The log cabin Democrat., 1907-04-18
THE HOUSE..

| By senator MCIanlel providing TOT | the establishment of mutual live stock lu- | surance companies in the state.
 THE HOUSE.
 l bill by Mir Thomas which prohibits | railroads operating in this State from issu- | ing passes, brought on discussion of wide 1 range at Mondays session. in which the | editors of the State were severely arraigned, 1 and charged directly with controlling sen l timent favorable to the railroads in ex- | change for the transportation that was | formerly issued by the roads. The bill
 was defeated, the vote being 35 to 37. A | notice for reconsideration of the vote | was given and there will be a second at l tempt to get the bill through the House.
 After a vigorous floor contention a | ma ajority of the House has upheld the | work of the Railroad Commission, and | over the recommendation of the Ways and | Means Committee has decided not to eurtail l the work of this branch of the state gov
 ernment by reduction of the clerical force | of the office. Of all the detail appropria-
 tions asked for by the friends of the com | mission there was but one denied. this be | ing the provision for janitor service for
 the office a total for the two years of S192. | Mr. Hamilton of Polk introduced q bill | making attendance at public schools com | pulsory between the ages of and II
 years for at least half the scholastic year. The university deficiency appropriation | bill was up before the House Tuesday, | but the noon recess came before final l tiOn was taken on the first item of the bill, and that body was not in session during
 the. afternoon, having adjourned in order
 to hear the address of w. ]. Bryan. Sey- eral bills of local interest were considered, | five of which were passed
 In the House Wednesday a proposed l amendment to the constitution met favor | which resubmts to. the people the question
 of making poll tax republication a neces-
 sjty in exercising the right of suffrage In ir | amendments this is the only which has
 met favor.
 In the afternoon session the Martin bill. | which prohibits any person from attempt | ing to influence legislation until after hay
 ing filed brief. and then only before the
 proper committees, was taken up. This is | Missouri drew, and is considered very
 drastic. No action was taken on the bill. The House passed the Mcdaniel bill | carrying the appropriation of S30,O0O for | the establishment and support and main | tenance of the reform school.
 New bills introduced were:
 By MT. Bishop amending the oil inspeG | tiOn law so that a county judge may have | the right to remove an inspector for cause
 By Mir Glover requiring all corp9?faati43ns ns | assessor for assessment; also show the amount of stock paid in.
 The House Thursday passed the Owens | bill which provides that the taxes paid | by white persons shall be used in the education of the white children and those
  | education of the negro.
 The entire afternoon session was de voted to work in Committee of the Whole on the items of the deaf mute appropria- | tion bill. Chairman DuLaney secured the
 adoption of every item except that which
 raised the salary of the superintendent, | and this was left at the same figure that | had been formerly paid that official. | New bills introduced were:
 By Mir. Barker. prohibiting betting on | elections and amending the present law to prohibit wagering on special or primary | elections.
 By Mir. Saunders, making an appropria. | tion to pay for the quarantine which had | two years ago been maintained in Chlcot | county.
 By MT. Simpson of the Committee on
 Temperance, making the state saloon Il | cense $500 per annum.
 The House went into Committee of the | Whole Friday to consider the diversity
 tem fcr s9Po6o for teachers @ salaries
 was amended to furnish only S2o,ooo. The bill by Senator Patterson to pro | vide for stenographer for the auditor | office was passed by a vote of 13 to 3. | Senate Bill No. 139, by senator Arnold which prevents the catching of fish, except 1 by hook and line passed the House by | large majority. The bill exempts Chicot | Woodruff and Ouachita.
 The House Saturday resolved itself into | Committee of the Whole and patiently
 worked through the uneventful items of
 the appropriation bills submitted by Char | man DuLaney of the Committee on Char | ltes. deyoting more time to the diSpo- | sition of this business than on any previ-
 ous day of the session; The civil rights bill. enacted in 1873 was repealed in a bill by Mir. Martin or Crittenden county that passed the House | The repealed bill is the one in which the state law guarantees equal rights to every race in attendance at theatres, admission to all semi-public places such as hotels; etc Judge Martin, in making his appeal nf p1 that the law was drastic in it's terms that he might be arraigned under 1t for
 even thus attacking it in asking its re
 The bill by Mir Stevens which prevents commercial discrimination as between cities and sections in the sale price Of Commodl- ties was passed, soon after which the House adjourned until Monday morning.
 party of teachers and citizens from
 Hot Springs came to Little Rock the tirSt of the week in the interest of the bill that has been introduced in the Legislature to
 shorten school hours in certain special of the bill has caused a great deal of | interest Many are opposed to it's passage. while others are strongly in favor ot II; A petition favoring the bill was circulated in Hot Springs some time ago and received a great many signatures.
 At the request of Senator DeRosstt J. S.
 Hawkins, secretary of the Good Roads As sociation, is drawing up a bill for introduc- ton in the Senate approprating $23,ooo for a survey of a proposed road between Fort Smith and Memphis by Say of Little Rock and Pine Bluff. The idea is to con struct highway across the entire state through the principal cities of Arkansas
 The road is to be of macadam and Is to De
 n model one in all respects. At present all that Is desired is preliminary survey of the route, after which means will se de vsed whereby funds for the construction of the highway can be secured. The Quinn bill. which makes the His toricaI and Memorial Society of the state the custodian of the old state capitol build. to the new building was passed on in the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday n ofternoon and will be returned to the House +,tI. , ,oDort tbot if dO mass Members of