The Monticellonian., 1907-04-04
THE HOUSE

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 ou fuesdag the uause ulads mole pan gTEs, Tn Hf disposition af hu,iue>~ fnan et 8A SsHHfH day dHFIHg fbc session. An raHf rNBS padt t9 gef The oldham auneNa tlun bill bsfaga fhe llaHSe in advance af sene othef bills which wsre uadef ths ] Naue ordeE hut the shatH heId thaf I two thAds ya:r was neeeSsarV ta advance tha hiIt which preeipitated same discus siau \ Rhtle later, aud after the motion haa heen tost. the bil 5ame up under reg j uiag bfaeedufe and WaS given ifS hrst fealins when motion to adjourn pre ! yaiird
 l The greater part af the session Wedncs 1 das wis devoted to The general appropra 1 ton hill Tor the legislative. indieial and
 
 i body acting In committee of the whole. I After lengthy discussion the House i refusal tn eurtatl the effectiveness of n" Railroad commission bY uniting the duties of ifs secretary and rate clerk An amendment by Mir nulanev was adopted which lraYrS the salaries af the eommiS sioners they were before. bgi provides ihat thn eletleal help If the office shaIi consist of secretary at S3.ndo. sten9 srapher at < too and au expert rate clerk al S2.Sou Tor fhe two years
 While debaiing the appropriations for the commissioner of mines manufactures aH'i ! aSrlculIure several amendments Nefe offered in an attempt to promote the work of I The State Horticultural SuetetY through i appropriations fut this urgauizattan- hut t0 hr paid aat by the commissioner of mino~ manufactures and agrieultnres l They were each voted down An amend ! oi S3.uoo for this allice. als" io he u>"d f in furiheHing immigration but that rc eriYed | minority report.
 The House was again devoted 10 the appropriation bills Thursday. and very lii He other business WaS considered pNrt i The report nf the Ways and Means Com l mitfee the salary of the private secretary i to the governor was Jeff as if had been for yenrS past the committee having re ported for a reduction.
 The reform school appropriation passed ! the House Committee with but one altera i tion that of cutting pf S4 uou for rsS denee for the superintendent uf the tnSii tutien
 The Van Hook farmers institutes bH1 . S0.ooo was adopted but the blll was re forred back to the committee for amend ment.
 A bill for survey of thc st Francis i basin was introduced The bill carries Sla.eua. and Il passed will result in the rrciaiming of thousands of aeres of swamp The bind school appropriation mll was fead second time in the House and The in the lattcr bill k Saeoea to pay on lbe slate convict farm in Lincoln county
 Mfr IIoyle introduced bill requiring eitfeS af the second elas~ ta set apart two tifthS nf thr improvement taN fer road improvement. and cities ef the thifd ela~. Ia se apart three=tffhs of he same lax Tor ahe -ame Parpo,"-
 tmms. number of cammltee reaar.- it Inc Hanse Friday @as en" from hf { s9z mit5ee on Temperance on Senafe lll N"s | fa5 fhe ami cigarette bill. with lhe reeam mepdatian tltai t da pass as amended
 PfodHblY for tHe fir>t time in Ihr his torv af inc Arkansas Legislature The IIanse tailed io retnfn bin Ia the senate upon rrqnest of that bodg. Ihe ll"Hse did i noI "refu,r' In return the bill hnt merely failed to comply with the feuuesi ot llie Senatr. upon thc pnint nt order that the upper house had failed To speeiif lf'G I9g l bill The measuie in question k senate BilI No X. known aS the "Shot firing bill 1 which passed the Senate. and hHd brrn transmitted ia the House and been read ] three times. and sent to the committee on coal mines
 . i Inc fackeY Depository Rtll While in the ] IIouse Mr Wilson of Perry exempted his county from the provisions of the bill. l hut in the Senate it WaS repaeed. ih" i ight came on the motion ta concur ih I thr Senate amendment. some sharp d" bate was induGed In before the matter ! call was a decisive victory fer Mr. Wilson. only eight members voting io concur, while n voted againSi f.
 The Uonse was tho only legislative branch i1 session Saturday.
 Mir. Thompson introduced joint FeSo- l lutinn providing for two committees to make preparation and entertain William Jennings Bryan an the occasion ai hls April c. The resolution calls for one com 1 mi ten of hv-. two from the senate and tertain Mir Bryan. fhrongh the term or this resolution Acting ''ovrrnor Moor" 1 k to be member ef the senate Com. l mittee and Speaker iIamfter a member ar ] the House Committee \ second commit 1 trc of five k to he appointed for the enter l taiumcnt of the distinsulshcd visitor.
 The lartain bill. which makes pfepeft ' I owners pr persons controlling property responsible for the tenants when such oeen pants violate the provisions of the liquor ! lawS of the State was passed ny vote of II to 22
 New hill~ introduced were
 ] Ky Nr Rowril. making the salary of thc i f-,vernor'S SaereIarY S2.2uo ter Hnnum. and adding thc duties of adiutaut general l Ev Mr Mc''oiinm. to require all railroad J 1 mrnts tn their stations from other walks i adioiniug when ordered to do so by action l ef any Gity Council
 1 By Special Committee an Insurance. q i lowing fire companics doing business in 1 this Stair to rcinsure risks out tside of the i State moi exeeed ao per con of the whoi' 1 ef the risk
 i Before thc Tenitentiary Committee in thr i House Tuesday Superintendent PttCoek l and Architect Frank tiibb appeared and i went over details regarding the compie lion ef ihe new penitentiafy The compie l ton of the building will cost sum ap- l prnximated al Sl5ooo0. which sum will ! be reduced about 2I per cent if conyicts arc uSed for a part of the mechanical work uder this estimate the cell house will COST about Sl0JoOn and the hosm- tat anl office buildings Inc remainder The l sIpefint endent went over he numerous details of the items covered in The appro- i priation bill for the coming two years, 1 and explained their necessity to tho com ] mittep \ hi-i covering these Appropria-