—
ti-:e slack penitentiary bill
PASSED BY HOUSE.
THE WORK OF FIVE WEEKS
Thirty Bills Have Become Lews, Near
ly All of Which are Local Meas
ures.—Synopsis of the Proceed
ings.
With the close of the fifth week of
the general assembly there had been
thirty new laws passed and approved
by the governor in addition to several
concurrent resolutions and memorials
and one private act. Twelve bills be
came laws during the fifth week, as
follows:
Act. 19—To declare a four-wire
fence a lawful fence in Monroe county
(house bill 19). Passed over govern
or's veto.
Act 20—Creating levee district No.
1 in Faulkner county (senate bill
US*.
Act 21—To legalize fencing district
No. 4 in Independen c county (senate
bill 21).
Act 22—Creating a special school
district at Corning, in Clay county
<senate bill 04).
Act. 23—Increasing the salary of
ihe county judge of Perry county to
$t<D0 (senate bill 111).
>et 24—Requiring passenger trains
on the St. L., I. M. and S. Railroad to
stop at Walnut Ridge, in l^awrenco
county (house bill 63).
Act, 25—Increasing the salary of
the chancellor of the Fourth district
(senate bill 63).
Act 26—Appropriating $300 for ex
press and freight charges on Kirby's
Digest (senate bill 81).
Act. 27—Requiring building of a
depot, at Maxtor. Drew county (house
hill 23).
Act 28—To make Kedron, Cleve
land county, a flag station (senate
bill 101).
Act 29—Authorizing the senate to
employ an assistant journal clerk
(senafe bill 134).
Ac{ 30—Increasing the salary of
the county and probate judge of Gar
land county to $2,000 (house bill
193).
THE SENATE.
Friday was "house day” in the sen
ate. ami hut little business was trans
acted, aside from the consideration of
i house bills. The Simpson bill from
v. the house, providing that the assess
ment of all cotton in the state shall
be postponed from June' 1 to Sep
tember 1, was passed, the vote being
19 to 8. The bill in effect, absolute
ly prevents the assessment of cotton
at ill this year, as the time fixed is
too short to allow the assessors to
make an assessment and comply with
the other demands of the law. The
Thompson bill, fixing the grade at
which railroads shall cross public
roads and streets, was also passed, as
were the I>ee bill, for the better work
ing of the public roads in Monroe
county, and the house bill allowing the
killing of raccoons and opossums
under the game laws.
# * *
The senate Thursday defeated by a
vet.e of 18 to 14 the Gray fellow ser
vants bill. The bill was discussed at
length, many members stating they
were against it because of the amend
ments which had been tacked on,
among them one to include coal mines.
TUnvote was as follows:
Ayes—Browning, Cotham. Floyd.
Goodwin. Gray, Harrison, Jobe. Kil
lough. Legate, Moore, Pinnix, Smith,
Trmoy and Vaughter—14.
Noes—Amis, Butt, Collins. Fletcher,
Hardy, Hinkle. Holland. Killgore, Lee,
Logan, McCall. McFerrin, Mears, Mi
lan, Rector. Simpson, Thompson and
•’resident Covington—18.
Absent and Not Voting — Adams,
Gross and Bison—
• • •
The senate Friday passed the house
bill to make a five wire fence lawful in
certain parts of Woodruff county: and
Hie house bill for a depot at Ravanna.
Miller county.
* * *
Tuesday the senate passed the fol
lowing senate bills: For a dei>ot at
Farmington, Washington county; for
bonded warehouses and the issuance
of negotiable receipts; and Senator
Mcar’s bill prohibiting the sale of
liquor within five miles of the Metho
dit church at Crossett.
* * *
President Covington made a speech
against the Gray fellow servants bill
as amended, saying that he favored
the original bill and would vote for a
bill to come up later.
* * *
The senate adjourned at noon Fri
day until Monday morning.
