The Carlisle independent., 1907-03-14
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THE SENATE.

THE SENATE.
 The Goodwin bill, which permits the State School Board to invest the permanent school fund in school district warrants and which had passed the Senate on Fri day, was Monday reconsidered and returned to the Committee on Education for such amendments as may throw further safe guard about the proposed change of in yestment.
 Two important bills were introduced dur ing the day. One by. Senator Holland prohibits natural gas from being piped across the borders of the state, and the other by Senator Mcknight which requires that all printed contracts, policies, notes, or legal documents be printed in type not smaller than pica size
 communication was read from William Jennings Bryan to the effect that he would Legislature, in respoDse to an invitation which had been extended to him in the early days of the Legislative session.
 Among other bills introduced in the
 By Senator Amis.-An act to regulate life insurance companies by requiring an investment in this state of fully 75 per cent of the reserve fund in premiums SC. cured in the state. It also requires state ments of receipts and disbursements to be filed semi annually with the auditor
 the penalties for offering a bribe, emolu- ment or pledge to members of the legis- lature to influence their votes on any pend ing legislation, making the minimum pun ishment five years imprisonment.
 By Senator Harrison.-AuthoriZing the levee board of St. Francis levee district to issue bonds not to exceed $5OOOo0 for furthering the work of levee building.
 By Senator Martin.-Authorizing county courts to change the lines of fencing dis tricts on d three fourths majority petition of the persons in the district.
 By Senator Simms.-Making it the duty of court stenographers to furnish copies of stenographic reports in civil cases that are appealed, the same as in criminal cases.
 By vote of 27 to the Senate Tuesday morning adopted the House resolution ex- tending the present Legislative session until ton of the resolution were that the inveS, tigations now under way were hardly well begun and to adjourn at this time would mean that what had been accomplished would be entirely lost to the state.
 Senator Montgomery introduced oiil which provides a maximum admission Tee for all theaters and circuses within tne t shall be 50 cents, with a maximum for box seats Is fixed at S2.50; dress circle and parquet $1 balcony. 30 cents, and the galleries 25 cents For circus perform ances the maximum general admission fee shall be 30 cents. with miximum for reserved seats of 25 cents. and 10 cents for the after concert. Menageres and side per formances are not to be charged for un- der the provisions of the bill. The penalty Is a fine of from S10 to S100 for each violation, and each ticket sold at higher rate than that fixed by the bill is to con- stitute separate offense.
 A message from the acting governor ah. nounced that he had approved the Joint Resolution No IA by Senator Simms, pro. yiding that the stamp and newspaper act shall not be interpreted to pay Tor stamps and papers previous to the adoption or the resolution. ,,
 Senator Wingo introduced a bill at this session authorizing peace officers to search persons for concealed weapons without war rants where information has been verpally given of alleged violations or the ia"' cities was defeated in the Senate Weones- day after the most unrelenting ana pro longed fight that has been waged durlng 17, but Senator Hamiter changed to the majority and moved a reconsideration ana 1t Is thought the bill may, be given a chance there. Senator Oldham led the fight in favor of his bill, and his colleague, Sen ator Hamiter, also spoke In advocacy or US passage, as did Senators Cloud and MonI- gomery Senators Patterson, Amis, Arnold, Carock and Bush made speeches against
 The hill by Senator Holland, which pro- hibits the. piping of gas from the state,
 Senator DeRossitt withdrew his bill for the working of conyicts on public roads under county supervision, and substitute, making slight changes, was offered.
 An attempt was made to get the Old ham bill for the consolidation of cities up Thursday that it might be finally killed, but mention of the subject brought from friends of the measure vigorous pro tests against such tactics. The bill was made a special order for next Wednesday, when 1t will be finally disposed sss,1oS of m,, which prohibits non-residents from acquir- ing property within the state. The mea- sure occasioned a smile throughout the the given a place on the calendar with other
 The Patterson patent medicine bill was taken up in the afternoon and after dis cussion lasting two hours, adjournment was taken until Friday morning, when the sub, ject will be taken up again under the head of unfinished business.
 New bills introduced at this session were:
 owners of land along rivers and streams from having sand removed without their permission, and extending the ownership
 By Senator Bush.-An act requiring that capital stock of corporations shall be fixed and divided at $5 per share.
 By Senator Bush.-An act to better pro vide for the improvement of municipalities by giving them authority to direct by ordin- ance that all persons between the ages or streets at least three days of every year.
 By Senator Cloud.-An act making a teachers license issued in one county a license to teach in any county in the state.
 By Senator Amis.-An act to create a state board of Penitentiary commissioners for the management and control of the pen itentiary and reform school, the board to be composed of six members to be appointed by the governor one from each congress sfonal district for terms of two, four and six years and giving the board authority immediately after appointment to remove every penitentiary officer and abrogate all convict contracts.
 The Senate Friday passed the Lee bill, which abridges the pardoning power of the Governor and places the pardoning and paroling power In the hands of the peni- tentiary board The principal feature of