The Green Forest tribune., 1907-04-26
THE HOUSE.

THE HOUSE.
 The Horse Monday gave it's final sup | port 10 the general appropriation bill for l executive, legislative and judicial officers l the measure carrying appropriation ot l about $450.0Oo l. had been formerly thr~Shed out and adopted in Committee
 A majority of the time in the House was consumed ill Committee Of the Whole | considering the Deaf Mute appropriation 1 bill. Every appropriation item was dis | posed of and the bill as approved in this | form of session carries an appropriation of | S17O,3S0. which is about s16,ooo less than | the appropriation of two years ago. Senate Bill No 4Ol, bearing an appro- priaton of $2. 900 for the work of car rying on the investigation into the state | capitol work called up as a privileged bill and passed without opposition.
 The bill which provides for the work ing of conyictS on the public reads of | the state passed the House by vote of | bill. all convicts who are not sentenced | to longer term in prison than five yea $ der contract made by the county judge. l worked on the roads of the county. Coun- | ties adjoining are privileged 10 unite in the work of building roads under this | plan.
 By vote of 42 to 36 the Browning Lee bill passed the House Tuesday after contest that had been waged on the floor from the hour of being called to order until j o'clock in the afternoon. and which had been an orderly session until the roll call had been announced. A twenty min ute interval of disorder reigned follow | ing the announcement until it required roll call vote to adjourn the body.
 :. The The. bill by MT, Haley which places the liability for loss damage to freight or express on the initial carrier T&s passed without discussion or dissslt
 The House devoted the morning session NplUpSI1y to hp iptr inn o.ra l If local biilS and the afternoon session to work in Committee of the Whole on appro- | Triation measures
 Chairman Black of Sebastian of tho Com ittee on the Penitentiary Appropriations had the House go into Committee of the Whole 10 take up his bill. After d few l which carries an appropriation of S12.0Ou | Tor the payment of ion wardenS was re duced 10 SI,2oo, and but six wardenS were allowed.
 An item appropriating S60.oOO for 100 | guards was taken ID and the Commit zee of the Whole reduced the item to S36, ,ooU 1 fol 60 guards.
 A bill passed by Mir. Andrews which TO- qn'rrS all corporations to pay their em- l ploffS at intervals of not more than two weeks was passed in the Ifous, 1'he Bolton bill requiring rairoat3 to employ only such trainmen haze had two years experience also passed rhe;r wer: the only measures of general interest
 Now bills introduced were:
 fly Mr McColum of the Roads and High ways committee. requiring corporations and companies to furnish road ove;ser?s uith | lists of persons in their employ Who arc subject to road service
 By MT, Quinn. prohibiting any per7on | from removing any dead body or effect < | thereabouts when there is probability ot | doubt as to the cause of death until the | coroner shall have ordered such removal
 Under bill which passed inc Horse s,1 in { | work of directing movements of trains can. not be employed for more than eight hours | by MT. Rowell of Jefferson county. who nd- l Nocatcd the passage of his measure in the interest of safety in passenger travel.
 MT Hunt Of Jefferson succeeded in hay 1 Ing me House pass favorable on his pro l poStd amendment to- the he-conStituton rcs0
 ution which will give municipalities ant counties the right to issue bonds for high way improvement. This is the frs pro | posed amendment that has sfOuud favol ! except the one which presents for thr SC, ond time the question of the poll fax qua . 1 tcatioD.
 1 In the afternoon the deaf mutr appro priation bill was completed and sent ;t the Progressing Committee. Tho speake' ordered the doors of the House locked 1, | the late hours of tho session refu sing t recognize motion to adjourn until ] :3(
 :he bill of Mr. Haley compelling office, $ making arrests tn place on the docket the 1 correct names of the persons arrested arr m lking penalties for persons refusing tc 1 giTe their correct names when arrested. ,,cc l by MT. Kizzia. raising the salaries of clerks and judges of election from $l to Sl.50 per | day.
 Now bills introduced were: By MT. Thompson. amending the bribe ry | ltw and prohibiting any officer from .t tempting to influence legislation n :ny hammer whatsoever
 By. MT. shannon, regulating the abstr act business by requiring that any person max ing an abstract shall be responsible for error in such abstract and shall make 6 good bond to cover such liability By Mir Anderson. giving to cities of the first class the right to regulate the auction business and to regulate auctioneers by pro- viding whether auctions shall be hell at | night not
 By MT. Bullion. requiring all person. wh are engaged in the business of watch repair, ing to first obtain license after standing an examination before board of thrae eS aminers who shall be appointed by Il 9 gov crnor, and who shall have at least ten yeas active experience in watch repairing n this state before receiving such appointment.
 By MT. Partain. regulating the right Of way of telephone company lines by giving them exclusive right of 90 feet OH eithc' side. of their wires against competing com panieS.
 Only few matters were considered i ', the House Friday. Most of the time was ate business was taken up. Seversl special orders were disposed of, and the Unver- sity Deficiency Bill was taken lcp. This bill was passed through the Committee of House. The item to appropriai, S26 300 to pay back salaries to teachers wis adopted and several other items were cc nsdered.
 The IIamiter- Jackson bill. which in creases the power of county school super iptendents and gives them the author ity formerly vested in county examiners. passed the House Saturday morning by
 
 of the bill no county need adort the new method unless d majority of the electors of the county shall so choose al the next general election. By agreement, he greater part of the day was devoted io the pas sage or advancement of local measures. these having been delayed durn;, the week for general appropriation bills
 New bills introduced in the House were .
 By Mir Skaggs. abolishing the granc jury system throughout the vii )le of the state.
 By AIr. Davis of Clark. prohibiting city ordinances from becoming effective soone: than thirty days after passage. and then only after having been submitted to the people for approval.
 By Mr. Newton increasing the per diem of jurors in attendance on circIit courts to $500 per day.
 make separate lists Of the schedules of property and persons assessed and sub nit it to the auditor
 The Senate Friday killed the Owens seg regation bill before the reading Of the ttie had been completed The measure was called up by Senator Pindall for the very purpose of exposing 1t to massacre. and Der of the bill than Senator Harrison moved that the measure be tabled. Scme of the senators began protesting against this procedure. but the chair held that a motion to table was not debatable. On roll call the motion of the senator from Mississippi prevailed by two votes.