VOL. VI.
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1907.
ISO. 27.
ARKANSAS
* State NE\vs<f
Costliest Ever Held.
The Thirty-sixth session of the Gen
...1 Assembly of the state of Arkan
sas was the longest in duration and
the costliest in the history of the
state. The session lasted one hun
dred and twenty days, as against the
one hundred and fourteen days of the
session of 1905. which, up to that
time, was the longest ever held. De
spite its great length, the present ses
sion of the legislature will not have
as many acts to its credit on the
statute books as preceding sessions,
but on the other hand, it will have the
reputation of being the assembly that
passed the greatest number of import
ant acts. The session just passed
has also the distinction of having had
four governors of the state in the
four months that it was in session.
When the assembly convened the
second week in January, Jeff Davis
was the executive o^ the state. The
second day of the legislature marked
the inauguration of John S. Little,
who, in turn was succeeded by the
president of the Senate, John Ike
Moore. The last executive was the
lieutenant governor elected by the
upper house, X. O. Pindall.
Corporation Affairs.
’ Articles of incorporaton have been
filed recently with the secretary of
state of the following companies: Lit
tle Rock and Fort Smith Gas and Oil
Company with a capital stock of
$300,000, of which $200,000 has been
subscribed by the corporation. The
headquarters of the company are in
Little Rock: the Columbia County
Land Improvement and Mercantile
Company whose headquarters are at
Magnolia. The capital stock is $50,
000, divided into 2,000 shares of $25
each. The Southwestern Farm and
Realty Company of Rocky Comfort,
with a capital stock of $110,000, and
the Leatherwood Land and Improve
ment Company of Eureka Springs,
whose capital stock is $25,000.
Husband and Wife Demand Damages.
Rosa Owens of Little Rock has filed
suit for $5,000 against the Sf. Louis,
Iron Mountain and Southern Railway
Company for personal damages which
she alleges to have sustained £>y being
run over by a cut of cars on that road,
and which she claims cut off part of
both her feet. Her husband has filed
suit against the same company for
$1,000 damages, because his wife has
been unable to do work since the al
leged accident. In addition to this he
demands $205 which he claims, repre
sents the doctor bill and other ex
penses resulting from the accident.
Stabbed to Death. -
At a private dance two miles east
of Newport, a dispute arose as to
those who were to participate in a
dance, resulting in a fusillade of beer
bottles through the windows and a
general display of weapons. A stam
pede from the house occurred, during
■which Epp Rutledge, a young farmer,
■was stabbed in the left side, dying
about an hour later. Bev and Elbert
Owens of Newport are held for the
killing, and John Austin, also of New
port, is a fugitive, his description tal
jiag with that of the man who wit
nesses say did the cutting.
Spent Night in a Tree.
XV bile the recent flood on White
'"<r was sweeping through the
bottoms, Mr. Rice, the ferryman at
Allen s ferry near Bateaville, went out
‘n a skiff to feed some stock which
ad been surrounded by water and had
taken refuge on a knoll. In the dark
ness the skiff ran against a fence
and Rice was thrown out. He tried
to "ade out, but could not, and finally
o imbed a sapling and remained there
® n'£ht Next morning persons at
racted by his cries went to his rescue
and took him out, almost frozen.
An Unfortunate Family.
The Baker family at Mountain
°tne has been most unfortunate dur
ng ,he last few months. Will Baker,
nit Ctnlnty treasurer, has lost every
a ''u*16 *n Bank failure there:
, ■ Baker, a brother, shot and
e‘ r>r- Noe, in February, and is
n $15,000 bond for trial, and Ed
a ei* another brother, was killed
fiontly by the accidental discharge
of Bakers gun.
Havoc by Nun Butterfly.
The dreaded nun butterfly is a
bearing eve ywhere in Bohemi
!®at*ninS the devastation of the fo
n_„ The neighboring woods of Sa
Thn a?(* ^**es*a are also threatene
m nistry of agriculture has name
ommission to investigate.
Fast Train Wrecked.
tmia °n the Rock Island
V e< by rails spreading near
iure„r,Cmly'.a“d 8ix X>eoPle wen
’ luclud‘ng the express met
’ * ’'Smeer amj fireman.
Progress On New Road.
