The Brinkley argus., 1907-02-01
THE HOUSE.

After the reading Of the journal wed lution No. 3 tBeck) memorializing Con -ress to enact the navy personnel bill. wns adopted by Il vote of 50 ayes to 33 noes.
 The Speaker then announced the ap pointment of the standing committees of
 House Iall No. 04 lBeck). to appropri. be necessary to pay the per diem, mile eral Assembly was passed
 ,ppropriatins tasaaf ing so to pI pay the eurrea expenses of the state penitentary from September l, 1306 to April l, 1907, was passed
 to cover deficiencies in the appropriation, to pay the states part of the fees oi certain assessors was read the third time
 Mir Owen introduced House Bill No. Sl which is for the segregation of school axes paid by whites and negroes.
 Mr. Leigh introduced House BIli No.
 Mir IIoyle Introduced House Bill a3 which Is to make authorized ginnsrs pub ic weighers of cotton.
 Both Houses of the General Assemb? ;dourncd at noon Friday until Monda! morning. In the House. the cause of the a.ly adjournment was to permit the car pet to be taken up and cleaned and the oom thoroughly renovated.
 The following bills were introduced
 House Bill No. oS tFineyD, for the better protection of stock in transit
 House sill No. 90 tfialeyb. for the for nation ef school districts In Crawford oupty.
 liam. to increase the powers of the Rail -oad Commission.
 IIe.ise lsill No. 10l tMcDaniei. to pro .lde that claims for damages to goods II rnnsit may be collected In any amount instead of $10. as under the present law
 House Bill No. 102 tfIamlton of Qua hita1, 10 require the Iron Mountain tf -iect a depot and keep an agent at Sayre
 House Bill No. 1o3 tiiamltert, to re .,,,ire io, al passenger trains of the CottOf .i;elt to stop at Spirit Lake. Lafayett' 'ounty.
 sanization of the Datto special school lstrIet In Clay county.
 IIouse Bill No. 1O5 tMartin of Critten. den,. to prevent hogs running at large in Crlticnden county and in certain par, of Cross county.
 IIouse BiIl No. i06 tMeade) to pro hibit dealing in futures
 Ilouse BIll No. IO7 tHazcl,. providing for an Increase to 10 cents from cent Ter acre of land in the St. Francis leve'
 House Bin No. JOS (Dayis of Desha, to reaulre& that at all stations and june tions railroad passenger trains shall de part from depots or station houses. and shall have crIer to announce the de parture and destination of trains.
 The House passed the Abercrombie bill to abolish the doctrine of fellow-servan, and the bill was ordered transmitted to the Senate at once.
 Mr Reed offered resolution empow- ering the chief clerk to open dispositions in the Cartwright Webb contest and r ad the notice of contest and transfer the pa pers to the committee on elections. which was adopted The clerk opened the let fer and read the formal notice and specib cations. which alieae -thatA Webb was mol elected to represent Stone county that the Stone county election commissioners failed to place the name of W. W. tart- wright on the ballots. Cartwright aiiegP that the election commissioners and NeDl had frauduientiy taken from him the right tn represent Stone county. Cartwright also alleges that the result of the election m two precincts of Stone county, was Tn eluded in the final determination of the vote for representative. not In accordance with the law. and charges that these pre- cinrfs should have been discarded.
 Senate Bill No G tLeel. the newspaper and stamp bill. was special order and wa, read the third time and placed on It's final passage. The bill failed to pass by vote Among the important measures intro duccd in the House were
 Nv Mir Barker: To protect glnners by giving lien on cottonsced and cotton to se- cure payment for ginning,
 By Mir. Foster To require railroad com panies to settle for goods damaged or lost in transit within twenty days after notice If such loss or damage k served upon the agent of the company
 Px Mfr Glover. To establish four az rieuitura schools throughout the state.
 Members of the house would not con. sert to the senate amendment to the bill by Representative Ross. the 2-cent rail road messenger rate measure providing that the bill should -bc effective sixty days af