The Nevada County picayune., 1909-03-04
Legislative Gossip

Senator Wadley of Garland mas 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 lawyer and has been practlclng ms 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 hshlng of the state, Governor Donaghey was forced to refuse the request.
 Senator Fletcher of Franklin is the proud possessor of a new gold-heaoea cane. It was presented to him by officials and the journal committee of the last legislature. The presenta- tion speech was made by Allen n. Hamiter. former speaker Of the House, at his room, in the Hotel Na- rion.
 A conference between the interest ed parties in Levee Districts Nos. ] and in Jefferson county resulted Tn 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. 5. Shockley of Saline county read a let ter from a school teacher in Hensley 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 a 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 min 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 a 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 10 learn that another sparring match had been pulled off in Hot Springs in violation of the orders he gave 10 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 mate and glove contests he will see that the law is enforced.