Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-02-14

ulation of the practice of mental healing.
The bill provides that no person who does
| not possess a certificate from q school of
| reputation shall practice his profession.
| 1t also provides for an exhibition of this
certihcete to the county Judge
MT. Witt presented a bill requiring over
| seers to erect and maintain guide posts at
| fords of creeks that become impossible
| during high water
| ment Of the destruction of owls, hawks and
| crows. by providing a bounty Of Is cents
per head for the killing of such fowls was
| By Mr.. Combs bill to cure defective
| acknowledgements. deeds, conveyances, etc,
affecting titles to real estate and which
It provides that all deeds, etc, which are de
fective by reason of an act approved March
To- 1857, shall be declared valid.
BY Mr.. Dulaney, bill to require all rail-
| road companies to keep night telegraph OPP
orators at stations In all county seats
through which their lines may pass.
The Cook County Democracy of Chicago
was the guest of the House for forty FIVE
minutes during the afternoon session.
The Ams anti-racing bill, passed by the
Senate Monday, was read once in the House
| Tuesday and motion to suspend the rules
to read the bill twice failed by a large
majority.
The House passed the Senate bill max
ing Gen. Robert f. Lees birthday, January
-. legal holiday, also the Senate bill pro.
hlbiting the running Of swings, stands and
dying 1innies in National and Confederate
cemeteries on Decoration day.
Other bills passing the House were.
Senate Bill No. SO (De Rositt). to require
the Rock Island to erect depot at Heath
station, St. Francis county.
Senate Bill No. 60 (Thompson), to pro-
vide for a salary of $1,000 for the treasurer
Senate. Bill No. 81 (Toney), to fix the
salary of the county and probate Judge Of
Jefferson county at $500 per annum
Senate Bill No. 95 (Holland), to regu-
late the sale of liquor in Sebastian county.
LII,
the prosecuting attorney of the Ninth judi
cial district to appoint general deputy.
Senate Bill No. AZ Montgomery, to es-
Mr.. Simpson gave notice that he would
move to reconsider the vote by which Sen
ate Bill No. 95 fHolland), to regulate the
sale Of liquor in Sebastian county, passed
the House.
Among the bills introduced Tuesday was
one by Mr.. Hamiter to appropriate $4,000
for state exhibit at the jamestown Expo
stion. and one by Mr.. Black of Marion.
for an appropriation of $4,000 for the
maintenance OF the Arkansas Hospital for
Black explained the bill by saying that the
appropriation made two years ago for the
support of the hospital would be exhausted
in about ten days
The House Wednesday, by a vote of Al
to %, tabled the Smothers resolution for
investigation of the controversy between
Senator-elect JEFF Davis and Prosecuting
Attorney Lewis Rhoten The members were
of the opinion that the grand jury should
handle the matter.
The bill appropriatng $4,000 to supply
deficiencies at the state insane asylum was
passed by vote of 81 to 8.
Among the bills introduced at this SEES
BY Mr. Van Nook: To Increase the state
liquor tax from $500 to 500 per annum
BY Mr.. Newton: To make certain
changes in fees allowed notares public;
b. Mr. Hancock: Allowing county judges
authority to work persons convicted OF
yagrancy upon public highways, and in
creasing the fines
ton agents to keep register of all stock
shipped from their stations
BY Mr.. Thompson To make tax levy
for general expenses of the state govern
ment l IL mills on the dollar instead OF
l 81 mills, and to make the tax levy for
the support of public schools mills on the
dollar Instead of mills.
BY Mr. Hollabaugh To prevent the sale
and manufacture of adulterated and mis-
u The The following ii bill was passed
House Bill No. 10S Davis Of Desha),
to require that the trains of all railroad
two or more trains depart daily shall de-
part only from the station or station house,
and that railroad companies shall employ
at each station or junction crier to an
nounce the departure and destination Of
trains.
ganization of the Datto special school dis
trict in Clay county.
MIR. Rowell was elected speaker pro tenn
on account of the absence of Speaker Haml-
ter.
the day Thursday considering the contest
case of w. w. Cartwright VS.. John w.
Webb. from Stone county The majority of
the committee reported in favor of Webb.
The committee report follows
We the majority of your committee. find
and report that John w. Webb was legal
at the election held on the Sd day of Sep
tenber 1906 and since he has already
been properly certified to this house and
sworn in as a member herewith, we hereby
recommend that he be permitted to retain
MS sea- " w Carrtt1wrirhf be dismissed
Mr.. Abercrombie of Saline filed min
ority report in favor of Cartwright (Deml
The reports were still under discussion when
The Judiciary committee OF the House
submitted an adverse report on the blIi
providing for the segregation Of the school
New bills introduced were as follows:
House Bill No. 179 Coleman, to regl-
late freight Transportation, 1t Is oe
cinrocal demurrage and for the prevention
of discrimination against interstate ship
me9ts R R rst $50 and fC seSGnn on Edu
cation5 to make the tax levy for school
purposes three mills instead OF two mills
Read first time.
The Amis anti-pooling selling bill came
up again in the House Friday and caused
a stormy two hours discussion in that
body, in which personalities inquired largely.
Under the regular order the bill was
read the second time, and Immediately ar
ter the reading was finished motion to re-
fer to the Committee on Judiciary to post
pone consideration until, Tuesday and to
place 1t on its third reading and final pas
sage were made The question finally set
tied on the motion to suspend the rules and
have the bill read the third time, which was
made by Mr.. Ruff. After lengthy debate
the motion was lost by vote of AZ ayes to
43 noes. To carry the motion would have re-
quired 81 votes, twothirds majority. The
vote cannot be taken as a test on the final
passage of the bill because there were some
members who voted against the motion to
suspend the rules who have stated that they
Will vote for the bill on final passage How
ever IL taken in the light of test vote,
it indicates that the bill will be passed
in the House, as the 43 votes the motion
received were significant when it is consld
cred that the House has almost steadfastly
refused the suspension Of rules for the ad
vancement of bills of a general nature
At the morning session the House adopt
ed resolution by Mr.. Walls for the APP
pointment OF a joint committee of seven.
four from the House and three from the
Senate to investigate a charge made by
an Agrenta paper that bribery has been