The Forrest City times., 1907-02-15
THE HOUSE..

The House Wednesday, by a vote of Al
 to 22, tabled the Smothers resolution for
 investigation of the controversy between Senator elect Jeff Davis and Prosecuting Attorney Lewis Rhoten The members were of the opinion that the grand jury should handle the matter.
 The bill apPropriating S25 GOO to supply deficiencies at the state insane asylum was passed by a vote of 67 10 X. Among the bills introduced at this ses sion were:
 By Mir Van Nook To increase the state liquor tax from $500 to $7O0 per annum By MT. Newton To make certain
 changes In fees allowed notaries public. B. Mr. Hancock Allowing county judges authority to work persons convicted of
 vagrancy upon public highways, and in-
 By Mir. Skaggs Requiring railroad sta ton agents to keep register of all stoc
 shipped from their stations. By Mr. Thompson To make tax levy for general expenses of the state govern ment 1-2 mills on the dollar instead of l 34 mills. and to make the tax levy for
 the support of public schools 3 mills on the dollar instead of miUs
 Ky MT. Hollabaugh To prevent the sale
 and manufacture of adulterated and Anis
 branded drugs or articles of food; The following bill was passed
 House Biii No. los fDavIs of Deshal .
 to require that the trains of all railroad | companies at stations or functions where two more trains deNart daily shall de part only from the station or station house and that railroad companies shall employ at each station or junction crier to an nounce the departure and destination of trains
 House Bill No. 105 dInn. for the or ganzation of the Datto special school dis trlct In Clay county.
 MT Rowell elected speaker pro tenn
 on account of the absence of Speaker Hami- ter.
 The House spent the greater portion of the day Thursday considering the contest
 case of w. w. Cartwright vs. John w. FAhh ha mo fnFtf fU af the committee reported In favor of Webb The committee report follows
 We. the majority of your committee find
 and report that John W. Webb was legal ly elected representative from Stone county
 at the election held on the Sd day of Sep tember, 1906. and. since he has already been properly certified to this house and sworn in a member herewith. we hereby recommend that he be permitted to retain his seat as such member, Snd that the con | test of w W Cartwright be dismissed Mir Abercrombie of Saline filed mln ority report in favor of Cartwright tDem1 | The reports were still under discussion when the House adjourned
 The judiciary committee of the House | submitted an adverse report on the bil | providing for the segregation of the school
 New bills introduced were as follows House Bill No. 1T9 tColemanl, to regu- | late freight transportation. It IS a de | murrage measure with provisions for So re | cipFocal demurrage and for the prevention | of discrimination against Interstate ship
 ments. Read first and second times. | House Bin No. 1s0 tCommittee on Edn l cationl to make the tax levy for school purposes three mills lnstea.d of two mills | Read first time.
 The Amis anti pooling selling bill came mp again in the House Friday and caused l a stormy two hours discussion In tha | body in which personalities figured largely. Under the regular order the bill was 1 read the second time and immediately ar l ter the reading was finished motion to re
 fer to the Committee on Judiciary. to post