The Carlisle independent., 1907-03-07
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
 A bill by Representative Thompson of Independence county. to redlstrict the | chancery districts of the state and under which several of the present Chaneery Courts sor opq 9e cery districts to be composed of the follow ing counties:
 First Dlstrict-Lonoke, Pulaski. White.
 Second District-Gsrland, Hot Spring and Saline
 Third Observation-Disclosures, Jefferson, Lee
 Fourth Dlstrict-Lafayette Little River, Miller and Sevier
 Fifth District-Crawford, Franklin Mad ison, Sebastian, Washington and Benton.
 Senator Martin of Pope will endeavor this week to secure action on his bill pro o tRe state TSs b for commission to be created by appoint ment by the governor composed or enc trlct one at large who shall be secre- tary of the commission. and makes the superintendent of public instruction ex of1cio chairman of the commission. Un.. der the bill the commission Is authorized to set forth what books shall be adopted In the common schools of the state, ana these must be uniform In every county. The only exception to the rule is in special school districts,
 Under the general appropriation bill that
  mittee on Ways and Means the Railroad Commission of Arkansas will be forced to get along with smaller office force The bill provides for the consolidation of the offices of secretary and rate clerk. and provides that the stenosgrapher shall be at present consists of a secretary, rate clerk and stenographer. The salary of the secretary has been sl,5oo per aRnum, but retary clerk will be but S1,4o0 per annum
 The regular session of 60 days of the present Legislature will expire on March 14. There has been some talk of 70 days extension. but it is not thought pro. pro that } m cnd b oEsFng he event a 60day extension is agreed upon. 1t will make the session the longest ever state. The General Assembly of 1905 was in session 116 days. which is the record up to this time. In 1897 the Legislature adjourned at the end If 60 days. and was shortly afterward reconvened in an extra ordinary session of 50 days.
 The Senate special committee to act on the anti-futures bills. six in number. pend ing in the Senate, held meeting Thursday in the Senate chamber and decided to report a bill which will probably be made Was the unanimous verdict of the com miftee that legitimate operations. such as would give farmers and cotton growers the right to hedge on the markets. should not be interfered with. The members Of the committee expressed themselves in favor of allowing legitimate board deals where actual delivery is contemplated
 If there is flaw in that bill I have failed to ind II after thorough research, said ex Attorney General G. ". Murphy Saturday, in regard to the Amis anti-pool selling measure. which became law last Thursday. but which the oaklawh raeetraek it is unconstitutional The statement was made directly to Senator Amis. author of the measure. Col Murphy was speaking from the viewpoint of an attorney who had been appealed to by opponents of the bill and who had asked his opinion to whether 1t was constitutional measure.
 When the Senate was called to order Mon- cay morning the gavel turned over to Senator I.egate and thereafter during the day Republican had the authority of 34 Democrats and lone representative of the minority party in the state. This condition results from the rule established by President John l. Moore. who is now serving in the dual capacity of acting governor and president of the Senate dur ing the absence from the state of Governor John S. Little.
 Members of the Senate are of the opin- ion that the question of recognizing fra ternity affairs in the Legislature has been
  son secured the passage of bill in this body leaving the question of fraternity strife entirely with the faculty of the university of Arkansas. and repeating such law as now recognizes the conten- tion. There are three other very drastic anti.fraternity bills pending. which may precipitate a second controversy this week.
 Petitions were read in the House We'd nesday from citizens of Stamps for the passage of a better fire Insurance law: from citizens of Craighead county against the bill seeking to increase the tax levy in the St. Francis Levee District: from the Balch fire insurance bill. and from the w. C. T. U.. for the passage of Senate Bill 10o. an anti-cigarette measure
 The local shippers are voicing the opinion that in the event the State Railroad Com mission is given additional power their troubles with the roads operating in Ar pending in the Senate, having passed the House. provides for the exercise of most of the desired jurisdiction and has the Endorsement of the Little Rock Freight Bureau.
 Among the bills introduced Monday was one by Representative Thomas of Colum- bia. which provides that all citizens of Arkansas shall have the same rights to hunt and fish in any county of the state as is enjoyed by the residents of that county Mir Thomas believes that fish and game state property and should be enjoyed equally by al citizens.
 Representative Finley introduced reso- congratulations to United States Senator IospDh w Pailey of Texas unOn his eyon-