* * *
The senate Wednesday passed Sen
ator Pinnix’s bill to prohibit the sale
of cigarettes in Arkansas. The vote
was as follows:
Ayes—Amis, Browning, Butt, Col
lins, Cotham, Fletcher. Floyd. Good
win, Hardy, Harrison, Jobe, Killough,
Loo. Logan. Moore Pinnix, Rector,
Simpson, Smith. Thompson, Vaughtc-r
—21.
Noes—Gray. Hinkle, Holland. Kill
'gore. Legate. McCall, McFerrin, Mears,
Milan, Toney and Mr. President—11.
* * •
The senate agreed to the house
amendment to the Thompson rabbit
shipping bill and it now goes to the
governor
k.
J, Wt
i Senator Milan's bill to increase the
salary of state officials to the consti
tutional limit would make the follow
chahges:
Governor, from $3,000 to $4,000; sec
retary of state, from $2,250 to $2,500;
state treasurer, from $2,500 to $2,500;
commissioner of state lands, from
$1,800 to $2,500; auditor of state, from
$2,250 to $2,500. Each prosecuting
attorney of the state, under this bill,
in allowed a salary of $400 a year, in
dependent of fees. The commissioner
of mines, manufactures and agricul
ture. from $1,800 to $2,500; the pri
vate secretary of the governor, from
$1,600 to $2,000; one clerk to governor
(new office), $1,200; one janitor to
governor, from $20 to $25 per month;
office force of secretary of state in
creased as follows: One deputy, from
$125 per month to $150 per month;
one corporation clerk, from $1,200 to
$1,500; one clerk and stenographer
(new office), $1,000 per year; one
janitor, who shall be also janitor for
the attorney general, from $20 to $25
per month. Office force in treasurer’s
office: Cashier, $1,800 per year, no
change: one receipt clerk, from $1,200
to $1,500 per year: one chief book
keeper, $1,500 per year (no increase);
one clerk, from $1,200 to $1,500 per
year; one janitor, who shall also serve
as janitor for the auditor's office, from
$20 to $25 per month. Commissioner
of lands: One chief clerk, at salary
of $1,800 per year, increase from
$1,500; increase the salary of one
clerk, who shall act as head bookkeep
er, from $1,200 to $1,500 per year;
janitor's salary reduced from $20 to $15
per month. Commissioner of mines
and manufactures and agriculture, al
lowed one clerk at a salary of $1,500
per year. Secretary of board of trus
tees for school for blind, from $1,200
to $1,500.
THE HOUSE.
The house spent part of Thnrsday
and Friday discussing the Black house
bill relative to the future management
of the state penitentiary. The mat
ter opened by a motion by Mr. Meade
Thursday morning to take up his bill
on that subject, to place the peniten
tiary in the hands of a board of seven
men, to be appointed by the governor.
The motion was lost and the next
minute a motion by Mr. Black to take
up his bill prevailed. The Meade bill
would carry out the wishes of Gov.
Davis as outlined in his inaugural ad
dress. The Bla.ck bill, which was
dubbed “Attorney General Rogers'
bill.” continues the present board of
state officials, but abolishes the office
of financial agent and provides that
the funds shall be deposited in the
state treasury. The discussion took
a wide range, and the feature was the
announcement of Mr. Keel that he was
against the Meade bill, and the decla
ration that he had followed Gov. Da
vis so long he had gotten lost, there
fore had changed front and on that
occasion was opposing the governor.
The vote was taken at an extended
session at 1 o’clock Friday, and the
Black bill passed bv a vote of 4G to
37.
After the Black hill was declared
passed. Mr. Cook gave notice that he
would move to reconsider the vote.
The point of order was raised that he
voted with the minority, but he said
he had gone to the clerk’s desk and
changed his vote to the affirmative.
The speaker held that he was out of
his seat when he voted and had not
been recognized, therefore his vote
must be counted against the bill. A
motion by Mr. Black of Marion to re
consider the vote and lay that motion
on the table prevailed.
