs and the committee was of the opinion that the measure had been drawn up by some man who was In a passion at the time over the loss of valuable canine.