The log cabin Democrat., 1907-04-04
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

Hon. U l.. Meade senior member of
 the House. from rope county, Will lntr9'
 duce joint resolution proposing an amend
 ment to the constitution changing the tax
 ing system and revenue laws of the state when he next receives recognition.
 The amendment provides that the fol lowing property shall be exempt from tax stion Public property used exclusively for public purposes churches used as such school buildings and apparatus; Hbrarles
 and grounds used exclusively for school purpcses buildings and grounds and mater ials used exclusively for public charity the wearing apparel of any resident of
 this state and the wearing apparel of his
 niture to the value of three hundred dol lars (S30oD.
 homestead of any resident 1.-two years after the ratification and adoption of this constitution shall become and ever there after remain exempt from taxation (except for common schooi and road purposes. and for these purposes 1t shall not be subject
 to b: taxed higher than other property TOT a like purposeJ. Subject to the foregoing exemptions, all property. both corporeal and
 incorporeal tangible and intangible shall be subject to taxation. ,,
 upon property according to Its value Tn
 money That value to be asGertalned nIR IR
 may direct, making the same equal ana
 uniform throughout the state; And no
 one species of Property s9al De nronayfv 1sTfp of equal value provided. that on wild and
 unimprovcd lands not yielding an income
  tho homestead the General Assembly shall have power from time to time to classify
 such lands and impose a specihc acreage tax on same.
 Jamestown has made another appeal to Arkansas to become interested in the Ter
 centennial Exposi.ion and have a display of the resources of the state al that big eXhi, blton Saturday Speaker lIamiter and Mir DuIaney of Little River each received
 messages from C. Brooks Johnson. chair
 man of the Board of Governors as follows;
 "l wish to aSain impress upon the thregrh .egSh vou that there is sufficient time foE the installation of an exhibit al our eXposi-
 tion and are holding in reserve space, for ArkanSas We would be disappointed
 If you did not participate In this exposl,
 tion. and hope the House will be impressed
 Members of the House will insist that the
 bill be taken up during the eomns ing weeK moy
 asked for is but s15,O00, and there seems
 to be doubt if even that sum will oe ap-
 pronriated. but both friends and foes Of tho exhibit are a unit on disposing of the mat. ter Further delay would mean that II
 the exhibit is arranged for; the n,,rN,od WoFk or The bill introduced in the Senate Thurs
 day by Senator Rector. chairman or the the the committee fer the support and main tenance of the State Hospital for Nervous
 over those of two ears ago. The former appropriation Is round mum
 bers amounted 10 S331,O00. The appro pending bill are $3JO.O0O. The principal changes made the increase in the
 salary of the superintendent, slght
 increase in the salaries Of the attendants and appropriations for certain improve ments. The salary of the superlnlenueht
 is increased from 5000 year to sI 25O: the average salary Of the Il male attendants is fixed at S23S0 1-3 and the
 average salary of the 3l female attend. Sl n 0
 the two assistant physicians, Sl 500 ana
 $1,o00 respectively. remain the same;
 The bill also provides for the erection Of Of
 two wards for females at cost C, $25 GOO for the two, and an annex to the
 inhrmary to cost $13o0O.
 Cotton men over the State are much
 interested in the outcome of the Moore Heartsill Anti-Futures Bill, recently pass ed by the Legislature. and frequent re
 quests are made to know when the Coy, ernor will sign the bill so that It may
 become law Acting G9yeTnor G, has not Mo'as as yet been prcseuted to him. Intil the
 bill is engrossel and properly recorded ID
 the House from whence it emanated the bill will not be presented to the Cover nor for his sisns ture and will not become
 law There seem to be no doubt that the Governor will approve the bill for ne
 announced to tle Senate on taking ms
 seat as acting Governor of the State that
 he would. unless some good and sufhclenI cause arose why he should not, sign every bill passed by the Legislature ,
 The bill prohibits dealing in futures ana
 one prominent cotton ntm hf Tn l,tIg Il toes rose Its business and perhaps move to another
 State when the bill becomes a law
 The defeat of Senator Moor's bill ap- pr0priating S6 100 for continuance of the work of the Arkansas Historical Commits
 sion by the Senate on Thursday Is dlsap
 pointing to those who favored the meas ure and there is some talk of the intro
 ducton of another bill that will accom- tbn A ina lority of the votes of those voting on the measure. but was defeated on account | held that it required two thirds vote for its passage on account of it's carrying
 an appropriation. The contention is that the ruling is wrong: as the appfopriatloh was made for carrying out the provisions of an existing statute which was enacted
 two years ago. This act created te the id rpH, | in it's work An effort will probably be made to put similar measure through the Legislature which will answer the pur- pose and will not conflict with the ruling that sent the original measure to its de | feat.
 l idatc or amalgamate two of the proposed | constitutional amendments now pending be-
 fore the House ana to Rresen ntarestad ,n,s afh | that of Hon w. J. Walls of White County and that of Hon. w. A. Oldham of lonoke | and ] M Jackson of Howard. which pro. vide for new system of elections. There | is one point which Is preventing the anal | camation of the two amendments at this | time and that is The failure to agree upon | the time for holding the sessions Of the General Assembly, Under the Walls | amendment the sessions are to be held | only once in four years, while in the Old | am-.Iackson amendment they continue as | 8t present 1t Is believed. however. that this matter will he adjusted, and that the | amendments will be consolidated and thus presented to the House.
 Our subcommlttecs are making | progress. and I can only say that we are carving on the work of lnVestlga- tion in manner satisfactory to the | members of the committee who really | know what is being accomplished, saio '4i"' ,ro,,rnss he ioint com