The Monticellonian., 1907-02-14
HOUSE.

l Directly after roll call Monday morning l Speaker IIamter asked permission to make a statement. In his hand he held a copy of paper In winch he said statement | appeared which reflected npon every mem- i Der of the General Assembly.
 1 Gentlemen said the speaker '.if inc | statement of this man Is correct. should roet it out. but I am here to say that l believe that every member Of this House l Is q gentleman. ] am convinced that graft l has not dared to show it's head in this 1 General Assembly, am satisfied that this i statement is false. but it behooves us. one l and all. 10 be exceedingly careful in this l particular Let there be no room for sns- l pieion in any quarter. l say to you that 1 if any member will report to me effort to Influence his vote on any measure by l anyb dy. the proper officials shall know of allow this condition to exist. This publi- cation is reflection on me, Il Is retiec- tion 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 the following bills which the governor had
 House Bnl No Andrews by request1 | to require the Iron Mountain to build de pot at Gum Spring. Clark county.
 House Bill No. 10 tMofris), to change the time of holding court in the Fourteenth House Bil No. e4 CBeet3, to appropriate S100.00o to pay the per dieIl, mileage and contingent expenses Of the General Assem=
 Spaker Hamiter offered House Concur. | rent Resolution No. C. which memorialiZes l the Congress Of the United States to call l a convention to consider amendments to the constitution by which uniform marriage. divorce and insurance laws throughout the i United states may be enacted. Under the l rules the resolution was read and laid over | Among the bills passed by the House i Nas one by Mr Hamilton of Ouachita. ap- Iprapriating $3,ooo to supply artificial limbs to ex confederate soldiers and sailors who are now bona fde residents of Arkansas. l Mfr. Baker introduced bill for the reg ulation of the practice of mental healing. | The bill provides that no person who docs nof possess a certificate from a school of | reputation shall practice his profession. r. also provides for an exhibition of this certificate to the county judge
 NIT. Witt presented a bill requiring over seers to erect and maintain gnide posts at ford5 of creeks that become impossible | dnring high water.
 1 ment of the destruction of owls. hawks and | crows, by providing a bounty of 2a cents per head for the killing of such fowls was
 By Mr Combs q bill to cure defective acknow Judgements. deeds. eonyeyanees, ete.. | affecting titles to real estate aud which l may haXe been made since March B. 1887 i IT provides that all deeds etc, which are d. i fectiYe hY reason of an act approved March l6. 1887. shall bc declared valid
 By Mfr Dulaney, q bill to require all rail- road companies to keep night telegraph op- orators at stations in all county seats through which their lines may pass.
 The Cook County Democracy of Chicago was the guest of the House for forty five minutes during the afternoon session.
 The Amis anti racing bill passed hy the senate Monday read once in the House | Tuesday and motion to suspend the rules to read the bill twiee failed by a large l majority.
 1 The IIouse passed the Senate bill mak.
 ing Gen. Robert F. Lees birthday. January fa R legal holiday, also the Senate bill pro hfhiting the running of swings, stands and flying iinnies in National and Confederate
 cemeteries on Decoration day.
 other bills passing the House were
 Senate Bill No. $ De Rositti, to require inc Rock Island to erect depot at Heath station St Francis county.