Woodruff County news., 1909-03-04
IN THE HOUSE.
Bills Passed.

ing sections 736S-69 of Kirbys Digest so that all circuit judges and chan 1 cellors will receive salary or S5,OoV a year Vote, 43 to 3S. After passage motion to reconsider vote and lay the motion on the table, carried by vote of 42 to 3S.
 Senate Bill No. 106 (Bush), pro viding that conductors may have the the powers of peace officers on trains in enforcing laws against drunken ness on trains. Vote. 6S to 10.
 Senate Bill No. S9 Henderson,, to punish wife deserters. Vote. 69 to B.
 Senate Bill No. TIT (Rowland), to amend section 4149 of Kirby's Digest so that any deaf mute under the age of six years, being an orphan, must be admitted to the Deaf Mute lnstl- ute, provided he or she has no con tagious disease. Vote, 6S to 4
 Senate Bill No. IFS (Rasco), pro Viding that court may sign blll of exceptions in case the judge before which the trial was held should die or become insane. Vote, 67 to 0.
 Bills Introduced.
 House Bill No. POP (Carlton), pro yiding that in the future February 1z shall be observed in the public schools of the state as Lincolns birthday an niversary, and that either the lie or Lincoln or some former great man in the country shall be taken up and studied on that date in the schools.
 House Bill No. 2O3 Dunaway), pro viding for the prevention and pun ishment of cruelty to children; pro- hibits children under IA years Of age to sing or take part in any public eX- hibition in a hall or place where llq- uor is served; making it unlawful to abandon or so treat child that US life is intolerable, and further pro- viding that fines collected under the law shall go toward the maintenance and expenses of the Arkansas Hu- mane Society.
 House Bill No. 2O4 Cartwright, amending sections 1, 3, and l2 ot act 397 Q907), which renders more effective the revenue laws in relation to assessment and equalization of real and personal property and to abolish county equalization boards in Madi- son county, so that the act becomes general and it's provisions enlarged.
 House Bill No. 205 (ClergeD, amending section 756S of Kirby's Di- gest so that whites and negroes shall be separated at county teachers eX- aminations, special quarters to be pro vided for each race. a
 House Bill No. 206 Combs and Dunaway), requiring safety appli- ances to be installed on all boilers; authorizing the governor to appoint boiler inspector, who must be an experienced boilermaker, and fixing a license of $2 on all private boilers, such as those used in homes, and $5 on boilers in factories and business houses.
 House Bill No. PIT Collins, by re- quest, amending section 3739 of Kir- by's Digest so that members of the General Assembly shall receive $1,0OO for their services, instead of $6 per day that the speaker of the House and president of the Senate shall re- ceive $1,200 and that all members shall receive 10 cents per mile in mileage. Read twice.
 House Bill No. PIP Rowe), regu- lating the practice of law; prohibiting anyone from practicing law in Arkan- sas unless admitted to the bar by the supreme court; providing for the ap- pOintment of an examining board for attorneys by the supreme court; pro- viding that any attorney taking the examination before the board shall first pay a fee of $15 and in case he fails to pass, shall not attempt the examination again for six months; re- quiring attorneys to take oath; pro- viding for disbarment proceedings in case of violation and allowing law yers outside the state to come into the state and practice if in the inter- est of the state.
 Bills Defeated.
 Senate Bill No. 131 (Rowland), to amend section 751 of Kirby's Digest, referring to the relinquishment of dover by a married woman, so that she does not have to sign papers in the absence of her husband CT declare her husband did not influence her act. Vote, to 63.
 Senate Bill 124 (Johnson), to re- quire medical boards to license appli- cants to practice medicine who have diplomas from approved schools of the state. Vote, 12 to 60.