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Two Killed In Wreck.
Conductor Edward H. Irvine and
Fireman C. E. Persons, were crushed
to death beneath a freight engine in
„ wreck on the Cotton Belt Railroad
which occurred at Poole, a station
twenty-seven miles south of Pine Bluff.
The train was running at the rate of
thirty-five miles an hour when it struck
a lot of gravel that had been left on
the rails, and left the track and plung
ed over the empankment. The engine
did not turn over, but imbedded itself
in the mud at the bottom of the em
bankment and four heavily laden
freight cars fell on top of it. Con
ductor Irvine was riding in the engine
at the time and was thrown, with
Fireman Persons, underneath the fall
ing cars. They were killed instantly.
Child Crushed in Runaway.
Mrs. R. C. Butler and three children,
of Little Rock, were the victims of a
serious accident recently, when one
of the children was killed, and Mrs.
Butler and the two other children
considerably bruised. They were out
driving when a wheel came off the
carriage. This frightened the horse
and he dashed into a telephone pole,
overturning the vehicle. Marguerite,
the little 3-year-old daughter, was sit
ting on the front seat and her head
was caught between the post and the
carriage lamp, and life was crushed
out instantaneously. The other occu
pants were thrown out after the car
riage had proceeded a few feet fur
ther,
Overlaid With Iron Ore.
The promoters of West Camden, a
townsite near Camden, who have been
driving drifts into the bluff on their
property, have opened up three fine
veins of brown lignite that is very rich
in oil. The coal is overlaid with a
vein of iron ore from six to eight
St. Francis Levey Board.
Acting Governor John I. Moore ha.
appointed eight new members of the
Board of Trustees of the St. Francis
Levee District, according to the law
which requires that one-third of the
members be appointed each year. The
men appointed are: Ollie N. Killough,
Cross county; J. C. Hawthorne, Craig
head county; C. M. Bell, Mississippi
county; John Emerick, Poinsett coun
ty; L. P. Berry, Crittenden county;
James Fussell, St Francis county;
James T. Robinson, Lee county; Jno.
McDonald, Phillips county. It appears
from the appointments made by \he
governor and what is believed to be
the future policy of the board that
Ollie Killough will be the president
of the board and J. C. Hawthorne “ill
be the attorney. It is probable too
that Harry Pharr will continue to hold
his present position as engineer.
The St. Francis Levee District is
composed of Crittenden and Missis
sippi counties, and parts of Craighead,
Phillips, Poinsett, St. Francis, Lee and
Cross counties, and is the largest dis
trict in the state. At present there
are ten miles of levee constructed
three feet above the 1903 high water
mark. The district is at present bond
ed for $1,250,000, the bonds drawing
0 per cent interest. The government
annually appropriates $110,648. The
value of the property protected by the
levee is estimated at $29,787,060.
Methodist Schools to Unite.
If a movement w'hich is now under
way, meets with approval, Hendrix
College of Conway, Galloway College
of Searcy and Henderson College of
Arkadeiphia, joint property of the
j three Methodist Conferences of the
| state, will be placed under one Board
i of Trustees and one head. The pro
posed union will be brought before
the annual conference in November
and it is thought that body will ratify
the proceedings of the several boards.
Fracture of Elbow Fatal.
George Campbell died recently at
Hot Springs from bleeding from a
fracture of the elbow, supposed to
have been received by being acci
dentally thrown from a Rock Island
train. Some are of the opinion how
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MARIANNA 1TULIC SCHOOL.
feet in thickness, which runs sixty
!° seventy per cent pure iron. Bor
jngs at different points indicate that
tne coal and iron exist in large quanti
ses. The company is much elated
e'er the strike and is preparing to en
sage extensively in operations looking
to the development of the property.
Engineer Killed in Wreck.
Lloyd Mays, an engineer on the Cot
°n Bolt Railroad, was hurt in a
reight wreck, dying the following day
T , corn; any’s general hospital at
exarkana. His engine left the track
( turned over. He was caught un
“ ,“e e»Sino and both legs were
b*ri J crushed. He was also badly
'■niod by escaping steam from tile
b0ller of his engine.
Verdict Against Railroad.
a The ( ircujf Court at Yellville gavi
ut iu favor of Marion countj
far ('il *be *lon Mountain Railroat
whoi- i f°r flli,ure to build a bridge
roaa f 1 *5 ™unty road crosses the rail
w ' a day for 395 days dur
a total . fallure continued, making
a total of $2,075.