The new Rock Island line extending
from Little Rock south toward El Do
rado is nearing completion. The forces
working on the line are about ready
to connect with the Arkansas South
ern at El Dorado, near the southern
boundary of Arkansas. From El Dora
do the line will be continued to Alex
andria, La., and thence to Eunice,
where it will connect with the Colo
rado-Southern, which is at present
building from Beaumont to Baton
Rouge. The grading of the route be
tween Eunice and Alexandria has
been completed, and the ties will be
laid as soon as delivered The Rock
Island has ordered $125,000 worth of
ties to be used in building the new
lines between Little Rock and El Do
rado and from Alexandria to Eunice.
Dr. Rider Stabbed.
Dr. Thomas B. Rider who brought
suit against high officials of the Unit
ed States for $100,000, and who has
figured in a number of sensational
drumming cases, was seriously stabbed
at Hot Springs by Dr. A. U. Williams,
one of the wealthiest and most promi
nent physicians of that city. The stab
bing followed an assault on Dr. Wil
liams, according to his statement,
which occurred in the hall of the
Kempner office building, in which- Dr.
Rider has headquarters. There were no
witneses to the affray. Dr. Rider was
so seriously injured as to be unable
to tell his side of the affair.
Shot By Brother.
While out squirrel hunting, Ed Bak
er of Mountain Home was seriously,
if not fatally, wounded by his brother,
.1. Will Baker. They were riding horses
and had stopped at a branch to al
low their horses to drink. Ed Bak
er started first and wad across
the creek when Will’s horse be
came fgrightened and jumped, and
in seme manner caused the gun,
which was lying across the saddle, to
discharge, the contents of which Ed
received just above the right hip.
Decomposed Body Found.
The badly decomposed body of a
gray-haired man, about 60 years of
age. was found by boys in a remote
ravine two miles east of Eureka
Springs. The body was fully and well
dressed except the shoes, which were
missing. A letter postmarked Kansas
City and addresed to J. C. Speer, Mar
shall, Ark., was found in a coat pock
et. The man had apparently been dead
many days.
John Merony Drowned.
John Merony, a farmer, residing at
Surrounded Hill, east of Des Arc, was
drowned in Hill bayou. It is not known
just how he was drowned, as no one
was with him. The mule that he was
riding was found near the stream,
ajid his hat was found in the water,
anl on dragging the stream the body
was found. He was an expert swim
mer. No bruises were found on the
body.
New Chautauqua Hall.
The Arkansas Chautauqua Assembly
Association of Siloam Springs has all
plans made for a large auditorium of
steel and concrete, to be erected on
the Chautauqua block, south of Twin
Springs. It will be circular with dome
shaped roof. A sale of $5,000 of S per
cent ten-year bonds has been negotiat
ed and the buildiqg will be erected
in time for the annual Chautauqua in
July.
Accidentally Shot.
Carl F. Wheeler, a young man living
at Piggott, accidentally shot himself
with a 22-calibre rifle while hunting a
few days ago. He was walking a foot
log across a creek, and was using the
gun to brace himself, having the butt
end from him. The gun slipped and
was accidentally discharged, the shot
taking effect in his left groin.
Work Progressing Rapidly.
Work is progressing rapidly on the
new Gurdon-Fort Smith branch of
the Iron Mountain Railroad. The line
is already built out of Gurdon as far
as Antoine and is now finished up
to a point about 30 miles out of An
toine. The telegraph line extending
along the new line is being strung
as fast as the road is built.
Horatio Arrangng for Fruit Sales.
At the meeting of the Horatio Fruit
and Truck Growers’ Association re
cently it was estimated that the asso
ciation will market this season more
than 9,000 bushels of Elbertas.
Veneer Factory at Helena.
Illinois capitalists are making ar
rangements for the establishment of
a large veneer plant at Helena. The
company has a capital of $50,000, and
will employ about 50 men. It will
manufacture flooring, plain and quar
ter-sawed ceilings and wainscoting.
Sharp County Funds.
Sliart) county contains more money
than it has had at any one time for
many years. Sheriff Smith has en
riched it by turning in $19,343 from
the collection of taxes.
ACTS OF ARKANSAS
Laws Enacted By the Thirty-Sixth
General Assembly.
ACT No. u.
(By Mr. Morris of Cleburne.)
An Act to Change the Time of Holding the
Circuits Courts iu the Fourteenth Judi
eial Circuit of Arkansas.
