The Brinkley argus., 1907-04-12
Y Legislative
 \ Proceedings
THE SENATE.

The Senate passed the Patterson bill Wednesday. which provides the manner in which convicts shall be fed and clothed and also provides that lessces or contfac.s shall not subct their contracts. that con, victs shall not be used as guards ana that they shall be paid for, overtime when they work more than ten hours per . dsy, priation bill was taken up in the after noon. considered in Committee of the Whole and all items s, ad9pted w,nep a,tep to strike out the appropriation of s6,ooo for an additional building.
 The bill by Senator Holland requiring mine owners to furnish 3.~ole timbers to be used in protecting ml-., In case of the caving of mines was passed at the afternoon session
 session bill fixing the rates 10 be charged for switching cars The bill provides maximum rate of sl.5o for one. mile or less: S2 for two miles and $3 for three miles
 All the labor of the day in the Senate Thursday was compressed into about 10 minutes. and at an early hour adjourn ment was taken out of respect 10 me ineia at an ory of Senator Thompson who died at f ov that morning. Only one bill was pnsseo allowing non-residnts to fish in White river above Calico Rock
 The Senate Friday devoted It's attention  local House bills. Between the Covlngton trial at which many of the senators are witnesses and the funeral of Senator Thompson at Fayetteville. the attenuance in inc upper house was sparse, and business was done with bare quorum. ,u, Senator oldham introduced a Dlil re ouirjng railroads to issue bills of ianiHs for rofton in congresses. At present this must be done by contract and the Dlil IS calculated to obviate the necessity oi thls E; Another bill introduced by Senator Arnolu hn ated oils and fluids.
 4 messenger from the Governor an nounccd the approval of senate nlia NJ only effects 36 counties and the next two years will be devoted to trial ot the iaw'
 The senate adourned at noon until Mon- day.
 The number of bills introduced in the Senate Monday and the expedition wlth which they were handled would indicate that the end of the session is drawing near and the rush for recognition IS now on
 Now that the railroad measures nave been disposed of the legislature is get ting after the other corporations AL leasl six bills directed against corporate lnter- ests were before the Senate during the course of the day.
 Senator Bush introduced bill supple menting the general stock and fencing Ia" of the State so as to allow all ol the counties to regulate these matters by cleo ton At the petition of fifteen property holders a township may hold stock law election and by petition of fifty the county can follow the same procedure.
 Among the bills passed at this session were
 By Senator Wingo. requiring foreign cor, pornt tions to ne deeds of incorporation and to fix a standard of fees required Tor en- trance into the State.
 By Senator IIamter, requiring all com presses in the State to attend to all cot ton given to them without discrimination and empowering the railroad commission to see that the law is obeyed.
 By Senator Cloud. prohibiting all games of chance and fixing the penalties on or nccrs who do not take cognizance of gam bling within their jurisdiction.
 By Senator Martin, providing for the disposition of the penitentiary prisoners after the expiration of the Dickinson and Reeves contracts.
 By Senator Cloud providing for the as sessment of corporations in the county In which their property is situated. Ky Senator Harrison refunding to the citizens of the state half of the value of the cattle slaughtered by the state cattle inspectors
 I,y Senator Mckenzie, for the protection of the minority stockholders of corpora ton