^ Struck by Train.
8erinn=i"' -B1 J,0°dy of Bald Knob was
a mao;' lnjured by being struck by
avoid hi- Vain' I,e stepped aside to
B°f heaT !hUn’ an<i’ beiUg deaf’ did
Whichhe aPProach of another
fection <1S comlnS in the oppostte di
n and struck him.
CraTf° Ha"9ed at Lake Village.
St L»1 '^ir-T086, a aegro, was hanged
Monroe v lllage f°r the murder of
Hudsnoti. , on> another negro, near
upon!ast Aug«st. The scaffold
erected U<b FogSf was executed was
erected 7 ru« was exe
the Liln.the court house
yard, and
iDe evpn. uuuae yara, t
30 per™0 witnessed by 25
Rev ' ^'rW- Fl*ackerly Dead.
Methodic, r> h'isackerly, a prom
of the Preacher and superlnffei
his 0rPhunage, di<
Imeumonia.n LUtle Rook recent
ever, that the arm of the young man
was cut by someone on the train
while he was attempting to steal a
ride. This belief was supported by
what seemed to be a cut on the arm
of the boy.
Child Was Drowned.
The little child of Dr. and Mrs. J.
M. Rivers of Mineral Springs, was
drowned recently, but it was later re
suscitated. When discovered it was
floating on top of the water in the
Mill branch in an unconscious condi
tion, but the quick work of a physi
cian finally restored the little one
to life.
Steel Laying Begun.
A force of men are at work laying
the steel on the Memphis, Paris and
Gulf Railroad, the start being made
at a point near Nashville, and a half
to three-fifths of a mile is being put
down each day. Three locomotives,
a steam log leader and a number of
rlat cars have already been received
by the company.
Injured By Horse.
While Miss Ida Waters, who lives
near Lockesburg, was hitching her
horse to a buggy, the animal plunged
forward, striking her with his feet
and knocking her down, the wheels
of the buggy passing over her body
She was severely injured and is in a
critical condition.
Mail Pouch Rifled.
A mail pouch thrown off a train on
the Frisco railroad recently, at Fay
etteville, was stolen. All the letters,
except those that were registered were
found later, hidden behind a house
near the depot. Every registered let
ter was missing as well as $700 in un
signed national bank notes, consigned
to the Fayetteville National Bank.
O. C. Moore Dead.
O. C. Moore, one of the .oldest citi
zens of Alma, died recently of pneu
monia.
Keith Goes To Oxford.
Charles Keith, of Amity, a student
the University of Arkansas, at Fay
etteville. has been chosen to repre
sent Arkansas at the University of Ox
ford. England, being awarded the Cecil
Rhodes scholarship, after a competi
tive examination with M. L. Caldwell,
another Clark county boy, and a stu
dent of Ouachita college. Mental and
physical examinations were conducted
and Keith proved to be the winner,
although the two men tied on the
mental examination. The successful
candidate will leave early in Septem
ber, and will enter Oxford about the
first of October. The scolarship
is worth ?1,500 per year, which is
ample to pay all expenses. Keith is
me of the most popular students at
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CHARLES KEITH.
the University of Arkansas and is
the leader of the Sophmore class. He
was a member of the Little Rock
baseball team last jear for a part of
the season and will again don the uni
form at the opening of the present
season. He is ranked as one of the
leading young pitchers in the southern
league. Mr. Keith stands G feet, r
inches in height and is an athlete with
a splendid record.
Train Crossed Burning Trestle.
After consulting crew and passen
gers, Engineer W. E. Lee, on a Cot
ton Belt train, passed over a burning
trestle fifteen miles west of Memphis,
in Arkansas, and reached that city
in safety. Hauled by engine Cl mak
ing its initial run, the train was travel
ing up to the limit when the burning
trestle was discovered and the train
brought to a standstill. After a con
sultation with the crew and passen
gers, the train was backed up for a
fresh start. Several piers of the tres
tle were burning and three or four
had been entirely consumed, and the
new engine weighs ten tons more
than the "50's" which usually haul this
train into Memphis, but in spite of this
the gauge was pushed to the limit,
the throttle was opened and th1> train
dashed across the bridge at a 70-mile
gait. The passage was made in safe
ty and the train rolled into Memphis
only a few minutes behind time. In
addition to crossing the trestle in safe
ty, No. Cl achieved further fame by
drawing the train all the way through
from Texarkana, the engine which
was to have relieved it at Pine Bluff
having left the turntable and being
put out of commission.
