The Green Forest tribune., 1907-03-01
' k Proceedings
THE SENATE.

| Inc senate Monday passed the Dlli m l creasing. the salaries of Supreme Court | judges from $3,o00 to $4000 per annum l after one of the most spirited controver-
 Other bll passed were: Prohibiting the 1 soliciting of liquor orders in temperance
 territory increasing the punishment for | dermen to live in" the wards which they
 represent fixing st8ndard price for jail Acting Governor Moore sent a message | to the Senate appointing MesSrs. G. w. l Seitz mad ]. W. Mitchell, directors of the 1 St. Francis levee district caused by expir-
 New bills in the Senate were: By Senator wland.-Proyiding that members of the Legislature shall not draw pay for time during which they are ab- ] sent from the sessions except when absence | is due to sickness or is caused by com By Senator Goodwin.-An act enarging l the powers of the Railroad Commission, l authorizing uniform rules to- apply to all 1 joint ownership.
 By Senator simms.- Abolishing dealing l in futures within this state
 1 By Senator Mcknight Designating the l duties of the railroad commissioners and | requiring their attendance at all meetings | of the House and Senate Committees on | Railroads
 1 By Senator Edmondson.-An act requr- i ing actions to be brought before such jus l tice of the peace as is authorized in the | township wherein the defendant is appre- l hended. except in cases where joint defend | ants are interested, when the case shall be l brought before any justice of the peace By Senator Rowland-An act legalizing | all party or primary elections held in thls l state and making penalties apply for fraud l the same as now apply to regular elections. l By Senator Patterson.--An act enlarg | ing the powers of sherifs and giving them | authority to close all saloons in any com | munlty when the peace of that community
 isthreatened by public uprising or i mob violence.
 l By Senator Thompson.-An act appro- l priating 5000 for converting the Prairie l Grove battle field in Washington county l into q public park to be known as the | Prairie Grove Military park.
 | The Senate Tuesday killed the bill by l Senator Montgomery providing that three
 fourths of a jury might return a verdict In l civil cases where the otfense charged was | not a felony.
 1 providing that absent members of the Legis- | lature should not draw pay. unless away | on committee work or because of sickness | brought up for action. There were objec 1 tions, ana on a rising vote the necessary | two-thirds majority not obta'inable New bills introduced in the Senate were :: l By Senator Paterson Senate Bill No. l 215.-An act to reward the capture of crim- l inals by persons outside the state. providing 1 for a standing reward of S1oo for any | persons outside of the state who captures
 and returns any persons who may later be l convicted of the crime of manslaughter or 1 higher crime within this state. | By Senator Mcknight. Senate Bill No. 1 2f6.-An act regulating the granting of
 teachers license, and giving school ex- | amners the right to permit teachers to
 been examined for license, but whose ap- piieations are pending.
 1 by Senator Wingo. Senate Bill No.
 211.-An act prohibiting any railroad
 company more than 30 miles in length, operating partly or wholly within the state. | from allowing their employees to work
 more than 16 hours on q stretch without
 having at least eight hours, intermission
 between such periods of work, n.,, l By Senator Oldham. Senate Bill Nc, 2fS.ZAn act prohibiting second writ Of 1 earnishment until after six months have l expired unless information has been ob- l tained that the person under garnishment has come into possession of additional prop
 By Senator Bush. Senate Bill No. 21o An act prohibiting any other person from i paying taxes on real estate in this state l except the owner or part owner, unless l the persons have written authority to i make the payment
 The Senate adjourned at noon in order | that committees might have an opportun- 1 ity to get up. with their work. ] Tine Senate Wednesday considered the 1 question of working convicts on the roads | of the state under county supervision in | one of the longest discussions of the pres | ent session. It resulted in the killing of 1 the bill by Senator Montgomery which had
 ton The defeat of this measure is not | regarded as indicating finally that the upper legislative body is opposed to the l sentiment of the bill. but there are others
 bearing upon the same subject differing l only in technical points, and of these may find more favor. On motion by Senator Lee the Montgomery bill may also | be reconsdered and taken up later in the session
 The Senate adjourned during committee | action on the Simms bill. providing for
 m exhibit at the Jamestown Tercentennial | Exposition. Amendments are to be proposed
 which will decrease the appropriation asked 1 for from SJO.0G0 to S13.O00.
 The only new bill introduced at this ses l sion was one b1 Senator De Rossitt amend
 ing the act of 1905 in regard tto. the St, l every member of the board must be | owner of improved land in the district. The Arnold bill on the subject of good | roads. which gives the counties the right | to work roads by contract. and which pro | vides that these roads shall be worked
 under the direction of a road commissioner | num. passed the Senate Thursday after lengthy discussion
 | the tax levy for the Confederate pension | fund from I mill to 1-2 mills passed the | Senate without a dissenting vote. By Senator Amis-An act to encourage | immigration by enarging the powers of
 the, commissioner of mines, manufacturers | and agriculture and giving him power to l appoint agents and direct the work of i'm migration.
 | By senator Alft all-An act 10 regulate | the removal of county seats. and provid, l ing that no county seat shall be removed | from any section where as much as S2.00O Is represented in court or court house and | jail buildings nor shall any election for | such removal be held until the petitioners | for such eleoticn shall have first deposited l the sum of S5.000 in currency to go to- | ward improvements in case the majority l vote for remova,.
 By Senator Lee-An act conferring on l cities of the first class the right to regu- 1 late buildings by ordinance. to condemn unsafe structures and regulate new build ings through the issuance of building per mits, and to make ordinances regulating tue building. within it's corporate limits.
 Made special order for Monday. In honor of the anniversary of George Washington's birthday, the Senate ad- iaurned Friday l3 minutes after it had
 been called to order. No business was at tended to. except the usual morning roll call and the reading Of the journal A
 motion to adjourn until Monday morning prevailed ty an overwhelming vote Representative Ruff of Randolph coun- ty has been dubbed the father of his country"
 The Patterson bill, requiring all patent ,saedicines sold in this state to have printed on the label the ingredients therein con by the Senate Committee on Public Health, with an amendment which will require
 every physician writing a prescription, in prescription. and the druggist preparing the same to copy this prescription in writ ia. on the label of the bottle when so requested by the purchaser of the medi- cites.
 The good roads bill which passed the Senate calls for work to be done in the counties urder public contract and arranges :or road commissioner in each county.
 who shall receive salary of S75o per an mum. ta q rect the work. Senator Arnold
 spoke at length in advocacy of this bill
 going into details as to it's application to practical road building