The Nevada County picayune., 1907-03-08

Cery districts 10 be composed or the loilo"-
 First Distrlct-- Lonoke Pulaski, White
 Second District Garland, Hot Spring
 Third District ct-Arkansas Jefferson, Lee and Phillips
 Fourth District Lafayette, Little River
 Tiftb District Crawford Franklin. Mad
 son Sebastian, Washington and Benton
 Senator Martin of Pope will endeayor this week to secure action on his bill pro vidng for uniform text books in the pun lie schools of the state The bill arranges for 8 commission 10 be created by appolhf ment by the governor composed or one Commissioner from each congressional dis trict, one at large who shall be secFe- tary of the commission and makes the Superint endent of public instruction 'x oflicio chairman of the commission. n, der the bill the commission IS authorized to set forth what books shall be adopted in the common schools of the state. and these must be uniform in every county. The only exception 10 the rule k Ill speeid school districts
 Under tbc general appropriation bill that will be presented in the House by the Com mittee on Ways and Means. the Railroad Commission of Arkansas will be forced to get along with smaller office force than | has had since il created. The bill provides for the consolidation "t the offices of secretary and rate clerk. and provides that the stenographrr shall be
  at present consists of a secretary, rate clerk and stenogrnpher. The salary of the secretary has been Sl.5oo per annum. but under he new bill the salary of the sec retary rate clerk will be but $I4Oo per annum.
 The regular session of Go days of the present Legislature Will expire on March IA. There has been soIne talk of q - days extension. but il is not thought pro. bable that resolution covering that l.rtr tftr. .l Ia ,f...I Tn @ event oo-daS extension lS agreed upon, It will make the session the longest ever held continuously in the history of the state. The General Assembly of 1903 was in session ll6 days which is the record up to this time In 1897 the Legislature adjourned at the end of 50 days, and was shortly afterward reconYened ill an extra ordinary session of 60 days
 The Senate special committee 10 act on the anti futures bills, six in number pend ing in the Senate held meeting Thursday in the Senate chamber and decided to report q bill which will probably be made up of portions of all the measures. Il was the unanimous verdict of the com mittee that legitimate operations. such as would give farmers and cotton growers 1he right to hedge" on the markets, should the committee expressed themselves In favor et allowing legitimate board deals where sstIai delivery k contemplated.
 
 failed to find lt after thorough research.
 said eN Attorney Gcneral q. w Murphy Saturday, in regard to the Amis anti-pool selling measure, which became q law last Thursday, but which the Oaklawn racetrack operators have ignored, on the ground that II Is unconstitutional. The statement was the measure. Col Murphy was speaking from the viewpoint Of an attorney who had been appealed to by opponents Of tine bill. and who had asked his opinion as to whether II was q constitutional measure. When the Senate was called to order Mon day morning the gayel was turned oVeF te SenatOf Iegate, and thereafter during the day n Republican had the authority of presiding officer of ths body, composed of
 Fl Democrats and lone representatiye of the minority party in the state. This condition results from the rule established by President John I. Moore. who k now serving in the dual capacity of acting governor and. president Of the Senate dur ing tue absence from the state of Governor John \ Little.
 Members of the senatc are ot the opin. | Ion that the question of recognizing fra. ternity affairs in the Legislature has been | disposed of. Last week senator Thomp son secured the passage of bill in thls body leaving inc question of fraternity strife entirely with the faculty uf the ni'ersity Of Arkansas. and repeating such law as DOW recognizes the cnnten- | ton There ara three other F~ry drastic anti fraternity bills pending rhich may pFertpiate Il second controversy lhfs week. nesday from citizens of stamps for the passage uf n better fire insnranes law from citizens of Craighead county against the bill seeking to increase the tax levy in the NJ. Francis Ievee pistrira; from citizens of I'ardanelie for the passage nf | the Bslrh fire insurance bill and from the W. (. T. | i for the passage of S<nate Bhll l". an ami cigarette measure
 Eh~ local shippers are voiclng the op5nion thVs tn inc event the State KAIlroaa com mission Is given additional power their troubles with the roads operating in Ar kansas would be largely settlcd. A bilI HOW pending in the Senate. having passed the House provides for the exercise of most Of the desired Jurisdiction and has the indorsement of the Little Rock freight BureAH-
 Among the bills introduced Monday was one by Representative Thomas of tollm- bia. which provides that all citizens of Arkansas shall have the same rights to hunt atsd fish in any county of the state as k enjoyed by the residents of that county MT. Thomas believes that nsh and gaHs' are state property and should be enjoyed equally by al citizens
 Representative Finley introduced resa lution in the House Thursday rendering Joseph W, Bailey of Texas upon his exon erntion ny the Legislature of that state. bul Was uP'lAIfu uuA or ofutr hH Speaker ilHmiter, who said the House had some thing tS do besides mcddle with Senator Bailey and T"Sas affairs
 puring she session of Friday the Hons, Df Representatives had d new post mts fress. Mss Maggie Terry. the postmlstress ot the House, was called to her home at Forrest City. and during her abSence | Tut Cleburne Clarke. one of the efficient pages looked after the mall of the members | Miss Terry resumed her duties in the House ASnday
 The hll by Representative lleartsiu. to | prohibit dealings in futures WnS consid | rrsd by the Committee on Judiciary Tues. l day ana returned to the House with | the recommendation that H pass The l members ot the executive committee of the 1 Slate Farmers Union and former Governor l paVis appeared before the committee In | behalf ot the bill.
 Ky safe majority the Senaae Monday afternoon disposed of the m0osed frater- l uitS question in the University of Arkan-
 sHs by passing blll which repeals the present law recognizing the organizations,
 and leaves the question for tls. faculty 10
 settle, The debate over the hill was long consuming almost the entire afternoon | session.