Four More Diamonds Found.
J. T. Moon, of the mercantile firm
of Moon & Hughes, of Murfreesboro,
stated that four more diamonds have
been found in the Pike county dia
mond fields, near Murfreesboro, and
that they are handsome stones, being
among the best yet found. This find
makes a total of thirty-three diamonds
found since the first discovery, made
by Mr. Huddleston on his farm. A
considerable force of men are at work
on the porposition, the soil being
washed in the Little Missouri river,
the panning method being employed.
Annual Shipment From Morrilton.
Statistics compiled at Morrilton
show the annual shipments from that
town to be as folows: Cotton, 21,000
bales, valued at $1,000,000; eggs, 360,
000 dozen, valued at $72,000; poultry.
7,500 dozen, valued at $22,500; furs
and hides, $10,000; live stock, 100
cars, valued at $10,000; cotton seed
products, $125,000. Total value of all
shipments, $1,269,500. The merchan
dise sales per annum are estimated at
$1,100,000; bank clearances, $2,000,000.
Dr. J. P. Fletcher Dead.
Dr. J. P. Fletcher, one of the oldest
citizens of Lonoke county, died recent
ly at his home in Lonoke of pneu
monia. He is survived by his wife,
three sous, Hon. IV. P. Fletcher and
Dr. T. M. Fletcher of Lonoke, Dr. Alex
Fletcher of Augusta, and two daugh
ters, Mrs. A. F. Huntsman of Little
Bock and Mrs. Sue Lee of Searcy.
Illicit Distillery Captured.
An illicit distillery was captured in
Newton county, near Jasper, recently,
and nearly 100 gallons of whiskey
was destroyed.
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Legislative
v Proceedings J
THE SENATE.
The Senate Monday passed a bill which
extends the time when laborers or men
furnishing material can tile liens on im
proved property from the fit) days now
provided for by law to one year. The bill
was opposed by Senators Oldham and
Amis, on the ground that titles to im
proved real estate would not be cleared
until this time had elapsed, and that the
enaetment of such a law would put a
damper on real estate Investments. The
bill passed by a vote of IT to 0.
Many new bills were introduced and
several were passed. The continuation
of the appointments of the Hoard of
Trustees for the Confederate Home, which
were submitted last week by Aeting Gov
ernor Moore, was among the day's pro
ceedings.
No action was taken on the situation at
Hot Springs, although it had been reported
that n resolution would be Introduced
authorizing the aeting governor lo send
the militia to Ilot Springs if lie thought
it necessary to enforce the provisions of
the Amis anti-pool selling law.
The blanket prohibition Hill introduced
In tiie Senate by Senator Carlock. by re
quest. which would abolish all saloons In
the stale if the majority in the sttne was
against license, failed to pass by a rote
of is to r>.
Acting Governor Moore, through a mes
sage to 1 Hr* Senate, announced his approval
of Senate Hill No. S4. by Senator Toney,
changing tlie time of the state election
from the first Monday to 1 Ho second Mon
day in September, and Senate Bill No.
L’S.' by Senator Oldham, the latter being
the fellow servant hill.
Hills passed by the Senate were:
Hy Senator Arnold, legalizing the sttm
mailing of jurors and witnesses over the
telephone.
tty Senator Nance, providing penalties of
from $10 to $.Tu for offering or giving
money or other thing of value to any rail
road employe for setting out freight cars
to the advantage of any shipper as against
another.
Hy Senator McKenzie. Increasing the
number of trustees of the University of
Arkansas by tlte appointment of one from
each congressional district, and adding the
superintendent of public instruction to the
boa i d.
Hy Senator Rowland, making railroads
or other common carriers jointly liable
for injury or damage to freight or express.
Hy Senator Goodwin, requiring three
brnk'emen to be employed on every freight
train of twenty ears or more run in this
state.
Ity Senator MoKnlght, requiring rail
road companies to repair crossings within
twenty days after notice instead of after
sixty days as now' provided.
Tlio Senate Tuesday by a vote of 10 to
8 passed the Patterson bill raising the
salary of the governor of the state from
$3,000 to $4,000.
The Senate passed House bill by Mr.
