The Monticellonian., 1907-03-21
THE HOUSE

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 The bill by Mr Eahy ta enforce eompll- ance with contracts for labor under which money and supplies are secured in ad prisonment for failure 10 comply with the contract was taken up in the House Mon day .i, Ameaaments t2 exempt exempt st,,gln [%an tion of the bill was deferred until Wed neSday
 Al tho morning session resolution providing fur q night session was adopted. but in the afternoon the vote by which the resolution was adopted was reepnsldcred and motion to table the resolution pre- vailed
 House bills considered and amended were
 To hH by MT stevens providing for quofs purchased hy dealers. an amend ment was adopted 10 not make the bl II lahle of construction to authorize the setliHg or huYtug nj tUtpXtgants tn districts nnW prohibited or tn repeal any existing liquor law
 Mf Beck called up House Bill No i43. to m1ke Insanity 2 eause for the grant Ing af divorce deeTocS. and an amendment by Mir Monroe was adopted. II provides that fl the defendant ts m tnmate at inc Arkansas State Hospital for Nervous Diseases The plaintiff seeking 4 divorce must file certificate from the superln. tendent of thaf institntinn showing that the defendant k taeHgablF Insane which however. shall not cstop the chancellor from having othcr proof in the case
 Mr Black of Marion ealled m 1lanse Hlll No. ILL. ta prevent the adulteratlan af delgs and t9 regulate the manufartufF and sale of Pa'ent or proprietary medi- ctn"s. but at his suggestion further con, stdefatla lon of the measure was deferred until Thursday morning
 The House Tuesday indefinitely nest peged the bill hv Senator Simms providing lmUrisonmeuf for lahOrcrs who secure goods or money in advance for the per farmance Of contracts and then fall to E#F5F
 New bills in the House were
 By Mir Ross. to require accident insar- ance companies 10 file certain statements with county clerks II provides that com panies issuing blanket policies insnrlns the employees of corporations shall file with the county clerk list nf all earR9r- atious whose employees are insured and copy of the form of the policy
 By Nr. Serimshire tn punish violations ef the liuuAr laws in prohibited territory bv providing that persons violating them shall he guilty of q felony punishable hy Imprisonment in the penitentiafy of net more than three years and not less than one year.
 The House took m tho bill by the Com. mittee on Militia Wednesday, providing ap- ueopriattons for the support of the AtkanShS State Guard The item providing San per month for the use If the adiutant general department, was rejected The second sec- tim. appropriating S60ao for military encampment ta.get practice, marches. etc. was adopted after a discussion. Tho two sections were the only ones considered
 The bill by NIT. Leigh. rcgulat.lE the cmpl9yment of child labor. was passed
 To' the bill to ahc'ish the rreDaratory department of the University of Arkansas an amendment was adopted to make the bill become effective December 3i. 1aos,
 The bill by Representative Moore of Indenentl.nce and IIeartsill to prohibit dealings in futures. was passed by the House at the morning session Thursday ,f ql hpf who voted for the measure expressed their belief that fl would not accomplish tho purpose for which il was intended. and Mr N.CC4um stated that he thought the blll defective from start to finish. The bill is a combination of SIC features Of two bills on the snniect. and Mir. Moore of lndepend once one of the authors. said he was will ing In confess tlat there were some see- tiuns in the measure that he would rather not have in if.
 tempted to get his bill te make the state convict farm n tummns the peniteutl arY of Afkansas: Hndef consideration, bnt under motion by Mr White further c9n sideration of the measure was postponed until April I.
 The House passed the bh by Mir. Me Daniel to amend net of 1ao5 as to make railroads liable absolutely for loss nr damage to goods wares or merchandse while in transit. It provides that the con Sgnee must file his verified claim with the agent nt point of destination within ten days after receipt of goods: that payment shall be made within thirty days. or upon failure to do SD the consignee may bring suit. and If he gets judgment he may bc entitled to damages In the amount of three times his claim
 Among the new bills. mostly local. were : By Joint comittee on Charities. for the support. maintenance and government of the Arkansas Deaf Mute Institute,
 By NIT. Combs. to render more effective the laws In relation to bastardy.
 The House Friday passed the bill by Mir | IIaa, al Rf IAiR hatU sure for the maintenance of the St. Francis Levee District
 Another important bill passed was that hv Senator Harrison, to increase the salary of the Supreme Court judges to S4 o00 Ser year. an increase of S1.0O0 per year. This bill also met opposition in the House. T passage was chinehed hv the vote to recon slider the vote by which it passed and to lay that motion on the table;
 The pa ssage of the Arnold Good Roads Bill in the House another important measure MT Heartsll sent up a written protest against the passage of the bill and asked that 1t be made part of the records which was done
 The bill by Senator Bush to add jail sentence to the punishment for carrying concealed weapons, was also passed in
 During the forenoon session of the House i today. Private Secretary Paul Little an peared and announced the approval of the i following House bills bv the Governor
 House Bill No. 1o2, by Mr. Hamilton of 1 OuaChita. to compel the Cotton Belt Rail i road to erect. establish and maintain q de
 House Fin No. la4 by Mir whaley Of Nevada County, for the relief of W. k. 1 White.
 The House was the only legislative body in session Saturday ard II devoted its time i to the disposition of local measures It was decided that the House keep steadily at the mass of accumulated local bills until they were disposed of. and to this end II has been agreed that Monday will l be added to the regular days set aside for Senate business.
 Recognizing the frequency of railroad wreeks in recent months Mir Rowelf of Jefferson introduced and had read twice ] bill prohibiting any railroad from al l lowing employees who by either telephone CT telegraph direct the movement of trains i To work more than eteht hours in any twenty-four The bill was referred to the Railroad comittee
 Mr Van Hook il troduced bill at this session apprapriating S9O0o for tls, pur- i pose of defrayng the expenses incurred | fn holding farmefs county institutes throughout the several counties of the i state, 10 be distributed evenly among the c0.niies holding such Institutes. and to 1 encourage the gatherings and discussions of farm subjects.
 Among the bills introduced Thursday i session was one by Mr- Carlton. to l provide that the per diem of the mem i bers of the General Assembly shall be | s6 during the regular session of 60 days. and s during extensions of the regular session An amendment by Mir. Killough. l to make the pro, lsions of the bill apply 1 only to Newton county representatives was adopted after a discussion In which joking took prominent part. An amend ment to make the bill apply only to Repub- | ican representatives was declared out of order. motion to indefinitely postpone the bill was lost.
 Representative $ n Sawyer of Monroe | aFatr | leave of absence account of the seri- ons illness of his wife and three children