I c Ir Kt'«< ud by the Geueral Assembly* of
the State of Arkansas:
Section 1. That hereafter the winter
term of the Circuit Court of each county
in the Fourteenth judicial circuit shall be
held as follows, to-wit :
lu Newton county, on the first Monday
in January of each year.
In Boone county, on the first Monday af
ter the first Monday in January of each
year.
In Marion county, on* the third Monday
after the first Monday iu January of each
year.
In Searcy county, on the fifth Monday
after the first Monday in January of ea h
year.
In Van Buren county, on the seventh
Monday after the fi;»t Monday in January
of each year.
In < leburne county, on the eighth Monday
.after the first Monday in January of each
yea i\
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, that the
summer terms of court shall be held as
follows, to-wit :
In Newton county, on the first Monday
in July of each year.
In Boone county, on the second Monday
after the first. Monday in July of each year.
In Marion county, on the fifth Monday
after the first Monday fn July of each year.
In Searcy county, on the seventh Monday
after the first Monday in July of each year.
In Van Buren county, on the ninth Mon
day after the first Monday in July of each
yea r.
In Cleburne county, on the eleventh
Monday after the first, Monday iu July of
each year.
Sec. 3. That ail lawc and parts of laws
in conflict herewith are herein repealed,
and tills act take effect and be in f r’e
from and after the 15th day of April. 1‘. <j7.
Approved January 21, 1907.
ACT No. 4.
(By Mr. Beck or Sebastian.*
An Act to Appropriate Money t> l av th •
Ter Diem and Mileage and Contingent
Kxpenses of the Thirty-sixth General As
sembly of Arkansas.
Be It Unacted bv the General Assembly of
tlie State of Arkansas:
Section 1. The sum of one hundred thou
sand dollars, or so much thereof as neces
sary be and the same is hereby appropri
ated out of any moneys in the state treas
ury not otherwise appropriated to pay the
mileage, per diein and contingent expenses
of the General Assembly of the State of
Arkansas.
Sec. 2. This act to take effect and be In
force from and after its passage.
Approved January 30. 1907.
ACT Xo. fi.
(By Mr. Black of Marion.t
An Art to Appropriate Money to Meet the
Current expenses of the State IVniten
tiar.v From September 1, l'.hlt; to April
1. 11107.
Whereas. The funds appropriated to pay
file current expenses of the state peniten
tiary was exhausted on September I. 1000:
and
Whereas. There is more than ?5i1.000 to
the credit of the state penitentiary in the
state treasury :
Be It Unacted hy the General Assembly of
the State of Arkansas:
Section 1. There is hereby appropriated
out of the funds of tlte state treasury to
the credit of the state penitentiary tile
sum of $50,000. or so much thereof as may
be necessary to pay the current expenses
of tit" state penitentiary from September
1, 1000. to Apr!! 1. 1007.'
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be
in force on and after its passage.
Approved February 5. 1007.
ACT Xo. s.
(By Mr Boss of Hot Spring.)
An Act to Amend Section thill of Kirby's
Digest of tin1 Statutes of Arkansas be
and Fixing Passenger Kates in this State
and for other Purposes.
Be it Knacted by the General Assembly of
the State of Arkansas:
Section 1. That section thill of Kirby's
Digest of the statutes of Arkansas be and
the same Is hereby ameuded so as to read
r.s follows :
“Section (hill. The maximum sum which
any corporation, officer of court, trustee,
person or association of persons operating
a line of railroad in this state shall lie
authorized to charge and collect for carry
ing each passenger oivcr such line within
the state in the manner known as rtrst
class passage Is fixed at the following rates:
On lines of railroad fifteen miles or less
in length. 5 cents per mile, on lines over
15 miles in length. 2 cents per mile or fra.
lion thereof. And for carrying children in
charge of an adult there may be charged
and collected one-half of the above named
latest for sneli of said children as may lie
under the age of 1- years, and over tin
age of 5 years: and for such children as
may be under the age of 5 years no charge
whatever shall la- made beyond what is
collected from the adults who may be iu
charge of them."
Sec. 2. All laws and parts of laws iu
conflict with (ills act in- and the same ore
lierobv repealed and this act shall take
effect and be iu force on and after its pas
enge.
Approved February 5, l'Jt)..
