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VOL. VI.
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1907.
NO. 21.
ARKANSAS
Estate news<’
Government Orders From Arkansas.
The Pfeiffer Construction Company
has a requisition endorsed by the fed
eral government upon the quarries in
the vicinity of Batesville for 1,500
carloads of stone which is to toe used
in building the new United States
prison at Leavenworth, Kans. The
preference was given these quarries
after an exhaustive test had shown
that the Arkansas product was su
perior to the stone mined in other
states, including the famous Bedford
stone, which has hitherto been con
sidered the standard of excellence.
The size and importance of this order
can be seen when it is considered that
800 carloads of stone would be suffici
ent to build the new Arkansas state
capitol with a stone dome and stone
terracing. The selection shows that
the Batesville quarries have at last
gairied recognition, and should spring
into national prominence from the ad
vertisement which will be given the
stone to be used In a structure as
important as the proposed prison.
James Black Held for Murder.
James Black, a young man about
20 years of age, has been arrested,
charged with the murder of Sam
Coker, about 15 miles south of Tex
arkana. There were several witnesses
to the lulling, but the details are
meager and somewhat conflicting. It
appears, however, that Black and
some other young men had engaged
in a difficulty, and Coker, thinking
to save further trouble, went befor<
a justice of the peace and swore out
warrants against the boys for the pur
pose of having them placed under
bonds to keep the peace. This in
censed Black, and he later went to the
home of Coker to effect a compro
mise. During the interview, which
took place at Coker’s gate, some warm
words were used. Coker is alleged to
have called to his daughter to bring
hint a shotgun, and, as she was bring
ing it, Black stepped back to the j
wagon, got his own gun and shot
Coker, killing hint instantly.
Sped By Railroad Commission.
At the meeting of the Arkansas !
'Railroad Commission recently, suit |
was ordered brought against the Mis- I
souri Pacific railroad to collect the j
statutory penalty in two cases where
delay in handling shipments was
charged. The complaint in both cases
was the ,T. A. Holmes Company of
Pine Bluff; one complaint alleged that
>t required the defendant railroad
front January 11 until February 5, to
transport one car of canned goods
from Pine Blpff to Warren; the other
complaint charged that 11 days were
consumed in moving one car of bran
from Little Rock to Pine Bluff, a dis
tance of 42 miles. In both cases the
railway officials admitted that the
charges were true, hut claimed the
delay was unavoidable.
Felled By Lightning.
Theodore Abeles. a young man llv
at Little Rock, was seriously in
lured by lightning recently. He was
usmg a telephone when lightning
I ruc*' (^*e wires and a current rush
Dg over them burst the receiver, split
e wall and knocked the young man
senseless. The electrical current ran
.rom Abeles’ ear, which was badly
grated, to his feet, charring the
nothing and burning the flesh in
streaks.
i Radium Theory Again.
v ”'e result of an extensive in
_ s Ration by Herman Schent, pro
ssoi of i-hemlstry at the University
• issotni, it has been unequivocally
^ermmed that the hot waters at
ih?, vringS contaln radium salts and
n t,lfa deP°sits around the city
1 he springs have radio-activity to
enr.rnS.ld*'rable extent- To the pres
doJ ,° 'aflium is attributed the won
water CUrat,ve Properties of the hot
| Senator Thompson Dead.
fromw? ^*loruPson, state senator
after aahington county, died recently
bnmrK sbort lllness of measles. Both
adinn °f the c‘en°ral Assembly
Miourned in tribute to his memory,
ge a arKe dele®ation from both the
tohi/v.and House attended the body
etteviii °me al Farm'ngton, near Fay
e. where the funeral was held.
^ Child a Monstrosity.
Tref>n,epr0 'voman living at Marked
that h Ie®en,1y Saye birth to a child
a hea.i n nfither arnts nor legs, with
fersnrc was 30 *nches in rircum
perjy 5 ebtld which should pro
dead at birthmed 3 monstroslty’ was
^ Rruit is Falling.
of the* «tfi<Wer8 in western part
*s faiiir,1 P romP’ain that young fruit
shed rhai a.Ud- lllat 'vllen the trees
w*y8 r fruit *n June, as they al
a t.’ii ere wi*i be much less
a full crop.
