The Carlisle independent., 1907-04-04
THE HOUSE.

THE HOUSE. 1 The House Monday gave It's fna! sup port to the general appropriation bill for executive. legislative and judicial officers, | the measure carrying an appropriation or about S450.000 It had been formerly | threshed out and :dopted in Committee majority of she time in the House was consumed in Committee of the Whole considering the Deaf Mute appropriation posed of and the bill as approved in this form of session carries an appropriation oi S17o,3s0, which is about s16.000 less than the appropriation of two years ago. Senate Bill No 401. bearing an appro- priation of S2.500 for the work of car rylng on the investigation into the state capitol work, was called up a privileged bill and passed without opposition. The bill which provides for the work. ing of convicts on the public roads or the state passed the House by vote of bill all eonvicts who are not sentenced to longer term in prison than five years may be kept within the counties, and un- der contract made by the county judge, worked on the roads of the county. Coun- ties adjoining are privileged to unite ln the work of building roads under this plan.
 By vote of AZ to 36 the Browning Lee bill passed the House Tuesday after a contest that had been Waged on the floor
  until , o'clock in the afternoon. and which had been an orderly session until the roll ute interval of disorder reigned follow ing the announcement, until it required a roll call vote to adjourn the body.
 The bill by Mir. Haley which places the express on the initial carrier was passed without discussion or dissent.
 The House devoted the morning session ti,a i,tr. otrp If local bills and the afternoon session to work in Committee of the Whole on appro- Iriation measures.
 Chairman Black of Sebastian of the Com ittee on the Penitentiary Appropriations had the House go into Committee of the Whole to take up. his bill. After few minor items had been passed on the one which carries an appropriation of 2,000 Tor the payment of ten wardens was re- duced to $1,20o and but six wardens were allowed.
 An item approprlanng S60.o00 for 100 guards was taken up and the Committee Of the Whole reduced the item to s36,0oo foi 60 guards
 A bill passed by Mir. Andrews which re- qulres all corporations to pay their em. ploges at intervals of not more than two weeks was passed in the House
 1'he Bolton bill requiring railroads to employ only such trainmen as have had two years experience also passed. These wer. the only measures of general interest
 New bills introduced were:
 fly MT. MeCollum of the Roads and High ways Committee, requiring corporations and companies to furnish road ovei seers with lists of persons in their employ who arc subject to road service
 By Mir. Quinn, prohibiting any person from Iron removing any, dead body or. effects doubt as to the cause of death until the coroner shall have ordered such removal
 Under bill which passed the House UaA f ff.n work of directing movements of trains can not be employed for more than eight hours hn In sny sy y one day The bill was introduced py MT Rowell Of Jefferson county. who ad- vocated the passage of his measure in the MT Hunt of Jefferson succeeded in hay Ing the House pass favorable on his pro- posed o-the-constitution reso- lution which will give municipalities and counties the right to issue bonds for high way improvement. This Is the first pro posed amendment that has found favor except the one which presents for the sec ond time the question of the poll tax quail
 In the afternoon the deaf mute appro- priation bill was completed and sent to the Engrossing Committee. The speaker ordered the doors of the House locked in the late hours of the session. refusing to o'clock
 The bill of Mir. Haley compelling officers making arrests to place on the docket the correct names of the persons arrested and m liking penalties for persons refusing to give their correct names when arrested. also by Mir KiZZia, raising the salaries of clerks and judges of election from S1 to 50 per dny.
 New bills introduced were:
 By MT. Thompson. amending the bribery lnw and prohibiting any officer from at tempting to influence legislation n any manner whatsoever
 By. MT. Shannon. regulating the abstract business by requiring that any person mak- ing an abstract shall be responsible for error in such abstract and shall make 2 good bond to cover such liability.
 By MT. Anderson. giving to cities of the first class the right to regulate the auction business and to regulate auctioneers by pro. vidng whether auctions shall be held a. night or not
 By MT. Bullion. requiring all persons who are engaged in the business of watch repair ing to first obtain a license after standing an examination before board of three eS aminers who shall be appointed by the gov ernor, and who shall have at least ten years active experience in watch repairing in this state before receiving such appointment.
 By Mir. Partain, regulating the right of way of telephone company lines by givine them exclusive right of 50 feet either side of their wires against competing com panfes.
 Only few matters were considered in the House Friday. Most of the time war taken up with local bills. after which Sen ate business was taken up. Several specia. sity Deficiency Bill was taken up. This bill was passed through the Committee of the Whole and is going before the House. The item to appropriate S2630C to pay back salaries to teachers was adopted and several other items were considered.