ACT No. 1
(By Senator Wingo. t
An Act to Kmpower the Committee of the
Senate and House of ltepresentalives on
Stale Capitol to employ a Clerk
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
the State of Arkansas:
Section 1 That the committee of the
Senate and House of Representatives oil
Slate ( apltol. acting jointly, lie and they
arc herd.' empowered to employ a clerl
who shall* receive $4 per day. to be paid
out of the contingent fund of the Geueral
Arsamblv
Sec 2. That all laws in conflict herewith
are herein repealed, ami this act shall take
effect from ami after its passage. Ap
proved February 12, 1007.
ACT No. 2(1.
(By Mr. Black of Marion.)
An Art to provide Additional Support for
lire Arkansas Hospital for Nervous Dls
te°UD<'Knacted by the General Assembly of
the State of Arkansas:
Section t. That the sum of $2.>.()(.*' or
i sufficient amount thereof as is necessary
s hereby appropriated for the support and
naintenance of the Arkansas Hospital for
k'ervous Diseases up to a.Mrch SI, too*, be
ind the same is hereby appropriated out
if the moneys in the state treasury not
itlierwise appropriated.
Sec 2. That this act take effect from
md after its passage and all laws and
i»rts of laws In conflict herewith are 1 rre
iv repealed.
Approved February HI. ion,.
ACT No. 20.
(By Dr. Buff of Randolph.)
An Art to amend sections 2742 and 274S of
Kirby s Digest of tin- Laws of Arkansas
Section. 1 Fixes the salary of certain
officers and clerks in (in- house.
Sec. 2. Authorizes each body to select
a clerk for tin- Committee on State l.mds
and l’ublic Instruction.
Sec. 2. Laws In conflict repealed: act
in effect from passage.
l!e It Knacted by Uu- General Assembly of
the State of Arkansas:
Bection 1. That section 2742 be amend
ed sc as to read as follows: “Section
37 42. The house may select a clerk, who
shall receive the s-am of six dollars per
day. and three assistant clerks, one jour
nal clerk and one assistant journal clerk,
who shall receive the sum of five dollars
per day ; one sergeant-at-arms and one as
sistant sergeant at-arms and one chaplain,
who shall each receive the sum of four
dollars per day : one janitor and four as
sistant janitors, who shall each receive
the sum of three dollars per day ; and eight
pages, who shall each receive the sum of
two dollars and fifty cents per day."
Sec. 2. That section 3743 be amended
so as to read a* follows : “Section 3743.
The Senate and house may each elect one
clerk for the Joint t'ommittee on Books of
commissioner of state lands and superin
tendent of public instruction ; and the Sen
ate may select one clerk for the Joint
Committee of State Charitable Institutions
one clerk for tlie Committee on Ways and
Means i provided that the clerk of the
Committee on Ways and Means be not
employed in the aggregate for a longer
period than 30 days for any one session*,
and each of said clerks shall have a thor
ough knowledge of bookkeeping and shall
each receive the sum of four dollars ($4)
per day.”
Sec. 3. That all laws and parts of laws
In conflict herewith are hereby repealed,
and this act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved February 14. inn*.
ACT No. 31.
(By Mr. KiHough.)
An Act to Authorize the Secretary of the
Senate and the clerk of the house to fur
nish each member with newspapers and
Stamps.
IT- It Knaeted by the General Assembly of
the State of Arkansas :
Section 1. That it shall be the duty of
the secretary of the Senate to purchase
aud furnish each member of that body
flatly for this session forty daily papers
of any paper publishing full reports of the
proceedings of tlie legislature, or in lieu
thereof 2SU weeklies, tlie choice of such
papers, whether dailies or weeklies, to be
left to tlie members, aud any paper pub
1 is bed in the state, whether weekly or daily,
being eligible to this selection, provided
such publication shall comply with the
terms of this act: otherwise, by publishing
full and complete proceedings of the leg is
la t tire. Provided, such daily papers or
weeklies shall not cost over 2 cents per
copy, aud the publisher ? hall lie required
l to pay all postage on list furnished him
by members'.
Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of the see
ntary of the Senate to purchase and fur
j nlsli earn member with 25 cents worth of
postage stamps daily for this session.
