Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-03-14
THE HOUSE.

THE HOUSE.
By a bare majority of one vote the
House Monday passed Il resolution by Rep
resentative Jackson providing for the eX
tension Of the session of the General AS
ing May IA Ii required 81 votes or two
thirds of all the members elected, to pass
the resolution. But one amendment was
offered to the reSOlutiOn-that by Mr. Eos
ter providing for an extension of thirty
days, and it was rejected by vote Of
20 ayes TO IL noes
The House passed a resolution extend
ing thanks to James H. Berry. whose term
as United States senator expired Monday.
for the service he has rendered the state
and nation DUNG the twenty-five years he
spent in the upper body Of the national
Much of the time of the House was de-
voted to the bill 10 increase the tax levy
in the ST Francis levee district from six
cents to ten cents an acre. An agreement
was reached among the members from the
counties in the district under which il was
decided to accept Mr. Killough's amend
ment to make the tax eight cents an acre,
and this amendment was adopted
New bills introduced were:
BY Committee on Ways and Means-mak-
ing appropriation for the expenses Of the
legislative, executive and judicial depart
ments of the state government.
BY. Mr.. McCracken.-To prevent the
abandonment of wives and children by hus-
donment or failure to provide, misde-
meanor, punishable by fine of from SO to
$500 and Imprisonment in county jail
of from 30 days to six months.
Mr. Hunt introduced House Joint Resolu-
ton No. 4, proposing an amendment to the
constitution to allow cities and incorpo-
rated towns to issue bonds for public i'm
provements and to allow counties to issue
bonds for road purposes
The House spent a great deal of time
Tuesday considering the bill by Senator
Simms to enforce compliance with contracts
in certain instances. The bill is intended
to apply especially to negro farm hands
who contract to labor and secure provisions
and money in advance and then fall TO
fulfill the contract The bill narrowly eS-
capped indefinite postponement, as in mo-
ton to that effect the vote was 80 ayes
TO 80 noes. 1t was made special order
for Tuesday morning.
sion was one by Mr. Roweil giving improve
ment districts the right TO assess railroad
tracks, right-of-way and sidetracks the
same as other property i2 the district
The bill by Representative Ralch which
seeks to change the insurance law so that
any foreign or domestic corporation shall
be permitted to do business in Arkansas
without fine or forfeiture upon compliance
with the insurance laws of the state pro
vided it is not a member OF or party 70
any pool. trust etc. made in this state
or elsewhere to regulate premiums on prop
erty in this state. vas called up Wednes-
day afternoon and placed on its final pas
SAGE. Speeches in support of the bill We're
made by Messrs. faleh and Beck, and IN
opposition by Mpssrs. Ruff. Foster and
Meade. While "a. Beck was talking he
Welded to a motion to adjourn. and he
on the bill is resumed Thursday
The House has finally framed an anti-fu-
lures bill and it WILL he Sn tsi b IN tp me
asmuch as it embodies the principal fea-
lures of measures on the subject intro
1uced by those representatives,,
At the morning session the House naSSeI
the bill by Mr.. Rowell. amending section
567G and 5G77 of Kirby's Digest so as TO
give Improvement districts the right to as
sess railroad tracks and the right Of way
the same as other property in the district
New bills introduced in the House were :
BY Mr.. Andrews, to require railroad com
panieS to establish a regular nav day, not
later than the 10th of each month.
House Joint Resolution No. >. bv MI
Carl Lee proposing an amendment to the
constitution whereby counties may issue
bonds for road and bridge purposes. II
provides that the bonds shall at no time
exceed the amount OF ten per cent OF the
assessed value of the taxable property or
the county. that the rate of interest shall
not exceed five per centum per annun, and
that the amount and specific object Tor
which bridge and roads bonds may be is
authorized and determined by majority
nf the electors Of the county. as shown by
the assessor : DOCK last ultU dJ Il Sp'tidl
election for that nurnose and At surh times
as may be determined and fixed by the conn-
tvs quorum court.
Ra 'i'e which was carried over from
Wednesdays session. was taken up
again Thursday morning as unfinished
business and, after a debate e. Whi zen
which was termed by Representative Jack
son as a rehearsal of campaign speeches.
The vote on the measure was 30 ayes to
81 noes The finishing touch WINS put 10
the bill under motion by Mr.. Finley 10
reconsider The vote bv which the bill failed
to pass and II lay that motion on the table,
which was adopted by vote of 81 ayes to
81 noes.
During the morning session the following
bills were read. and passed .,, .o+
the minimum number of men employed on
freirht trains shall be one engineer one
conductor. one. fireman and three brake
less than fifty miles in length, where trains
consist of less than - cars or during
strikes of trainmen on the lines affected.
BY Mr. SkaggS. to REQUIRE that all ship
ners and BUYERS Of stock shall keen reg
lister of the brands Of their stock and that
station a@ents shall keen record of live
stock shipped. amendments were adonted to
include butchers. and to fix a penalty for
failure to keep the register and for making
Of false entries therein.
The House passed comparatively I'M
important session Friday. Only few bills
were discussed and acted upon. The fight
of the day came over Senate Bill No. 30,
by Senator Montgomery, to provide for jury
trials and change of venue in cities of the
second class and in Incorporated towns, and
at the hour of adjournment was still pend
ing.
Mr.. Smothers introduced the following
resolution at the morning session:
Whereas. 1t is apparent to all that the
citizens of this State need better insurance
and.
Whereas. The manhood Of Arkansas re-
fuses to bow the knees to The beheSt of
the trusts and combines; therefore, be 1t
Resolved by the House Of Representa-
tives. That the Speaker is hereby empower
ed to appoint a committee consisting of
five members Of the House. whose duties
shall be to prepare a bill of insurance for
the better protection of the people of this
State" This resolution was adopted
The bill by Senator Mckenzie to rearrange
the appointment of university trustees 80
as TO represent each of the seven congress
sional districts passed by vote of rs ayes
and noes.
Among the new bills introduced was one
by Mr.. Fletcher, making railroads liable
for loss or damage TO live stock.
Mr. McColum made a strong speech In
the House Friday in opposition to the Mont
gomery bill providing for Jury trials and
for a change of venue in cities of second
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