I'lack of Sebastian county, incasing the
powers of the Railroad commission, giving
it authority to act upon petitions for the
construction of sidings and depots and the
Improvement of railroad service: by Mr.
Klzzla. prohibiting drunkenness in public
gatherings or on trains, and making the
minimum tine $10 for each offense, and
one by Senator Push, making the sums
in which capital stock in corporations
shall be divided $3 instead of $-5.
The Oldham annexation bill was revived
In the Senate Wednesday by a vote of
15 to 14, the vote by which the measure
had been defeated was reconsidered, and
the bill is now on the calendar in the same
shape for final action as other bills which
have not passed to a final action.
At the afternoon session tlie Hush bill,
redistricting the common school districts
of the state to conform to the political
townships, was kiiled, the vote beiii* 10
to 7.
Hills passed by the Senate were:
By Senator Rowland, requiring correct
weights to be stamped on the outside of
all packages containing a produce or com
modities to be sold by weights.
By Senator Browning, changing the gen
eral drainage laws of the state by requiring
notice of additions or any legal notices to
bo published in the county papers where
the land owners are affected.
By Senator Legate, authorizing and giv
ing the husband of a permanently insane
wife I he right to transfer property rights
without her signature.
By Senator Milan, giving courts the right
to order estates closed at discretion without
waiting the full three years a« now pre
vail.
By Senator Patterson, giving county and
township officers the right to order all sa
loons closed in time of high excitement
or riot in any community.
By Senator Goodwin, giving the railroad
commission power to make rates and
charges uniform on all connecting roads
if the majority of the sto<*k of the roads
Is owned or controlled, directly or indi
rectly, by the same stock or bond holders.
By Senator Me Knight, removing alge
bra as a qualification for a first-grade
teacher’s license aud adding laud survey
ing in its stead.
The Oldham annexation bill was passed
In the Senate Thursday by a vote of lt»
to 14 during one of the most exciting
days of the present session.
The Patterson patent medicine hill was
killed at the afternoon session, the vote
being 21 to 0. Senator Patterson made
a vigorous fight for the passage of this
hill, but the fact that the Greenhaw bill,
a copy of the national pure food law. lmd
previously been passed in the Senate mili
tated against a second act.
.Ww bills introduced at this session were:
Bv Senator Goodwin, providing for the
establishment of a normal school for
teachers to he conducted under a board
of six trustees appointed by the governor,
with the superintendent of public instruc
tion as an additional member.
By Senator Montgomery, authorizing the
attorney general to prosecute pools and
combinations In restraint of trade.
Nothing of importance was transacted
In the Senate Friday, the time being spent
mostly in considering local House bills.
Senator Wingo introduced a resolution
congratulating Governor Little on his
fifty sixth birthday which occurred today,
and the resolution was unanimously adopt
ed.
A message from the Governor announced
the approval of the following Senate bills:
Senate Bill No. liOfi (Rector), authorizing
the Potter School District in Izard Comi
ty to borrow money : Senate Bill No.
(Arnold». prohibiting the traffic of liquor
within six miles of the white school house
In Baxter, Drew Gounty: Senate Bill No.
155 (Moore), establishing the Beaver Bay
on Drainage District in Phillips county.
Among the bills passed in the Senate
were :
By Committee on Railroads, fixing the
liability of carriers for damage to freight.
House BUI by Mr. Killough. giving to
electric transmission companies the right
of eminent domain.
Senator Rowland Introduced a bill provid
H:g for the free distribution of the State
geoglogicnl reports.
Senator Mi-Knight introduced n bill pro
hibiting any employer from working his
men over 10 hours daily.
The Rector anti-futures and anti-buck
et shop hill, one of the most drastic that
has been presented In the present Legisla
ture. was acted on favorably in the Senate
committee Thursday afternoon after it was
learned that the House had passed the
Moore, Ilcartsill bill
THE HOUSE.
The House was the only branch of the
General Assembly in sesson Saturday, the
Senate having adjourned Friday at noon
until Monday.
Ry a vote of 43 to 28 the bill by Rep
resentative Dulaney which authorizes and
regulates the cancellation of liquor licenses,
passed tlie House. The bill was fought
on the floor of the House and was referred
to an being much toa drastic. The sec
tion to which particular objection was made
is tlie one that provides that violation of
certain sections of Kirby's Digest by either
the keeper of a saloon or dramshop or his
employes shall be ground for the revocation
of tin* license, and it was also contended
that the section providing that nf*er re
vocation of license no part of the tax paid
shall be refunded, was unjust. An attempt
was made to plaee the bill back on its sec
ond reading for the purnose of amendment,
but n motion to that effect was lost on
a tie vote.
