The Monticellonian., 1907-03-07
/ Legislative \ X Proceedings
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THE SENATE.

Arter beataa aea zo@aa f8 sensational 1 ir1ate t1a sluaaa NaAA5 h7 one maiar i1y5 fasseH fhs 6fzeHha5. p8re taad bIIi i which Is almost an eNaaf eoEE at the Rufe bod liA eaaetsd F #aifasle=@S sfk er3i months aga SHllz=t4at I,st#tt=4-=7ffz 0tp tutro dueed the aufiFatfut medicine tlIE caflH ln the sesSi3H. fuuk fhe hnar in opposition r. the tfTreuh3W measure and minated thal outsida Influence hHd been brought ID braa to defeat his uHeastlEe
 The malfe ef the =ta=e @Bes,ut Pop uIl. which E. frUHlrz5zIs F sfftlSHi i8 HH eatfe I'd Ia Il UH introduced hy seuatas l=es making the m6ll4 rad EesHaE Pop i ulu= meHntHs siHc people iHie Rgg nnnt Hopt.4l means fhe peoples ljHat l7 the tribes OF nations HHIe His obicgt Is 10 have fbe change Inscribed on the new
 Nhother blH passed nt this session was one repeating all laws antaEoni>tIc 10 tiftek letter flaternitleS at the diversity 9t AT kansas and authorizing fhe facuity to con trol the matter in the futuHe. The Senate alss passed tbc Patterson bill prqEding for the WaFkins ei edhNittS i oh public roadS- Each county Is permitted to work the congicts sent up from that particular county.
 Senator oldhaRi introduced a biH to re peal section 1956 of Kirby's Blge>t and giving thc Supreme GeaH reporter the right to accept law cases whenever they are tendered
 One of the most important bills intro dHced in the Senate Tuesday Was by Sen. ator Iegate. which makes il unlawful to permit any cotton buyer cotton shipper. or cattan factor. ta 9Nn =6f operate or become an officers ar director in any company OF corporation owning or operating any eot ton compress plant in this state. and re qures persons companies. or corporations oEning oF operating cotton compress plants 10 furnish ihe names or the owners or operat arS. or their officers aHd directors td the .ltofney general ut the state, when the tattcE demands if.
 Senator Patterson .utrdddeed q bill ras- ing the salary of the governor nf the State to S4.u09 after the expiration of the pres
 
 II being l6hse day In the senate. twen ty nine lloHsc bills were given two readings in tAe regular gfiud. and nv We're passed= Ihesa WeFe all I8cai measures
 New bHls introduced We're
 HN senator Arnald Requiring the pres ident or secretary ut eEery corporation daiua HHsinas- in tHis ~tate 10 He annually a statement if the eash raplfaf easH Xalue of real estate and personal estate and in Iz sea6tar carioak Aa agt giving the people fla rgtt t1 vote as ta whether na tive wines sh9f4 be sold ia one tstA saiioh quantities. ffs sams as Waaa voting taf license or asaiGst license.
 Tha SenaIe Wednesday. nassea the dc fcIeney hlil for fIe University of Afkensas by narrow margin pEng inc deha5e= il developed thaf bi.l would be intro dHrgd prohibiting tHe stale department in the futuHe from assuming any ob.iga tion unless authorized hY the sfate by regular legislation.
 called ID the bill which appEoHflates la.= uUe for The Jamestown exposition. hut II failed of PasSase, hot receiving the necessary tWozfhirds vote.
 Other bills passed were By senator Lambert. requiring railroads to drain their HOad hpds within 2e0 yards of station. and providing fer agricultural ana dem onstratlon farms in each county
 New bihS in the Senats were BY ing of eonYiets OH the puhiie roads by Senator Browning. requiring assessors in Improvement districts fo mdke su oath when placing assessments on valuation.
 The vote by which the appropriation of Sla.Oao was killed the day e'l9te. Nas rec5nsi,lered fin the senate Thursday and after .he bfH had received 20 votes for. and against Mas declared passed A A que4i ian remains =as tl Wtlel itsf llIt, ='lii reauires tWo-thirdS of all members elected or .tWnt thirdS et taese present aaa f95lh7
 senator |! M rt9Ua. inc el9iee Of inc people 0f the Ninth senatorial district m tlie1 spefial election heid last saturday vas officially received in ihe senate at this session. Acting tiorernot John Ike
 Senaie Bin No. 16G bs senator Pat terson mas taken up for the purpose ef disposing of the eommii Ice amehdmelhl me This is the patent medicine bill which requires the formula to be printed m plain type as large as hreYier sIze on every proprietary medicine sold in the sfafe The senate Ctsmittee on Public Health had amended the bill so as to require physicians also 10 write their pre-
 
 gist preparing the medicine to copy the prescription on inc label whenever request ed to do so by the purchaser. After lengthy debate in which q number ot mem hers took part. the committee amendment was stricken from the bill and the whole subject made a special order for next
 Other bills passed at this session were
 By Senators Amis and Goodwn. requlf- ing ra, ,lroad companies to file annually a statement and schedule of all real and prrSoDal property in the StAte.
 By Senator Mckenzie prohibiting the sale or giving away of cigarettes in the
 By Senator Mccall. providing that the county seat of no county shall be changed until after those petttioning its change shall have deposited the sum of 5000 in cash to b. donated toward the building of the new county court house in the new
 Bv Senator Goodwin authorizing the State Hoard of Education to invest the permanent school fund in warrants of special school districts,
 New bills introduced in the Senate were
 By Senator Milan-An act to shorten the time for closing mp administrations from three years, Us now prescribed, to
 By senator Holland. providing for an asylum for the insane in Sebastian conn " and authorizing that county to appr0- priate money for the establishment 0i same
 and bonds tp be listed for taxation. and prescribing how they shHil be stamped io show that they have been listed
 By Senator Goodwin An act 10 pc nit shippers To execute bond and receive freight in advance of bills of ladins after having male surety
 pers from delay in the shipment oi cattle or live stock and requiring stock trains to make al least l5 miles an hour in transit.
 The Committee on State Capitol of the Senafe and House which are making in
 AaH. state housr were endorsed to the meth ods they are employing in making the in yestigation by both bodies of the General Assembly at Fridays session.
 The special committee appointed to con. fer with Prosecuting Attorney Rhoton also made its report in both houses and was discharged The committee reported that the prosecuting attorney had asked an appropriation to be placed in the hands ei the governor for use in prosecuting hood
 ers but that inasmuch as he did mol state the amount of the appropriation needed nor the manner in which il would be ~ pended il recommended that no appFoPrta ilon be made The report also slated that two bills have been prepared on buodling and will shortly be introduced. Among the bills passed WAS one by Mir McGrackrn of the House authorizing an increase in ex-Cenfederatc pensions where extra disability is established in proof and bill hY Mr. Fletcher. also Of he lIoilst', requiring coal inspectors 70 make inspee tions promptly under penalty ol a minimum fine of S25
 Thc Senate adjourned Immediately aftcr opening in the afternoon until Monday Wofnlng
 \ bu1 to establish an cight hoar day for rnilreHd telegraph operators. whose i du5IrS Eea4a4H n The movement of trains will b. Introduced in Inc Legislature shartR r is backed ep hT all railroad i operators iu Arkan>gs and they will make l an earnest eHon Tor it~ passage \ stHl 1 la measure has been passed by tho Mary ! land legislature and has also b-sn ntre 1 duced in the Missouri Legislature and has l passed the HoGse.