• * •
Both branches accepted an invita
tion to be the guests of the city of Ar
genta at a banquet and ball Febru
ary 23.
* » *
Mr. White’s bill to authorize Boone
ville to donate funds to school district
No. G5 of Logan county, passed the
house.
• * *
An amendment to the rules of the
house was adopted, striking out the
rules fixing Monday for roll call for
Introduction of bills and making
Thursday local bill day.
* * *
Senator Butt’s bill to make it un
lawful to take fish in the Illinois and
Waite rivers in certain northwestern
counties, except with hook and line
or gig, passed the house.
* * *
The house adopted amendments to
Senator Butt's bill to establish a coun
ty depository in Carroll county, add
ing Randolph. Benton, Conway and
White counties.
• * •
Speaker Cate withdrew his bill in
troduced by request, allowing the
wards of Jonesboro local option for
the sale of liquors.
• • *
January 10 is now a legal holiday
in Arkansas for the celebration in the
public schools of the birthday of Gen.
Robert E. Lee, as the senate bill mak
ing it such passed the house.
« • •
The stamp matter was settled by the
adoption by the house of a resolution
requiring the clerk to purchase $20
worth of sta#aps daily for the mem
bers.
• * •
Mr. Cook offered an amendment to
the Nowlin bill to appropriate $10,000
to preserve the Confederate muster
rolls, making it $1,250.
* * •
The house Tuesday passed the fol
lowing senate bills: To establish a
chancery court in the northern dis
trict of Sharp county: to make Ke
dron a flag station on the Cotton Belt
railroad; to establish the grade of rail
road crossings in cities at one foot in
ten feet.
* • •
The house has passed the senate
bill providing for the repeal of the
law for the publication of delinquent
nersonal taxes
BILLS INTRODL
CED.
In the Senate.
By Senator Gray—To prer*.
nishment of the wages of raUroav '
ploye3 working in this state, s*?nt h\ ’ ,
other states, the object of the bill Ik
I ing to secure personal service in such ,
cases.
By Senator Thompson—For the
erection of a railroad depot at Farm
ington, in Washington county.
By Senator Goodwin—Increasing the j
salary of 'he county judge of Bradley '
county from $000 to $S00 per year.
By Senator L»ogan—To allow ware
houses to become bonded warehouses ;
so that receipts issued by them may j
be negotiable. Under this act should
a person store his cotton in a ware
house, he could receive a receipt, and i
this receipt would be negotiable.
By Senator Milan—Raising the sal- j
aries of the state officers to the con- j
stitutional limit. Each state official,
under the bill, will have his salary in
creased to the limit.
By Senator Butt—Increasing the
salary of the circuit clerk of Carroll
county from $1,200 to $1,500 per year.
By Senator McFerrin—Authorizing
the secretary of state to have record
ed ail titles to all lands owned by tlie
state.
By Senator Toney—To regulate the
building and operation of electric
street railways at railroad crossings.
By Senator Pinnix—Making it a
misdemeanor for any “drunken person
to be in any public place or private
place except his own.”
By Senator Legate — Authorizing
counties to let out the poor houses to
superintendents, and otherwise amend
ing section 1029 of Kirby’s digest.
By Senator McCall—To amend the
present law governing the drainage
district in Lawrence, Randolph and
Jackson counties.
By Senator Goodwin—To prevent
gambling.
By Senator Moore—For the relief
of the Marianna school district.
By Senator Ixigan—To amend pres
ent law as to construction of electric
railroads.
By Senator Toney—To create the
Frenchtown levee district in Jefferson
county.
By President Covington—To allow
the employment, of clerks and stenog
raphers by the members of the su
preme court.
By Senator Hardy—To amend the
digest relative to furnishing decisions
of supreme court to the reporter.
By Senator Hinkle—To amend the
local option law of Mountain View.