Motion to Quash Service.
The Cciahy Packing Company,
which is defendant in two suits in the
United States CirciiTt Court, in which
Prosecuting Attorney Rlioton is seek
ing to recover for the State $30,000 for
an alleged failure to file a copy of
articles of incorporation, and akso
$1,833,000 for an alleged violation of
the statute against pools and combina
tions, filed two motions recently to
quash service of summons. The com
pany claims that the service of papers
on the auditor of the state w-as not a
service, as such manner of service is
not prescribed by law. It also claims
that at the time of the alleged ser
vice of summons, and at the time of
the alleged offense, the company was
not transacting any business in Arkan
sas.
Infant Found in River.
Two boys were walking near the
bank of the Arkansas river at the foot
of Izard street in Little Rock recently,
when they saw a tiny hand floating on
the surface of the water. Investiga
tion proved the hand to belong to a
girl baby about three months old, with
a noose of twine tightly knotted
around the tiny neck. The stage of
decomposition which it had reached,
and other facts show that the body
had been in the water about two
weeks. A heavy stone, attached to the
body had kept it from floating to tho
surface. The water has been steadily
falling lately and was so low at the
time of the discovery that part of the
murdered infant’s body was exposed
to view.
Garland County Officer Disqualified,
R. L. Williams, sheriff of Garland
county, has been indicted for malfeas
ance in office and Reb Houpt has been
appointed in his place by Circuit Judge
Evans until the governor takes fur
ther action. The indictments were
the result of alleged non-enforcement
of the Amis law at Hot Springs. This
is the second time within a year that
Sheriff Williams has been disqualified,
he being deprived of his commission
last fall, when several indictments
were returned against him.
Kills Negro at Texarkana.
Elisha Barber, living about 14 miles
east of Texarkana, met a negro by the
name of Moore, and several compan
ions in the road returning home. All
were on horseback. Moore rode
against Barber and struck him with
his fist and also cursed him. Barber
then raised himself in his stirrups
and gave the negro a heavy blow’ on
the jaw, knocking him out of the sad
dle. In falling the negro struck his
head and broke his neck. Barber was
acquitted.
Clerk and $2,000 Missing.
Rudolph Crowell, who was employed
as a clerk for the Wells-Fargo express
company, and stationed at the Rock
Island depot in Little Rock is missing,
and so is a package containing $2,000
for which the company holds his re
ceipt. He had worked for the com
pany only six days when the package
was placed in his keeping, and exactly
w’hen, where or how he disappeared
is not known to the company.
Shot to Death at Riverside.
Walter Walker, a white man, was
found in a yard at Riverside, his body
riddled with bullets. A negro by the
name of Neal and Mrs. Jean Lewis, a
white woman, are in jail at Augusta,
charged with the crime.
Janies Sheridan Malone, one of
the oldest citizens of Argenta, died at
his home recently of abcess of the
lung. He was very closely associated
with the early history of that locality.
Young Farmer Kills Himself.
James Carson, a young farmer resid
ing at Beebe shot himself through the
heart with a double-barreled shot gun
recently. It appears that he had sold
his farm a few days before, and, be
coming dissatisfied with the sale, told
his wife that he would kill himself if
he failed to get bis place back. He
was a man of exemplary habits.
Getting Ready for Business.
The Helena Woodenware Company’s
plant will begin operations in a few
days. The sawmill will be started
at once and timbers for the other
buildings will be sawed. It will be
one of the most complete wooden
ware plants in the Southwest.
Three Negroes Shot.
Three negroes, Mamie Green and
Ma.ry Phillips of Argenta and Will
Nevils of Little Rock, were shot and
wounded by a negro whose name is
unknown, in a personal difficulty be
tweena number of negroes in a resort
in the former city.
Mill Will Soon Operate.
A company has been organized at
Banks with a capital stock of $10,000
for the purpose of erecting a hard
wood mill at that place. The company
Is incorporated under the name of the
Southern Hardwood Manufacturing
Company.
Boy Injured By Pet Deer.
