Woodruff County news., 1909-03-04
Legislative Gossip

| Senator Wadley Of Garland Has | been appointed to succeed to mem | bership on the Senate committee on which Senator Sumpter served.
 Representative Tillman B. Parks oi ] Lafayette county has received pc tition from citizens of his county ask | ing him to support statutory state wide prohibition legislation. Frank Nelson, assistant secretary | of the Senate, will probably take up permanent residence in Little ROCK at the end of the session. He is a lawyer and has been practicing his | profession at Mt Ida. He was gradu ated in law at Lebanon, Tenn.
 Enterprising men of Poinsett coun ty have written to Governor Dona- ghey asking him to grant them the exclusive right to fish upon a two mile stretch of the St. Francis river As there is no law by which mo- nopoly can be created in the fishing of the state, Governor Donaghey was forced to refuse the request.
 Senator Fletcher of Franklin is the proud possessor of a new gold-headed cane. It was presented to him by officials and the journal committee of the last legislature. The presenta- tion speech was made by Allen IL Hamiter, former speaker of the House, at his room, in the Hotel Ma rion.
 A conference between the interest ed parties in Levee Districts Nos 5 4 Toe nd the differences between the two dis tricts being settled, and it is said that Senator Toney will introduce a new bill in the Senate looking to the consolidation of the two districts un- der single management.
 In his speech in favor of the segre- gation bill in the House Hon. A. B. Shockley of Saline county read let ter from a school teacher in Hensiey township saying that while the white people paid 90 per cent of the taxes they received only a fourth of the school benefits. This condition was incorrectly reported as applying to the whole county instead of to the one township.
 That man takes one route and follows it is demonstrated by each legislator. Stairways lead up from the right and left to the legislative halls in the state house. It is just the same distance either way, but each legislator goes the same way every time, if he is by himself It sometimes happens that two will be talking when the stairs are reached. They will stop and chat a few mir utes and then go to the next floor by different routes.
 A bill introduced by MT. Vim of Pulaski will very materially reduce the chances of railway corporations in fighting off judgments in suits for injury damages, if the measure is enacted into law. The bill provides that in all cases where railroad com panies have operated trains or cars with defective safety appliances, no defense of contributory negligence may be set up as against a person suing for damages for injuries sus- tained, no matter if such person be so guilty.
 Governor Donaghey was surprised to learn that another sparring match had been pulled off in Hot Springs ill violation of the orders he gave to the authorities there several weeks ago. Governor Donaghey was com municated with by citizens of Hot Springs and informed a bout was scheduled to take place there He notified those who talked with him the law must not be violated. Cover nor Donaghey stated that if the law is against boxing matches and glove contests he will see that the law is enforced.