The Green Forest tribune., 1907-03-29

By MT. Sawyer.-Regulating the speed | maximum speed limit 15 miles an hour.
 By MT. Van Hook.-An act appropriat- l ing the sum of $9.o00 for the building up | be held in the several counties of the state. | the sum being divided equally between the | counties where institutes are held.
 The bill by Senator Lee. prohibiting the receiving of orders for intoxicants in any | prohibited district in the state, passed the | any newspaper or publication In such ter ritory carrying an advertisement for a liquor house assuming that this is meth | cd of soliciting business.
 The House also passed the bill by Sena- tor Patterson, fixing a uniform charge of 15 cents per day to be charged by each | sheriff or Jailor for boarding each county | prisoner.
 The bill by Senate Rowland making railroads responsible for damage by fire re. the House did also the bill by Senator Thompson, preventing railroads from ob structng crossings for more than five min utes.
 The Stevens bill, which added 9 per cent tax on purchases of intoxieants in the state. and further requiring that all purchasers be recorded properly with the county clerk under penalty of heavy fines was killed in the House Wednesday by a vote of go to IA after one of the hardest floor fights of the session. Advocates of the bill made gallant fight. but were met at every point by those who believe that the regular license system is sufficient and that further taxes on the business of handling liquors should be placed by rais ing the state license not at all. It was further cOntended that the passage of the bill would only mean that the liquor dealers of the state would ta driven from business and that tho dealers at Memphis and other points across the borders would reap the harvest. while the state would receive no revenue whatever.
 At this session bill was introduced by MT. Quinn authorizing the turning over of the capitol building to a commission com posed of four men and three women to be named by the governor, the commission to have the custody of the building for his toric exhibits and headquarters for char itable and patriotic organizations.
 .. Almost the entire day in the House Thursday was consumed with discussion of the Black bill, restricting the sale of patent medicine in the state No eonclu- sion was reached, and by agreement the dis, cussion will be renewed Friday after roll call. after which vote will be taken.
 There is sentiment developing in the House to devote more time in the future rapidly on the clerks desk. AmOtion was made that Senate business be contin- ued throughout Thursday Friday and Sat special orders.
 The House defeated the Black Patent Medicine Bill by vote of 51 to 20, Fri day. after one of the hardest fights in the present session. This bill held the at tention of the House, nearly all of Thurs day. and was carried over until Friday morning when the vote was taken at 3 :45.
 MT. McDaniel introduced a bill for the completion furnishing and maintenance of the reform school The bill carries S39. .00O.
 The bill by Senator Browning to in crease the school tax levy from 10 2 mills in line with the constitutional amend mcnt was taken up for amendment to con foVn to the new tax levy. The amend menis were adopted and the bill was made a special order for Tuesday.
 The House passed the bill by Senator Rowland prescribing the duties of the pen itentiary physician He is required to make frequent inspections of the peniten- tiary quarters. sec that proper food is giv"n prisoners. keep record of admissions into the hospital etc.
 The bill by Senator Rowland for the maintenance of the Branch Normal at Pine Bluf contains the following appropriations First-Salary of teachers .Sl1 800 SecOnd-Janitor .......... 100 Third-Fucl for shops and buildings GOO Fonrth-Repairs for buildings 300 Fifth-Ins'irance ............. 300 Sixth-Desks and SeatinrS .. 400 Scventh-Addition to building coco Eighth Contingent expenses. sup
 plies for shops drayage. postage o
 and campus care ............. 6oo
 In speaking of the Edmondson- Rector bill for the abrogation of the Dickinson contract Senator Patterson strongly op-
  to act as guards over their comrades He did not believe that the abrogation of the contract wouG remedy this deplorable con dtion. The ScnStor from Woodruff de clared that if the contract was cancelled the prisoners would be hired out to the railroads and the same conditions would prevail. He was strongly in favor of elim mating the lease system altogether.
 The Joint Committee on Public Charities Wednesday took under consideration the ap prOpriatiOn bill for the support and main tenance of the Arkansas Asylum for Ner- vous Diseases. Superintendent Stinson was present before the committee and explain cd the various items as they were taken up. Patients at this state institution have in creased in number about onethird since last year. The sum for general expenses asked for last year was S2Oo.OOO. and with the increase in attendance the sum this year Is S245,00o. which the committee has deemed reasonable and will favor without change. There are number of other items which were taken up and on which decision was reserved until smother meeting of the committee, which will be held during the week.
 At a session of the Committee on Edu cation of the Senate Monday Senator Wingo's bill for the establishment of q state normal schoal was favorably acted upon and was recommended for passage TSe bill a9propriates the sum of $50, 900 for the establishment and conduct Of the school for two years. The manage ment is vested in state board. com posed of the superintendent of public in- struction. the state auditor, state treas urer and four others to be appointed by the governor. tThe term of office is four years and :he board is given full authority teachers.
 In the confusion that reigned wsile the vote the Stevens prohibition bill was Monroe was omitted from the call Mir. Monroe voted against the bill 'I live in dry county. and We expect it to stay that way" said Mr. Monroe yesterday. but vote my own individual sentiment on every measure on this subject that is pre-. scented. and never dodge an issue: voted against the Lee bill Tuesday and this bill yesterday because I did not believe either was good legislation"
 x. O. Pindall, who was elected last week to succeed the late Howard Robb in the Senate from Desha County. was inducted into office Friday. Later in the day be address the Senate oa the life and work of his deceased predecessor.
 Prof. S. A. Neither of Nevada Mo- de- livered an address Friday night in the hall of the House of Representatives to the citi- zens of Little Rock and members of the General Assembly The subject was Pow CT of Mind" the trend being to substantiate the theories of suggestive therapeutics.
 Speaker Hamiter entertained seven of the eight pages of the House at luncheon ct Forster's Friday They were John T. Ed rington Peyton Thomas. Hugh Dedmap. Manning Stone. Jeff Davis, Grady For.y and Pat Clark.
 W. L. Connavey has been appointed ty Acting Governor Moore as director of the Red River levee district. to succeed himself. he having been mepcber of the board for three years.
 Hon. IIarve Jordan, president of the Southern Cotton Association. addressed both branches of the General Assembly Monday afternoon at 8 o'clock i'll rea- tion to the Rector anti tispeeu!ation ttll.