Woodruff County news., 1907-04-11
NO. 21.
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
 Hon. U. L. Meade senior member of duce joint resolution proposing an amend ment to tue constitution changing the tax ing system and revenue laws of the state when he next receives recognition.
 The amendment provides that the fol- lowing property shall be exempt from tax alton Public property used exclusively for public purposes churcses used as such; school buildings and apparatus; libraries and grounds used exclusively for school ials used exclusively for public charity the wearing apparel of any resident of snls snLs state and the wearing apparel of his lars js30Ol' '-''eN
 The resolution provides further that the homestead of any resident two ysars after the ratification and adoption of this constitution) shall become and ever there after remain exempt from taxation (excepc tor common school and road purposes and Tor these purposes 1t shall not be subject to be taxed higher than other property for like Ipurpose). Subject to the foregoing exemptions all property, both corporeal and incorporeai, tangible and intangible, shall De subject to taxation.
 All ad valorem taxes ar to be laid upon property according to it's value in money That value to be asGertained in may direct, making the same equal and uniform throughout the state. And no one IFho species of property shall be taxed of equal value, provided, that wild and unimproved lands not yielding an income and not included or embraced within the he homestead, the General Assembly shall have power from time to time to classify such lands and impose a specific acreage -ax on same
 Senator Busch introducd in the Senate Wednesday, Joint Resolution No 4. sub hitting proposed amendment to the ion amendment to section 3 of article 14 of the state constitution, as follows:
 ,oraFi Article l4' e, section B The General As. As the support of common schools by taxes, which shall never exceed in any one year } mills the dollar on the taxable prop erty of the stSte, and by annual per capita tax of one dollar, to be assessed on every male inhabitant of this state over the age of 2f years provided, the General school districts to levy by vote of the qualified electors of such district a tax not to exceed mills on the dollar in any one year for school purposes but before the tax voted for by any district shall be placed to the credit of said district the amount paid by any railroad that passes through the same shall be deducted there from, and shall be forwarded to the state treasurer to be by him placed to the credit of the common school fund, and distributed IS such by the Board of Common School Commissioners. Provided further that no such tax shall be appropriated to any
 
 than that for which it was levied except herein above indicated
 The resolution introduced by MT. Finley in the House Friday to investigate, the alleged tampering with House Bill No. l61 is as follows
 Whereas The Moore Heartsll bill, which prohibits gambling in futures and which was recently passed by both branches of this General Assembly. has been tempered with and the workings so changed as to rem der IL ineffective, and
 Whereas Such action on the part of the guilty party a bold attempt to thwart the enactment of good and whole some legislation. and such change of bill being a violation of the law
 'TherefoYe. be it resolved by the lower house of the Thirty-sixth General Assembly. that the Speaker appoint committee of five to investigate the matter thoroughly and ascertain if possible the guilty party. who by q few strokes of the pen rendered worthless a measure in which d great majority Of the people o1 Arkansas are
 Resolved further. Tha. this committees be empowered to SummoE witnesses, take testimony, etc, to the end that full in vestigation may be had, and that said com mirtee report back their finding to this House as soon as possiblee"
 Jamestown has made another appeal td Arkansas to become interested in the Ter the resources of the state at that big exhi, bition Saturday Speaker Hamiter and Mr. DuIaney of Little River each received messages from C. Brooks Johnson. chair man of the Board of Governors as follows:
 II wish to again impress upon the legiS- lature of the State of Arkansas through you. that there Is sufficient time for the installation of exhibit at our exposi tion and we are holding in reserve space If you did not participate in this exposi ton. and hope the House will be impressed with the, opportunity and with our con
 Members of the House will insist that the bill be taken up during the coming week and disposed of The noo appropriation now now to be doubt if even that sum will be ap- propriated, but both friends and foes of the ter Further delay would mean that if the exhibit is arranged for. the work of establishing it would be very hurried.
 Although the Lee Browning bill to per. init insurance companies to do business in Arkansas if they are not in agreement to fix rates in this State. which has passrd the Senate. expressly states that the anti trust law is not repealed, several legisla- tors have expressed a desire to have more light this phase of the matter-the the existing law as a whole. To Hon. W. K. Oldham. chairman of the Insurance Committee of the House. Rose. Hemingway, Cantrell X Loughborough, lawyers of Little Rock have given written opinion. in which they say unequivocally that they don't doubt the Browning act would be 
 would have no effect on the antitrust law, except as 1t affects insurance companies
 The manner of the change and the char acter of the words interpolated would give the opponents of the measure some basis for a contest before the courts. such as has been intimated by certain Interested parties. Just how the bill came to be changed is a matter which is causing much speculation The bill hus been in the custody of Chief Clerk Lucas since it's passage by the Senate and the delivery to the House and the possibility of it's having been taken from his cabinet by In. terested persons appears to be the most readily accepted theory.
 Hon. Robert w. Glover of Grant county will early this week ask the House td allow him to withdraw House Bill No: IF. and 10 substitute another. This bill is the measure providing for the establishment of four agricultural schools throughout the State The new measure will provide for only one school, to be under the direc- tion of the commissioner of agriculture and a board of five directors
 Senator James w. Thompson of Fayette- vile. died Thursday morning at 4 go