Woodruff County news., 1907-04-25
NO. B.
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

1 In explaining his bill which authorizes the attorney general to begin suit in the fed eral court against the State of Tennessee to determine the ownership of Flower is land in the Mississippi near Osceola, said that at one time Flower island was a DOT 1 tion of the State of Arkansas, but that in 1899 the channel of the river changed and a tract of land of 5000 acres was detached and placed east of the channel. Since that time Tennessee has been claim. ing the island. Four years ago the sheriff of Mississippi county went over to the island 10 replevin some timber that had been cnt, and be was arrested by the other state and placed in prison Senator liar riSon further stated that the people resTd- ing on the island were compelled to pay taxes 10 both Arkansas and Tennessee The 10 pay the expenses of the suit. Tue Gues- tion for the federal authorities to de termine is whether the original channel of the river is to be considered the bound sry line between the two states or whether the change in the course of the river affect cd the line of demarka ton. The property is worth in the neighborhood of $1O0,0Oo. By unanimous vote the measure was passed.
 The greater portion of the morning Mon day was devoted to q consideration of Joint Resolution No l, by Senator Row and pro vding that two hundred dollars of all per sonal property should be exempt from taxa ton. The resolution seeks to amend sec, tion 16 of Article ; of the Constitution ot the State of Arkansas. The Senator rom Boone explained that the proposed amend ment was for the relief of the poor men who found great difficulty in the payment of taxes Senators Simms and Holland opposed the resolution on the ground thar it would encourage perjury and If adopted l by the people would result in the elimin- alton of several school districts in the state as they were supported III & soHe he9rad o9rn ties by men who never had two hundfeo dollars and in some of the countries Ill the hills, these men composed the entlGe poPu- lation. Senator Toney favored tbe resoIu tion for the benefit of the poor man while sen ator Mcknight was opposed to the measure | because it would free every negro III tH0 | state from taxation
 Retaliatng against the St. Louis South. | western railroad for taking advantage or the fact that its TeXarkana passenger ger depot is just over the state line and for refusing to sell tickets from that clty ~, to 1 points in Arkansas under the terms or lhe | 2cant passenger rate, the House MonaaG gave two hurried reading to bllls lntr9- duced by Messrs Hamiter and Owens which demand that this line erect depot in Tpkarkana on the Arkansas side Of the state lines where tickets may be purchased fions Tons' had been made from many points in this state for tickets to IeXaI- kama and in each instance the c9npang Ipaiis. charged the regular scent rate because their Texarkana terminal was out ot Afkan- sas. Persons in Texarkana were ioi%+s also ui, in able to secure the 2-cent rates 10 po'htS iH Arkansas over the line.
 Senator Coodwin's bill enlargns the pow. DOW. ers of the Railroad Commission 10 the
 .rpr thls body will have authority to fix freight rates in equal sums over con lines, when more than one lliIC ilstu in shipment. was taken up bX t1e .aa, Iali, road Committee in the House Nednesdax afternoon and the bill will be reitInet ,,,;thn,t 1 Thursday with the report that It pass Wilit0uI umpDdmpnt Senator Goodwin appeared pc fore the committee eXplainInS Drleuy tho tho purpose of the bill. and attorneys TOT nno | railroads were also heard. In ms eXpIana 1 ton Senator Goodwin stated that olten al | parpntly different lines were really operaieu l bv the same Stockholders ana that he lieved this bill would prevent hlgher EateS o | being charged one line than chargeu o,I another through this method ol operating the lines.
 meeting of the senate Judiciary Com, n,jftee was held Tuesday afternoon to nanstdar tt1, Senate Bill No. 300. by Sena- tors Patterson and Bush promol6ins U; monopoly in the distribution ol news news m III thc state and fixing severe pehaIlles f o,n tnlaeranh and telephone companies for sending news in violation or the law +bat was pointed out to tne conlnltttee 9 tta oonne all of the press associations ot tue Tou t %ry ware Drivate concerns and could nel be affected by legislative action Aate iSt some consideration of the subject elgn' men,bers out of the nine present recon mended that the bill do noi pass, ,i sense of the committee was that 'he M iYe,s tTsnS Iature had no power to regulate business l of this sort and besides there lealiS was no monopoly in the dlstrloutoh oi news in Arkansas.
 Mir. Ard of Jackson insists that he is serious in the matter of having ms anu anI s<afing rink bill enacted into law Speah- ing on tbp bill which was befoxe the houSSe. T6,psdsv Ir Mr. Ard said: 'irhiS might have been introduced in the snirlt oi Narn is | ifv but I have discovered that there much merit in the measure. l nave 4ta+ se ters asking that it pass. II IS clainleu IIn lMn[ the skating rinks are keePiIiG Iiias tn" nnd theii | homes The craze is spreading to every hamlet. and there are thousands Who ooJers Js to a continuance of the condition. an ryiIiino that cities of the first class De e&- l emDtpd if that is necessary TO the paAds, of tbe bill but I believe That II Is d goou l ,nl won every acre of land in Arkansas
 1,o provrinr-Lee bill which passed the Uouse Tuesday cxcepts from the proylslons of the King antitrust law such old me ID surance companies as are not III lrsr,iTrn TuIl bination to control the prices or premiums within this state. regardless of their attl1 tude in other states. Cndef the pIoau @ proyisions of the King antitrust law ho plUonTstion or company that was affiliated with any organization to control prices anywhere could transact business ih Spkan Sas Senator Jeff Davis was the leader ol rho forces oprosiug the bill He also took an active narg in the defeat of the Balca bill of q similar nature whlcn wi hS1 ioiniei ly been introduced in this session.
 The general banking law bill. II 4roh,ansa drawa ;nP HP tbo Senate by Senator Mckenzie, will be the source of some dlscusslon M tniS werN. the Senator Lee is unalterably opposed Io 'u iF enacted into law. will place the state banks on A plane with the national .tn ln | StitutiOnS With the result that. 'AiN H,iiI groW, prosperous and the former will sarcr me senator from Nevada T r,i insists nsas that the bill drawn up by the Ah ArKanshhs State Bankers Association anu they ought to know what is good for them
 marty of teachers and citizens from Iof Springs came to Little Rock the first of tho week in the interest ot the blll that has been introduced in the Leglsiature tI shorten school hours in certain speclat districts of the state The lint introduetio% Sani nf | of inc bill has caused great deaf or interest Many are opposed to it's passage. while others are strongly in favor of 1t; X petition favoring the bill was circulated in Hot Springs some time ago and received a great many signatures.
 Senator Oldham has introduced a bill that is sufficient evidence that the Joine Capitol Commission Is going .nst,Irsd to the pot ,, connection with the state capitol building since 1905: The measure K, provides ovnanse ior or appropriation to cover tn the tns espenSa pmrint,nr of inc report of the committee. The bill