The Green Forest tribune., 1907-01-25

House Bill No , by Mr Anderson, pro- vides for the changing of the date for the general state election from the first tc the second Monday in September. (Read second time.)
 House Bill No. by Mir. An6rews re- quires the Iron Mountain railroad to es- tablish a depot at Gum Spring, Clark coun- ty. (Read second time.D
 House Bill, No 9 by Mir Balcb, pro vides that foreign domestic insurance companies may be permitted to do business without fine or forfeiture upon compliance with the insurance laws of the state, pro vided they are not members of, or party to any pool, trust or combination made in this state or elsewhere to fix or main tain insurance premiums on property in this state.
 House Bill No. 1 (Ross) was taken up, considered and passed by vote of 93 to ?, on Friday morning.
 IL being Senate day, Senate Bill No. 27 (Edmondson), to organize certain terri tory in Stone county into Humphries special school district which was the only Senate bill in the house. was read the first and second times and made special order for Tuesday morning after the read ing of the journal.
 The calling of the roll was then resumed for the introduction of bills. House Bill No was introduced by Mir. Barker. It's
 
 ton by railroads in the state and it is similar in most respects to a measure in troduced in the House two years ago by Mr. Barker. It requires among other things that railroads shall furnish cars within six days after application is made for them. The bill was read the first time, and upon motion of Alr. Rowel five hun dred copies of it were ordered printed.
 The House met in joint session with the Senate to listen to the message and ad dress of the retiring and incoming gov ernors which occupied the greater DOT tion of the day.
 The House was the only branch of the General Assembly in session Saturday. and it's sessions lasted but two hours in the morning. after which adjournment was taken until Monday morning. An opinion from the attorney general to the erect that the General Assembly should ballot for United States senator on Tuesday, January 20, was submitted by Speaker Hamiter.
 House Bill No. ' was introduced by MT. Powell t-is entitled An act to better enforce contracts for personal service. and provides that any person who, With intent to injure defraud his employer, enters into contract ill writing for the performance of any act of service and Thereby obtains money or other personal property from such employer. and with like intent and without just cause, and without refundng such money or paying for such property, refuses or fails to per form such act or service. must on eonVlc- tion, be punished as if he had stolen it. The refusal or failure of any person who enters into such contract to perform such act or service or refund such money, or pay for such property, without just cause, shall be prima facie evidence of the in tent to injure or defraud his employer. The bill was read the first time. House Bill No s (Beck) is a state aid good roads measure. 1t provides that the state shall pay one-half for the construc- tion of permanent highways and that the remainder of the cost shall be paid by county and local interests. and further that a beard of Road and Highway Com missioners, to be composed of the com. missioner of mines, manufacturers all agriculture as chairman the secretary ol state as secretary, and the attorney gen eral shall be established and shall hay control of the general plans for the con struction of roads, with the assistance of a state roads engineer.
 House Bill No. 9 (Bishop) amends sec tions 1855 and 1856 of Kirbys Digest So as to provide for the punishment of per sons who disturb lodge meetings or schools or deface property of lodges or schools. House Bill No. 10 (Black of Marfon) carries an appropriation of S4,043.21 to cover deficiencies in the appropriation to pay the states part of the fees of the following assessors: J. Y. Thrasher. BaN- ter county. $23I.30 T. B. Pierce. Cal houn, $194 w. IT. Warner, Chicot coun- tv. S59S.10: J. C. Turoey. Cleburne, S224 ; IT, IT. Chldress Conway $505.20 w. F. Watts, Drew. $1950 R. T.. Conditt. Jack, son. $4S6.90; A. NJ. Culwell. Madison $3S0.70: ]. r. Carson. Marion. S241. 10 ; H. A. Webb, Mississippi, $5o5.41; w. II, Dobbins, Pike, $234.40; $. F. Screton,
 'rairie $2.00; Louis H. Norwood, Sevier. $31640: w. D. Scott. Yell, S3130. Read first and second times.
 House Bill No. II (Bolton) provides for state uniformity of text books and for the printing of text books by the state. It carries an appropriation of S1Oo.OOo to purchase machinery. type and other equipment that may be required in the manufacture of text books. and an appro- pration of Sl500o for the compiling of the series of text books. and further pro vides that text books shall be furnished at actual cost to school children.