The Monticellonian., 1907-04-18

The owens bill provides that the school funds obtaincd by taxation or personal property and real estate. and all other rev enues nf whatever soHree paid into the couDfy and state treasury by the white race shall he disbursed and paid to the sup port and maintenance of the white schools only. and the amount of funds paid Into the county and state treasury by TaNati1n of personal property and real estate and all other revenues paid by the eol0rad race shalt he dlsbursed and paid to the sup port of tn" ColOrcd schools.
 The Committee on State Lands favor ahly recommended the bill by Senator Me knighj prohibiting foreigners from own ing land in the state, The Intent of the measure is to prevent any man who Is moi a citizen of the United States and does not live in thlS country 10 buy up land Tn Arkansas and keep it unimproyed waiting for rise In vaiue. He declared that many square miles of land were held in Ar kansas in this manner and the progress ot entire communities WAS retarded by the refusal of these persons to improve the land or to sell 1t to those who would st req sonabe price.
 The general banking law bill. drawn uo by special committee and introduced in the Senate by Senator Mckenzie will be the source of some discussion this week. Senator Lee is unaltersbly opposed to the bill He declares that the measure. If enacted into law. will place the state banks on a plane with the national in- stitutons with the result that the latter VIII BIoH prosperous ana the tofIntF VIII suffer. The senator from Nevada insists that the bill was drawn up by the hrkansas State Bankers Association and they ought tn know what is good for them.
 That thc seventeen circuit judges of the State are moi yet certain of ihe S3-eoe a year voted 10 them by the senate on Wednesday was evidenced by the notice given by Senator Ams Thursday that he would move to reconsider the vote by which the Harrison bill passed. on the hat aud Mon ffFftua RpU had voted on the measure in the belief that the salaries were to br only S2.3Wl per aRnnm. As the bill passed by only few votes in the first place II Is obvi- ous that the motion to reconsider will pre- vail.
 Legal opinions were presented before fhe House Committee on Insurance "Wednesday night as fo whether the Browning Lee bill would interfere with the provisions of the King antitrust law. Judge Hemingway stated his positive opinion that the Browning Lee bill would not render inoper- atye the antitrust law. This opinion was offset by Judge liarrod. who expressed Y as his opinion that if the Browning Lee bill was passed | Nenld aot annnl the anti trust law. hHt In exempting the insurance companies il would render If imperative.
 The Moore =HeartsiIl bill. which prohibits Speculation in futures and had seen passed by both legislative bodies several weeks ago. signed by Acting Governor Moore Thursday. The bill which had been doc tored.' after it's preyious passage through the legislature was carefully gone oyer by Mir. Simpson of the House Enrolling committee and was ln It's correct form when il was signed There Is no chance of errpr in this case as all due preeaution has been taken in fine progress of the bill through both legislative branches.
 Senator oldham has introduced a bill that ia sufficient evidence that the Joint Capitol Commission k going to the bot tom Of everything that has transpired in connection with the state capitol building sine l9uJ The measure provides for an appropriation to cover tho expense of experts and witnesses and for the printing of ths report nf the committees. The hill Ms tayurdbiS considered III the tommlt tse z. the Whole and laid over until next week
 Senator Mcdaniel of Fayetteville. the sueceSSor of fhe lafe senator Thompson. WIS swoFn into office Monday. and he i'm mediatelr got to work He introduced bill an hour later and made speech on mot her measure fhe resolutions regard iug the death of Senator Thompson wat presented Tuesday morning and Judge MrDaniel made a few remarks on the life and work of his predecessor.
 rhc Browning Lee bin has created so much interest throughout the state that he House Saturday decided by unan imous vote to get 1t ont of the way. This bii permits of the return to the state of tha old line insurance companies. which are not mFTnDpHS pI any tpHlDlDf lb tAn- trol prices for ArkanSas, and has been one If the maSt prominent issues befnte this legislative session.
 The Moore -Hnartsifl bill investigating committee was denied a sum in excess of S3 per day for a stcnographer Saturday to take evidence. and the chairman of the committee stated to tho House that the work might be dropped. but friends of ths investigation will ask second tms for this small appropriation. that the in.
 
 After the roll call Wednesday morning Acting Governor Moore announced the ap- paintmant of the following committee to act with a similar committee from the House to investigate the alleged tampering that was done with the Moore iieartsill anti futures bill Senators Amis, Arnold, Holland and carlock.
 The special election called by Acting Gov ernor Moore to select a successor to Rep -,Sentatiye Nichols from Phillips county who reslgnid. was held Saturday. Honor able H. E. Sterling, who was appointed bY ths governor pending the election was rc= elected and will remain in the House.
 The Moore IIeartsn investigation oi ,ha .-docfnradi anti-brokerage bill will bs t,lminaiad during the coming week The nreSi ign fi8l iS being conducted in cNecu- tive session and nothing will be known as ti thr progress made uatil the report i, submitted.
 The Statc Capitol Investigating Com mil ter keeps up its rcgHiar session. and l, amassing a quantity of testimony which will be submitted to the lrgisiatare when the faal report k mad". This inyestlGa' ton iS also held behind closed doors.
 \ resolution by Senator Rowland. auth oriking The secretary of the Senate to pay aH tho expenses Incurred in the last ill ness and funeral of the late senator Thomp- spn. was passed in the Senate Saturday. 
 Representative IIughlett Coleman of Ar kansas county has been quite indisposed,i for the past week. and has gone to his home in Dewitt where he will remain several days To recuperate
 Louis and the Rest of Us.
 Louis XIV had an idea that the world would come to an end when he died. The difference between Louis and most other men is that he said it