The Green Forest tribune., 1909-03-26
With The Legislators

 the semi-monthly pay day law. A ma jority of the employers favored the straight repeal of the law, leaving conditions the same as they were be- fore the enactment but they are said to be satisfied with the committee bill for monthly payment on the tif- teenth with individual penalty in case of failure.
 The bill introduced in the House last week by Mr. Little of Mississippi providing for statutory statewide pro- hibition makes it unlawful for any person to manufacture or sell alcohol or any spirituous, ardent, vinous, malt or fermented or any intoxicating liq- uors which are drank as beverage" It makes it unlawful for any one to grant a license for the sale of liquor, and also makes it a misdemeanor to violate any section or part of the bill, punishable by fine of from S100 to $500 and jail sentence of from three to twelve months. The bill pro- vides that it shall go into effect De. eember 31, 1909.
 The various special provisions re- iating to druggists and physicians set forth in the Gam statutory statewide prohibition bill are eliminated in the Little bill. It also provides that --.e liquor men of the state shall not be deprived of their license for which they have already paid their money before the expiration of the present year, at which time the licenses would expire under regular conditions.
 The bill introduced in the House by MT. Thompson of Craighead for the election of the directors of the St. Francis Levee Board, provides that each county in the district shall have three directors on the board; that each director shall be at least 9 years old and a citizen of the district; that each director shall own at least 80 acres of land in the district. The bill also provides for the election of an assessor, collector and treasurer for the district
 The Senate, by unanimous vote, has adopted resolution to pay the funeral expenses of the late Senator Nance of Benton. The resolution was introduced by Senator Freeman ot Benton. Senator Nance at the t4me of his death was very poor
 Should the uniform text DOCK bill be enacted into law, without any change or restriction whatever re- garding special school districts, the cost in the larger cities will be very heavy. Representative Leigh of Put lask estimates that it will cost Little Rock alone not less than $8,000 to make the change, after allowing what will be received for the discarded books. Other cities, like Fort Smith Pine Bluff, Hot Springs. Texarkana, Jonesboro and others, will doubtless have similar experience, so that the cost of the change as whole can be somewhat appreciated by little fig uring.
 MT. Bouie stirred up a sharp dis cussion by the introduction of a bill for s1,000 for the relief of the storm sufferers in Saline county the stu- ation getting finally to the point where amendments for relief in other sections of the state and different sorts and conditions of motions were piling up so fast and in such confu- sion that the committee of the whole had to dissolve in order to restore order
 House Bill No. 317, by Mr Simp- son, introduced last week, provides for the submission of the question of the prohibition of the liquor traf nc in Arkansas to the qualified voters of the state created important. The bill provides that the question shall be submitted at the elecion in Sepem- Der. 1910, but that no license for the sale of liquor shall be granted during the year 1910.
 House Bill No. 314, introduced by MT. Davis of Columbia, proposes to create State Tax Commission, to be composed of the state auditor. secre- tary of state and a third member appointed by the governor.
 The commission is to make fnyes- tigation of assessment laws in other states. as well as to make careful in- vetigation of the tax assessment methods in this state, and to make recommendation for such additional revenue laws as are deemed advis- able.
 The bill is designed particularly to reach logical assessment of railroad properties in the state, and empowers the commission to examine minutely into the records of such companies, with a view of arriving at the actual valuation of all railroad properties, the amount of business done, how divided between state and interstate traffic. amount expended for improve ment and extension of properties, etc
 Several members of the Senate are enthusiastic hunters and much of the talk when the body is not in session is confined to this subject
 The general revenue fund of the state will likely be exhausted in a few weeks and there may be no funds left to pay the legislators. It is pos sible that the state will have to pay some of its obligations in script. .,. Senator Watson has introduced a bill to amend the section of Kirbys Digest relating to the fees received by county officials. The bill is lengthy and cuts from third to a half of the fees now received As an example, the sheriffs now receive S750 for tho summoning of grand jury. Under