The log cabin Democrat., 1907-05-09
7 Legislative N
 Proceedings /
THE SENATE.


 rnivprsity deficiency bill. carrying S96-, eco as amended by the House. was taken ED The amendment merely provides that the measure shall not go into eHect uhtlI November next. the purpose being 10 prevent deficiency in the treasury at 5he present time. The bill as amended was passed with only a few dissenting
 Al this juncture ex-Senator James Der. " entered the Senate chamber. All or ahe members appauded the dlstlnguissiheu sil',l statesman and on motion of Senator Slms granted the privileges of the noor Dy d unanimous vote Senator Berry thahkeu she members of the Upper House Tor the privilege that had been accorded nm anu sonprsfulnted the members of the Leglsla sure on having passed through the session without the least suspicion of corruption or crime directed toward them. lie Ieu oeclaIeu u that the Thirty-sixth General Assembly was q credit to the state, and ne was proud of the abors that the members nau performed in behalf of the people or the
 On motion of Senator Tamiter recess of len minutes was taken in order to give ahe members of the Senate an opportunity 10 meet xSenator Berry.
 The reading of the journal was dispensed with Tuesday morning and senator Slnilns was called to the chair. an, IL,
 The Senate Tuesday afternoon killed the Abercrombie bill providing for the woTk- Ing of convicts on the public roads Of the state and with the death of this measure 
 session of the Legislature is practically at an end Four bills along the same line nave been killed in the past four months. mere is still one more pending the DeIt9ssi.l Montgomery bill. that was combination ol all convict road bills that had died. ms measure is in the House and as It has geycr been read there is but little probabii- ity that 1t will ever get as far as q roll enlI The AbercroInbie bill was killed by q vote of 15 to F.
 The Barker bill, providing for the reg ulation Of magnetic healing in the state' narrowly escaped being tabled. An amend ment 10 the measure making It apply 10 Drew county exclusively was referred wlth she measure to the Committee on Iubllc Health. H., co
 The Killough bill. providing that the GO acres surrounding the new state house shall never be sold, was passed Iuesday afternoon with six dissenting votes, art dme in favor of selling the land in few years when the values increased and as to the features of the bill that provides that the hand shall never be sold it was generally conceded that the Legislature had no au- thority to make such provision
 Senator Pindall presided over the de- Mberations of the Senate Wednesday morn ing The reading of the journal was dis pensed with and the work began at once on the special ordl's. ,,,, the Cloud Goodwin anti-gambing bill by one vote The measure is a copy of the fa- nous Wilson anti gambling bill that was doctored and rendered invalid SIX years ago s1, after it had passed both Houses. The bill considered Wednesday provides heaVy pen, nlties in cases where officers Of the law lall to prosecute gamblers in cases where tne infraclions of the law have been brought 10 their notice The general opinion of the Senate was that the penalties in the Dill were too drastic and that there were enough anti ti-gamhling bills on the statute DOCKS already if the ofhcefs or the law "ouiu enforce them a
 The Rhoton bribery law was ia the Sen ate for several hours Wednesday. Under this measure, which was prepared by ffoSe- cutting Attorney Ehoton of Pulaski county et inc request of the committee appointed to cooperate with him earlier in the ses- sion. the receiver Of bfloe IS maue us liable as the giver. and soliciting and re- eeiying are placed on the same tootlhg The maximum penalty is also raised from TWO years in the penitentlary to hVe years. Senator Holland was of the opinion that under the bill a maA could be convicted of bribery on the unsupported word or an accompiice. and the bill was placed back on ite sacond reading for the purpose oI 1menC t.
 Senator Yopp presided over the delib- erations of the Upper House lhursuay morning. The reading of the Journal was dispensed with ana lne specldt olueAs "cio taken in hand ~
 Senator Rowland introduced bill Thurs 6ay morning appropriatlng S21.ooo 10 pay
 
 of the Legislature. the originai approprla- lion af S1O0.000 having run out.
 IT. Wingo bill. providing Tor the estab, lisbuent of state normal school passeo the Senate Thursday afternoon with only five dissenting votes. The measure car ries an appropria tion of S13,00o. reduc- fion of S2000o in the amount carried in she original measure Under the tern,s of the bill the town giving the ground and s3J.000 for building w'i secure 'he school.
 The reading of the journal was dis pensed with Friday morning, and Senator Wingo was called to the chair,
 With only one dissenting vote. that or Senator Legate. the upper House iriday nnorpinsr passed the bill introduced into she House by Judge Martin of Crittenden repeaiing the bill of civil rights, other wise known as chapter 10 of the statutes of Arkansas. This Is the hfst tlme III 'he memory of the present generation that an Arkansas Legislature has repealed whole chapter of the statutes at one time. oo
 The Rowland bill, appropriating S2o,ooo for the per diem and mileage Of the mem bers of the Legislature, passed the Senate without any trouble.
 Senator Oldham sent mp the report or the Joint Capitol Commission. the results or sbe labors of that body since the second week of the session in investigating inc xtate house The minority report of Sena- sor Qtis Wing0 of SeVier was read at tue conclusion of the regular report
 The death kneil of the cigarette nome ma0e and tailur-made-wa sounded Sat nrday morning when the House passed the sn,i-ciearette bill introduced in the Sen e1e during the third week of the session by Senator Mckenzie of Nevada county. Ear, Iy next week the measure will be approved by the governor, and on January l. l9oS' fhe sale or giving away of cigarettes or cigarette paper in the state of Arkansas win be mSdemeanor punishable Oy fine of from S10 to $40. The Dill was not made effective immediately to allow the cig srette dealers until the beginning Of the new year to dispose of their stocks.
 The bill by Senator Lee app>opriatins t6O. .U0O for the completion of the new penitentiary and making certain other pro, visions for the care and the protection ol ronyicts. was read twice in the House Saturday afternoon. One of the provisions of the bill provides tsat no convict guards shall be used al any time. Mr. Black oi Marion sent up an amendment to the CT feet that the convict guards shall be uSee in cases of necessity. The amendment was adopted This provision was in the Dill a' originally drawn. but was cut out Tn th' Senate through the efforts of Senator fat 1erSon.