Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1909-04-08
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Nineteen of the Measures Pass the
fsruse-5iIl Providing for Fay
merit OF Legislators Only for
Time They Attend Sessions
Of the Assembly is
Introduced.


House on Saturday was occupied by
the consideration of thirty-f1ve meas
ures Fourteen were new bills intro
duced and nineteen measures passed,
and two others considered
A bill was introduced by Mr.. Cart
wright providing that a member of
the legislature is not to be paid for
time he is absent from the legislature
except on account of illness of him
self and family.
A bill amending the present anti
bribery statute SO as to make it eff
fectjye against the possible influence
of political pulls on legislators was
passed by the House The bill is an
amendment to section 1902 of Kirby's
Digest, relating to the punishment of
bribery, and was introduced by Mr..
Thompson of independence. He in
troGuced the bill in the last session
of the legislature, and it was passed
almost unanimously by the House,
but reached the Senate too late for
consideration.
The measure provides that it shall
be unlawful for any congressman or
official of any kind to offer political
pTeferment, either directly or indi-
rectiy. TO member of the General
Assembly in order to influence his
vote upon a measure. Under the
present law, Mr. Thompson explained,
private citizen offering a legisla-
tor SO cents to influence his vote on
measure would be deemed guilty
of Offering a bribe and punished ac-
cordingly, yet there is no statute to
prevent a member of Congress OF
other official with the power of ap-
puinimeni Or political prestige from
influencing the vote of a member, or
someone in whom he may be inter
ested to some position, provided such
legislator cast his vote in accordance
with the wish CT such Official
Mr. Newton introduced an impor-
tant measure providing that prose
cutting attorneys should not receive
in excess Of $4,000 per annum, and
should they collect more than this
and fail Or refuse to turn it in tc
the county treasurers, they shall be
deemed guilty of larceny and pun
iShed accordingly.
The bill to permit Sunday baseball
in Phillips county was considered but
failed to get advanced and was placed
back on second reading.
The measure to place Pulaski coun-
ty Officials en- salaries was taken up
and after some argument referred to.
the Judiciary committee.
House Bill No. 373, by Messrs
Floyd and Deaton, was called up by
AR. Floyd aud placed on its third
reading. The bill provides the Mem
phis, Paris and Gulf Railway Com
Dany with authority to construct a
bridge over the Little Missouri river,
en- their line in Howard county, and
was passed, 67 to 0.
MC. Gam introduced House Bill No
4I2. being a bill amending the act
fixing the salaries of the officers of
Bentcu county. Read twice.
Mr. Glover introduced House Bill
No &1a. requiring the Rock Island
Ra:Eway Company to- construct a pas
senger and freight station at Simms,
in Hot Spring county, within 80 days.
Mr. Granger introduced House Bill
No. Ala, authorizing the city council
of Eureka Springs to convey to the
Federal government the Sweet
Springs reservation in that city for
Ehe site for Federal building,
AIR. Guiliams called up Hod5a Bill
No 38f, being bill to prohibit liz
uors in Washington county. The bill
was passed, So to 0.
The question OF changing the bOun-
Diary line between Ouachita and Union
counties, as set forth in House Bill
No 3as. by Mr. Hamilton of Ouachi'
ia, brought out some discussion. The
bill provides that Smackover creek
shall be the boundary line, and Mr.
Hamilton made a speech in defense
of the bill, saying that there were
many people residing in the district
10 be annexed who were in Union
coUaiy under the present boundary.
He declared that they were deprived
of school advantages largely because
of the tficulty of crossing the creek.
Mr. Lacy of Union opposed the
bin He said he was in favor of any
sort Of a union of the school districts
for school purposes, but believed the
changing of boundary lines that had
been established for 60 years was
bad precedent.
Mr. Hancock called up House Bill
3cl, by Messrs Martin and Hancock,
providing for the relief of school dis
triet No 70 in Yell county. The bill
carried an appropriation of $115. and
passed unanimously.
On Z roll call 48 members, less
tk2n quorum, voted. The sergeant
as-arms was instructed to hunt up
4 quorum" but it developed thas there
were enough members in the House
who had not voted either way to
make quorum. The bill finally
passed, 8 to %.
Mr- Davis of Columbia called up
House Bill No. $685.. authorizing the
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