Sec. 3. That it shall be the duty of the
clerk of the house to purchase and furnish
each member of that body daily for this
session forty dally papers of any paper
publishing lull proceedings of the legis
lature. or in lieu thereof 280 weeklies, the
choice of such papers, whether dailies or
weeklies, to be left to the choice of the
members, and any paper published in the
state of Arkansas, whether daily or week
j ly. being eligible to this selection, pro
vided such dailies or weeklies shall not
<ost over 2 cents a copy, and the publish
er shall be required to pay all postage on
I list furnished by members.
Sec. 4. It shall be the duty of the clerk
of the house to purchase and furnish each
member with 25 cents worth of postage
! stamps daily for this session.
Sec. 5. The papers purchased under the
provisions of this act shall be required to
publish in addition to full and complete
! proceedings of both houses the full text
of all laws passed containing seven sections
or less, and plain and intelligent synopsis
of all laws passed containing more than
seven sections.
Sec. Any purchase made under this
act shall be payable out of the funds ap
propriated for contingent expenses of the
present General Assembly, and it is made
the duty of the auditor to draw his war
rant on said funds accordingly.
Sec. 7. All laws and parts of laws in
conflict with this act are hereby repealed
am’ this act shall take effect from and
after its passage.
Approved February 18. 1907.
act No. nr.
i By Mr. Hutu iter of Polk.)
An Ai t to prohibit the killing of squirrels
In Monroe, Lee, 1‘hllllps and St. Frauds
counties during certain seasons.
Section 1. In lawful to kill squirrels in
said counties from December 1 to May l
in each year.
Sec. H. Violations of this act punishable
by line.
Sec. Laws in conflict repealed: act
in effect from passage.
lie It Unacted by I lie General Assembly of
tile State of Arkansas:
Section 1. it shall be unlawful for any
person or persons to shoot or kill any
squirrels in Monroe. Lee. Phillips and St.
Francis counties from the 1st of December
until tile 1st of May in eaeli year.
See, it. Any person or persons violating
the provisions of this act shall be upon
conviction fined in any sum not less than
flic dollars nor more than twenty dollars.
Sec. That all laws and parts of laws
in eonliiet herewith be and the same are
hereby repealed and this act take effect
and lie in force from and after its passage.
Approved February HI. lilOT.
ACT No. 39.
(By Mr. Killough.)
An Act for the Belief of Governor John S.
Lit tie.
Whereas. Governor J. Little has been
stricken with a severe illness which neces
sitates ids leaving the state for a short
time: and
Whereas. This illness was caused by liis
devotion to the interest of the state' and
in its service : therefore.
Ite It Unacted by the General Assembly of
the State of Arkansas :
Section 1. That tile salary provided bv
law for governor of this state be paid ti>
the said .1, S. Little during his illness and
absence from the state in the same man
: no- as if he were in the state and dis
1 charging the duties of his office.
Sec. H. That a sufficient sum of money
lie and is hereby set aside out of the treas
ury of the state of Arkansas not other
wise appropriated for the purpose of tar
rying into effect the provisions of this act.
Approved February HI. 190T
ACT No. 42.
t By Senator Iteetor. i
An act to appropriate money to pay the
salary of the assistant attorney general
for the hist two years.
Section 1. Appropriation money to pav
G. W. Hendricks.
Sec. H. Act in effect from passage.
Whereas. By act of February ;t. lflO.'i,
the attorney general was authorized to ap
point an assistant at a salary of Sl.bni' per
year : and.
Whereas. (I. W. Hendricks inis served in
tliar capacity from February miKi. to
January 14. 1007. without salary, this item
of the general appropriation Dill having
been vetoed by the governor : and.
Whereas. The said G. W. Hendricks has,
in borrowing money in lieu of salary, been
Compelled to expend $lo;i.:iG as interest.
Be It Unacted by the General Assembly of
the State of Arkansas :
Section l. That there is hereby appropri
ated out of any money in the state treas
ury _not otherwise appropriated the sum of
*:!.07l.;io for the benefit of G. W. Hen
dricks. to compensate him for his services
as assistant attorney general from Feb
ruary ;t. IPO.-., to January 14. l!K»7. and
tor the interest necessarily expended by him.
The auditor is hereby directed to draw
bis warrant on the state treasurer for the
above amount in favor of said G. W. lieu
dricks.
Sec. H. Tills act shall take effect and be
: in force from and after passage.
