The Forrest City times., 1907-02-08
THE HOUS E..

The House spent a very dull day and | devoted most of it's time te roll call fol the introduction of bills and advancement of bills already introduced Al the request of Mir Ross. the author of the bill, the vote by which the amend ment of Mr Ruf To the 2-cent passenger rate bill was adopted Tuesday afternoon was reconsluered and the Senate amend ment which Mir. Ruff sought to amend was coneurred in. The Senate amend ment was that the bill should be in of feet Go days after its passage" while Mir. RunS $ amendment provided that the bill should become effective after April 1, 1907. At noon both bodies met in joint session and elected Jefferson Davis United States senator.
 Mr Meade introduced a resolution for the appointment Of special committee of ators. to which all bills relating to bucket shops shall be referred for comparison The resolution was adopted.
 The following bills were introduced dur ing the day By Mir. Jackson To create the office and provide for the election @of county superintendents of schools and abol ishes the position of county examiner
 By Mr Kizzia and MT Jackson To prohibit drunkenness at public gatherings and imposes a fine of not less than $10 nor more e9 than SD Tor any person to appear in dFun, Gn condition at any picnic barbG- church service or literary society
 At o'clock the House adjourned to hear an address by President John N. Till
 
 Two bills providing that the carrying introduced in the House Thursday. The bill by Representative Roby on the sub jeet also amends the digest so as to make it unlawful for concealed weapons to be carried by persons going on journeys
 House Bill No. I tRossl, the two cent passenger rate bill came up for consid eration in the afternoon. The bill came mp early in the session, but was amended i'll the Senate and the bill passed as amended
 Mir. Foster offered a resolution providing that Senate amendments to house bills shall take the same course as bills and after engrossment shall be read the third time and adopted by yea and nay vote. which was adopted.
 The bills passed at this session were . House Bill No. 97, authorizing the town of Charleston, Franklin county. to contribute funds to the Charleston special school dis trict House Bill No. 121 for the relief of the sureties on the bond of Frank C. Place ex-county clerk of Garland county : House Bill No. 5l, to provide for a county depository for the funds of Randolph coun " and House Bill No 95. to provide for additional janitors. pages and committee clerks.
 Measures introduced during the day were : House Bill No FPS by Mir. Thomas To require the Louisiana and Arkansas Rail road to erect station at Snow, Columbia county.
 House Bill No. 1oa by Mir Bolton To
  parts of Crawford county.
 House Bill No. 130 by Mir. Jones-To de clare a four-wire fence lawful in Seyier county.
 House Bill No. 131 by Mir oldham To amend an act of 1905 creating the Long Prairie Levee District in Lafayette county
 House Bill No. l32 by Mr. Reed To make carrying concealed weapons punish able by Imprisonment for not less than 50 nor more than 60 days In addition to a fine of not less than $50 nor more than S200
 House Bill No 134 by Mir. Riee-To pro hibit railroads or common carriers entering into contracts with shippers whereby the carriers common law of statutory liability Is limited
 House Bill No. f35 by Mir Rohy-To pre- vent persons going on journey from carry ing concealed weapons. as now permitted under the present statute.
 \ committee from the Good Rosds As sociation visited the House before adjourn ment and submitted communication coy. ering it's recommendations with reference To good roads measures now pending
 Probably the dullest day since the con vening of the General Assembly was passed by the House Friday. The proceedings con sisted almost entirely Hf the reading of senate bills tho first and second times few bills. local in character were passcd Three bills which had been made special order for the morning session were read the third time and passed. The bills were:
 Senate Bill No G. to establish the Coffee creek drainage district In Phillip.