Will Douglass, a 5-year-old boy, liv
ing at Jonesboro, was seriously in
jured by being tossed up in the air
several times by a pet deer with which
he was playing.
Companies Raise Telegraph Toll.
Beginning April 1, a rate schedule
on both the Western Union and Postal
Telegraph companies went into effect
which raises the rates on messages
to all points an average of from 5 to
10 per cent. The rates to Memphis
will only be increased 5 per cent,
while the raise to New York and Ohio
points will amount to 10 per cent.
The new rates of both companies
are substantially the same to all
points. It is understood that the tele
graph rates were raised in order to
keep the same margin of profits fol
lowing an increase in salary granted
operators. The increase in salary is
10 per cent. The Western Union and
Postal have always maintained the
same rates when both have offices in
the same city.
Right of Way Cleared.
The clearing of the right-of-way for
the graders on the new railroad from
Searcy to Heber has been completed,
with the exception of two or three
miles. The grading has begun, and
it looks now as if the road would be
completed to Heber by next January.
A great deal of timbered land lias been
sold the past two months in White
and Cleburne counties as a result of
the new road. - The tiemakers are
thick cutting and hauling timber.
The new depot will be built about
three blocks south of Spring park,
and will be a large commapding struc
ture. The citizens of Searcy donated
$8,000 to the road, and that ttie priv
ilege of locating the depot.
Want Machine Shops.
Citizens of Eureka Springs are very
much wrought up over the prospect
of losing the machine shops of the
Missouri and North Arkansas Railway.
Recent extensions of this railroad ne
cessitates the addition of more shops
and it is understood that the rail
road will remove the shops to some
other point where more pretentious
buildings will be erected if the citi
zens of Eureka Springs do not offer to
make certain concessions.
Baby Drowned in Well.
The little four-year-old daughter of
Edward George, who lives one mile
east of Siloam Springs, fell into a well
in the dooryard of her father’s home
recently and was drowned. The plat
form of the well broke, letting her fail.
The well is forty feet deep and con
tained at the time, twenty feet of
water. A neighbor was lowered into
the well and recovered the body, but
life was extinct.
Killed By Mail Train.
Clarence Yancy, a depntv sheriff,
living near Tomberlin, was instantly
killed within 50 yards of the depot
at Carlisle by a Rock Island train
He was crossing a track between two
cars and just as he stepped on the
main line he was struck by the train,
and thrown about five feet from the
track. When picked up it was found
that his neck was broken and life
was extinct.
B. S. Byres Found Dead.
B. S. Byres, who had charge of the
store of the W. E. Pippin Company,
at Prescott, was found dead, from
natural causes, in his room at the
hotel. The company seems to have
been followed by a series of misfor
tunes, the senior member of the firm.
W. E. Pippin, having gone to Little
Rock recently to purchase stock, and
has disappeared and cannot be found.
Crushed Under Wagon.
Willie Brown, a 15-year-old boy of
Springfield, was driving a team of
oxen which were attached to a wagon
loaded with lumber when the brutes
became frightened and ran away.
The boy was thrown from the wagon
and one of the wheels passed over
him, breaking his right arm and
crushing his right side. It is not
thought he can survive.
Will Gay Convicted.
Will Gay, the negro boy charged
with the murder of Mrs. Charlotte Lee
tham in Little Rock last June, has
been convicted by a jury of twelve
men of having been her slayer and the
penalty fixed at three years in the pen
itentiary. The verdict was a surprise
to many who had watched the pro
gress of the evidence closely.
Railroad Prospect Good.
Final arrangements have been made
and work on the North and South, or
“Parker Line” will be begun shortly
at Hamburg. The prospect for this
new road has been the means of giv
ing real estate in the vicinity of Ham
burg a mild boom, and speculative
buyers are in the field.
Kilied in a Quarrel.
Henry Riddle and Jesse Blagg, who
live near Gravelly, engaged in a fight
recently in which Blagg was killed. It
is said that Riddle threw a stone at
Blagg which struck him in the head,
inflicting an injury which caused his
death twrenty-four hours later.
State’s Youngest Teacher.
Baxter county probably has the
youngest teacher in the State, a
license having been issued to Minnus
Anderson of Buford, who is only 13
years old. He was granted a third
grade certificate.