Approved February HI. liiicr.
ACT No. 44.
(By Senator McKenzie. 1
An act to amend section o4S of Kirbv's Di
gest.
Section 1. Amends section 548 of Kirby's
Digest with reference to bridges over
streams to In* constructed and kept in re
pair by contract of County Court.
He It Knactecl by the General Assembly of
the State of Arkansas:
Section 1. That section 548 of Kirby's
Digest of the Statutes of Arkansas be
amended so as U> read as follows :
“Section 548. When a bridge is necessary
over any stream, the County Court is au
thorized and empowered to contract for the
building and keeping the same in repair:
and. when it shall be necessary over any
stream which divides one county from an
other. the County Court, of each county
shall join in the agreement and make con
tract or contracts for building and keeping
the same in repair, and the cost thereof
shall be decayed by both counties, in stich
proportion as the county courts of said
counties may agree upon, having duo re
gard to the assessed valu*1 of the real and
personal property in and the benefits to ac
crue to the people of each county."
Approved February 23. 1007.
ACT No. 48.
(By Mr. Hamilton of Ouachita.)
An ad to supply artificial limbs for ex
Confederate soldiers and sailors of Ar
kansas.
Section t. Soldiers and sailors of the
Confederate army to be furnished with ar
| tiiicial limbs .at expense of the slate.
, Sec, 2. Applicants to tile proof with the
| County lhmrd of l'elisions and if deemed
worthy shall be certified to the stale board
with proofs.
See. 3. State board to examine proof and
if deemed worthy shall provide applicant
with limb.
Sec. 4. Appropriates $3,000 for purchase
: of artificial limbs by state board.
Sec. 5. Laws in conflict repealed : act in
effect from passage.
He It Kn&etcd by the General Assembly of
tlie State of Arkansas:
Section 1. That every person who en
listed and Vcerved as a soldier or sailor in
the army or navy of the Confederate Stat •->
of America and was honorably discharged,
paroled or released therefrom and drd not
desert, and who by reason of wounds or
injuries received in tlie service lost a jeg
or lost the use of a leg so as to render
the use of an artificial leg or foot neces
sary or convenient, and who is a bona tide
resident of this state, shall be supplied
with an artificial leg or foot at the expense
of the state in the manner hereinafter pro
vided.
Sec. 2. Fach applicant for the benefit of
this act shall make and tile with the County
Hoard of Pensions his affidavit and other
proof deemed by them necessary to show
that lie is entitled to the benefits of this
act : and if said hoard or a majority there
of shall be satisfied that he is entitled to
such benefits they shall so certify to the
State Hoard of Pensions at once and shall
accompany their certificate with all proof
taken in the matter.
Sec. 3. I'pon receipt of the certificate
and proofs above mentioned, the State
Hoard of Pensions shall examine same. and.
if they, or a majority of them, shall be
satisfied that the applicant is inti tied to
the benefits of this act. they shall, upon
receipt of proper measurements and de
scription of the artificial leg or foot need
ed. send same free of expense to the appli
cant with notice to him of the place and
probable time he can receive same.
Sec. 4. The State Hoard of Pensions shall
make all necessary arrangements for sup
plying applicants with artificial legs or
feet of a substantial and serviceable char
acter and of moderate price, and the sum
of *3.000 is hereby appropriated out of the
general revenues or so much thereof as
may be necessary for this purpose, which
may be drawn out upon warrants of the
alditov of state, as may be necessa.v to
carry out the provisions of this act.
Sec. 5. All laws and parts of laws in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed and
this act shall take effect and b? in force
from and after its passage.
Approved February 25, 11)07.
ACT 5-.
l F.y Senator Rowland.!
An an I" amend Art No. 525 of the Acts of
flic Ueneral Assembly of Arkansas, ap
proved May 11. 11)05.
Section 1. Amends act 325 of 11105.
lie It Unacted by i lie (ieneral Assembly of
tlie State of Arkansas:
Section 1. That Al t No. 325 of tile AMs
of Arkansas, approved May 11. 1005. be
amended to read as follows :
Section 2. Section 5050. The pensions pro
vided for in section 50.'PS shall be as follows,
to-wit :
First. To such soldiers or sailors describ
ed in the preceding section as by reason of
wounds received in service, or who, by rea
son of a sc. accident or disease, not the re
sult of meir own vicious habits, still per
sisted in. are totally incapacitated to per
form manual labor, in the ordinary avoca
tions of life, or are totally blind, the sum
of slim per year.
