The Forrest City times., 1907-02-15

1 | sage were made The question finally set | tied on the motion to suspend the rules and | have the bill read the third time. which was l made by Mir. Run After a lengthy debate | the motion was lost by vote Of I2 ayes to l 43 noes. To carry the motion would have re | quired 5I votes, a twO-thirds majority. The 1 vote cannot be taken d test on the finai passage of the bill because there were some | members who voted against the motion to l suspend the rules who have stated that they | will vote for tine bill on final passage How 1 ever. If taken In the light of a test vote 1 il indicates that the bill will he passed l in the House, as the 43 votes the motion | received were significant when it is consld l cred that the House has almost steadfastly l refused the suspension of rules for the ad yancement of bills of general nature. l At the morning session the House adopt l ed a resolution by Nr Walls for the ap- | pointmenf of q joint committee of seven l four from .he House and three from the | Senate. to investigate charge made by l an Agrenta paper that bribery has been l attempted since the covening of the lcgis 1 lature.
 Bills passed at this session were: | Senate Bill No. i9. to amend an act of l 1905 creating Red River Leyee District l No 1 in Lafayette county; Senate Bill No. 1 15. requiring Iron Mountain to establish l depot at Wideman izard county and House l Bin No. 67, to prohibit killing of squirrels l In Monroe. Lee. Phillips and St. Francis 1 counties. between December and May l. The House of Representatives. was the | only body of the General Assembly in ses- l sion Saturday and it adjourned at noon until Monday The most important busl- ness was the making of inc Cartwright 1 Webb contested election case special order | for Thursday morning. When the contest was called up, Mir Hunt, who wrote the majority report was absent and
 Representative Hoyie's bill to make pub lie ginners public weighers Of cotton was l amended to apply only to Bradley, Ashley, Drew. Calhoun, Nevada and Wood run counties.
 The House. in Committee of the Whole, considered the bill by Mir. Roby to reim- | purse Ashley county and the town of Ham burg for money expended in enforcing the yellow fever quarantine in 1905, and by vote of 3i to 3f decided to return the bill with the recommendation that 1t pass.
 only on bill passed, that of Mir. Foster requiring the Cotton Belt to estab- fish depot at Kedron, and to stop one passenger train daily each way at Draughan, both stations in Cleveland county.
 Four bills were introduced at this sion. They were
 By NIT. White. changing boundary of fencing district No. in Logan county by Mir. Rasiion establishing the Tupelo drain age district in Faulkner county; By Mr. Black repeating an act of 1903 relating to salary and fees Of clerk of Marion county; by Mr. Abererombie, for altering, opening and yacating of streets in in corporated towns.
 Several resolutions were introduced In the House Monday morning. One by Mr. killough to investigate the condition or the states finances was adopted in order that the Speaker could appoint the pro vided committee on finance in this work
 Another resolution was that introduced by Mir. Jackson, providing for thorough Investigation of the conditions prevailing ] at the convict camps and the state farm. This resolution was adopted without a , | dissenting vote, and was sent to the Sen ate immediately, when it was passed In less than an hour. making the record for quick work in this Legislature. The resolution follows
 opinion is prevalent over the state that the convicts are inhumanely treated at the con yict camps and farm and
 | Whereas, II Is doubtful whether the joint committee on penitentiary has authority to visit these camps and the farm and properly investigate these charges; ]; there
 Resolved by the House of Representa- l tives the Senate concurring therein. That be and is hereby authorized to visit and thoroughly investigate the past and exist | ing state of affairs of said convict camps and the farm, and be empowered to sum mon witnesses, administer oaths, send for persons and papers and take dispositions tending to establish or disprove such management Of said convict camps and farm provided, such thorough tnvesti gation Is deemed necessary by the said penitentiary committee.
 A message from the governor announced that he had approved the following House bills
 House Bill No tRossl, fixing the rate | for passenger fare railroads more than s5 miles in length at : cents per mile.
 House Rll No 55 tShannonl, making valid the official acts of the Board of Dl reetors of the Sloan Springs school dis ! trict.
 House Bui No. 77 (Whlte) to require the Rock Island to stop two passenger trains daily each way al Magazine, Logan
 House Bill No. s2 (Barker). for the re lief of Dr x. (. Robinson and others for services during a smallpox epidemic in Drew county in 1oo5. 1906 ,
 appropriating S50000 to pay the current expenses of the state penftentiary from onsS Bi So' So s R5 Moore of ndepend encel, 10 require the Iron Mountain to erect a depot at Paroquet, Independence
 House Bin No. 7l (van Hook, to repeal an act of 1903 establishing two separate judicial districts in Union county.
 New Bills introduced in the House were
 By Mir. Run, to remove the headquarters of the state prison officials 10 the state convict farm in Lincoln county by Mir. Jackson, to abolish all Greek letter Irater- mites at the state university by Mir Poy- nor designating the Arkansas Normal Col lege at Eureka Springs the official nor maj school of the state
 The House adjourned at noon out of re spect to the memory of Senator Eobb.
 The House passed the Amis anti pool selling bill Tuesday by a vote of S3 to s. The bill was passed by the Senate last week and Ii only remains for il to be enrolled and signed by the governor for IL to become law. II is provided in the bill that it will become effective immedi- ately after passage.
 | Mir. kilOugh of Cross introduced bill at the morning session providing for the pay ment of Governor Little's expenses during his absence from the state.
 | The House insurance committee reported fayorably on the Balch bill permitting old line fire insurance companies to do business in Arkansas. Under the antitrust law. passed at tine session of 1905 old line com- panies were driven from the state by a provision that barred any insurance rom pany that was a member of any cOmbina~ tion. pool, etc. made in this state else where. for the purpose of fixing insurance premiums on property in Arkansas or else where.
 Senate Bill No. G3 (McKenzie5, to au= thorize the immediate construction of coua- " bridges by order of county courts where they have been removed, and authorizing counties divided by a waterway 10 build bridges over same, was read the third time and passed.
 The House adjourned at o'clock until Wednesday morning.
 | Speaker iamter was presented Tuesday with two gavels made by Ralph Wiley. a student in the carpentry and cabinet mak- ing department of the Arkansas Deat Mute | Institute.
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