THE SENATE.
Senator Goodwill presented a resolu
tion In the Senate Monday, In which an
expression was desired as r•> whether mem
bers of ihe body who had been subpoenaed
to testify In the Covington rase would
waive their consMtutlonal rights and make
answer to the summons of the rourt. A
considerable time was spent in discussing
the resolution, the ehief objection to which
was that if the members who were wanted
as witnesses were to a trend the court ac
cording to the usual custom a quorum of
the Senate would be broken. The resolu
tion was amended so as to provide that
each Senator should he called as he was
wauled, and this meeting with the wishes
of the court the roll was called and each
Senator responded by answering "aye.”
which meant that he would respond when
called upon by the court.
The Koland bill which proposed to deduct
from the pay of members of the I^gisla
lure the time they were absent, except
in cases of sickness, or when they were
engaged in committee work, was defeated.
A concurrent resolution was introduced
by Senator Rowland authorizing the attor
ney general to bring suit to enforce the
payment by certain railroads of back taxes
alleged to be due in ISSfi and 18K4. and
a bill was introduced by Senator DeUossitt
making any person who does not own and
pay taxes on 4o acres of land Ineligible
to hold the position of director on the
board of the St. Francis Levee District.
The bill by Senator Drowning to pre
vent the introduction ami spread of con
tagious diseases among animals in the
State was passed by a vote of IS to r».
The Senate also passed the bill by Sen
ator Cloud making a teacher’s license "issued
in tine county a license to teach in any
county in the State.
other bills passed were :
By Senator Patterson, for the better
protection of state convicts.
By Senator Harrison, providing for the
transferrence of insane convicts from the
penitentiary to the State Hospital for
Nervous Diseases.
By Senator Bu*h. for the establishment
of a state agricultural school.
By Senator McCall, for the purpose of
keeping clean the drainage ditches in the
State of Aiknasas.
The Senate sj>eni Tue^lay in disposing
of routine business.
A Dili was introduced by Senator Har
rison increasing rite salary of the agricul
tural commissioner from $1,800 to
In executive session die appointments
of Gustave Jones, Frank II. Hall and \V.
S. Goodwin, as trustees of the State Uni
versity were continued.
Shortly after the executive session the
Senate adjourned.
The Senate parsed the Patterson hill
Wednesday, which provides the manner in
which convicts shall he fed and clothed,
and also provides that lessees of contracts
shall md sublet their contracts, that con
victs shall not be used as guards and
that they shall be paid for overtime when
they work more than ten hours per day.
The Pine Bluff Normal school appro
priation bill was taken uo in the after
noon, considered in Pom ml t tee of the
Whole and all if. ms adopted after
a spirited fight by Senator Wingo
to strike out the appropriation of $0,000
for an additional building.*
The bill by Senator Holland requiring
mine owners to furnish ample timbers to
be used in protecting miners in case of the
caving of mines was passed at the afternoon
session.
Senator Montgomery introduced at this
session a bill fixing the rates to In* charged
for switching cars. The bill provides a j
maximum rate of $1.7S0 for .»ne mile or
less; for two miles, and $.’* for three j
miles.
All the labop of 1 ho day In the Senate
Thursday was compressed into abour 15
minutes. and at an early hour adjourn- |
ment was taken out of respect to the mem
ory of Senator 'Thompson who died at 4 :H0 I
that morning, only one bill was passed,
allowing nou-residnts to rish in White j
river above Calico Itock.
The Senate Friday devoted Its attention |
almost exclusively to the consideration of |
local House bills. Itetween the Covington
trial at which many of the senators are
witnesses, and the funeral of Scoi&tor '
Thompsou at Fayetteville, the attendance ;
in the upper house was sparse, and business \
was done with a hare quorum.
Senator Oldham Introduced a bill re- ;
quirlng railroads to issue bills of lading
for cotton in compresses. At present this
must he done by contract and the bill is
calculated to obviate the necessity of this. !
Another bill Introduced by Senator Arnold
raises the penalities for selling adulter- :
ated oils and fluids.
