The Green Forest tribune., 1907-04-26
\
 k Proceedings
THE SENATE.

After one of the hardest fights of the presen: session. the Senate Monday passed the Holland insurance bill. which prohibits life insurance companies doing business in the state from discriminating between their polcyholders and making II unlaw full to issue the so-called board contracts.
 The bill by Senators Wingo and Good win prohibiting railroads from working employees more than 1G hours at a stretch,
 The bill by Senator Bush, appropriating S50.O00 for the establishment of an agrI- cultural school in the state was tabled after the Committee of the Whole had killed the first section.
 New bills introduced were
 By Senator WiDgo, approprlatng $l0,- GOO for an Arkansas monument at shiloh.
 By Senator Rector. making 1t a felony
 By Senator IIamiter. allowing coal cor porations the right to construct railways and giving them the right of eminent do- main
 By Senator Yopp. providing for the re- demption of land forfeited for the non payment of taxes and giving such persons the right to secure the return of their property within year from the time ii was seized.
 Senator Goodwin introduced a bill in the Senate Tuesday giving the school commis- sionerS power to invest the school funds of the state for the purpose of increasing the income of this portion of the state government
 Other bills introduced were:
 By Senator Yopp, regulating the sale of commercial fertilizers in the state
 By Senator Hamiter, making if a mis- demeanor to use any name Tor any pur- pose except the name given at birth.
 By Senator Martin, raising the salary of the commissioner of stat' lands to S2,- 300.
 By Senator Cloud. amending section 4S6 of the digest relating to definite jail sentences.
 The Senate Wednesday passed q bill in troduced by Senator Bush which leaves to the various counties and town>hips of the state the right to determine by votes of the property owner just what kind of stock laws and fences they desire. The bill passed by q large vote. The Bush bill and the bill introduced and passed by Mr. Back sion the power, on petition, to compel the railroads to erect depots wherever they are needed and the necessity of them is proven by invstiga ton, are measures that are in tended to relieve the Assembly of some of its work If both of these bills become acts. as they probably will. nearly half of the labor of the Legislature wilt be removed, A bill is to be introduced in the Senate shortly, giving to the county examiners the power to establish school districts. If this. too. becomes a law. future Asser.bie. will be able to devote their time exclusively to the consideration of general measures
 The bill by Senator Patterson appropria ting S35.O0O for the payment of the pri- vate soldiers of the State Guard who served
 
 the rate of S1.a0 day in addition ti the 43 cents per day allowed by the govern ment was defeated by one vote
 The Mckenzie measure appropriatin2 S1 600 for the use of the Arkansas His tory Commission in publishing the second volume of the History eff Arkansas. was passed.
 Senator Cloud introduced bill repeating the Lee prohibition measure which became effective two weeks agos The features of the Lee bill that prohibit newspapers in
 
 ads and that section that makes the per son giving an order to agent by telephone liable have, according to the senator from Saline. created considerable dissatisfaction read twice and referred to the Coulinttee on Temperance.
 New lHlls introduced were;
 By Senator Toney. making it msde- meanor to wear illegally, badge or any insignia of fraternai society.
 By Senator Martin. prohibiting the shoot ing or Daralyzing of fish.
 By Senator Miian, giving to physicians whose license has been revoked the right to appeal to the courts of the state.
 By Senator Oldham. giy ing the county Judge the power of dsposing of orphans and foundlings.
 The Senate Thursday passed the bill in troduced by Senator Mcdaniel of Washing ton county providing for the organization of live stock mutual insurance companies. Under the bill any three men are eligible to organize such an insurance company by complying with the regulations that are laid down for the formation of mutual fire in suranoe companies. bond of S2O.OO0 must be filed, and this form of insurance differs from the fire variety in that the amount of capital need not be so great as that of the latter corporations
 The Harrison bill providing for the ap- pointment of q state veterinary board and requiring all veterinarians to secure H. cense before practicing was passed by g. large vote.
 Other bills passed by ;ae Senate were:
 By the Ways and Means Committee, ap- propriating S1O,931 .67 to cover deficiency in the printing fund.
 By Senator Hamiter, prohibiting the use of aliases or false names and mak- ing it misdemeanor
 By Mir. Saunders, making an employe re sponsibe to his employer for breach of con tract.
 ny Senator Oldham. giving to the County Court the right to dispose of orphans and toundlings.
 Local bills of minor importance occupied almost the entire time of the Senate Friday with the exception of the poll-tax bill of Senator Cloud which seeks to regulate the issuing of poll tax receipts. This bill seeks to prevent the wholesale paying Of poll taxes by politicians or others for selfish interests, anl is said by some of the Sena- tors to he one of the best bills passed by the Serate.
 As the Legislative session draws to a close there is talk every afternoon in the House, where the greatest congestion eX ists. about night sssions. A majority of the members have to date been against any such procedure. One member of former assembly said Thursday of night sessions .I think if the legislative journals were looked over it would 'be found tha. all the worst legislation ever placed on our statute books was done in the darkness of night, Members go home tired and will not turn There is always a bare quorum of one. and the laws enacted at such sessions Is not the voice of the Legislature in fact"
 Senator Montgomery has proposed reso- lution which he will probably introduce Monday extending the legislative session until June l. or fifteen days in addition to the first extension. The senator from lafayette and several of his colleagues are of the opinion that the extension is abso- lutely necessary on account of the unhn- Ished condition of the several approprla- ton bills and the state capitol investiga tion. The fate of the resolution is a matter )f considerable doubt
 Senator Wingo introduced q bill Monday afternoon appropriating S10,000 for the erection of an Arkansas monument on Ihe battlefield of shiloh. A bill appro- 1t the yicksburg National Park was in troduced two months ago by Senator simms. The Wngo Dill was read twice md referred to the Committee on Finance.
 The Arnold good roads law provides that he country districts in the state may ,anize into improvement districts for the and repairing of roads. Five have already made plans to take advantage of the law. Saline, Pulaski, Mont yomery. Washington and Sebastian. If he plan proves a success In it's initial rial there is doubt but that the law will be taken advantage of throughout he state.
 Throughout the entire day Tuesday the galleries and all available seats on the ioor were occupied by enthusiasts attracted Q witness the fight on the Lee Browning insurance bill which was admitted to bt ,ne of the tierccst floor fights that had ,een waged at this session. This crow, lid not represent focal people but visitors rom the ranks of business Men through