In accordance with a resolution adopted
Friday, the Speaker announced t lie ap
pointment of Messrs. Smothers. Coleman,
Dulaney. Reck and Anderson as members
of a committee to draft an Insurance bill.
The entire afternoon was devoted to the
consideration of local bills, and a number
of measures were passed, and several new
local bills were offered.
At r> o’clock the House adjouned until
Monday morning.
The bill by Mr. Roby to enforce compli
ance with contracts for labor under which
money and supplies are secured in ad
vance. and providing a penalty of in
prisonment for failure to comply with the
contract, was taken up in tin* House Mon
day. Amendments to exempt 47 coun
ties wore adopted and further considera
tion of the bill was deferred until Wed
nesday.
At the morning session a resolution
providing for a night session was adopted,
but in tin* afternoon the vote by which the
resolution was adopted was reconsidered
and a motion to table the resolution pre
vailed.
House bills considered and amended
were :
To bill by Mr. Stevens, providing for
the payment of a tax on Intoxicating 1!
quors purchased by dealers, an amend
mont was adopted to not make the bill
liable of construction to authorize the
selling or buying of intoxicants in districts
now prohibited or to repeal any existing
liquor law.
Mr. Reck called up House Rill No. 113.
to make insanity a cause for the grant
ing of divorce decrees, a nil an amendment
by Mr. Monroe was adopted. D provides
that if the defendant is an inmate of the
Arkansas State Hospital for Nervous
Diseases the plaintiff seeking a divorce
must tile a certificate from the superin
tendent of that institution showing that
the defendant is incurably insane, which,
however, shall not estop tin* chancellor
from having other proof in the case.
Mr. Black of Marion called up House
Rill No. 111. to prevent the adulteration
of drugs and to regulate the manufacture
and sale of patent or proprietary medi
cines. but at his suggestion further con
sideration of the measure was deferred
until Thursday morning.
The House Tuesday Indefinitely nosr
noned the bill by Senator Simms providing
imprisonment for laborers who secure
goods or money in advance for the per
formance of contracts and then fail to
carry out the contracts.
New hills in the House were:
By Mr. Ross, to require accident insur
ance companies to file certain statements
with county clerks. It provides that com
panies issuing blanket policies insuring
the employes of corporations shall file
with the county clerk a list of all corpor
ations whose employes are insured and a
copy of the form of the policy.
1’,v Mr. Scrimshlre. to punish violations
of the Honor laws in prohibited territory
bv providing that persons violating them
shall he guilty of a felony, punishable
by imprisonment in the penitentiary of
not more than three years and not less
than one year.
Tho House took up the bill by the Com
mittee on Militia Wednesday, providing ap
propriations for the support of the Arkansas
State Hoard. The item providing $•'’•»> per
month for the use of the adjutant general's
department, was rejected. The second sec
,tion. appropriating $0,000 for military
encampment, target practice, marches,
etc., was adopted after n discussion. The
two sections were the only ones considered
at this session.
The bill by Mr. Leigh, regulating
employment of child labor, was parsed.
To ‘the bill to abolish the preparatory
department of the University of Arkansas
an amendment was adopted to make the
bill become effective December 31, 1008.
The bill by Representative Moore of
Tndepend| nee and lleartsi.ll to prohibit
dealings in futures, was passed by the
House at the morning session Thursday
by a vote of 74 to 4. Several members
who voted for the measure expressed their
belief that it would not accomplish the
purpose for which it was intended, and Mr.
McCollum stated that he thought the bib
defective from start to finish. The bill Is
a combination of the features of two bills
on the subject, and Mr. Moore of Independ
ence. one of the authors, said he was will
ing to confess that there were some sec
tions in the measure that he would rather
I not have in It.
During the afternoon session Mr. Ruff at
tempted to get his bill to mike the -date
convict farm at Cummins the penitenti
ary of Arkansas, under consideration, but
under a motion by Mr. White further con
stderntlon of the measure was postponed
until April 1.
