Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-02-14
THE HOUSE,.

The House was the only branch OF the
General Assembly in session Saturday. \
number of bills were introduced and read
once.
The most important measure presented
at the session was a bill by Mr. SmotherS
to eXterminate the lobbyists. 1t provides
that any person or persons, firm or corpora
tion who shall employ any person or per
sons to lobby before the Legislature or with
any member thereof, or to lobby with any
committee or committees of either House
of the General Assembly of this state, shall
be guilty of felony and on conviction, be
punished by a fine of not less than 81 900
nor more than $4,000, and be imprisoned
in the penitentiary for the period of not
less than two years nor more than five
years. The same penalty applies to those
accepting employment as lobbyists,
Mr.. Beck introduced a bill to make in
sanity ground for divorce.
There were three special orders for this
session and all the bills were read the third
time and passed. The bills are as follows ::
Senate Bill No. 4S Thompson to re
qulre the Frisco railroad to increase its
train service mad facilities on its line be-
tween Rogers and the Missouri line.
Senate Bill No. 1913 (Harrison), to au-
thoriZe the Board of Improvement of the
town of osceola to issue bonds for water
serate Bill No. III (wingo) to EN-
power the Joint Comittee on State Capt
The Following House bills were read the
third time and passed
House Bill So (Smpson), to provide
depository for the funds of Washington
Ho1se Bill 70 (walker). providing for
the election of road overseers in Logan
At noon the House adjourned until Mon
day morrins.
Directly after roll call Monday morning
Speaker Hamiter asked permission to make
a statement. In his hand he held a copy
of paper, in which he said statement
appeared which reflected upon every mem
Der of the General Assembly.
Gentlemen" said the speaker "if the
statement of this man Is correct, we should
root it out but l am here to say that |
believe that every member of this House
is gentleman. l am convinced that graft
has not dared to show its head In this
General Assembly. l am satisfied that this
statement is false, but 1t behooves us, one
and all. TO be exceedingly careful in this
particular. Let there be no room for sus-
picion IN any quarter. say to you that
If any member will report to me an effort
to influence his vote on any measure by
anybody, the proper officials shall know or
it within ten minutes. We can't afford TO
cation is reflection on me, 1t Is refec-
ton on every member Of both Houses, and
ought not to be-.
As the speaker concluded the members
of the House broke into applause.
Paul Little, private secretary to the
governor, appeared before the House with
the following bills which the governor had
approved:
to require the Iron Mountain to build de-
pot at Gum Spring, Clark county.
House Bill No. 40 (Iorrisl, to change the
time of holding court in the Fourteenth
judicial circuit
House Bill No Ga Deck, to appropriate
500. 600 to pay the per diem. mileage and
contingent expenses of the General Assem-
bly,.
SPEAKER Hamter offered House Concur
rent Resolution No. 9. which memorializes
the Congress of the United States to call
convention to consider amendments n
the constitution by which uniform marriage.
United States may be enacted. Under the
rules the resolution was read and laid over
Among the bills passed by the House
was one by Mr.. Hamilton of Ouachita, ap
propriatng $4,000 to supply artificial limbs
to ex-Confederate soldiers and sailors who