The Carlisle independent., 1907-02-14
THE HOUSE..

Directly after roll call Monday morning Speaker Hamiter asked permission to make a statement. In his hand he held copy of paper, in winch he said a statement appeared which reflected upon every mem Der of the General Assembly.
 'Gentlemen.' said the speaker Eff the statement of this man is correct, we should root it out, but l am here to say that I believe that every member of this House is a gentleman. 1 am convinced that graft has not dared to show it's head in this General Assembly. 1 satisfied that this statement is false. but it behooves us, one and all, to be exceedingly careful in this particular. Let there be room for sus- pieion in any quarter. 1 say to you that if any member will report to me an effort to influence his vote on any. measure by anybody, the proper officials shall know of it within ten minutes. We can't afford to allow this condition to exist This publi- cation is reflection on me- it is a refiec tion on every member of both Houses, and ought not to be-
 As the speaker concluded the members of the House broke into applause.
 Paul Little, private secretary to the the following bills which the governor had
 House Bill No Andrews by requesb, to require the Iron Mountain to build de- pot at Gum Spring, Clark county.
 House Bill No. 40 tMorris), to change the time of holding court in the Fourteenth judicial circuit.
 House Bill No. GA (Beck) to appropriate $10G000 to pay the per diem, mileage and contingent expenses of the General Assem- bly,.
 Spaker Hamiter offered House Concur. rent Resolution No. 6. which memorializes the Congress of the United States to call a convention to consider amendments to the constitution by which uniform marriage. divorce and insurance laws throughout the 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 Mir. Hamilton of Ouachta. ap- propriating S3000 to supply artificial limbs to ex-Confederate soldiers and sailors who are now bona fide residents of Arkansas
 Mir Baker introduced a bill for the reg ulaton of the practice of mental healing. The bill provides that no person who does reputation shall practice his profession. It also provides for an exhibition of this certificate to the county judge.
 Mir Witt presented bill requiring over seers to erect and maintain guide posts at lords of creeks that become impossible during high water
 A bill by Mir Andrews for the encourage ment of the destruction of owls. hawks and crows. by providing a bounty of 9 cents per head for the killing of such fowls was introduced.
 acknowledgements. deeds, conveyances. 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
 By Mir. Duianey, bill to require all rail- road companies to keep night telegraph op- orators at stations in all county seats 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-racng bill passed by the Senate Monday, was read once In the House Tuesday and a motion to suspend the rules to read the bill twice failed by large ma jority.
 The House passed the Senate bill mak ing Gen. Robert E. Lees birthday. January l9 a legal holiday. also the Senate bill pro- hibiting the running of swings, stands and flying jinnies in National and Confederate cemeteries on Decoration day. Other bills passing the House were: Senate Bill No 56 (De Rositt), to require the Rock Island to erect a depot at Heath Station, St. Francis county.