A messenger from the Governor an
nounced the approval of Senate Rill No. i
*»2. known as the good roads measure, it j
only effects 'M\ counties and the next two
years will be devoted to a trial the law. j
The senate adourned at noon until Mon
day.
_
Acting Governor John Ike Moore tot|ny
sigued me bill introduced bv Senator John
r. Lee, prohibiting the solititing or tak
ing of orders for intoxicating liquors in
prohibition territory. It is considered the
moat drastic temperance measure ever
passed in Arkansas, and took effect at
»i o'clock Tuesday. The salient fea
tures of the hi 11 follow :
It shall he unlawful for any liquor ,
dealer, firm or corporation, engaged In
the sale of intoxicating liquors in this State,
to. in any manner, through agents, cir- !
culars. posters or newspaper advertise |
merits, solicit orders for such sales of '
intoxicating liquors In any territory In
this State, wherein it would be unlawful ;
to grant a license to make such sales. |
Provided that the term "newspaper adver- j
tlsements,’ "as used In this section does j
not refer to liquor advertisements in papers
published within licensed territory, unless
said papers are sent Into* prohibition ter
ritory, by the saloon keei>er$ or their agents
for advertising purposes.
The presence of any such* liquor dealer,
firm or corporation, through agents, or
otherwise, In such prohibition territory,
soliciting or receiving orders from any
person therein, shall constitute a violation
of this act and. upon conviction thereof,
shall be lined not less than $'2<m nor more ]
than $500 for each such offense. Pro
vided that the term "agent'' under this
section shall mean any person who receives
on order from another for intoxicating
liquors in prohibition territory and trans
mits the same in person, by letter, tele
graph or telephone, or in any other manner,
to some dealer in Intoxicating liquors who
accepts and fills the same.
The defeat of Senator Moor's bill ap
preprinting $6,400 for continuance of the J
work of the Arkansas Historical Commis
sion by the Senate on Thursday is disap
pointing to those who favored the uieas
lire, and there is some talk c*f the Intro
duction of another bill that Will accom
plish the purpose. The bill received n
majority of the vote* of those Voting on
the measure, but was defeated on. account
of the ruling of the presiding officer, who
held that it required a two-thirds vote
for Its passage ou account of its carrying
an appropriation. The contention ifa that
the ruling is wrong, as the appropriation
was made tor carrying out the provisions
of an existing statute which was enacted
two .tears ago. This act created tiie com
mission and appropriated $*250 to aid it
In its work. An effort will probably be
made to put a similar measure through
the Legislature which will answer the pur
pose anti will not conflict with the ruling
that sent the original measure to Its de
feat.
THE HOUSE
Th** House was 1 ho only legislative
branch in session Saturday.
Mr. Thompson introduced a joint reso
lution providing for two committees to
make preparation and entertain William
Jennings Bryan on the occasion of his
visit and address to the legislature on
April b. The resolution tails for one com
mlttee of five, two from the Senate and
three from the House, to receive and
tertain Mr. Bryan. Through the terms
of this resolution Acting Governor Moore
is to be a member of the Senate Com
mittee and Speaker Ilamlter a member of
the House Committee. A second commit
tee of five is to be appointed for the enter
tainment of the distinguished visitor.
The Bar tain bill, which makes property
owners or persons controlling property
responsible for the tenants when such occu
pants violate the provisions of the liquor
laws of the State was passed by a vote of
44 to 23.
New bills introduced were :
By Mr. Rowell. making the salary of the
governor's secretary $2.20<> per annum, and
adding the duties of adjutant general.
By Mr. McCollum, to require all railroad
companies to construct hoard walk pav**
ments to their stations from other walks
adjoining when ordered to do so by action
of any City Council.
By Special Committee on Insurance, al
lowing fire companies doing business in
this State to reinsure risks outside of the
State not to exceed !>0 per cent of the whole
of the risk.
Three proposed amendments to the con
stitution wen* taken up in the House
Monday, and each met defeat in succession.
There have been eleven proposed by reso
lution in this branch of the Legislature,
and Three in the Senate. I nder the con
stitution there can he but three submitted
to the people at any general election, and
none of those proposed has as vet been
able to secure the required two-thirds vote
in support.
