The log cabin Democrat., 1907-02-21

Coleman demurrage bills. Amendments 10 both bills were adopted, and a consldera- tion of a motion by MT, Coleman to m1Hr n1tar his measure substitute for the BaTker bill was deferred, by consent, until Neu nesday of next week.
 A concurrent resolution providing for the appointment of a joint committee to make an investigation into the conduct of the Confederate Home was adopted; Mir. Killough introduced bill to auIh- orize the secretary of the Senate and tne clerk of the House to furnish each member of both bodies with 40 copies of dally newspapers or 2SO copies Of weekly news papers publishing complete reports Of legls. lative proceedings and 25 cents worm Oi stamps daily. The bill provides that mem bers shall be furnished with any paper In the state they designate and requires that all, papers furnished shall publish the tull text of all laws passed that are less than seven sections, and synopsis or all aGts of more than seven sections, and that copies of the papers shall not cost more than 2 cents a copy.
 The House spent the day considering the newspaper and stamp bill, and the Weoo- Cartwright contest case from Stone coun- tx The former bill, instructing the clerk of the House and secretary of the senate to furnish each member with forty daily papers and 25 cents in stamps, passed after a lively debate, by vote of A to Al.
 The contest case ended In favor of Cart wright, the democratic contestant. The committee, with only two dissenting votes, reported In favor of Webb, the sitting re- publican member. but the House adopted the minority report, by vote of 46 to 34, seating Cartwright.
 At o'clock the House adjourned.
 The House Friday passed the bill by Senator Toney providing for the chang ing of the day for holding the state gen September to the second Monday in that month.
 Mr. Roby presented petition from druggists and physicians of Ashley coun- ty protesting against the passage of either Senate Bill No. 66 or House Bill No. III, both of which seek to regulate the sale and manufacture of patent or proprietary
 The Arnold bill requiring railroad com panies to settle within thirty days for stock killed or injured by railroad trains. was passed by the House. also Senator Rowland's bill to increase the. pension of widows and mothers of Confederate veter- ans from $50 to $1O0 per annum.
 New Bills in the House were: 3556 of Kirby's Digest, relating to. fer. ries by providing that when any, city or town may own shore. and the public con venience may demand, it shall have au- thority to ask an order by the County in addition to others already established and the ferry licenses shall have the right to land passengers and freight upon the opposite shore, notwithstanding that he may own land on either shore.
 By MT. Pinney,- to give the council or any city of the, first class the power to require ally IdllIOdu COmpdHy OpeId dlihS its tracks through the city to construct and maintain viaducts, as may be deemed by the council necessary for the protec- tion of the public
 By MT. Rowell, to relieve the owners of all property of whatever description de stroyed by fire in the conflagration at Pine Bluff on February 13, from the pay mept of taxes for 1906
 The House adjourned at 4 ;55 until Mon day morning.
 The feature of the concluding fight on the Amis bill in the House Tuesday was tion by Representative Quinn, the longest made in General Assembly In Arkansas in many years.
 Senator Greenhaw who has been in at tendance at the bedside of his father since the opening day of the session, answered to rolf call Monday, his father having died A few days ago.