The log cabin Democrat., 1907-04-11
THE HOUSE.

Three proposed amendments to the sca. Monday' and esch met met defeat iR in sue succession ThsTs have been ssysn Hy | and three in the Senate. Under the con. stitution there can be but three submitted none of those proposed has as yet been able to secure the required two-thirds vote
 Mir Ard of Jackson county introduced bill in the House prohibiting any person | from owniag operating or having any
 rnL n whn ths state the b to become operative after passage and pro ylding penalties from g to sloo per day | amusement among the members and mum erous amendments were offered.
 The House Tuesday passed the oldham Haniter bill for the consolidation Of cities: This bill passed the Senate three weeks | ago. by the meager majority of two votes but In the House the vote stood B to 32 The bill. which is now ready for the sign. ature of the governor, brings to a close the hardest fought contest the present Legislature has had to deal with. represented to be a local measure" apply ing to Hoxie and Walnut Ridge was passed through the Legislature, , and enacted i1bS 1hs Legislature the Eighth Ward. better known as Argenta. took advantage of the law to withdraw from Little Rock.
 made for the repeal of that bill The substitute measure passed the House by In the Senate At that time the Pulaski | delegation in the Legislature was divided on the issue. and this fact has been de, clared as responsible for the defeat of the bill at that time.
 The issue was renewed before the Demo, cratic primaries when the present Pnlaski delegation was elected. and candidates favoring the enactment of a bill which would repeal the Ho1ie Walnut Ridge law mer Eighth ward to Little Rock received the support of majorities through the county and district.
 By Mir. Jackson, amending the law regu-
 ating the duties of prosecuting attorneys by prohibiting them from taking fees in the State are involved. ., By Mir. Cravens. regulating the expendl- board from expending more than Is appro- priated for any specific Interest, and mak- ing the penalty fine Of $l,0oo ana one year in the penitentiary for violating this law.
 Under a bill passed in the House Wed nesday, any state officer or member Of any of the boards of the state institutions. who may expend more of the money of the state than has been specifically appro- priated for certain purposes is to be de be fined and imprisoned the jury trying the case may determine the fine not to exceed s1,0O0 and the imprisonment not be of a longer term than one year. The bill was introduced by Mir Craven. and is designed to prevent deficiency bills.
 The House passed the Rowell bill whtSh tSn governor S2.2OO per annum. The bill also provides that the secretary shall be the adjutant general without salary as such, the former salary being incorporated in the original salary as secretary.
 New bills in the House were:
 By. MT. White, changing the law Of Of | ri ih,, tony ttfrnp track does not bar a suit for damages.
 By Mr. we,ch regulating b4 4e reopns ea,pGss pedders to take out license from each | county seat which Is fixed att so per county court which is fixed at S2oo per
 By Mir. Andrews. compelling corporations to pay employees salaries at intervals not longer than n semi monthly 5hScnonaorca .,l,rg. 1 ing the powers of courts in process actions | by making service on one member or an agent of a corporation legal service. The general appropriation bill up | In the House Thursday. The amendment which makes the provisional appropriation | for the governors contingent una sS'ooo | instead of $2 900 was adopted This anti | cipates that the lieutenant governor shall l be needed more than is generally the GUS tom. and his salary is paid out or this !, | fund An amendment appropriating 5000 l for a stenographer for the commissioner of mines manufactures and agriculture was adopted. On motion of NIT. stevens, l further consideration or the plli was ue l ferred.
 The House passed the following bills | By Mir. Stevens of the Ways and Means Committee, appropriating the sum or Sil,- 1 500 for deficiency in printing and binding the records of the state. By Mir. Bishop increasing the pehajties | for disturbing religious gatherings or Tor damaging the property of schools, chufrhes | or lodges. -.,.., ,., l panies to keep night operators at all coun- | ty seats through which their lines pass l New bills at this session were By the Committee on Agriculture TOT me 1 encoura cement and aid of county institutes
 "i By Mir Haley fixing the liability for damaged or lost goods on the initial car
 By Mir. Quinn. fixing the hours which | shall be taught in the public schools oi the State at, at'hye Edn houfS eacD uaS eA''p'
 By Mir. Walker. making attendance m public schools compulsory for at least lo | weeks in every year.
 The Moore -Heartsii Bill which it was | claimed had been tempered with. came up | again in the House Friday when reSolu- tion was offered asking for the appointment of special commlttee or hVe h,rh .h f was | possible for the changes 10 nave oeeu made.
 House Bill No. 39o by Moore , of ,, Indr- non, l nendence and MT Heartsil being direct copy of the correct engrossed bill. was in, | troduced read twice. and made special
 order for Saturday after the morning | hour.
 The remainder of Fridays business was | confined to Senate bills of local character q number of which were acted upon.
 The Moore Heartsill bill. prohibiting | snarnIa+ion in futures either through legl- t}mate Board of Trade transactions or in
 bucket shops was passed in the ;r,a nohSg hiIi l had formerly passed both legislative
 branches and was being prepared to be sub mitted to the governor for signature, re, when hea l haen "dontored ,, and that two words in II had been changed that would have reh- l dered it imperative.
 | Members who had opposed the biIl on l ;tc first nassage Saturday voted for us