The Monticellonian., 1907-05-02
THE HOUSE

N hn3H. and in tEp final arftau there was Ho discussion Of he bill.
 bill a,king for an appropriation of SioHUp for the suPporT inf tho Eureka Normal School WIS taken up and saved from haai sacrifice by deferring action. Tn Committee of the Whole the House recommended that r do not pass.
 New bills in ihe House were
 By Mr, ltul.auey of thr House Com mlttce m Charities. the regular apprapfia ttoH bill for fl> support aud manten. anee af tte Confederate Home in tke sun
 By Mir Stevens of the Ways and Means Gommieee amending the inheritance tax law and providing that certain lafge esz tates shall not b. divided until the tax Is settled.
 The entire afternoon session ts the House Tuesday devoted t0 the Amts insurance bill. under the provisions of which Che life insurance companies doing business in the state were tp have been required to invest 75 per cent of the re serve held for policy holders in this state in investments within the state The bill had passed the Senate and was. gp for final test in the fIoHsP. II failed tu pass the vote being 54 10 35
 The following bills were passed
 By MT. McGoHum. chairman of the Ralds and Highways Gommlttee an act requiring corporations and persons to give the names of such persons in their em- plos as are subject 10 road tax
 By MT. Stirling requiring the railroads to maintain track scales ai every point in the state where more than Loo cars of freight are handled In any one rear. and prove weights when demanded te do
 Bv Mr. oldham. prohibiting any persons frdm drawing pistol or weapon on an other. or threatening or intimidating an other. making the penalty a fine of from Sapn to Si.oO0 and one year i'll the peui tentiary.
 The House spent the greater part of the day Wednesday in Committee of the Whole passing on the various iteDa Of the hsind school appropriation bill. filr sQsafy of fhe superintendent 0aS reduced from the committee recommendation of S3.3Oo p9r anuum te g. 500 Other itetus passed with but slight changes. and as whole the bill was reduced but slishtlY from tAe recommendations made by the Joint ekati- ties Committee
 Among the Bilis passed nt this session ~as one hv Nfr Carl Lee. making it nlaW- fu t- permit the running at iar@e of stock and giving persons taking ID such stock u cents for having taken it up and h cents per daY for feeding same. And one hy Nr .Nelch regulating the practice et peddling and requiring that peddcrs in the counties shall have county license.
 The House Thursday passed the bill which seeks to preserve the sixty acres of land surrounding the new state capitol
 A bill recognizing and regulating sug gcstive therapeutics as healing medium passed fhp lieHsc at the morning session. | uder the provisions of the bill absent" treatment can be given oniy by those who have graduated in its schools
 The salary If the superintendent of the Blind Institute, wl>ich had been reduced to $2. 500 in Honse Committee If the Whole Wednesday Thursday restored to S30O0. which is the sum paid the saper= inteadent of the Deaf Mufe Institute
 0ther bills passed at this session Were :
 By Mr Anderson regulating the austiaH business and hours in which auctions shaA
 Ry -Air Peek requiring owners of addi= lions ta cities te file their plais WitA tae county clerk hef>re dispesine of lgis
 lix Mr. Stevens of he Mays aad Neans Camm5ftrea, amending the inheritance fnx saH and raising the taN an large estates.
 prstest frem fhe ArEansas TedsFaz fien ef Woman'S Glahs. h session at For rest City. against the proposed demolition ni the old state capitol bHildihg and aak- ing the Legislature h pass t law th4t viii was rtad Friday morning
 Mare than Sfo00pa Has stri.ken from day be the House in Committee ef ths Whole before that budy had passed on a d'zrn items The indications point to a continued clipping of the items Hatfi the appropriation Is reduced oae-tf.rd fram the fnrm in which t had passed the Sen ate.
 Tho university deficiency bill was de- riafed passed at the Friday morning sos si6n although it had not received the sup post of two-thirds ef ie" membership Of inc body Speaker Ilamter ruled ttGI q majority could pass the Hll. ms iullu- was challenged by Mir. kllonEh. who served notice that hc would later ask for desi- nite ruling on the question.
 The Hind lrStitnte bill has been about completed in tie House and will go tr the senate within Il very short time for consideration there.
 which rcpeals that part pf the 1908 sta tntes authorizing the cap!tol commission fu dispose of the property of the old state capitol.