The Forrest City times., 1907-03-08
/ ' Proceedings
THE SENATE.

II developed that q bill would be intro duced prohibiting the state department in the future from assuming any obliga tion unless authorized by the state by regular legislation.
 called up the bill which appropriates s15,- 0eo for the Jamestown exposition. hut it failed of passage. not receiving the necessary two-thirds vote.
 Other bills passed were By Senator Lambert. requiring railroads to drain their road beds wlthio 2oo yards of station and providing for agricultural and dem onstration farms In each county.
 New bills in the Senate were: By Senator be Rositt. providing for the work ing of convicts on the public roads by Senator Browning. requiring assessors in improvement districts to make an oath when placing assessments on valuation
 The vote by which the appropriation of S15.ooO was killed the day before was recon sldered in the Senate Thursday, and after the bill had received 2o votes for, question remains as to whether the bill requires twothrds of all members elected two thirds of those present and voting before fl can be legally passed.
 Senator D. NJ Cloud. the choice of the people of the Ninth senatorial district in the special election held last Saturday, tlVs session. Acting Governor John Ike Moore administered the oath of Office.
 Senate Bill No. 166 by Senator Pat tsrson; was taken up for the purpose Of
 
 This is the patent medicine bill which requires the formula to be printed in plain type as large as brevier size on every proprietary medicine sold in the state The Senate Committee on Public Health had amended the bill so AS to require physicians also to write their pre- scriptions in plain English and the drug gst preparing the medicine to copy the prescription on the label whenever request ed to do so by the purchaser After lengthy debate In which number of mem bers took part. the committee amendment was stricken from the bill, and the whole subject made special order for next Thursday afternoon.
 Other bills passed at this session were
 By Senators Amls and Goodwin. requlr- ing railroad companies to file annually statement and schedule of all real and personal property in the state.
 By Senator Mckenzie, prohibiting the sale or giving away of cigarettes in the state
 By Senator. Mccall. providing that the county seat of no county shall be changed until after those .petitionng its change cash to be donated toward the building of the new county court house in the new seat of government.
 By Senator Goodwin authorizing the State Board of Education to Invest the permanent school fund in warrants of special school districts.
 New bills introduced in the Senate were
 By Senator Milan-An act to shorten the time for closing mp administrations from three years, as now prescribed. to 1S months.
 By Senator Holland. providing for an asylum for the insane In Sebastian coun- ty and authorizing that county to appro- priate money for the establishment Of same.
 By Senator Mcknlght-Requfring notes and bonds to be listed for taxation. and prescribing how they shall be stamped to show that they have been so listed
 By Senator Goodw win.-An act to permit shippers to execute bond and receive freight in advance of bills of ladng after having made surety.
 By Senator Rowland.-To protect ship pers from delay in the shipment of cattle or live stock and requiring stock trains 10 make at least 15 miles an hour in transit.
 The Committee on State Capitol of the Senate and House which are making in quiry In the building of Arkansas new state house, were endorsed as to the meth ods they are emp oylng In making the In vestigation by both bodies of the General Assembly at Fridays session
 The special committee appointed to con fer with Prosecuting Attorney Rhoton also made it's report in both houses and was discharged. The committee reported that the prosecuting attorney had asked an appropriation to be placed in the hands of the governor for use In prosecuting hood lers. but that inasmuch as he did not state the amount Of the appropriation needed nor the manner in which II would be ex pended 1t recommended that no appropria- ton be made. The report also stated that two bills have been prepared on boodling and will shortly be introduced
 ., Among the bills passed was one by Mir MeCracken of the House authorizing an increase in ex-Confederate pensions where extra disability is established in proof and a bill by Mir. Fletcher also of the House requiring coal inspectors to make inspec lions promptly under penalty of minimum fine of $25.
 The Senate adjourned immedlat ately after opening in the afternoon untn Monday morning.
 The Goodwin bill, which permits the State School Board to invest the permanent school fund in school district warrants and which had passed the Senate Fri day, was Monday recOnsidered and returned to the Committee on Education for such amendments as may throw further safe guard about the proposed change of in- Yestment
 Two important bills were introduced dur prohibits natural gas from being piped across the borders of the state and the other by Senator Mcknight which requires that all printed contracts, policies, notes. or legal documents be printed in type not smaller than pica size.
 communication was read from William Jennings Bryan to the effect that he would be in Little Rock April and address the Legislature, In response to an invitation which had been extended 10 him In the early days of the Legislative session
 Among other bills introduced in the Senate were
 By Senator Ams-An act to regulate life Insurance companies by requiring an investment in this state of fully 75 per cent of the reserve fund in premiums se. cured in the state. It also requires state ments of receipts and disbursements 10 be filed semi-annually with the auditor.
 By Senator Yopp.-An act increasing the penalties for offering bribe, emolu ment or pledge to members of the legis lature to influence their votes on any pend ing legislation, making the minimum pun ishment five years imprisonment
 By Senator Harrison Authorizing the leyee board of St. Francis leyee district to issue bonds not to exceed S5Oh,O0u for furthering the work Of levee building.
 By Senator Martin Authorizing county courts to change the lines of fencing dis frlets on three fourths ma jority petition of the persons in the district
 By Senator Slmms- Making it the duty of court stenagraphers to furnish copies of stenographic reports in civil cases that are appealed. the same AS in criminal eases.
 Representatives j. W Seay of Greene county. and Representative Thompson of Independence county. have been granted indefinite leave Of absence on account of Illness