The Green Forest tribune., 1907-02-15
THE HOUSE.

Directly after roll call Monday morning | Speaker Hamiter asked permission to make
 a statement In his hand he held copy of a paper, in winch he said statement ] appeared which reflected upon every mem- 1 Der of the General Assembly. "Gentlemen." said the speaker If the | statement of this man is correct, we should i root it out, but l am here to say that l
 believe that every member of this House
 is gentleman. l am convinced that graft | has not dared to show it's head in this
 General Assembly. I am satisfied that this statement is false, but it behooves us one 1 and all, to be exceedingly careful in this
 particular. Let there be no room for sus, picion in any quarter. say to you that | if any member will report to me an effort l to influence his vote on any, measure by anybody, the proper officials shall know of | allow this condition to exist This publi- | cation is reflection on me. it is refec- tion on every member of both Houses, and | ought not to be-"
 As the speaker concluded the members 1 of the House broke into applause. | Paul Little, private secretary to the governor. appeared before the House with l the following bills which the governor had l approved
 House Bill No. Andrews by requestl | to require the Iron Mountain to build a de | pot at Gum Spring. Clark county. 1 House Bill No 40 (Morris). to change the time of holding court in the Fourteenth | judicial circuit
 $100,000 to pay the per diem. mileage and ! contingent expenses of the General Assem- bly,.
 rent Resolution No. 6, which memorializes 1 the Congress of the United States to call l a convention to consider amendments to
 the constitution by which uniform marriage divorce and insurance laws throughout the l United States may be enacted Under the rules the resolution was read and laid over Among the bills passed by the House was one by MT. Hamilton of Ouachta. ap propriating S3,000 to supply artificial limbs | to ex-Confederate soldiers and sailors who
 are now bona fde residents of Arkansas MT Baker introduced bill for the reg ulation of the practice of mental healing | The bill provides that no person who does
 not possess certificate from school of | reputation shall practice his profession | It also provides for an exhibition of this certificate to the county judge. Mir. Witt presented bill requiring over. | lords of creeks that become impossible during high water.
 A bill by Mr. Andrews for the encourage
 ment of the destruction of owls, hawks and crows. by providing bounty of p cents ! per head for the killing of such fowls was introduced.
 By MT. Combs, a bill to cure defective | acknowledgements deeds conveyanees, etc. | affecting titles to real estate and which
 may have been made since March Is. 1887 ] It provides that all deeds, etc. which are de | fective by reason of an act approved March | 16. 1887, shall be declared valid. I By Mir. Dulaney, bill to require all rail- | road companies to keep night telegraph op- orators at stations in all county seats l through which their lines may pass The Cook County Democracy of Chicago was the guest of the House for forty five
 minutes during the afternoon session
 The Amis anti-racing bill, passed by the
 Senate Monday was read once in the House Tuesday and motion to suspend the rules | to read the bill twice failed by large majority.
 The House passed the Senate bill mak- I ing Gen. Robert F. Lees birthday. January | n, a legal holiday. also the Senate bill pro ! hibiting the running of swings, stands and l flying iinnies in National and Confederate cemeteries on Decoration day
 | Other bills passing the House were | Senate Rill No. 56 (De Rositt) to require l the Rock Island to erect a depot at Heath
 Station St Francis county.