The House passed the bill bv Mr. Mc
Daniel to amend an act of 100." so .ms to
make railroads liable absolutely for loss or
damage to goods, wares or merchandise
while in transit. Tt provides that the con
signee must file his verified claim with the
agent at point of destination within ten
days after receipt of goods: that payment
‘dmII be made within thirty days, or upon
failure to do so the consignee mnv brine
suit, and if he gets judgment he may
he entitled t*» damages in the amount of
three times his claim.
Among the new hills, mostly local, were
Ry Joint Comittee on Charities, for the
support, maintenance and government of
the Arkansas Deaf Mute Institute.
Ry Mr. Combs, to render more effect!vt
the laws in relation to bastardy.
The House Friday passed the bill by Mr.
Hazel of Poinsett county, being the mea
sure for the maintenance of‘the St. Francis
Levee District.
Another important bill passed was that
by Senator Harrison, to increase the salary
of the Supreme Court judges to $4,000 per
year, an Increase of $1,000 per year. This
bill also met opposition in the House. 27
members voting against the bill. Rut Its
passage was ehinched bv the vote to recon
aider the vote by which it passed and to
lay that motion on the table.
The passage of the Arnold (lord Roads
Rill in the House was another Important
measure. Mt. lleartsill sent up n written
protest against the passage of the hill,
and asked that it he made a pa:*t of the
records, which was done.
The bill by Senator Rush to add a jail
sentence to the punishment for carrying
concealed weapons, was also passed in
the House.
During the forenoon session of the House
today. Private Secretary' Paul Little ap
peared and announced the approval of the
following House bills by the Governor:
House Bill No. 102. by Mr. Hamilton of
Ouachita, to compel the Cotton Belt Rail
road to erect, establish and maintain a de
pot at Sayre.
House Rill No. 11)4. by Mr. Whaley of
Nevada County, for the relief of W. K.
White.
Representative S. D. Sawyer of Monroe
county, was on Thursday granted indefinite
leave of absence on account of the seri
ous illness of his wife and three children
of pneumonia.
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
A hill that was presented in the FIcu*e
Monday and road tho lirst and second
times and which provides for the redeem
lng of the Governor Jones notes will cause
those who are not familiar wirli the past
history of the state t*» ask, *\Vhat are the
Governor Jones notes?”
In 1807 the state made arrangements to
pay $160,000 to the general government in
a compromise settlement consummated in
that year. To make up this amount, the
Legislature passed an act providing for
the borrowing of a part of this sum from
the Internal Improvement fund and the
Swamp Land fund and authorized tlie gov
ernor to execute his note for the amounts
borrowed. The governor at that time wa*
Dan W. Jones, and he drew two note?,
one for $4 4,576.83 for tin* money borrow
ed from the swamp laud fund ami the
other for $50,330.10 for the sum drawn
from the internal Improvement fund. Each
of these notes bore interest at the rate
of - per cent per annum from the date oC
the notes.
The sinking fund, from which it is pur
posed by the House bill to draw the
amount for the redeeming of these notes,
was created for the purpose of paying the
dpbts of the stare. Ir is maintained by
taxes and the sale of digests and the a« tj
of the Legislature. On January 1. of thii
year, there was in the sinking fund $165.
-35.02, an amount sufficient to redeem the
Governor Jones notes, besides paying th«»
interest, accruing on the bonds that the
state owes.
The entire amount of the two notes with
the interest thereon amounts to about
$124,61)9.14.
Auditor A. K. Moore suggested the pay
mein of these notes in his'report of 1005
06.
Explaining the purposes and intent of
his bill prohibiting non-residents from pur
chasing, owning or acquiring property in
this state. Senator McKnight admitted that
his bill as originally drawn was too dras
tic. anti that it would require some amend
ments before it would even meet the con
tingencies aimed at. "I merely wanted t*
propose a iaw that would keep the corpo
ration land grabbers from coming into the
state and capturing all our lands," said
Senator McKnight. "In my county the sit
uation is an extreme one. and if legisla
tion had been enacted many years ago on
this line, modest country homes would
now be constructed on hundreds of acres
of valuable land that are owned by for
eign capitalists for no purpose. The lands
were originally purchased for the timber.
When the timber is removed there is no
disposition of the land. The foreign cor
poration holds it for high prices, and the
farme* cannot come in and buy a home
at a reasonable price. I admit that it is
rather late now to era<t a law to keep
the land-grabbing corrierations out, but
it may save the situation in other counties.
The bill should be amended so as not to
work ary hardship on any person desir
ing to make a home here, and then passed."
