The Forrest City times., 1909-04-16
LEGISLATIVE ITEMS.


 Assembly in favor of the bill that has passed the Senate to establish tu- berculosis sanitarium in Arkansas. Dr. Shibley said 5000 persons die in Ar kansas each year from tuberculosis. and that the disease, as rule, strikes down it's victims in the prime of their lives. Tuberculosis. he said, is not now considered 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 1t wholesome food, good air, light and water are necessary. The doctor said the disease is not only preyentable, but curable. The campaign against tuberculosis began in 1882, and since that time the death rate from tuber- culosis in some of the cities has been reduced almost one-half The doctor compared the consumptiyes of the state to standing army and estimat- ed the ranks at 12,00o and that the army is costing the state annually about s1.o00 900, as 5000 persons die annually in Arkansas from the dread disease
 The recently introduced appropria- tion bill for the Reform School pro- yides for an appropriation of $53,90o.
 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 a 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- tion despite the fact that the present pure food law as it exists in Arkansas Is practically harmless and without eff feet, inasmuch as it fails to provide for any kind of an appropriation for the purpose of carrying out the re- quirements of the law and also inas- much as it provides that its 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 eommis- sioner of agriculture take charge of the work it would probably have had more effect, as the work would have l been in connection and in line with 1 part of his work.
 Many of the legislators are carrying canes ad ch are gifts from their con stituents.
 Or $3,O00 has been paid by the l state to the expert engineers who | investigated the state capitol build 1 ing.
 The local bill by Senator Edmond l son, creating a special school district 1 in Stone county, which has passed the 1 Senate. is a segregation bill It pro- | vides that in district No. 9 of the coun- l ty the white tax shall go to the white l 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 1 hope everybody will vote for the bill"
 Several weeks ago a resolution was adopted in Congress authorizing Ar kansas and Tennessee 10 establish a
 boundary line between the states ill the Mississippi for the purpose of giy- 1 ing each state jurisdiction over crime committed on the river. In accord ance with this resolution Senator De 1 Rositt Of St Francis has introduced bill i'll the Senate defining the boun- i dary line 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 l 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.
 The bill by Senator Keel requiring water companies 10 lay the service pipes from the mains 10 the abutting property. which passed the Senate, is not a general bill. IL applies only to Jackson county and affects only the | town of Newport.
 A bill to regulate the sale Of mer- 1 chandise in bulk has been introduced i in the Senate by Senator Holland of l Sebastian The jobbers and whole salers of the state were given a hear ing on this bill several days before is i introduction by the judiciary commit 1 tee The bill was nor referred 10 i a committee again. for the reason that Senator Holland prepared the bill a. l