Mr. Ard of Jackson county introduced
a hill in the House prohibiting any person
from owning or operating or having any
Interest in the operation of any roller skat
ing rink within this State, the hill to
become operative after passage, and pro
viding penalties from $•“» to $100 per day
for violations The hill created some
amusement among the memlwrs. and num
erous amendments were offered.
The House Tuesday passed the Oldham
Hamiter bill for the consolidation of cities.
This bill passed the Senate three weeks
ago, by the meager majority of two votes,
hut in the House the vote stood to P»l\
The bill, which is now ready for the sign
ature of the governor, brings to a close
the hardest fought contest the present
Legislature has had to deal with.
Four years ago h hill which had been
represented to be a “local measure” apply
ing T«> Hoxie and Walnut Ridge was passed
through the Legislature and enacted into
law. Shortly after ad inurnment of the
Legislature the Liglnh Ward, better known
as Argent a. took advantage of tin* law t»
withdraw from Little Rock,
Two years ago a strenuous effort was
made for the repeal »>f that bill. The
substitute measure passed the House by
almost unanimous vote, hut it was killed
in the Senate. At that time the Pulaski
delegation ill the Legislature was divided
on the issue, and this fact has been de
clared as responsible for the defeat of the
bill at that time.
The issue was renewed before tlm Demo
cratic primaries when the present Rolaski
eviegation was elected, and • awtid.C'^
favoring the enactment of a bit’ which
would repeal the 1 Toxic Walnut Kid** iw
and bring about the* restoration of the for
mer Kiglith ward to T.ittle Rock received
the support of majorities through the
county ami district.
New hills in Up* House were:
By Mr. Jackson, amending the law regu
lating the duties of prosecuting attorneys
by prohibiting them from taking fees in
civil actions except where the interests <>f
the State are involved.
By Mr. Cravens, regulating the expendi
ture of public funds by prohibiting any
board from expending more than is appro
priated for any specific interest, and mak
ing the penalty a tine of Sl.ooi) and one
year in the penitentiary for violating this
law.
Under a bill passed In the House Wed
nesday. any shite officer or member >*f any
of the hoards of the state institutions,
who may expend more of the money of
the state than has been specifically appro
priated for certain purposes is to be de
clared guilty of a misdemeanor, and to
be lined and imprisoned as tin* jury trying
the case may determine, the fine not to
exceed $l,0oo and the imprisonment n o
he of a longer term than one year. The
bill was introduced by Mr. (‘raven, and Is
designed to prevent deficiency hills.
The House passed the Howell bill, whieh
makes the salary of the secretary to the
governor $2,200 per annum. The bill also
provides that the secretary shall be the
.•djutanv general without a salary as such,
the former salary being Incorporated in
the original salary as secretary.
.Yew bills in the House were
By Mr. White, changing the law of
contributory negligence so that failure to
"look, listen’* when crossing a railroad
track does not. bar a suit for damages.
By Mr Welch, regulating (he business
of noddling in the counties by requiring
peddlers to take out a license from each
county seat which is fixed aft *2o per
county court which is fixed at $200 per
annum.
By Mr. Andrews, compelling, corporations
to pay employes salaries at intervals nor
longer than semi monthly.
By Mr. Moore of independence, enlarg
ing the powers of courts in process a rions
by making service on one member or an
agent of a corporation legal service.
The general appropriation bill was up
in the House Thursday. The amendment
which makes the provisional appropriation
for the governor’s contingent fund
instead of $2.immi was adopted. This anti
cipates that the lieutenant governor shall
be needed more than is generally tlj£ cus
tom. and his salary is paid out «»• this
fund. An amendment appropriating $2,000
f<>r a stenographer for the commissioner
of mines, manufactures ami agriculture
was adopted. On motion of Mr. Stevens,
further consideration of the bill v de
ferred.
The House passed the following 'dlls :
By Mr. Stevens of the Ways and Means
Committee, appropriating the sum of $11
5(H> for deficiency in printing and binding
the re«|0rds <*s the state.
By Mr. P.-^hop. Increasing the rcnalties
for ‘disturbing religious gathering or for
damaging the property of school* Churches
or lodges.
