The Carlisle independent., 1909-04-15
LEGISLATIVE NEWS.

l addressed the members of the General Assembly in favor of the bill that has passed the senate to establish tu- l berculosis sanitarum in Arkansas. Dr. Shibley said 5000 persons die in Ar kansas each year from tuberculosis, and that the disease as a rule, strikes down it's victims in the prime of their lives. Tuberculosis, he said, is not now considered a hereditary disease, | but an infectious disease. It is infec- tions through food, drink and air and not more than one-fourth of the peo- pie are immune from the bacilli, the doctor stated Speaking of prevent ives, he said that cleanliness was one of the first requisites and with it wholesome food, good air, light and water are necessary The doctor said the disease is not only preventable, but curable. The campaign against tuberculosis began in 1882, aAd since | that time the death rate from tuber- | culosis in some of the cities has been reduced almost Cne-half The doctor compared the consumptiyes of the state to a standing army and estimat- ed the ranks at 12,000 and that the army is costing the state annually about S1,000,000 as 5000 persons die annually in Arkansas from the dread disease.
 The recently introduced appropria- tion bill for the Reform School pro- vides for an appropriation of S33,000.
 The appropriation bill for the Con- federate Soldiers Home provides for the appropriation of S60,6S5, against S56,2S5 appropriated two years ago.
 Representative Hurst of Washing | ton has received a number of letters from people throughout the state con- graduating him on the passage of his assessment bill. The pleasing feature of the passage of bill of statewide, general importance, to the authors of those measures are the congratulatory messages which they receive after ward.
 So far as can now be judged, the present legislature does not intend to pass any kind of pure food legisla- l tion despite the fact that the present pure food law as it exists in Arkansas is practically harmless and without ef- feet, inasmuch as it fails to provide for any kind of an appropriation for l the purpose of carrying out the re- quirements of the law and also inas- much as it provides that it's execu- tion shall fall upon the state treasur- | CT, who is busy with other work and who does not have anything to do along the line of food work Had the bill provided that the state commits sioner of agriculture take charge of the work it would probably have had more effect, as the work would have been in connection and in line with part of his work
 Many of the legislators are carrying canes which are gifts from their con stituents.
 Over S3,000 has been paid by the state to the expert engineers who investigated the state capitol build ing
 The local bill by Senator Edmond son, creating special school district in Stone county, which has passed the Senate, is a segregation bill. It pro- vides that in district No. 9 of the eoun- ty the white tax shall go to the white 1 school and the tax from the negroes to the negro school. This bill has been asked for by both the whites and | the blacks in that school district" said Senator Edmondson, and hope everybody will vote for the bill"
 Several weeks ago a resolution was l adopted in Congress authorizing Ar l kansas and Tennessee to establish a | boundary line between the states in the Mississippi for the purpose of giv- ing each state jurisdiction over crime committed on the river. In accord ance with this resolution Senator De- l Rositt of St. Francis has introduced a bill in the Senate defining the boun- dary lfne between the states
 The channel of the river as piled by the Mississippi boats, forms the boundary and the center line of the channel is the dividing line. If crime [ is committed on the Arkansas side of | the line, Arkansas peace officers will have the right to arrest the criminals and take them before the nearest mag istrate to be held for trial. If the bill | becomes a law Arkansas will have po lice jurisdiction on the river just the same as on Arkansas soil. 1 The bill by Senator Keel requiring water companies to lay the service pipes from the mains to the abutting property, which passed the Senate, is not a general bill. It applies only to Jackson county and affects only the town of Newport.
 A bill to regulate the sale of mer- chandise in bulk has been introduced in the Senate by Senator Holland of | Sebastian. The jobbers and whole salers of the state were given a hear ing on this bill several days before it's | introduction b% the judiciary commit | tee. The bill was not referred to committee again, for the reason that l Senator Holland prepared the bill as