The Monticellonian., 1907-03-28
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

horse racing In the slate came as a thun dprbolt from A clear sky as not a Senator know of it until it was launched After irs introduction there were several members on their feet elamoriug for recognition lt Nas declared that since ihe Amls Ia" pro hibiting gambling or tho making of books on rHee tracks became operative every effort has been made hy race horse men and bookmakers at oakiawn 10 eNade the law The fact that the gambling Is said tO continue al OaklaEn aroused the ire Of Senator Amls. with the result that He pre- pared this more drastic measure, He an uouneed. In introducing the bill, that fl was only done after a conference with the act ing governor and at his suggestion. Tho Senator asserted that the sheriff of Garland county had discharged all his duties and had himself kept away from the track so as hot 10 see any gambling. and that restraining orders had heen secured through the courts preventing the consta ble from taking hand In summing ID his argument for hiS bill he declared There iS only one way to stop the gamo- ling, and that is to stop the races
 And Hon. ". A Black of Sebastian coun- " k believer in woman suffrage No one has ever accused the gentleman AT thlS fact, hat thai makes Ii no less a fact It all came aheut in this wise IhnfsdaN morning three proposed amendments 10 he Constitution of the State were offered one of these was by lion. W. A. Craven at al hOun County and deals with the right or franchise. specifying that tn be entitled to vste an electnr shall have paid his poll tax for thr year previous. The amendment was read the second time ht. Black sem up m amendment striking ont the word male" wherever 1t occurred In the pro posed amendment. Ie do this Will glNf all persons. who might desire to pay poll tax the right to vote, II the oiheI provisions af the act had been compiled with. Eminent counsel declare that thetr is no law ta prevent woman paying poll tax should she So elect. and should she present herself at the polls. SO eqHlppfn; and duly qualified, nnder the amenaHu amendment, she would have perfect flSht tu cast vote.
 I'nder the terms of the McCollum bill which passed the House Monday. the treas urer k authorized ta make call deposits in banks and trust companies ol the stale funds not to exceed J0 per cent ot the capital stock of such institution, and to he deposited under the condition that 1t may he withdrawn without notice The stockholders ef every institution in which is deposited the State funds are ha"ie individually. under the terms of the Dill. and as additional security bond Tor double the sum of deposit Is required before ihe deposit is made The bond of the treasurer Is exempted from eeFer' ing funds not in the hands of the treashr- CT.
 There Is an element of doubt as 10 whether the oldham annexation bill will be reached on the House calendar this week, but if it Is called there will be q lively contest before il k disposed af The Dill passed the Senate by a small majority and it was believed that 1t would go through the House with but little opposi- ton hut statements In the effect that motion will be made h table it when hrst If comes up indicate that there Is mofe opposition than had been anticipated ihe Puiaski d:,legat tion. undivided in it's support of fhe mea sure. feels confident that its pas sage will not he denied by their fellow members of the House.
 The House Committee on Railroads held a meeting Friday night and gave attention 10 railroad employees and attorneys on lhe bill providing for a maximum oi g elght hours employment In any day for telegraph operators 1t was claimed ny tho railroad attorneys that the bill world force fall roads 10 use two shifts at day oniees ana would work n hardship. The committee de fsrred action on the bill until after furth' CT hearing Railroad employees believe fhai reducing tIte employment of teIeefaPH op efatars tn eight hours each day wohla ie duce the number of wreeks within the state
 With but seven weeks yet of the ex- tended session before il. members oi the Appropriations Committee arc anxious to rpt thpfr bills before the House. Much lime Is consumed in this class or ieSis' lation through the fact that each Hem ls taken up separately in tommittee oi tue Whole and has to be passed upon separate lv To not give these bills almost lmm'. diate attention, according to members n. the committee. will mean fhat the las'
 
 to be devoted almost exclusively to them
 A constitutional amendment is proposed in a resolution offered by Mir. simpson, Tn the House Monday. which provides Tor vottng machines in elections. restricts the qualifications of voters, follows the llhe ol thc famous grandfather clause or me south Carolina law. and gives women lax. payers a right to vote where question ot taxation iS directly Involved. The reso- lution was received within bit or disap- proval. signifying that II Will nave stormy passage when taken up Tor hnai alton.
 The Joint Committee on Penitcntiary of the Senate and House held business seS- sion Friday. al which if was decided 10 continue fife work of construction ot inc new penitentinry. which was started about ax years ago. \ bill making an appropria- tlan for the completion of the work ac- cording to Inc original plans will be pre- pared hy the committee and will probably be introduced during he week. If 1t pass es II Is contemplated To reeommenee the work at once
 An effort Is being made to draft bill that will relieve condition as 10 protection from fire through insurance. The Baich bill which in effect exempted the fire com nanies from the provisions of the anti trust law. was so signally defeated. that any measure which repealS any part of that act will be practically impossible
 The bill hy Senator Harrison making It ma adatory that the pational eolors shall float above All public buildings. school houses and naming fhe first Friday in May as flag day" in the public schools, was special order for Wednesday.
 The first fifteen minutes of the morning session in the House Tuesday was devoted fo the reading of petitions and tclegrams. nearly all of which were against the pas sage of the Black patent medicine bill.
 Senator Amis has left his seat in the Senate for len days ard has gone to Mex leo on q business trip.
 Boy Injured By Pet Deer.
 Will Douglass. a 5year-old boy, liy ing at Jonesboro. was seriously in inred by being tossed up in the air