By Mr. DnJ.aney, requiring raTlrona com
panies to l^-'p night operators at all coun
ty -eats through which their lines pass.
New bills at this session wore :
Bv rite Committee on Agriculture, for the
encouragement and aid of county institutes
within the State.
By Mr. Haley, fixing the liability foi
damaged or lost goods on the Initial car
der
By Mr. Quinn, fixing the hours which
iall be taught in the public schools of
i<* State at five hours each day except
aturdny and Sunday.
By Mr. Walker, making attendance in
ublic schools compulsory for at least 10
eeks in every year.
The Moore-Heartsill Bill which It was
1 aimed had been tampered with, came up
gain in the House Friday when a resolu
ion was offered asking for the p.p|/Mntment
l a special committee of five to investigate
borough!v the metW>d in whieh it was
msslble for the e .Tanges to have been
““louse Bill No. unit, by Moore of Tndo
prudence and Mr. Hcartsill being a direct
copv of the correct engrossed bill, was in
treduced, read twice, and made a special
crt'ler for Saturday after the morning
'"'rhe remainder of Friday’s business was
confined to Senate bills of local character,
a number of which were acted upon.
Senator .lames Thompson Is confined to
his room with ». case of measles.
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
Hon. f*\ I, Meade. senior member of
the House, Horn Popp county, will intro
duce a joint resolution proposing an amend
meat to the constitution changing the tax
ing system anri revenue laws of the state
when he next receives recognition.
Th* amendment provides that the fol
lowing proporty shall he exempt from tax
ation Public property used exclusively
for public purposes: churches used as such;
school buildings and apparatus: libraries
and grounds used exclusively for school
purposes; buildings and grounds and mater
ials used exclusively for public charity;
th*» wearing apparel of any resident of
this state and the wearing apparel of his
family and his household and kitchen fur
nftnre to the vaiua of three hundred dol
lars ($300).
The resolution provides further that, the
homestead of any resident (two y*sn
after the ratification and adoption of this
constitution) shall become and ever there
after remain exemot from taxation (except
for common school and road purposes, and
for these purposes it shall nor l*» subject
to be taxed higher than other property for
ft like purpose*. Subject to the foregoing
exemptions, all property, both corporeal and
incorporeal, tangible and intangible, shall
:>e subject to taxation.
All ad valorem taxes air? to be laid
upon property according to i;s value in
money. That value to be ascertained In
such manner as the General Assembly
may direct, making the same equal and
uniform throughout the s'ate. And no
one species of property shall be taxed
higher than another species of property
y( equal value, provided, that on wild ancf
unimproved lands not yielding an income
and not included or embraced within the
he homestead, the General Assembly shall
have power from time to time to classify
<uch lands and impose a specific acreage
:ax on same.
Senator Ilusch introduce) in the Senate
Wednesday. Joint Resolution No. 4. sub
mitting a proposed amendment to the
constitution. The resolution proposes an
amendment to section 3 of article 14 of
the state constitution, as follows :
Article 14. section .'5. The General As
sembly shall provide by general laws for
the support of common schools by taxes-,
which shall never exceed in any one year
* mills on the dollar on the taxable prop
erty of the st>te, and by an annual per
capita tax of one dollar, to l>e assessed on
every male inhabitant of this state over
he age of 21 years; provided, the General
Assembly may by general law authorize
school districts to Jevy by a vote of the*
qualified electors of such district a tar
not to exceed 7 mills on the dollar in any
one year for school purposes; but. before
the lax voted for by any district shall be*
placed to the credit of said district, the
4mount paid by any railroad that passes
through the same shall be deducted there
from. and shall be forwarded to tlie state
treasurer to Ik* by him placed to the credit
>f the common school fund, and distributed
is such by the Hoard of Common School
Commissioners. I rovldPd further,, that
no such tax shall be appropriated to any
other purpose nor to ony other district
than that for which it was levied, except
herein above indicated.
The resolution introduced by Mr.
Finlay iu the House Friday to investigate*
th** alleged tampering with House Mill No.