By Senator Gray—To amend the
general le*ee laws to allow money to
be borrowed.
By Senator Butt—To provide for
vote of people on franchises to be
granted in cities of the first and sec
ond classes.
By Senator Harrison—To authorize
the attorney general to bring suit to
determine the boundary line between
Arkansas and Tennessee on Flour Is
land.
By Senator Floyd—To require books
for recording stock marks and post
ing of estrays to be kept at each coun
ty seat where there are more than
one.
By Senator Lee—For levying special
three-mill road tax in Monroe county.
By Senator .Vaughter—To require
abstracting companies to give $\000
indemnity bonds.
By Senator Pinnix—To specify the
duties of county examiners.
By Senator Hinkle, by request—To
appropriate $25,000 for the Arkansas
state guard.
By Senator Ivogan—To publish pro
ceedings of Arkansas Horticultural so
ciety.
By Senator Holland—To accept the
Choctaw strip of land at Fort Smith.
By Senator Hardy—To impose
privilege tax of 5 per cent on givers
of trading stamps.
By Senator Colins—To eliminate
words “married women” from section
50fit5 of digest.
In the House.
By Mr. Clement — Proposing an
amendment to the constitution that
all property subject to taxation shall
be taxed on its actual cash value.
By Mr. Perry—Memorializing the
Arkansas delegation in congress to
use their endeavors to have at least
half the money now appropriated by
the government for the improvement
;<f waterways in the state devoted to
.he building of better roads.
3y Mr. Black of Marion—To repeal
he section of the digest regulating
.he sale of dynamite and other explo
sives.
By Mr. Barker—Joint memorial to
congress asking that the cotton grow
ing states be reimbursed to the
amount of $6S,072,3S8.99, paid in 1860
67-68, which tax was declared uncon
stitutional.
By Mr. Chambers, by request—Re
quire the Iron Mountain to stop all its
passenger trains at Higginson.
By Mr. Clerget—To give county
courts power to fill vacancies on levee
boards until an election is held.
By Mr Andrews of Nevada—To pro
hibit the appointment of female court
stenographers.
By Mr. Anderson of Benton—For
the protection of shippers of live stock
and prevents them signing an agree
ment for passes in connection with
shipments.
By Mr. Arnold, by request—To sup
press gambling; is a copy of the Wil
son anti-gambling law, which was held
to have been unconstitutionally
passed.
By Mr. Black of Sebastian—pro
vides for the election of county su
perintendents of public schools in such
counties as so desire.
By Mr. Burk—To take the place of
huose bills Nf*5. 90 and 202, to regu
late the use of explosives in mines and
defines the duties of shot-firers.
Whitley—To make null and
ntraet made by members
By Mr. Witt—Prohibiting whites
from attending negro meetings.
By Mr. Chapline—Creating the of
fice of chief engineer of the state.
By Mr. DuLaney—Regulating the
assessment of negotiable instruments.
By Mr. Rowell—To cover deficien
cies for the branch normal.
By Mr. Morrell—To hold railroads
.. ble for all damages to live stock.
|v 'Mr. Beck—To provide for a state
board of roa<* anf* highway commis
sioner:?.
By Mr,
Stt**SnS^Mary fo^d or any agent
of the state (at a lonSer i,eriatl than
his term of office. , ... ,
By Mr. Payno-Tv' P^ct life and
property on railroads. rain cr< V’J
not to leave division p.Oi
have had eight hours' rek,
ers to work but twelve hok
uously. .
By Mr. Pindall—To extend fvw».
line of Watson judicial distrfik 111
Desha county.
By Mr. Peterson—To amend the
statute fixing fees of secretary of
state, making $30 minimum for filing
charters.
By Mr. Rowland—To prohibit sale
or giving away of intoxicants within
three miles of Everton school.
By Mr. Ruff—To make attempt to
beat board bill misdemeanor.
