The Huttig news., 1907-05-11
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THE SENATE.

 Rowland was called to the chair.
 Under the head of special orders the university deficiency bill, carrying S56-, 900 as amended by the House, was taken up. The amendment merely provides that the measure shall not go into effect until November 1 next, the purpose being to the present time. The bill as amended was passed with only few dissenting votes.
 At this juncture ex-Senator James Der " entered the Senate chamber. All of the members applauded the distinguished statesman. and on motion of Senator Sims granted the privileges f tRe Rerr1 noor Dy the members of the Upper House Tor the privilege that had been accorded him and congratulated the members of the Leglsla- ture on having passed through the session without the least suspicion of corruption or crime directed toward them. He declared that the Thirty-sixth General Assembly was a credit to the state, and he was proud of the labors that the members had performed in behalf of the people of the state.
 of ten minutes was taken in order to give the members of the Senate an opportunity to meet eX-Senator Berry.
 The reading ot the journal was dispensed with Tuesday morning and Senator Simms was called to the chair ,.n Abercrombie bill providing for the work ing of convicts the public roads of the state and with the death of this measure legislation on this. subject at the present session of the Legislature is practically at an end. Four bills along the same line have been killed in the past four months. There Is still one more pending, the DeRossltt- all convict road bills that had died. This measure Is in the House and as It has never been read there is but little probabil- call The AbercroInbie bill was killed by vote of l , to 12.
 The Barker bill, providing for the reg ulation, of magnetic healing in the state ment to the measure making it apply to Drew county exclusively was referred with the measure to the Committee on Public Health
 The Killough bill, providing that the 60 acres surrounding the new state house shall never be sold was passed Tuesday supporters of the bill were for the most part in favor of selling the land in a few years when the values increased and to the features of the bill that provides that the land shall never be sold it was generally conceded that the Legislature had no au- thority to make such provision.
 Senator Pindall presided over the de Alterations of the Senate Wednesday morn Ing. Tine reading of the journal was dis pensed with and the work began at once on
 The Senate Wednesday afternoon killed the Cloud-Goodwin anti-gambling bill by one vote The measure is a copy of the fa- nous Wilson antigambling bill that was doctored and rendered invalid six years ago after it had passed both Houses The bill considered Wednesday provides heavy pen, alties in cases where officers of the law fall to prosecute gamblers 1n cases where the infreeti ions of the law have been. brought to their notice. The general opinion of the Senate was that the penalties in the bill anti gambling bills on. the statute books already If the officers of the law would enforce them.
 The Rhoton bribery law was in the Sen ate for several hours Wednesday. Under this measure which was prepared by Prose cutting Attorney Rhoton of Pulaski county at the request of the committee appointed to cooperate with him earlier in the ses- sion the receiver of bribe is made as liable as the eiver. and soliciting and re- ceiving are placed on the same footing. The maximum penalty is also raised from two years in the penitentary to five years Senator Holland was of the opinion that under the bill man could be convicted of bribery on the ,h h or boeh ah on - ond reading for the purpose ot anC
 Sent, .or Yopp presided over the delib erations of the Upper House Thursday morning The reading of the journal was dispensed with and the special orders were taken in hand.
 Senator Rowland introduced a bill Thurs day morning appropriatlng S25.O00 to pay the mileage and per diem of the members of the egsatnrs eGn ndn the original nal appropria
 The Wingo bill providing for the estab-- lishment of state normal school. passed the Senate Thursday afternoon with only ries an appropriation of $15,O00. a reduc tion of $20.O0O in the amount carried in the original measure: Under the terms sa5.O0o for building will secure the school.
 The reading of the journal was dis Wingo was called to the chair.
 With only one dissenting vote, that of Senator Legate; the upper House Friday morning passed the nt,n blii ntfodneed f into repeating the bill of civil rights, other wise known as chapter 19 of the statutes of Arkansas This is the first time in the Arkansas Legislature has repealed whole chapter of the statutes at one time,
 The Rowland bill, appropriating $25,OO0 bers of the Legislature, passed the Senate
 senator Oldham sent up the report of the Joint Capitol Commission. the results of the labors of that body since the second week of the session in Investigating the state house. The minority report-'of/ Sena tor Otis Wingo of Seyier was read at tho conclusion of the regular report.
 The death knel of the cigarette-home made and tailor -made--was sounded Sat urday morning when the House passed the anti-cigarette bill introduced in the Sen ate during the third week of the session by Senator Mckenzie of Nevada county. Ear. ly next week the measure will be approved by the governor, and on January l, 1908, the sale or giving away of cigarettes or cigarette paper In the state of Arkansas will be a misdemeanor, punishable by . fire of from $1O to $50 The bill was not made effective immediately to allow the cig arette dealers until the beginning of the new year to dispose of their stocks.
 The bill by Senator Lee appropriating $6O 900 for the completion of the new penitentiary and making certain other pro. 1 visions for the care and the protection oi convicts, was read twice in the House | gaturdax afternoon One of the nr0Yisinne 1