Woodruff County news., 1907-05-09
THE HOUSE.

THE HOUSE.
 The Oldham ant-lynching Eff met de feat in the House Saturday after a se- yyere attack made upon its provisions by MessrS. killough and McCOllum, who charged that it was revolutionary and would place the sheriff of any county in an attitude, of dictating to the judiciary prisoner against whom the community was aroused and who feared that such prisoner would suffer from lynch law could order the Circuit Court in session for i'm mediate trial of the case. The bill was called up by Mir. Rowell, who stated that it solution of the lynch problem that had been presented by Father Lucey of Pine Bluff, and that this distinguished man believed it would serve to reduce mob yio. lence in the South. Mr. Rowell made a strong plea that Arkansas give the law test.
 bill was introduced by Mir. Finley, which prohibits smoking of cigarette, pipe or cigar in any hotel rotunda. railroad train or depot, street car or public place of any character where women are gener- ally assembled with men. Ball rooms and cafes are among the places where smok- ing is to be absolutely tabooed
 bill introduced by Mir. Quinn. which sought to shorten the hours in the school room of the cities of the first and second was taken up and overwhelmingly defeat ed Mir. Bishop opposed the bill, stating that it discriminated between the city schools and the rural schools and he Ia vored leaving the hours of school instruc- ton in the hands of the directors of the schools.
 Under the head of petitions and me morias MT. Combs sent up petition from many citizens, asking for the enactment of a measure that would authorize the county judge to provide place in the court houses for an office for the county sur veyors
 The Preparatory Department in the Uni versity of Arkansas received blow in the House when that body. acting in Committee of the Whole. refused to allow an item in the general appropriation bill for the support of this department. The subject will be renewed when the bill is again talk en up in the House and an effort made 10 restore the appropriation, but 1t Is freeiy admitted by friends of the. university that the action of the House in committee Is most likely to be duplicated by the House in regular session.
 The entire day was devoted to this meas ure Item by item it was passed upon, with few being approved in the original form in which the bill had come to the House from the Senate.
 Speaker {Iamiter reversed a former rui- ing Monday to the effect that every ap- propriation item in every bill must be passed on in Committee of the Whole, before Ge- ing brought up in the House. and under this reversed ruling there may be more progress made in the future in disposins or these bills.
 For the first time during the session tlie House was called to order at 30 iu the morning. and there was no quorum. Al ter about fifteen minutes of waiting the sergeant-at-arms had organized delinquents sufficient to begin the proceedings.
 half million dollar issue of bonds was authorized by the Legislature Tuesday when after one of the hardest floor fights Of the session the House passed the Harrison bill. authorizing the St Francis Levee Board to float bonds in this sum for the improvement of the leyee work in the St Francis leVee basin and to take up bonds that are now due.
 Single handed Mir. Killough of Cross fought against the passage Of the measure, not objecting over seriously to the issuance of the bonds as provided for under the bill but attempting to delay it until other iegiS- lation could be enacted which would re quire that no member be allowed 10 serve on the board having in hand this bond is sue who had not for period or 90 dsEs previous to his appointment been land owner in the basin affected.
 MessrS I.aSley. Moore of St. Francis and Hazel spoke for the Harrison bill. They de clared that the people of the St Francis levee district were satisfied with the board at present. and that there was no reason for change except to satisfy q political grievance.
 During the afternoon session the House finished the university appropriation 6ili acting in Committee of the Whole The Branch Normal appropriation bill was ad- vanced by receiving two readings.
 Following the passage of the bill Tues day which authorized the St Francis Le- wee Board to issue bonds in the sum O. S50000O the second levee fight of the session took place Wednesday morning over the Bishop bill
 Tue House took time before noon ad- journment to listen to the report Of the committee on the Moore neartsill bill In der the report no blame was fixed for the "doctorng" of the bill, but Chief Clerk Ed Lucas was criticised for his careiessness in handling the bill, and for having 1t en- rolled by the expressing clerk when the enrolling clerk was the proper one to
 The greater part of the afternoon ses- sion of Wednesday was devoted to con tinuance of the discussion of the Bishop bill. which had been taken up in the lore
 The House adjourned in an uproar of excitement over the third reading of bill for working convicts on the roads.
 The appropriation for the preparatory department in the University of Arkansas, past Legislatures, is to be abolished under a bill which passed the House Thursday, if the bill becomes a law The bill was introduced by MT Black of Sebastian. and was the subject of three hour discussion, much of which had been covered formerly when the appropriation bill was being passed upon.
 the establishment and maintenance of State Agricultural and Horticultural School under bill that passed the House without any discussion, and with but one dissenting vote The bill Is endorsed by the agricultural organizations of the state.
 A night session was agreed on, at which time only local bills should be consider ed.
 The report of the Joint Committee on State Capitol. on which the members of the committee have been working since the be- ginning of the session, was read in the up- per House Friday morning, but no action will be taken until next week, when the members of the Senate will have had a chance to study the testimony that was presented to tic committee and consider their recommendations
 The Mckenzie anti-cigarette bill oecu pied the attention of the House through out the greater part of Friday morning and after a prolonged discussion was passed.
 Committee on the State Capitol investi- eation occupied more than an hour and half of the Friday afternoon session. At it's close Mir Hunt submitted a resolution which was read twice. and which prohibits the present architect and contractors from beng interested in any manner in future appropriations. The resolution is as fol- lows