Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-02-27

railroad employees or the state, d teIlow-servants bill will be placed upon the statute books of the state, if Acting Governor Moore signs q measure which was passed by the house today. The bill passed was the Oldham measure, which had al ready nassed the senate, and it IS now ready for presentation to the governor as soon as it is enrolled. The bill applies only to railroads and mining corporations. 1t pro- vides that no corporation of thls character shall be permitted to set up negligence on the part Of feilo" employees as a defense to damage suits instituted by employees, who have sustained personal injuries. The bill passed the house with only one dissenting vote. An effort has been made to secure the passage of such law at every session of the legislature for years but 1t has always failed heretofore.
 State Motto Change.
 The senate this morning passed the bill introduced by Senator Lee yesterday, changing the motto of the state of Arkansas from Reg nant Populi' to "Regnat Populus.
 It has long been contended by emi- nent authorities that the Latin in the motto was incorrect as it was interpreted to mean "The People Rule" It was contended that the collective singular should be used if this interpretation was desired. In accordance with these claims, Sen- ator Lee introduced the bill making the change and the senate accepted the opinions of the linguists and ordered the change. It was con- tended that the motto would prob ably be carved on the new state cap itol at some point and that it should oC llidoS 1oI iSSC pC1OiS IL W. et' "ii'.' preserved in marble.
 To Kill Bucket Shops.
 Because the senate committee on corporations had failed to report upon the various bills that have been introduced prohibiting the dealing in futures, the senate this morning adopted a resolution intro- duced by Senator Simms providing that all of the bills should be refer red to committee consisting of the authors of all the measures. There are six bills of this character now pending in the senate and a lively fight is expected among the authors of the bills before they agree upon which one of the meas ures is the best one. The bill of which Senator Simms is the author is the most conservative, being di rected practically only against buck ct shops. It would not prohibit op tion dealing as a general proposi- l tion Some of the other bills even l go so far as to prohibit telegraph | and telephone companies from l transmitting any messages, contain i ing any information in regard to | the purchase or sale of futures | There are also a number of bills on | the same subject pending in the | house. It is stated that the reason l for the delay in the report on the | bills by the committee on corpora | tions is that the late Senator Robb 1 of Arkansas City was chairman of | the committee and that owing to | his illness and death the committee | has been unable to take up any l bills referred to it until within the 1 last week
 Levee District Tax.
 The house this morning made l the bill providing for an increase in the tax levy in the St. Francis levee 1 district, a special order for Thurs 1 day The bill has been recommend l ed for passage by the committee on l levees. It provides that the tax for levee purposes on land in the dis trict shall be increased from six to ten cents per acre.
 Tuesday Dull Day.
 Today was about the dullest day that has been experienced in either branch of the General Assembly during the present session. IL was house day in the senate and senate day in the house Practically the entire day in the senate was devoted to the second reading of senate bills. The only bill passed by the house was the senate bill introduce