The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1909-05-14

IN THE SENATE,

During Tuesdays session the SEN
ate disposed of over fifty bills one
way or the other. Two important
bills of general interest were passed,
the Wingo amendatory bill to the
Wlngo act, passed two years ago. and
House Bill No. 266, by Mr.. Miller, en-
iarging the powers OF the railroad
commission. House Bill No 472, by
Mr.. Holt of Hampstead, providing for
commission to define the positions
OF Arkansas Confederate troops dur
ing the siege of Vicksburg, was also
passed. The bill appropriates $1,000
Tor the payment of the expenses of
the commission.
The Senate killed by adiourning
shortly after 3 o'clock one of the
most important bills pending before
the body, the Bradham House Bill
No. 511, appropriating $29,4O0 for the
| purpose of carrying out the provis-
| ions of the Bradham-Smith House
Bill No. 313, creating tax commits.
sion.
House Bill No. 6S, by Mr.. Dyer,
providing that liens of wheelwrights
and blacksmiths may be filed within
80 days of execution with a justice
of the peace, was defeated.
Bills Passed BY Senate.
House Bill No. sc Davis of Co
lumbia), regulating the practice in
4 ~
the court shall take up cases on ap-
| peal on their merits, whether or not
exceptions were saved in the lower
court. Ayes IS, noes 2.
| House Bill No 244 (Hamilton or
| Ouachita), regulating the carrying of
concealed weapons. Ayes 20, noes 0.
House Bill No 507 Drown of
Cleveland), fixing the time for ap-
peals from judgments of probate
courts to circuit courts. Ayes 16,
noes l.
House Bill No. SIS (HursD, to es-
| tablish district in northwest Ar
| kansas for the eradication of the cat
tie fever tick. Ayes 20, noes o.
House Bill No 444 (Hollabaugh)
to prohibit speculation in county war
rants in Searey county. Ayes 25,
noes l.
House Bill No. 3Q3 Zones of Pu
laskD. to fix the boundary line OF
the Jacksonville school district Ayes
28, noes /.
House Bill No. 4s1 (Ard), to abol
ish the office of road commissioner in
Lafayette county Ayes q, noes O.
Senate Bill No. 329 (Wingo)
amending the corporation act known
as the Wihgo act. Ayes 22, noes O.
Senate Bill No 291 (Martin), Civ.
ing school boards in certain counties
the right of eminent domain. Ayes
| 27, noes /.
Senate Bill No. 315 (simms), to
provide for the construction OF a
bridge across Lake Chicot in Chicot
county. Ayes 80, noes 0,
House Bill No. 3S8 lSimpson.J OK.
empting Scott county from the act
prohibiting the seinng OF fish. Ayes
16, noes Z.
House Bill No. 229 (Neale), Great
ing the Kelley special school district
in Perry county Ayes "a, noes 0.
House Bill No. 432 DuLaney), fix
ing the salary of the court stenogra-
pher of the Ninth judicial district
at 81 400. Ayes 30, noes O.
House Bill No. 296 (Thonpson of
f,ranDpl nrnUiHjn0 he
of an alley in the west end of Para
gould Ayes 25. noes 2.
House Bill No. 406 (Shockley), au-
thorizing the county Judge of Saline
county to appoint school trustees
Ayes 26, noes 0.
House Bill No AS (Yeager), for
the better protection of game in Cal
houn county Ayes 10. noes 7.
House Bill No 494 (Morris). Great
ing common school district in Gle
burne county. Ayes "a, noes o.
House Bill No. 372 tFisher and Ho-
gam. creating a fencing district in
Ivy township, Franklin county Ayes
80, noes 0.
House Bill No 800 (CampbelD, au-
thorizing the Piggott school district
to borrow money. Ayes 81, noes O.
House Bill No. 50l Zones of Sc
yier), fixing the salary OF the county
and probate judge of Sewer county
at sl,200. Ayes 81, noes o.
House Bill No. ass (ColIins). for
the relief of W. P Compton of Yell
county Ayes q. noes O.
House Bill No 391 Zones of Sc
vier), legalizing certain fencing dis
tricts in Sewer county. Ayes 2S.
noes 0.
House Bill No. 436 DuLaney), for
the creation of commission 10 make
geological survey of Arkansas.
Ayes 20. noes 8.
House Bill No. 500 (CarlLee). pro
viding that home insurance compa-
nies in the state shall be given certifi-
Gates when they nave filed securities
amounting to 100000 Ayes Is,
noes q