The log cabin Democrat., 1907-03-28
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

! introduction there were several members on their feet clamoring for recognition. It was declared that since the Amis law pro hibiting gambling or the making of books on race tracks became operative every | effort has been made by race horse men and boOkmakers at caklawn to eyade the | law. The fact that the gambling Is said l 10 continue at Oaklawn aroused the ire or Senator Amis with the result that ne pre- pared this more drastic measure. He an nounced in introducing the bill that It was only done after a conference with the act ing governor and at his suggestion. The Senator asserted that the sheriff of Garland had himself kept away from the track so as not to see any gambling and that restraining orders had been secured | through the courts preventing the consta- ble from taking hand. In summing up his argument for his bill he declared There Is only one way. to stop the gamp ling, and that is to stop the races
 And Hon W. A. Black of Sebastian Coun- | ty is a believer in woman suffrage. NO one has ever accused the gentleman of this all came about in this wise Thursday morning three proposed amendments 10 the Constitution of the State were offered one of these was by Hon. w. A: Craven or Cal houn County and deals with the right or franchise specifying that to be entitled 10 vote sn elector shall have paid his poll tax was read the second time. MT. Black sent up an amendment striking out the wora male" wherever it occurred in the pro posed amendment. To do this will give all persons, who might desire to pay poll tax the right to vote, 1T the other provisions of the act had been compllea with Eminent counsel declare that there is no law to prevent woman paying p9il tax should she So elect, and should she present herself at the polls, so equlppSedd and duly qualified under the amended amendment, she would have perfect flght to cast vote.
 Under the terms of the McCollum bill which passed the House Monday, the treas urer Is authorized to make call deposits in banks and trust companies of the state funds not to exceed 30 per cent of the capital stock of such institution and to be deposited under the condition that II may be withdrawn without notice me ne stockholders of every institution ln Wnicn ,nhia is deposited the state funds are hable individually, under the terms of the bill and as additional security, bond Tor double the sum of deposit IS required of the treasurer is exempted from cover ing funds not in the hands of the treasur- CT.
 whether the oldham annexation bill will be reached on the House calendar this week, but if it is called there snos Wil of be aba Vey bj andSer and it wa was believed that it would go through the House with but little little tKpI oKpposi, tion but statements to the effect that motion will be made to table it when first it comes up indicate that there IS m1Ee % opposition than had been anticipated. Ihe Pulaski delegation, undivided Tn US support of the measure, feels confident that us pas sage will not be denied by their feilow members of the House.
 The House Committee on Railroads held a meeting Friday night and gave attention to railroad employees and attorneys on the bill providing for a maximsm a1 4o1aananh or eagne hours employment in any day for telegraph operators. 1t was claimed by the railroad attorneys that the bill would force rail, roads to use two shifts at at day ohfts aha ds ferred action on the bill until after furth. CT hearing Railroad employees believe tna' reducing the employment or teiegrapn, op orators to eight hours each day Wouiu Io duce the number of wrecks within the state
 With but seven weeks yet of the ex- tended session before it, members or tne Appropriations Committee are anxious to get their bills before the House. MuCn time is consumed in this class or legis lation through the fact that each lteIh 5s taken up separately in Committee ol ln@ Whole and has to be passed upon separate lv To not give these bills almost lmIneee diate attention, according to menpers ot ot month of the session will of necessity nave to be devoted almost exclusively to them.
 constitutional amendment Is proposed
  the House Monday, which provides TOT TOT voting machines in elections. restricts the qualifications of voters, follows the lihe .ka Ua the famous grandfather clause or the South Carolina law, and gives women tax. payers a right to vote where question ol taxation is directly involved. me ,s teso- proval, signifying that it will have stormy passage when taken up for hnai action.
 
 the Senate and House held business ses- sion Friday, at which 1t was decldeo 4,lo to continue the work of construction od t tnt six years ago bill making an appr0prla- tion for the completion of the WorK ac- cording to the original plans, VIII De pre- pared by the committee and Will propaply be introduced during the week. If It pass es, 1t is contemplated to recommence the work at once.
 that will relieve condition as to protection from fire through insurance. The Balch bill, which in effect exempted the hre com panies from the provisions Of the anu. trust law, was so signally defeated that any measure which repeals any part of that act will be practically impossible.
 The bill by Senator Harrison making 1t mandatory that the national colors shall float above all public buildings, school houses and naming the first Friday in
  was a special order for Wednesday.
 The first fifteen minutes of the morning session in the House Tuesday was devoted to the reading of petitions and telegrams, nearly all of which were against the pas sage of the Black patent medicine bill.
 Senator Amis has left his seat in the Senate for ten days and has gone to Mex. leo on a business trip.
 Boy Injured By Pet Deer.
 Will Douglass, 5-year-old boy. liv. ing at Jonesboro, was seriously in- jured by being tossed up in the air several times by pet deer with which he was playing.
 Mrs. Jane Cargile Dead.
 Mrs. Jane Cargile died at her home