Second. To such are have been partially
disabled by wounds, or by age. accident or
disease, not tile results of their own vicious
habits, still persisted in. an amount per
year shall lie awarded within the discretion
of the County Hoard of Pensions, who shall
have the applicant examined, at his own
expense, by a competent physician.
Provided, that in no case shall the
amount so allowed be less than $2.i, nor
more than $75 per year.
Third. To each indigent widow, remain
ing unmarried, of any soldier or sailor as
herein above described, who lost his lire
during his service as such, the sum of Slim
per year.
Fourth. To each indigent widow, remain
ing unmarried, of any such Soldier or sailor,
who lias died since the close of l lie war be
tween tlie states, the sum of $lo1> per year.
Fifth To each mother, remaining un
married of any soldier or sailor, as here
in above described, who departed his life
either during or since the late war between
die states and who has no widow entitles
lo a pension under the provisions of this
section, tin’ sum of $HH) per year.
so.- 2 All laws and parts of laws in con
flict herewith are hereby repealed, and this
act to take effect and lie in force from and
after its passage.
Approved February 27,
1007
ACT 58.
(P.v Senator Holland. I
An Act for the better protection of ceme
teries and burying grounds.
Section 2. I nlawful to mine under
graveyard or cemetery.
Sec'. 2. Fnhnvful to drive any slope,
pit or shaft under any.
Sec 3 violations of ad a felony and
punishable bv line and imprisonment.
See. 4. Act in effect from passage.
He It" Unacted by the (ieneral Assembly of
lhe State of Arkansas.
Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any
corporation, company or individuals to
mine, extract or remove coal or any other
minerals or substances from under or he
ninth any cemetery, graveyard or burying
place in this state.
See. 2. it shall be unlawful for any cor
poration. company or individual to make,
place or drive any slope, shaft, pit or en
try of anv kind into, under, through or
across any cemetery, graveyard or other
hurving place in this State.
Sec 3. Any corporation, company or in
dividual violating the provisions of this art
shall lie guilty of a felony, and upon con
viction thereof shall be lined in any sum not
less than one thousand dollars nor more
than live thousand dollars, and be impris
oned not less than one nor more than live
Jt'sec 4. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage.
Approved February 28. 1907.
A New School Building For Rison.
The citizens of Rison held a mass
meeting recently for the purposa of
perfecting plans for a new school
building. An $8,000, two-story brick
building, with modern improvements,
is contemplated.
Legislative
Proceedings
THE SENATE.
The Senate was in session a short tim*
Saturday morning, but very little business
was transacted.
Senator MeKnight’s bill prohibiting lum
ber plants and oil mills from compelling
their employes to work more than ten* hours
a day. was tak'n up. Senator M'Knight
explained that the act did not require that
an employe should not work more than ten
hours if he desired to do so. After some
discussion the bill was finally passed bv a
vote of 14 to 11.
The Senate Monday passed the Wing)
bill repealing the Koss a»-r. with amend
ments which Lad been concurred in by the
House.
Senator Oldharn introduced a concur
rent resolution requesting and directing
the State Capitol Commission to conrinu •
the work on the new capitol in accord
ance with the recommendation of tlv
Joint Capitol Investigating Committee.
The resolution was adopted and trans
mitted to the House and later was re
called on motion of Senator Wingo.
Y\ hen tailed up at tire afternoon s°s
sion Senator Amis moved that the v>t*
; by which it passed the Senate be recon
j side red. and nearly all the remainder of
; the afternoon session was consumed in dis
j cussing the resolution, resulting in a de*
feat of the motion to reconsider it.
The advancing of several local hills con
stituted the business of the remainder of
the session.
THE HOUSE.
After three days of hard fighting, the
House Saturday night, by a vote of 55 t>
•Hs. killed the bill introduced by the Joint
Committee on State Capitol, apjpropriating
three hundred and twenty-five thousand dol
lars for the erection of a stone dome on the
state house and fixing the marble work in
the structure.
The defeat of the measure marked th»
culmination of a controversy that has been
thrashed out on every busting in the State*
and leaves the date of the complete n of
the state house some time in the indefinite
future.
