The Monticellonian., 1907-04-25
. Legislative W k Proceedings /
THE SENATE.

Aftrr one of The hardest fights of the pros"H! seSSion. the Senate Monday passed | Ihr Holland insurance bill. Whtfh prohibits life insurance fomraueS doing business in the state from discriminating between their poiicyhoIder, and making Il unlaW iul to issue the su|callcd "beara contfaetS 'fhe hiii hy Senators Winga and Good win prohibiting railroads lram ~ofkla& employees more than lG hours ri stretch, was passed with only one dissenting vote Tie bill bv senator Bush. appruprlating S50.nd0 for the establishment of an agri cultural school in the state. wdS tabled aftcr inc Committee of the Whole had killed the first section.
 New bills introduced were PN senator Ntnsp appropGiaiing Slots G6u for an Arkansas monument at shiloh HY senator Rector. making II felony
 rg Senator HamIter allowing coal cor porations tho right to construct railways
 Ky Senator Yopp. providing for the re. dPmptiOn of land forfeited for the non payment of taxes and giving ~aeh persons the right to secure the return of their property within a year from the time II was seized
 Senator Goodwin introduced bill in the Senate Tuesday giving the school commis of the slate for the purpose of Increasing the income of this portion ot the state government.
 other bills introduced were
 By Senator Nepp regulating the sale of commercial fertilizers in the state.
 By Senator Iiamiter. making it a miS- demeanor to use any name for any pur pose except the pame given at birth.
 By Senator Martin. raising the salary of the commissioner of stat, lands to S2.= 800
 Ky Senator Cloud amending section 4sG Of thc digest relating to definite jail sentences.
 Tine Senate Wednesday passed bil in tredueed ny senator Push which 'cayes to the various counties and town,aips of The state the right to determine bH votes of tho property owner inst what kind of stock laws and fences they desire. The b.ll passed hy large vete. The Bush bill and 'he bii introduced and passed by Mir Biaek of Marion giving to the Railroad ta.lmiS sion the power. on petition, 10 compel the railroads 10 erect depots wherever they are reeded and the necessity oi them k proven hy iuYStigati0n are measures that are in tended 10 relieve the Assembly of some Of ifS work If both of these bills become acts as they probably will nearly half of the labor of the Legislature will b. removed. bill is to ba introduced in the senate shortly. giving 10 thc county examiners the power to establish school districts. II this roo. becomes a law future ASSer. hlic. will he able to devote their tine eNclHSt tyelY to the consideration of general measures.
 The bil by Senator Patterson apprppria ting S3a.ooo for inc payment nf The pr vate soldiers of the State Guard who served during the yellow feycr scare of laoJ at the rate of Sl.3e day in addition t' the F cents per day allowed by the govern ment was defeated by ono Vote.
 The Mckenzie measure a9pTopFiating SI GOO for fhe uSe of fhc Arkansas His tory Commission i'll publishing the second voinme of the History ef ArkaasaS. vas
 Senator Cloud introduced bit rept aling tho Leo prohibition mraSurc which became effective two weeks ago. The features or thp Lee bill that prohibit newspapers in temperance districts from publishing liquor ads and thai ,eetion that makes the pea son giving order Ia an agent b telephone Is.,-r Saline created considerable dissatisfaction throughout the stale. The measure was read twice and referred to the Committee Temperance
 New -lls fntroduecd were
 Ky Senator Toncy making tt mlsde- meaner ta wear illegally haas" of any insignia of fraternal socetN.
 Ky senator Martin. prohibiting the shoot ing or naralyzing of iiah-
 By senator Milan. giving to. physicians V hose license has heca revoked the right to appeal tn the courts of the state
 By Senator Oldham, giving thr county judge the power of Gisposins nf orphans and foundlinss
 The senate Thursday passed tho bill in .ruduced by Senator Mcdaniel of Washing ton county providing for the organization | nder the bill any three men are eligible 10 organize such an insurance company by complying with the regulations that are laid down for the formation ef mutual fire in surante companies. \ bond of S2o.ooo must be filed and this form of insurance differs from the fire variety in that the amount of capital need not be great as that of the latter corporations.
 The Harrison bill providing for the ap. Doiutment of state veterinary board and requiring all veterinarians to secure a li- cense before praeticing was passed by large vote
 Other bills passed hy tne Senate were
 By the WnyS and Means committe". ap- rroprating S1e.9@1.G7 to cover q detieiones in the printing fund.
 By senator Iiamiter. prohibiting the use of aliases or false names and mak- ing il misCcmcanor.
 Ky MT Saunders. making an employe TO spnnsble 10 his employer for breach of coh
 lS senator oldham. giving to thr County Couri the right 10 dispose of olplans ana i0undlings.
 Local bills of minor importance occupied a!mast the entire time Of the Senate Friday wfth thc exception of the poll-tax bill of Senator Cloud which seeks 10 regulate the issuing of poll tax receipts. This bill seeks to prevent the wholesale paying If poll interests aBi is said by some ot the Sena tars to be enc of the best bills passed by the Serate.
 As the Legislative session draws to q close there Is tali, every afternoon in the House where the greatest congestion eN isis. anuut night Sssio1 \ majority 3. the members Eaxe ta da;e heea against any such procedure one member uf fnrmer assembly said rhu.sday of night sessions "I think il the legislative journals were cooked over 1t would be found tha. all the wosst legislation eyer placed on our statuFt boeks was done in the darkness of night Members go home tired and will n9t re turn There is always n bare guordm oi one. and the laws enacted at such sessions is not the voice of the Legislature in fact
 Senator Montgomery has proposed reso lution which he will probably introduce Monday extending the legislative session until June 1. fifteen days in addition to the first extension. The senator from Lafayette and several Of his colleagues are of the opinion that the extension is abso lutely necessary on account ef the Hniin lshed condition If the several appreprla tion bills and tho state cap.tol investiga ton The fate of The resolution k a natter of considerable doubt
 Senator Wnso introduced a bll Monday afternoon appropriating Slnooo for the erection of an Arkansas monument on the tatticiieid of Shiloh A bill appro- prating S5o,ooo for q similar monument at the NiekSburg National Iark was in tradueed two months ago by senator Sirnuls. The Wingo Dill was read twice
 The Arnold good roads law provides that .he country districts in the state may or sanize into improvement districts for the building and repairing of roads. Five counties have already made plans to take advantage of the law. Saline, Pulaski. Mont gpmery. Washington and Sebastian. Ii the plan proves a success ia it's initial trial there is no doubt but that the law will be taken advantage Of throughout the state.
 Throughout the entire day Tuesday the galleries and all available seats the floor were occupied hy enthusiasts attracted .o witness the fight on the Lee Browning .nsuranre bill which was admitted te be 5.te of the hercest floor fights that had h.,Aa wagej at this session This crow did Inr represent i9cal people. but visitors from ihe rahNs of business men through out .he entire state.