1 <>1 is as follows :
’’Whereas. The Moore-Hearts! 11 bill, which
prohibits gambJin? in futures and which
was r.vjiitly passed by both branches of
{his General Assembly, lias been tampered*
with an 1 {he wordings so changed as to ren
der it ineffective, and
"Whereas. Such action on the part of
th»* guilty party was a bold attempt to
thwart the enactment of a good and whole
some legislation, and such change of bill
being a violation of the law :
•’Therefor**, be it resolved by the lower
house of tin* Thirty-sixth General Assembly,
that th** Speaker appoint a committee of
five to investigate the matter thoroughly
and ascertain if possible the guilty pjjfrty.
who by a few strokes of the pen rendered
worthless a measure in which a great
majority of the people oi Arkansas are
interested.
’•Resolved further, That this committc***
be empowered to summon witnesses, tataf
testimony, etc., to the end that a full in
vestigation may Ik* had. and that said com
mittee report back their finding to this
House as soon as possible*”
Jamestown has made anotli“r appeal t«
Arkansas t'» become in[ - rested in tin1 Ter
centennial Exposition atld liav a display of
til.- resources of tin' srf.ro at that tils exbi
bition. Saturday Speaker ilamiter and
Mr. Hul.aney of Fittlr Kiver each received
messages from t’. Brooks Johnson, hair
man of tiio Hoard of Governors. as follows:
"I wish to again impress upon tin* legis
lature of the State of Arkansas through
you. that there is sufficient time for the
installation of an exhibit at our exposi
tion and we are holding in reserve a space
for Arkansas. We would be dlsappointe
if you did not participate in this exposi
tion. and hope the House will be impressed
witit the opportunity and with our con
cern in the matter.'’
Members of the House will insist that the
bill lie taken up during the coming week
and .disposed of. The appropriation now
asked for is lint Sib,(lint, ami there .seems
to be doubt if even that sum will be ap
propriated. hut both friends and foes of the
exhibit are a unit on disposing of the mat
ter Further delay would mean that if
the exhibit is arranged f ir. the work of
establishing it would be very hurried.
Although the Fee-Bfowning hill to per
mit insurance companies to do business
in Arkansas if they are not in agreement
to fix rates in this State, which ha> pass' d
the Senate, expressly states that the anti
trust law Is not repealed, several legisla
tors have expressed a desire to have more
light on this phase of the matter—the
effect the pending measure would have on
file existing law as a whole. To lion. W.
K. Oldham, chairman of the Insurance
Committee of tiie House. Hose. Hemingway.
Cantrell & Iamghborough. lawyers of Flttln
Hock, have given a written opinion, in
which they say unequivocally that they
don't doubt the Fee-Browning act would be
valid and that the passage of that a t
would have no effect on the anti trust law.
except as it affects insurance companies
The manner of the change and the char
acter of the words interpolated would give
the opponents of the measure some basis
for a contest before the courts, such as
lias been intimated by certain Interested
parties Just how the bill tame to be
changed is a matter which is causing much
speculation The bill lias been in the
custody of Chief Clerk Films since it*
passage by the Senate and the delivery
to the House and the possibility of its
having been taken from his cabinet by in
terested persons appears to be the mosl
readily accepted theory.
Hon. Hubert 'V. Glover of Grant county
will enrlv this week ask the House tfl
allow him to withdraw House Bill No. 117.
and to substitute another. This hill is the
measure providing for the establishment
of four agricultural schools throughout
the State. The new measure will provide
for only one school, to he under the diree
tion of the commissioner of agriculture
and a board of five directors.
Senator James \V Thompson of Fayette
ville. died Thursday morning at 4 :St>
o’clock, as the result of an attack of malig
nant measles. The remains were takeu
to his home that night for internment.
Senator Thompson was serving his eighth
year in the Fegisiattire. two terms as Rep
resentative and four years as State Seuator.
He was 41 years of age.
Ueprescntativc Ilughlett Coicninn of Ar
kansas county lias been quite indisposed tot
flu1 past week, and lias gone to his home
in PeWitt where he will remain several
days to recuperate.
The Pine Bluff Normal school (a colored
Institution! appropriation bill which passed
the Senate Wednesday contains the follow^
log amounts: