The Monticellonian., 1907-04-04
LEGISLATIVE NOTES

 after fhe fm midHati7u and adspftan 2l This constitution ShafE besams and s#e# thsHe alter remain eSelhHt fHuW taNatinH trNeepf for anmmon sehuul and raHd pufpn-e@ and - h. U1xrd high"f Ehan sFBeF property for lEze nHiba-e4 Suh#r-t ta ffa faHegaHnS axrmpfian~ all #pfoprrfg hoth rpfpnfeHI and tn,arpafeN. tangible and iumneible shall nr ,uhiest fn fHNHtinu=
 AH nj faIutFm taNrS aFs 10 Re tad dpUH pfopeftN acEardinG !" Ills yHiue m mnHeN That vaiHe t1 hr Hs7grtatned in s.lch mannsr as he General Assembly, naF difecI4 making the same eaea and uniform tHroughaut fbe <tate And no ono sperieS ef prepegtY shall be taxed highat than another sneeies af property nf equal vaue, provided that oH wild and mimprased lands not yielding an income and not included or embraced within the the homestead. the General Assembly shall haye power from lime ta time h classify such lands and impose specific acreage tax pn sams
 Jamestown haS madr aupthcr appeaE tn ArkanSns to become interested in thc Fer centennial Exposition and hayr display of the resources of the state at that big "Nhl hilton Saturday speaker Iamitrr and hr l'u1.a9eF ef Iitlle River each reegiyed messages from t Brooks Johnson. rhatr man of the Board af Governors as fall"Hs
 "I wish ta agatn imeress upon ihe lcgiS lature If tha State of Nrkansas through rau fhat there is sufficient time for The installation Inf an rNhthif nj OUT eNpnsi Lion and We arc holding in reserse space far ArkalsaS Na would be di<aunointed
 
 tton5 and hope fhe tlaus'= Aill 4sa impressed With he aepeefun,ty and Mlih "u5 ean eern In the matter"
 Members of the House will inoi,t tdat fhn bill he taken up during the coming week and disposed of Tine appropriation now dsked for ts but St5.uun. and there SeemS h he douhl if even That sum will he Hp- aronfiated. but both friends and tuns nf Inc rXhbit arc q unit on dspasing of the mat tar Further delay Mnuld mean That 1T the exhibit k arranged for, the wnrk oI establishing il would D" very hurried
 Tho bill introduced in the senate Thurs 1ay by Senator Rector. chairman of the senate Committee on Public Charities Tor the eommittee for the support and main lenanee nj the State ltnspilal for Nervous Diseases. increases the appropriation St9.ooo oyer those of Two years az" The former appropriation k round nun Ders amounted tp S3&i .pno. The appt"- ftiHt ions for the coming two years in thp pending bill arn Si'9." ."oo The ptlnclbaI
 hangeS made are the Increase In the salary of the superin' 'endent, slight increase in the salaries Of the attendants. and appropriations for certain improve meuts The salary of the superintendent < increased from 5000 year To Sz 70 the average saiafy of the II matf Attendants is h1ed al S3a.su l-.i. and inc average salary of the II temale attend. snts nt S22 per month The salaries oi the tNo assistant physicians Sl Nea and St.5no reSpectiyclt remain the same The bill also provides for the erection ot i~n wards fur females at cost al s.5nao far thc twn. and an annnL h the
 
 rettna men over the Statc are much .nt"fesind in the outcome of the Moore stsI4silt Anti izuturrs bi5t recently pas sd 2 tar Legislature. aud frequent fe tar~ts aaa matH ta know when ihe toy 1EUnF will sign thn htl so that IL ulAt 5eepme il law. AeIins Governor Moafe sia'cd Eti5aX that tbr bull has not a~ ett heen presented n hun nlii ta. bill i7 rn2rus~ed and properly recorded III II hP- House from whence ii Cmdudtod. tt' pill will not be prcS"nlrd te inc 'aVcl 1ar fer his signature and will nn bctnmn law Ihef" seem to b" no dhnpi lha' he Governor will approve he bill for li' announced n thr senate on taking his .eai artlng Governor of thc Snte that he would. unless some good and sufficient caI.sc arose why he should nat. sign every bi1t passed by the Legislature.
 The bili urohibits dealing in futures and one prominent cotton firm in Little Rock has already announced that il will close it's business and perhaps nov" to auoihef Stat" when the bill becomes law
 The defcat of senator Moor's bill ap prapriaitng st fao for continuance of the work of tha Arkansas Historical Commis sion by the senate Thursday Is dl>ap pointing t4 those who favored the meas ire. and there iS some taik nf the intro daGlpn of another bIli that VIII accom- plish the purpose. The bill received majority ot the v"t"S oi those voting on the mraSur". but Was defeated on account of the ruling of the presiding oticer. who held that il required two thirds vote for its passa4" on account uf lis carrying an appropriation The contention Is that the tlIng is wrong as the appropriation WIS made for carving "ut the provisions of an existing Statutc which was enacted two years ago IhlS aet created the com mission and appropriated S23a te aid | in it's work An effort will probably b' made tu put a similar measure through the Legislature which will anS~cr the puf pose and wll not conflict &ith the rplng rhat seui the original measure to lis de feat
 There is movement on foot 10 consol iGatc er amalgamate two of the proposed constitutional amendments now pending be. fore fhr House and tp present this amend fhaf of Hon W ] NatfS of White tounty nnd fhai of lion w. A. oldham of Ionoke and J. VI. tksan of Howard. which pro v.d" for a new system ot eisrttons There k one point which ts preventing the anna eamatten of the tw" amendment> al this time. and that Is the failure in agree upon inc time for holding fh" sessions of the General AsSambiy | ndcF the Walls amrpdmeni the sessions ar" tn be held onfy unr" in four years while in the old ham Jackson amendment hey continue as \ present. II k believed however. that lhi~ matter will hn ad tuStcd. and thgf he amendments will b. consolidated and thns presrntod to Tn" lloHse.
 "Our subeommirtccs arc making progress. and can only SaY that We are carving on ihe work of inYestiga ton in manner satisfactory to lhe members of lhe committee who really, Snow What k being accomplished, said ' hartman kte Oldham Wednesday nlght rrgarding the progress of the joint com mittee to investigate state capitol con 1itions The committee is divided into Three parts one 10 investigat" the huild ing one To investigate the contract and report on the validity of tho bond. and the third to investigate fhe books and accounts of the commission.
 Representative " A Hodges of White county has prepared bill and will in trodnee is early this week which will pro vide that members of he General AS spmbly shall receirc per diem of >6 for l ninety days should thc session continue | for that length of time and fhat fher" | after each memher shall serve tho State free grali for nothing
 The bill also provide, that members | shall receive no pay for services not fen | dered In other words. tho Representative 1 except illness eil moi receive his regular per diem.
 Immediately after roll caii in the House | Saturday several petitions were presented | from policy holders iu lift. companies enter ing protests against inc passage of tha | AmiS bill. which demands hal f-, per cent | of ihe reserve for all policy holders In | this state he invested within the borders | ef the state. The trend of thc opposition | fo the bill was thai il would prohibit the | policy holders from obtaining loans on heir | policies
 Resolutions thanking the Legislative Assembly for the enaetmen of thc Barker | bill restricting the sale al intoNicants In | Monticello hy the cMthodist Baptist Pres bpterian and Associate Reformed Prcsby- | terian churches. The resolutions pledge | The support \. the churches in enforcing | she law.