Among the bills passed at this session
were:
Ry Senator Goodwin, requiring railroad*,
to use searchlights of 1,500 canalepower.
Rv Mr. CarILee. repealing the Panersort
act fixing a standard price to be allowed
sheriffs for the feeding of prisoners.
The House Monday by a vote of 55 to 53
passed a resolution by Mr. Foster of Cleve
land providing for the immediate discharge
of George R. Mann, and providing further
that a supervisor of the work at the state
capitol be appointed at a salary not to
exceed $4,000 a year.
Several bills of more than usual import
ance wore passed in the House and several
more were killed b the refusal of the
House to suspend the rules for their first
and second readings. Among the latter
hills were the Harrison bill, providing for
a raise in the salary of the circuit judges
of tlie state, and the (’loud measure, pro
viding for the repeal of the Lee anti-jug
bill. The hill by Mr. Simpson, appropriat
ing $5,000 to assist the attorney general in
prosecuting cases in violation of the King
anti trust law, picked about 25 votes of be
ing brought to light and there is no possi
bility of its being heard of again for two
years. The Patterson hill, providing for ex
tension of improvement district into the
suburbs of towns and cities when requested
by The people in tin* affected territory, was
also retired by indefinite postponement.
The House passed two educational meas
ures of great importance—the Wingo bill,
appropriating $15,000 for the establishment
of a state normal school, and the Martin
bill providing for formulating a state
series of text books. A measure appropriat
ing $50,000 for the printing of the Supreme
Court reports was also passed.
The appropriation measures for the
Branch Normal at Pine Bluff and the blind
institute were passed, and the calendar is
absolutely clear of appropriation bills.
The Goodwin bill, extending the Powers
of the Railroad Commission, was passed:
also, the Lee bill, changing the motto of
the state from “Regnant I'opuli” to
“Regnat Populus.” A measure by the lat
ter. providing for a parole and pardon
board, whose duty it is to parole well b»
hared prisoners and recommend others to
the governor for pardon, was passed and is
now ready for transmission to tire governor.
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
According to Mr. Killougli of Cross coun
ty. the resolution discharging Architect
George II. Mann of the state capitol will
b«' void, even if it passes the other branch
of the assembly. Mann was designated by
an act of the legislature of 100,‘i to com
plete the work on the state capitol. and it
is contended that no resolution could repeal
the act. and the only way that the architect
could be discharged would be through a bill
repealing the a t of HU)3. Mr. Foster wan
of the opinion, however, that the legislature
could repeal this particular act hy a reso
lution. However, that will be a matter for
the courts to consider.
The defeat of the capitol bill was due in
n great measure to tlie opposition of Mr.
McCollum of Hempstead county, who was
second in the race for speaker this session.
Mr. McCollum has been lighting the reten
tion of Caldwell and Drake and George R.
Mann on the capitol building, and after his
amendments and resolutions providing for
the immediate discharge of these men had
failed, he concentrated his entire attention
on the killing <»f the bill. Assisting the gen
tleman from Hempstead in the tight was
Dr Ruff of Randolph countv and Mr. Mar
tin of Yell.
The Committee on State Finances re
ported that there was in the state treas
ury for the use of general governmental
purposes the sum of about $48,000. $140.
000 less than there was when the legislature
began. About $15,000 whs naid out by th*
treasurer Monday to members of the legis
lature. leaving the state with a balance in
the general revenue fund of about $110,000.
The Committee on the Auditor’s and Treas
urer's Rooks also rendered their report in
the House Monday afternoon.
A concurrent resolution by Mr. DuLaney,
thanking the members of the Capitol Com
mittee for their hard work and painstaking
services, was adopted by a unanimous
vote in the House Tuesday.
Representative II ugh let t Coleman of Ar
kansas county has been quite indisposed for
the past week, and has gone to his liom*
In DeWitt where he will remain several
days to recuperate.
A measure raising the salary of the com
missioner of state lands from $1,700 a year
to $-,500. was killed by a few votes.
Telegraph Line Completed.
The telegraph line extending along
the new Eudora-Gilbert branch of the
Iron Mountain has been completed
out of Gilbert to a point within forty
miles of Eudora. For the present the
line will be built no further.
Gin Company Organized
The Union Gin Company has been
organized at Piggott with a capital
stock of $7,000.