By Mr. Simpson of Washington—To
authorize county examiners to renew
first-grade licenses.
its until they
di3patch
rs contin
By Mr. Smith—To make landlords
liable in failures to fulfill contracts of
persons working on shares.
By Mr. Springer—For depot at Mon
roe.
By Mr. Winn—To prohibit common
carriers from restricting their liabil
ity by exception clauses in bills of
lading.
By Mr. Ward—Concurrent resolution
asking congressmen to vote to in
crease Mexican war pensions.
By Mr. White—To amend section
2613 of Kirby’s digest.
By Mr. Bolton—To prevent dis
counting of commercial paper when
discount amounts to over ten per
per cent per annum of principal.
By Mr. Brooks—To require depot
built at Wrightsville.
By Mr. Burgess—To subject minors
to heavy fine for misrepresenting age
to secure native wine.
By Mr. Jones—To require railroads
to keep operators at all county seats
on railroads.
By Mr. DeRositt—To make four-wire
fence lawful in St. Francis county.
By Mr. Hainiter—To prescribe du
ties of county examiners.
By Mr. Keel—To increase salaries
of Jackson county officials.
By Mr. McDaniel—To confirm titles
on swamp land sales paid for in bonds
issued in 1861.
By Mr. Martineau—To prevent rail
road employes from working more |
than sixteen consecutive hours.
By Mr. Nowlin—To amend laws as
to donations of state lands.
By Mr. Dudley—To form school dis
trict No. 62, in Clay county, into a
special school district, and authorize
it to borrow money.
By Mr. Eldridge—To provide that
blacksmiths’ and wheelwrights' liens
may be filed within thirty days after
the beginning of work.
By Mr. Finley—To authorize coun
ty clerks to publish names of persons
to whom allowances have been made
of fees by county court, which have
not been delivered to such persons.
By Mr. Fletcher—To require county
clerks to place the values on all real
estate in abstracts.
By Mr. Hazel, by request—To give
contractors for tiling lien on the prop
erty.
By Mr. Hunt—To require Iron
Mountain and Cotton Belt to build a
viaduct at Ohio street and Third and
Fourth avenues in Pine Bluff.
By Mr. Hurst—To impose a direct
and collateral inheritance tax on tang
ible and intancrible property.
By Mr. Isbell—To provide that in
the Sixth chancery district answers
may be filed in twenty, thirty and six
ty days after service.
By Mr. Jackson of Howard—To fix
the salary o f stenographer in the
Ninth judicial circuit at $1,200.
By Mr. Jackson of Phillips—To re
quire the legalizing of all primary
elections.
By Mr. Jarrard—To provide penal
ty of a fine of not less than $100 nor
more than $300 for fraudulent sales of
nursery stock.
By Mr. Black of Sebastian—To pro
file for the issuance of preferred
stock by corporations.
The senate Tuesday passed the fol
lowing house bills: For a depot at
Baxter, Drew county; to increase sal
ary of county judge of Garland coun
ty: to create special school district at
Salem; to provide for the sale of cer
tain lois belonging to the state in Eu
reka Springs; to amend the Little
River county local option law; and
to provide for the levying of a roan
tax in Phillips county.
Senator Fletcher’s bill to regulate
the sale of commercial fertilizers,
passed the senate as did Senator Hol
land's bill requiring prosecuting at
torneys to appoint deputies in certain
counties.
* * *
Amendments were offered by house
members to Mr. Bowen’s bill to raise
the salary of the county judge of
Craighead county to $1,800, to increase
the judge's salaries in the following
counties: Howard $S00, Crawford
$1,000, Drew $1,000, St. Francis $1.
200, Polk $1,000, Logan $1,000. All
were adopted.
* * *
The house passed the bill authoriz
ing the attorney general to bring suit
to determine the boundary line be
tween Arkansas and Mississippi, on
Bucvk Island, in the Mississippi riv
er. which has been in dispute for sev
eral years.
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