The Monticellonian., 1907-02-28
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

cnt form has passed both houses and now awaits the signature of the governor. The hil. which follows, debars any bat daily papers from competition as provided In section t. because of lack of space.
 Section l. That fl shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Senate to purchase and furnish each member Of that body daily. for this session, forty daily papers of any paper publishing full reports of the proceedings of the Legislature, or Ill lieu thereof two hundred and eighty weeklles publishing full reports of the proceedings pers whether weeklies or dailfes 10 be left te thc member. and any papers published in the State whether weekly or daily be ing eligible to this selection provided such publication shall comply with the terms If this Act otherwise. by publishing full and e9mhete proceedings or the Leglsla- lure Provided such daily papers or week and thr publisher shall be required to pay all postage on list furnished him by mem
 Section ? II shall be the duty of the Sec refaEy at senate to purchase and furnish each member with p cents worth of post age stamps daily for this session
 Section 3 That t sha be the duty ot ihc tlef- Of the House to purchase and furnish each member of that body daily for this session, forty daily papers of any paper publishing Hull reports of the pro eeedings of t.e Legislature or In lieu thereof two hundred and eighty weeklies. publishing fun reports of the proceedings of the Legislature. the choice af such paper whether weekles or dailes to be iett to the
 
 Stnte of Arkansas, whether weekly or daily being eligible to this selection. provided such daily papers or weekltes shall not cost over two cents per copy and the pub fisher shall be required to pay all postage on lists furnished him by members.
 Section 4 II shall be the duty of tho Clerk of the House to purchase and fur nish each member with 25 cents worth of postage stamps daily for this session.
 Section ,. The papers purchased under the provisions of the foregoing sections. shall be required to publish In addition to full and complete proceedings ot both houses. the full text of all jaws passed containing seven sections or less. and plain intelligent synopsis of all laws passed containing mare than seven sections and thai &hen mention k made of pending tliiS Tn said papers, the name of the author and the title of said bill shall be given.
 A law so drastic th.t fl is expected fe break up mQbs after they have been formed and are actually engaged in the work oi taking a prisoner from the custody of sheriff or other official was endorsed by the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday, and if enacted into law will establish pre- cedrnt in the Southern states.
 Under lis provisions extreme penalties are placed on any officer surrendefing prl= s1ner 10 mob, but IL goes further and gives that officer the right to summon any citizen of the state, even if that citizen k then participant of the mob, to his assistance, and. shonId the citizen refuse. Il fine of $l.- buu is provided for, together with six months imprisonment in the county jail.
 The I8inf Pe@iteutIafy committee mas returned from personal inspection of the state farm at Cummins. which had been uesan Friday morning. The committee re htftx everything in splendid shape al the farm, the eonYiets orderly and well cared zpr line buildings clean and thr food sufIl. eeHt. The entire farm was gone oyer. and | MS found that much improvement has been made Rhe manner in which afalrs are conducted WHs q complete surprise te many members uf the committee, who state fhat the improvements made are Tar in s5.teSs nf W hat had been expected
 The hill of Representative Moore of Pulaski county, 10 require the Iron MauR- faih to build depot al Sweet Home which was passed by the House yesterday, will if il becomes law, mean great con venieHce 10 the old soldiers at the Gonfed- crate Home. The bill requires also that all passenger trains shall be stopped at Sweet Home, and this will be great aeeommoda- lion fo the veterans in making trips to Little Rock. Representative Moore WIS backed up by Representative Barker when lhe b!l came up for hnal passase The bill was passed without dissenting vote.
 Senator McKnights bill exemptng every person over the age of 10 years from pay ing a poll tax in this state was offered in good faith. but when il was found Us way into the Senate Judiciary Committee fl ran amuck of the constitution. When the bill was up for discussion, some member referred 10 the constitution, which says that every male citizen over the age Of 2-i years shall pay a poll tax and there will be reported back with the recommenda- ton that il do not pass
 At meeting Of the Senate Committee on Railroads held Tuesday afternoon, two important bills were recommended for pas sage. One is Senate Bill No. lS2, by Sen ator Ams. which requires every railroad operating in the state to file annually with the Auditor of State a list of the assets sSenate Bill No. 1S6, by Senator Me Knight, which requires the railroads to keep up the crossings at all points where highways intersect the railroad lines.
 Chairman Kie oldham of the joint com mittee appointed by the legislature to ia- vestgate the affairs of the new state capi- tol had George W. Donaghey of Conway before q subcommittee Thursday afternoon In response M 10 a summons lhaI haa oeen agreement made in the committee at former meeting the evidence will be taken behind closed doors, and nothing K given out pending the hearings except such as might be authorized by the chairman of the committed.
 resolution will probably be introduced Tn the General Assembly sometime this week looking to an extension of tine pres ent session forty or sixty days Such ex- tension seems necessary at the present stage as under the constitution 1t will con tinue but a couple of weeks longer unless if Is extended by resolution adopted by both Senate and House. and there IS much legislation yet to be done.
 Representative I. Frank Carlton of New ton county was the only member Of the House voting agaiest the bill Increasing explanation of his vote. Mr. Carlton said thnt he had promised his constituents that he would oppose any measure that tended ta increase taxation and for that reason he feit iu duty bound to vote against the bill.
 In accordance with concurrent reso1u- tion by Representative Blae. of Sebas ttan county. Speaker Hamlter yesterday appointed Representative iIartsill, Run. Rowell Hancock and Morrow as members from the House on joint committee to investigate the conduct of the Confederate Home at Sweet Home.
 Hon Frank Witt Is writing book on the Race Question: He, it was who introduced in the last General Assembly the bill known as tue Racial Disturbance Bill, prohibiting white people from attending negro social gatherings He is also author of the separate prison law In this state.
 ]. E. Fulks of Ozark has announced as candidate for senator from the Twen- ty-ffth district, Crawford and Franklin countless in the next Democratic primary. The district is at present represented by A. T. Gross of Crawford
 The House Committee on Labor voted unanimously in favor of the fellow-servant measure for the protection of railway em- ployes and mine workers by Senator Old ham.
 Representatives J. H. McCollum of Hemp stead and Horace F. Ruf of Randolph have refused to accept the 25 cents worth of stamps as provided in the stamp bill claiming that in their opinion 1t is uncon- stitu.ional and have instructed the cleark not to furnish them said stamps or any DOT tion thereof.
 Representative w A. Rogers of White county Is the third member of the House to decline the 25 cents worth of stamps daily that is provided for in HOusa Bill No Su which was signed by the acting governor Monday, and sent communication to the speaker 10 that effect.
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