Woodruff County news., 1907-05-02
NO. 24.
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.


 miners in this state will go out on strike More than that, they will remain on strike until contracts can be made with the oper ators just exactly opposite to this law We want just exactly what we have. We de sire no change. We want the miner to get pay for his work He digs the coal He should be paid for that Under the screen law all that goes through the screen Is not paid for, but the operator sells this coal at good price and there is no req son why the man who digs it should not 1t will be one to be remembered. We have settled this thing by legislation. We made our contracts with the understanding that they were to stand if the supreme court did not uphold the anti-screen or mine-run law. We went to work at Spadra, the largest coal mining camp in Arkansas, after a backed by the United mine workers of America. We will fight the battle to the bitter end and we shall win am not saving this to influence action on this Dill for know that can not be done The Arkansas house of representatives are men who can not be influenced by any such methods. But since l have been asked as to the effect the passage of the bill would have on us. 1 am telling you just what we mean We want fair play. We want the law left just exactly as it is"
 The two-cent rate as applied to the Memphis gateway is giving residents of east arn Arkansas much alarm. Following the fact that the Cotton Belt had taken ad- vantage of the fact that it's Texarkana station is just across the state line and in Texas, has refused to apply the two cent fare, it Is feared that after the Leg islature has adjourned every road to the East that goes through the Memphis gate way will consider Memphis the destina- tion, instead of Bridge Junction, to which tickets have been formerly sold, and re- quire three-cent fare. Under the con tracts the railroads hold with the bridge is D cents and the bridge corporation collects it, making the actual destination at Bridge Junction as far as railroad fare is concerned. But baggage is checked through to the Memphis depots, or on fur ther as the ticket may read. An investi- gatton of the. probable result is to be made, and if it is believed that the rail roads will have an advantage at the Mem phis gateway, a bill is to be drafted and presented which will require a station at this end of the bridge, so that the Arkan- least to that point.
 In pursuance of a settlement of mat ters of difference between the United States and this state arising out of the swamp land grant of 1850, and other grants, which was ratified by concurrent resolu- United States the sum of S103, ,915.95 from the state There not being this sum in the state treasury to the credit of the general revenue fund, in order to raise the sum. by act of the General Assembly approved June l, 1897, Governor Jones as governor Of the state executed his notes, one to the I to the Swamp Land Fund for this sum, and the money was paid into the United States treasury from these funds settling the difference between the United States and the state The situation has been that these notes have been in the treas ury since and the bill by the Ways and Means Committee in the House Wednesday was introduced that the state might pay the sum from these funds into the sink ing fund. cancelling the notes. Under the bill the levy for the sinking fund is to v,v,r N.,r !, @F r,NF1 hn years.
 In speaking of an extension of the Legis- lature. Senator oldham said
 "I will say that the Joint Committee on Capitol have not considered the matter ot an extension of the present session. want it understood that the committee has not given the matter a thought, and at the present time we do not know I personally would favor the taking of a recess for about 20 days at the end of the session. One of the best lawyers Tn Moore will hold office until the regular governor John Little, returns. Other good and able lawyers: on the other hand hold that the term of John Moore in the exc cutive's office expires at the same time that his tenure as president of the Senate does. In that case, in order to be on the safe side, it would be a good idea to Moore a chance to sign all of the mea- Sures that have passed the Assembly; IT we took q recess, there would De no uOuDL of the legality of the acts, for John Moore would still be president of the Senate"
 Declaring that if appropriation meas ureS were not curtailed the state of Arkan sas would face deficit, and be issuing warrants in lieu of cash for it's obHga- tions, Messrs. kilough. McCOllum and oth- CTS wagged a relentless fight throughout the major part of the day In the House Friday against the University of Arkan- sas deficiency appropriation bill Almost Cpf tS6 n sion. and realizing that the majority favor ed the passage of the bill an endeavor on which would prohibit the benefciaries in the bill from drawing the money until after August 1. We will be on a scrip basis by the first of June" said Mir. Kill tough. If we do not curtail these measures There is now but S150,000 in the treasury This bill covers an appropriation of S6o- 900, that will be drawn the minute 1t De comes a law. With the present running expenses the full supply of cash will be exhausted and warrants will have to go out something that it has been many a day since Arkansas has been forced to d0,"
 If any one had doubted that the finai rush was on Tn the Legislature. he would have been convinced of the fact if he had been in the Senate chamber Monday after noon. Two appropriation bills of great magnitude were passed, a resolution was introduced to extend the session until June 10. and, to cap the climax, when the upper house adjourned at 5 o'clock
 
 Senate would reconvene again at 8 80 in the morning, an hour earlier than usual.
 lady who sat in the line of the ink well that was aimed at MT. QuApn Tues day by MT. Foster in the House fracus was probably the greatest sufferer from the incident new Easter hat was found to have been spattered with the black fluid. As she withdrew from the crowd in the excitement a senator standing near sug- gested that Messrs. Foster and Quinn should have their heads bumped together. And I'd like to have the job, too" the lady added as she passed out
 Senator Montgomery has proposed a reso- lution which he will probably introduce Monday extending the legislative session. until June 1, or fifteen days in addition to the first extension The senator from Lafayette and several of his colleagues are of the opinion that the extension is abso- luteh necessary on account of the unfln- ished condition of the several appropria- tion bills and the state capitol investiga- ton The fate of the resolution is matter of considerable doubt.
 House Bill No. 221, by Nr Davis of De sha prohibiting hunting or trapping bv residents of Desha county, except by the procuring of license from the county clerk. was taken up on third reading in the Senate Friday. The bill permits each resi- dent of the county having d license to in han h fa-rae i0AFt tc fa