In the bill for the support of the Ar
kansas Deaf Mute Institute, the appropria
tion asked for is, in the aggregate, thes
same as the bill passed at the last session.
Under the bill introduced Thursday, tho
salary of the superintendent of the insti
tute Is increased from $1,200 per annum to
$1,600 per annum. It also provides for
the employment of 22 literary teachers
instead of 20, and the appropriation there
fore is increased from $21,5.tn to $25,000.
The appropriation to pay the current ex
penses of tlie institute is increased from
$55,000 to $66,000. There is also an ap
propriation of $12.u00 t*> pay for the build
ing. constructing, furnishing, heating, light
ing and connecting with the water system,
a building to be used as a general store
room, gymnasium and additional class and
bed rooms.
Senator Montgomery introdu■■ (1 a bill in
the senate Wednesday fixing the maximum
rates that any person may be charged with
in the state for sleeping car accomodations.
The main provisions are: "Une-half a
cent a mile shall be charged when a pas
senger is not occupying a berth, and no
passenger shall he allowed to ride in any
sleeping car later than S o'clock at night
without purchasing a berth. The rate
and charge for occupying a lower berth
from -S o clock a night until 7 o’clock the
next morning shall oe $2.«»o, and for upper
berths * 1. Hie bill a.so provides that no
mileage shall be collected from passengers
ruling in a sleeping car after such passen
ger nus been turnisheU with a berth.”
Among the bills introduced Thursday
session was one by Mr Carlton, to
provide that the per di* in of the uie'u
oers of the General Assembly shall be
>0 during the regular session of »iu days,
and Jj*3 during extensions <»t the regular
session. An amendment by Mr. KilCygh.
to make the provisions ol the bill nyply
only to Aeuion county representatives*
was adopted, after a discussion iu which
joking t<*ok a prominent part. An amend
input to make the bill apply only to He pub
lican representatives was declared out of
order. A motion to indefinitely postpone
the bill was lost.
The Senate Committee on Judiciary yes
terday afternoon decided to return the Rec
tor-Ldinoudsim bill demanding the abroga
tion of the Arkansas i-trick ami Manufactur
ing Company contract, with the recom
mendation that if do not pass. Six mem
bers of the committee were present when
the vote was taken, and there was but one
dissenting voice to the vote. The bill de
manded that the convict contract be abro
gated, and that the convicts be turned over
to the state penitentiary warden.
The following counties were exempted
from the provisions of the Arnold Good
Roads bill . Fulton, Newton. Madison*
Carroll, Ashley, Desha, lioone. Drew. Col
umbia. White, Cleveland, luion, Chicot,
Stone, Sharp. St. Francis, Oua'hita, John
son, Van j.uren, Cleburne. Randolph, Jack
son. Montgomery, Izard, Little Iliver, Grant,
Hot Spring. L rad ley, Arkansas. Lawrence,
Ferry, Lee, Dallas. Conway, Marion, Lope,
Laxter and Clay.
The Senate Railroad Committee Thursday
afternoon recommended for passage ihe
joint bill bv Senators Goodwin and Wlngo
which prohibits railroad companies troxn
allowing their employes to work for a
longer period than Id hours without an
intermission of eight hours in which to
rest and recuperate. In emergencies tho
operation of the law would be suspended.
Gen. H. W. Green, mayor general com
manding the Arkansas State Guard, ha*
been requested by Acting Governor Moore
to go to Hot Springs, and view conditions
at the Oaklawu racetrack, and make a
report as to the alleged violations of th*
provisions of the Amis auti-pool selling
law.
A bill introduced in the House Wed
nesday by Mr. Meade, which, if it becomes
a law. will mean that all truat and surety
companies in the state organized under tli*
present statute will be converted into banks
and must coniine their business to that
of banking.
Speaker Hamiter called Mr. Oldham of
Lonoke county to the chair Friday saying
that as Senator Oldham, his brother, was
presiding in the Senate he thought the
liamlters should not have the exclusive
distinction of presiding in both ends of
the Capitol on the same day.
The bill for the dividing of Pope county
into two separate judicial districts, with
the county seats to be at Russellville an<l
Atkins, was defeated in the House Mon
day by a vote of 32 ayes, and 33 nocs.
Senators Wlngo, Simms and Rowland
comprise a trio of candidates for the of
fice of lieutenant governor.