The Brinkley argus., 1907-04-19
THE Housx.


 THE HOUSE.
 h the IIeuss Meanssslsy X, oPssea gs ea which resubmits to the people the siepioH Of making a poll tax uaiihta Ion q neees. slty in exercising the righs of sui rage la aa this state. Of ell tine gfteen P p9seo amendments this is the onry on wht'h has met favor ,,
 In inc afternoon session the .Martn bill which prohibits any person. from a eihp.- ing to influence legisiat ton mt aft hay, ing filed g brief and then only befo e tne proper committees, was taken ID. ms s Is q copy of the bill which Coy. Folk ol Missouri drew. aud is considered very drastic. No action was taken on the pii,'
 The House passed the Mcllaniei piIi carrying the appropriation oT S3o,uou TOT the scfabiishmcnt and support and main tenance of the reform school
 New bills introduced were n ,o.
 By Nr. Bishop. amending me oll lhSpeu , lion law so that a county judge may nave the right to remove an inspector TOT Snuse: S,:
 By MT. Glover raqniiing all corp9,fhaliooh,s o,s to file lists of their holdings ling 0xnR %lsn the the assessor for assessment also sho" .ne amount of stock paid in.
 The House Thursday passed the Owens bill which provides that the taxes paiu by white persons shall be used in the education of the white children and those paid by the negro shall be used TOT the education of the negro. T,
 The entire afternoon session was ue voted to work in Committee of the NhGle on the items of the deaf mute appr9pft1haa tha ton bill. Chairman DUlaney secured ihe adoption Of every item except tnat whlen raised the salary of the superlntendcnt and this was left at the same e. figure !r that had been formerly paid. that ofhciai.
 New bills Introduced were
 By Mir. Barker prohibiting betting on elections and amending the present ,am " prohibit wagering on special or pr'"ary
 By Mr. Saunders, making an appropria,, ton to pay for the quarantine whicn nau two years ago been maintained in Chicot
 By Mir. Simpson of the Committee on Temperance, making the state saloon H. cense $500 per annpm.
 The House went into Committee of the Whole Friday to consider the University Hssenss tem or sppgspafan for ,eaeher s n salaries was amended to furnish only s20.o00.
 The bill by Senator Patterson to pro. pro. vide for stenoerapher for the auaitor office was passed by vcte or i3 10 !.
 Senate Bill No. 139, by senator Arnold which prevents the catching of iish except by hook and line passed the House ,,,l;t py large majority. The bill exempts 'hlco'' Woodruff and Ouachita.
 The House Saturday, resolved itself into a,, Committee of the Whole and patiently worked through the uneventiul Items oi the appropriation bills submitted by char man DuI4aney of the Committee on shar-
  stion of this business than on any previ- ous day of the session.
 Hhe civil rights bill, enacted in ls'3 was repealed in bill by MT. Martin of Crittenden county that passed the House. The repealed bill is the one in which the state law guarantees equal rights to every race in attendanee at theatres. admission to all semi-public places such as hotels etc Judge Martin. in making his appear for the Tassage of the repeal Diil. staled that the law was drastic in it's terms ba .iubt bn even thus attaekirg It in asking HIS re peal. 4 commercial discrimination as between cifles and sections in the sale price or comlnodi- ties, was passed, soon after when lne~ House adjourned until Monday inofhlhs'
 The House Monday gave it's final sup port to the general appropriation Diii TOT executive legislative and judicial ofncefs She measure carrying an approp1ation D. about S4JO.0o0 It had been formerly threshed out and adopted in Committee of the Whole.
 A majority of the time in the House House was consumed fin Committee of the Whole considering the Deaf Mute appropfation bill Every appropriation item was dis- posed of and the bill as approved in thls form of session carries an appropriation ol S17O3SO which K about S16ooo less than the appropriation of two years ago
 senate Ills Nc Ael barring ...,l an a appap. pap. priaton of 5000 for the ,Nt wofk fr or state
 
 capitol work was called up as q privileged bill and passed without opposition. .,.
 The bill which provides for the wofh, K ing of convicts on the public roads ot ot the state passed the House by vote oI 61 to 15 Under the provisions or the bill all conyizts wio. are not sen senteneesu e.aessl to a longer term in prison than hve years may be kept within the counties, ana a nn | der contract made shSl the county lu0se worked on the roads of the county toun, ties adjoining aae ritstieged 10 nliite .,lil IT tt,n rnrE af | plan. sN
 By vote of 42 to 36 the Browning Lee bill passed the House Tuesday after a contest that had been wagcd on the hoof from the hour of being called to order until :, o'clock in the afternoon. and when had been an orderly session untl 1ne ,,rin rn1 ute interval of disorder reigned follow | ing the announcement. until if requirec a roll call vote to adjourn the body. The bill by Mlr. Haley which places the liability for loss or damage to freight 0. express on the initial earricr was passec without discussion or dissent
 Legal opinions were presented before the House Committee on Insurance "Wednesday night as to whether the Browning Lee D,lI wt,tfitt ffftttffft- df King antitrust law Judge ilemnSway stated as his positive opinion that the Browning Lee bill would not render inoper, ative the anti trust law. This opinion was offset by Judge IIarrod. who expressed as his opinion that If the Browning Lee bill was passed it would not annul the anti trust law. but in exenpting the insurance companies 1t would render 1t imperative. The Moore lIeartsil bill. which prohibits !. speculation in futures. and had been passed by both legislative bodies several weeks ago was signed by Acting Governor Moore Thursday The bill which had been doc tored" after it's previous passage through inc legislature. was carefully gone over by MT Simpson of the lionse Enrolling t;ommlttce. and was in its correct form when 1t was signed There is no chance of error in this case, all dne preeaution has been taken in the progress ot the Dill through both legislative branches. X marty of teachers and citizens from Hot Springs came 10 Little Rock the first l of the week In fhe interest Of the bill thai has been introduced in the Legislature te shorten school hours in certain special districts of the State The introduction of the bill has caused a great deal O 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.
 The Brownlng-i4ee bill has created so much interest throughout the. state that inc House Saturday decided by unan- imous vote to get it out of the way. This hIfi perfnits of the rptuI'lf to the stste