The log cabin Democrat., 1913-01-15
SENATE GETTING
DOWN TO WORK
MANY BILLS INTRODUCED
FIRST THING TAKEN UP YES
TERDAY WAS $4,000 APPRO-
PRIATION MEASURE.

Little Rock, Jan. 15-Quite differ
ent from the session Of Monday after
noon, when a filibuster on the senate
rial question blocked legislation, was
the afternoon session Tuesday, II bills
being introduced, as we'll as several
resolutions. The bills were short and
long, important and trivial, yet they
poured in just the same. The bills in
troduced We're:
jacobson, No. 3.-Regulating in
Ivestment companies in the state, pat
termed after the "sky blue laws of
Kansas, with adoption to Arkansas
conditions. Read twice; judiciary com
mittee.
Covington, No. A. Requiring rail
road companies employing switching
companies in towns to maintain a
crew Of engineer, fireman. foreman
and crew of three hepera Read twice
and referred to judiciary committee.
ToIer No. Regulating practice
of medicine at saw mills and like cor
porations, Read twice and referred to
labor committee.
Ferguson, No 6-Changing time of
holding court in Sharp county.
Futrell, No, Fixing the liability
of employers. other than railroads en-
tering into Interstate commerce. Read
twice and referred to judiciary com
mittee
Greathouse, No. 8-Preventing lob
bying in legislative bodies. Read twice
and referred to judiciary committee.
This is a copy of the Missouri law
dealing with corruption in the legisla-
ture and forcing all people engaged in
the work of lobbying to file papers
with the secretary of state showing
the work in which they are engaged
and forcing a financial statment of all
expenditures by the legislative agent
to also be filed.
Miles, No. 9.-For constitutional
convention to be held June 16 with 125
delegates, 25 at large and the balance
upon present representation in legis-
lature. These to be selected at spe-
cial election held May 10. This meas
iure met with much opposition and eff
forts to indefinitely postpone met with
/ failure, and the bill was not read a
second time
Moore, No 10.-Dealing with
change of appeals in criminal cases
to the supreme court, making the
right of appeal upon a question of evi-
dence and not of technicality. Read
twice and referred to judiciary com
mittee.
Rodgers, No. 11-Dealng with ne
gotable Instruments. This measure
was before the last senate as bill No.
273. Read twice and referred to the
judiciary committee.
Smith, No. 12.-Creating a deposi-
tory for Union county. Read twice.
White, No. 13.-Creating Farelly
Lake Levee District in jefferson coun-
ty. ]. w. Sales J. NJ. Oracle and 9th
ers named as directors.
Senator Lundy introduced the requ-
lar biennial resolution to check up the
furniture of the state and require the
return of that in use by state officials
which should be in the legislative
halls.
John Mitchell the labor leader, was
to have addressed the body during the
afternoon, but he did not arrive. A
special committee of Senators Calvert,
Miles and Jacobson had been appoint
ed to meet and escort him before the
body
The first thing taken up this morn
ing was the $4,000 appropriation
measure, borrowing the money from
the state capitol fund and placing it
in the general revenue fund for use
by the legislature to pay current ex-
penses.
Until the committees are appointed,
which will be about Friday, the sen
ate must continue to pile up bills
without bringing anything back for
secondary consideration