The Carlisle independent., 1907-03-14
TIE HOUSE.

resentative Jackson providing for the ex- tension of the session of the General As ing May IA It required CT votes, or two thirds of all the members elected, to pass the resolution. But one amendment was offered to the resolution-that by MT. Eos ter providing for an extension of thirty days and it was rejected by a vote Of 70 ayes to Is noes.
 ing thanks to James H. Berry. whose term as United States senator expired Monday, for the service he has rendered the state and nation duing the twenty-two years he spent In the upper body of the national Congress.
 Much of the time of the House was de- voted to the bill to increase the tax levy in the St. Francis levee district from SIX cents to ten cents an acre. An agreement was reached among the members from the counties in the district under which 1t was decided to accept MT. killoughs amend ment to make the tax eight cents an acre, and this amendment was adopted
 New bills introduced were:
 By Committee on Ways and Means-mak- ing appropriation for the expenses of the legislative, executive and judicial depart ments of the state government.
 By. Mir. McCracken-To prevent the abandonment of wives and children by hus- bands and fathers. It makes wilfull aban- meanor punishable by fine of from SZo 10
 $500 and imprisonment in county jail of from 30 days to six months. Mir. Hunt introduced House Joint Resolu- tion No. 4, proposing an amendment to the constitution to allow cities and incorpo- rated towns to issue bonds for public i'm provements and to allow counties 10 issue bonds for road purposes.
 The House spent a great deal of time Tuesday considering the bill by Senator Simms to enforce compliance with contracts in certain instances. The bill is intended to apply especially to negro farm hands who contract to labor and secure proxisIiots eaI us fulfill the contract. The bill narrowly es- caped indefinite postponement, as ln mo
 ton to that effect the vote was B ayes to 35 noes It was made speclal ofder for Tuesday morning.
 The only new bill introduced at this ses- sion was one by Mir. RoweH giving improve, improve tracks, right-ofway and sidetracks the same as other property in the district
 The bill by Representative Balch which seeks to change the insurance law so that any foreign or domestic. corporation shall without fine or forfeiture, upon compliance with the insurance laws of the state pro | vided it is not member of or party toto to or elsewhere to regulate premiums on prop erty in this state, was called up Wednes day afternoon and placed on its final Il, pas pas, sage Speeches in support of the blll were
 made by Messrs. Balch and Beck, and m opposition by Messrs Ruff: Foster st,n ana ha
 Meade While oIon MT Beck @ Gas rak,n ang he he will be the first speaker when the debate on the bill is resumed Thursday The House has finally framed an anti-fu-
 lures bill and it will be known as the Moore (of Independence) -Heartsill bill, 1n- asmuch as it embodes the principal fea- | lures of measures on the subject lntfo- duced by those representatives. oa,
 At the morning session the House passed the bill by MT. Powell amending e section get on give improvement districts the right to as sess railroad tracks and the right of way | the same as other property In the district House
 By Mir Andrews, to require railroad com.
 panies to establish regular pay day not | later than the 10th of each month.
 House Joint Resolution No. D. by MT l Carl Lee, proposing an amendment to the whereby hrdnd e9dntes nnrnas may issqf provides that the bonds shall at no time exceed the amount of ten per cent of the assessed value of the taxable property of the county, that the rate of interest shall not exceed five per centum per annum, and
 that the amount and specific object for which bridge and roads bonds may be is sued and used in any one year shall be authorized and determined by a majority of the electors of the county as shown by | the assessors book last filed. at special 1 election for that purpose. and at such times as may be determined and fixed by the coun- tvs quorum court.
 House Bill No. 5, by Representative
 Balch, which was carried over from Wednesdays session, was taken up Sgsness Sgsn and af3er debate Wheh took up the greater part of two days. and which was termed by Representative Jack. | The vote on the measure was 50 ayes to 55 noes The finishing touch was put to the bill under motion by MT FIT Finley e,,t9 to | to pass and to lay that motion on the table, l which was adopted by vote of 51 ayes to | 37 noes.
 During the morning session the following | bills were read and passed:
 By MT. Davis of Clark, to provide that freight trains shall be one, engineer. one conductor. one fireman and three brake men. The bill does not apply, to roads consist of less than p cars or during strikes, of ttrainmen on the lines affected; % ,,
 By MT. ,skaggs. to require t that & all ship hip | ister of the brands of their stock and that station agents shall keep record of live include butchers. and to fix a penalty for | failure to keep the register and for making | of false entries therein
 | The House passed a comparatively un- | important session Friday. Only few bills were discussed and acted upon. The fight | of the day came over Senate Bill No. 3o | by Senator Montgomery, to provide for jury | trials and change of venue in cities Of the at the hour of adjournment was still pend ing, smotnsrs introduced tbe following | resolution at the morning session:
 Whereas, It is apparent to all that the citizens of this State need better insurance; | and
 Whereas. The manhood of Arkansas re- fuses to bow the knees to the behest of the trusts and combines; therefore, be it Resolved by the House of Representa- | tives, That the Speaker Is hereby empower. | ed to appoint committee consisting of | five members of the House. whose duties shall be to prepare a bill of insurance for the better protection of the people of this State" This resolution was adopted. The bill by Senator Mckenzie to rearrange | the appointment of university trustees so as to represent each of the seven congress sional districts passed by vote of 75 ayes | and noes.