The Carlisle independent., 1907-05-23
LEGISLATURE ADJOURNS
Thirty-Sixth General Assembly in Ses sion Four Months, and Much Important Legislation
 Enacted.

| the session just past. Of these BOP have already become acts. There are about 45 or 50 bills pending now awaiting the governors signature. This will bring the total of the acts up to about $50. Last year there were 400 new laws placed on the statute books and from present ap- pearances the number this year will l be less than in 1905. l Most Important Acts of 1907.
 Act No. s (Ross), making 2-cent rate the maximum railroad passenger I fare for all railroads in the state over S5 miles in length. l Act No 192 (Barker), the demur- rage bill.
 Act No. 254 (Moore-HeartsilD pro- hibiting the speculation in cotton fu- lures; making it a misdemeanor to conduct bucket shop.
 Act No. 69 (Oldham), the fellow servant bill.
 Act No. 154 Oldham-Hamiter), an act for the consolidation of cities.
 Act No. 55 (Amis). prohibiting bet ting on horse races.
 Act No. 1S4 (Lee-B -Browning), repeal ing that section of the antitrust law relating to insurance.
 Act No. 160 Uee), making the birth day of Robert E. Lee a legal holiday.
 Act No. 132 (Bush), increasing the penalties for carrying concealed weap- ons.
 Act No. 327 (Moore), giving to the county judge the right to take child ren from disreputable surroundings.
 Act No. 131 (Harrison). raising the salaries of the supreme judges to S4,000
 Act No. 1S9 Oee), prohibiting li- quor advertisements in dry territory, and defining agent"
 Act No 282 (RowelD, limiting the hours of daily service of train dis. patchers to eight hours.
 Act No 60 (Simms), prohibiting the granting of saloon licenses except in incorporated towns and cities.
 Act No.-Gee), changing the mot to of the state from "Regnant Populi" to "Regnat Populus."
 Act No tWingo), for the repeal of the Ross act for the domestication of foreign corporations.
 Act No Uee), providing for the establishment of State Pardoning Boasd.
 kot No.- (Goodwin), extending the powers of the Railroad Commission in the matter of fixing freight rates.
 The appropriation bills (Wingo), !, $15,000 for the establishment of a State Normal School in the State; (Browning), s5O,OOO for the printing of the Supreme Court reports; and the Mckenzie bill, appropriating funds for the completion of the work of the History Commission.
 important Bills Killed.
 By Senator Bush-Making the boundaries of school districts coin eide with the township boundaries
 By Mr. Owens-To segregate the taxes of the black and white inhabi- tants.
 By Senator Amis-To require all foreign life insurance companies to invest 75 per cent of their surplus in this state.
 Senator Patterson-Regulatin the sale of patent medicines in the state.
 By MT. Balch-To amend the insur- ance feature of the antitrust law.
 By Senator Providing for the non payment of legislators when absent.
 By Senator Moore-To give the old state house to the Arkansas HistoBi- cal Commission.
 By MT. Black-To regulate the sale of patent medicines.
 By Senators EdmCndson and Rector To abrogate the Dickinson convict contract
 By Senator Carlock-To submit the question of license or no license to the people at the next state election.
 By Senator McKnight-To prohibit negroes from serving white persons i'll certain capacities; and to prohibit aliens from holding land in the state.
 By Senator Goodwin-To allow the school commissioners to invest the public school funds
 Capitol appropriation bill.
 Important Bills That Died.
 Uniform textbook bill, introduced by Senator Martin of Pope county.
 The Abercrombie bill, providing for the working of convicts on the pub lie roads.
 The Cloud bill, for the repeal of the Lee anti-jug law.
 The Milan bill, for the exemption of Garland county from the provisions of the Amis antibetting law.