The Brinkley argus., 1907-03-22
Z , Proceedings
THE SENATE.

had been defeated was reconsidercd and the bill Is now the calendar In the same ' shape for final action as as other r,, p'iis wh'c"
 At the afternoon session the Bush piii, rcdistrieting the common school districts of the state to conform 10 .ne ,ps,,n 1n
 Kills passed by the Senate were:
 By Senator Rowland requiring ,aa Gaafeos os all packages containing produce or com moditieS to he sold by weights.
 Ry senator Browning. changing the gen oral ,i aipage laws of the state by requiring notice of additions any legal notices to be published in the county papers where fb,. land owners are affected.
 py senator I.egate authorizing and giy- ing the husband 1f permanently insanc ,.. wife the right to transfer property rights Ry Senator Milan giving courts the right to order estates closed at discretion without waiting the full three years as now pre-
 By Senator Patterson. giving county and towrshIp officers the right to order all sa- looms closed in time of high excitcment or riot in any community. ,. ro,,rood charges uniform on all connecting roads f the majority Of ins .'%cx ,Es 9i 'ne nr indi rcctIy. by the same stock or bond holders.
 By Senator Mcknight: removing nlge bra as qualification d,r. for ,ord arsmSe survey,  ing fin It's stead.
 The oldham annexation bill was pnssed In fhe Senate Thursday by vote ,,I. -ot nn to II during one of the most excitihs days of the present session.
 The Patterson patent medicine piIi was killed at the afternoon session; ane ,ade v"ie vigorous fight for the passage or fhis bill but fhe fact that the Grcenhnw biIl; ; copy of the national pure food law .,, had ff tated against q second nct.
 New bills introduced al this session were re-
 Ky. Senator Goodwin. providing nrso1 11f fnr fnr teachers to be conducted under n board of sis trustees appointed by the governor, with the safprlntendenf oI pnpiic ihstruc-
 By Senator Montgcnary. authorizns tne attorney general to prosecute pools ana combinAti tions in restraint of frade
 Nothing of importance was transacted in the Senate Friday. the tims being spent mostly in considering local House bills. Senator Wingo introduced resolution conpratuating Governor Little on his fffy.sixth birthday which occurred today, and tine resolution was unanimously adopt A message frem the Governor announced the approval of the following Senate bills Senate Biii No 206 itifcfori, authorizing tn tne to g,or borrow n money senate isij No 2o7 iArnold), prohibiting the traffic Of tiquor within six miles of the white school house in Baxter, Drew County: Senate Bill No. 155 1Moofe), establishing the Beaver Bay on Drainage District in Phillips county.
 Among the bills passed in the Senate
 By Committee on Railroads. nxing the liability of carriers for damage to freight
 House Bili by Mir. KIilongh, giving to electric transmission companies the rght senator Rowland sBtroduccd a bill provid- ing for tho free distribution Of the State Senator Mcknight introduced bill pro hibtiny my employer from working his men oyer 10 hours daily
 The Senate Monday. by vote of 19 to : passed the Amis insurance bill. which now makes it mandatory that every life In suranee company operating in the state of Arkansas shall invest in Arkansas se- curifes at least 75 per cent of the reserve fund held for poicyholders.
 The Montgomery insurance bill. which prohibits all rebates. special Inducements to prospective polcyholders. eliminates the l,.acide clause and makes the policy incon- sestaisx sfter sixty. days. occupied the ai- II. serncon sess.A. snd argument twas, was still T ia ? progress when fls Ssn2.a adjourned at o'clock.
 The Moore-Ifeartsill measure the anti future bill which passed the House re1 centiv wifhstood n strong attack Tn the Senate Tuesday. and it will have clear sses, when it comes mp for final passage tsrsd4s tjle motion to substitute the Rec- tor sns,l'sss p,,, D,nrys may,s's Insurance bill. making material .al44aes in the form ol life insurance policies anS f.Gbibiting re bates. defeated. throughout the state uniform nt S2,ooo per year. had close call from being tapien. Its friends rushed to the rescue. ana II was NDally passed with votes to spare.
 Abe frs4Ae, left the Senate Thursday afternoon Aftss ~Jjoqrnment- bringing to close his csrexr As < ipw maker nt the Seventeenth scnntoffaJ 1'stvses, ,,,iii, S1Ii posed of Drew and Desha counties, ninns inc vacancy caused by the. death ol HOW ard iiohb senator prelasi wns and nsas' mas s,r S prised when n message from Governor Lit- fie conveyed the news of his appointment dered Senator Dreidci refused to allow his name to be submitted to the people, saving he did not want the office Jhe specia. election was held saturday smeesss,1i '.bs,.is tia. Senator, Rreidel will not a.,,o again an, n, the people T s'sssss "apa l'rsw
 In the blii for tie supsort ~ sale Ar kansas Deaf Mute institute. the approprin- tion asked for. k. in the ,asErfgnte ine
 s mn % m Rsssa srsussa s nr TAsaay as sy.-an the fufr is Increased from xi 200 per annum to H,s4sy per annum II also provides for iila fAdHotEent Of P literary teashers fs;s . @ tr s sePIsgs','0e to eooe s5
 Ss sps,y9,:Iss g s Ss s, sarss"i s fren en. sss.O00 to xI6 0vG Tbcre x aIsJ an ap- propriatlon of $I2.Ooo tu .pay for tbe build Ing. constructing. furnishing. hsntiGg. light Ing and connecting with the water system building to be used ss. q general store. room gymnasium and additional class and f~d rooms.
 Under its tss,es nf tie McCoiium bill which passed the House Monday. the treas urer K authorized to ianxp epll deposits fn banks and trust companies of tise state funds not 10 exceed JO per cent of the capitol stock of such institution. and to be desDs,tra vnder the condition that f stockholders of essry snstJiutlon in which is deposited the stase funes gre liable individually under the ternis oS the bill. and as additional security. n bond for double the sum of deposit is required before fbe deposit Is ninde. Tho bond Of fhe treasurer Is exempted from cover Ing funds not in the hands of the treasur- CT.
 Gen. E. w. Green. mayor general com. r,apdlng the Arkansas xtafe Guard has hrcn reuuesied by Acting Governor Moore fo en t5 ffct Springs. and view conditions rf inc Oaklawn racctrack. and make . rspsss as to the alleged violations of the provisions cf the AnIis anti-poci selling
 spraker iiamtter cuiie1 Mr oldham of Tsnoke county to the chnir Friday saying that as senator Oldham, his brother was .s.nsfx1fr.&x fu t,s SeUofr lao fhnttxttf t.c