The Green Forest tribune., 1907-02-22
THE HOUSE.

Several resolutions were introduced In the. House Monday morning. One by MT; Killough to investigate the condition of
 the states finances, was adopted in order
 vided committee on finance in this work
 Another resolution was that introduced l investigation of the conditions prevailing at the convict camps and the state farm. | This resolution was adopted without a
 dissenting vote, and was sent to the Sen ate immediately, when it was passed In | less than an hour. making the record for
 quick work in this Legislature. Whereas, It has been reported and the | opinion is prevalent over the state that the
 convcts are inhumanely treated at the coi'- | vict camps and farm and | Whereas, It Is doubtful whether the joint
 committee on penitentiary has has e authority 1 properly investigate these charges; there 1 fore, be it
 Resolved by the House of Representa- l tives the Senate concurring therein. That l be and is hereby authorized to visit and | thoroughly investigate the past and exist l ing state of affairs of said convict camps
 mon witnesses, administer oaths, send for
 persons and papers and take dispositions 1 tending to establish or diSproye such
 charges as may be brought against the 1 management of said convict camps and 1 farm provided, such thorough inyesti- gation is deemed necessary by the said | penitentiary committee
 A message from the governor announced
 that he had approved the following House
 House Bill No. 1 lRoss}, fying the rate | s5 miles in length at cents per mile. House Bill No. 90 (Shannonl, making valid the official acts of the Board of Di- | rectors of the Sloan Springs school dis l trict.
 l the Rock Island to stop two passenger 1 trains daily each way at Magazine, Logan | county.
 | lief of Dr. s. c. Robinson and others for
 services aondqr during 1g maP0x epidemic in
 appropriating s5oooo to pay the current
 sePfsm5ern n5, i, i9e to Appl n,d d 3aq5 5a.a.oa
 ence), to require the Iron Mountain to erect q depot at Paroquet Independence
 House Bill No. Il tvan Hook, to repeal an act of 1905 establishing two separate
 judicial districts in Union county.
 New, Bills introduced in the House were : of the state prison officials to the state convict farm in Lincoln county; by Mr.
 Jackson. to abolish all Greek letter frater- nor, designating the Arkansas Normal Col lege at Eureka Springs as the official nor nal school of the state. The House adjourned at noon out of re spect to the memory of Senator Robb. The House passed the Amis anti-pool selling bill Tuesday by vote of S3 to $. The bill was passed by the Senate last week and it only remains for it to be enrolled and signed by the governor for il to become. law. It is provided in the bill that it will become effective immedl- ately after passage.
 Mr. killough of Cross introduced bill at the morning session providing for the pay ment of Governor Little's expenses during his absence from the state. The House insurance committee reported favorably on the Balch bill permitting old line fire insurance companies to do business In Arkansas. Under the antitrus law, passed at the session of 1905 old line com panes were driven from the state by provision that barred any insurance com pany that was a member of any combina- tion, pool, etc., made in this state or else where for the purpose of fixing insurance premiums on property In Arkansas or else, where.
 Senate Bill No, 63 (McKenzie) to au- thorize the immediate construction of coun- ty bridges by order of county courts where they have been removed, and authorizing counties divided by a waterway to build bridges over same was read the third time and passed
 The House adjourned at o'clock until Wednesday morning.
 Speaker Hamiter was presented Tuesday with two gavels made by Ralph Wiley, a studeus in the carpentry and eabinet-mak ing department of the Arkansas Deaf-Mute Institute.
 The House spent most of it's time Wed nesday in consideration Of the Barker ana