VOL. III.
McORORY, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1903.
NO. 4.
Arkansas State News
Child Tells Kidnaping Story.
Abbic Marshall, an 8-year-ohl
girl who lived with her grandmoth
er, Mrs. Abbie Connelly of Hot
Springs, was found on the street
at Little Rock by the police, to
whom she told a story of having
been kidnaped in broad daylight
on a principal street of Hot Springs
by two men, who took her to Little
Rock, where she managed to escape
from her captors. The child said
that a rubber attachment had been
placed about her throat, which pre
vented her from screaming. Doubt
was cast on the story by a conductor
of the Choctaw railroad, who stated
that a child answering her descrip
tion had gone to Little Rock on his
train alone, stating that she was
going there to see her relatives.
Prisoners Attempt Suicide.
Two prisoners in the county jail
at Little Rock attempted to commit
suicide by swallowing a quantity of
morphine. The prisoners were Joe
H. Hunt, recently sentenced to five
years in the penitentiary for grand
larceny, and James Dougherty,
charged with killing Chief of De
tectives Jack Donahue, at Hot
Springs last Christmas day. The
men were confined in a big cell with
a number of other prisoners, and
both were unconscious when discov
ered. After several hours’ work by
the physicians the men were de
clared out of danger. The officials
have been unable to discover how
the prisoners secured the poison.
Kills Sister-in-Law and Himself.
Dan X. Dove, a farmer who re
sided near Columbus, shot and killed
the wife of his brother, Zan Dove,
and after riding to his home and
telling his wife and children good
by, put a bullet through his own
brain, dying instantly. The princi
pals in the double tragedy were all
prominent citizens of Howard coun
ty. The two brothers had quar
reled over the possession of a cer
tain tract of land, and this is sup
posed to have been the cause of the
killing. Dove is supposed to have
met his brother’s wife a short dis
tance from Columbus, but what led
up to the shooting is not known.
Proceeding to his home, he told his
wife and children what he had done
and that he was going to kill him
self. Passing into the back yard
he put a pistol to his head and fired
the fatal shot.
Report of Investigating Committee.
Copies of the official book con
taining the facts as brought out by
the ways and means committee of
the Arkansas legislature investigat
ing the action of the chief executive
in certain matters certified to by
the official stenographer, are offered
for public sale. It is safely said
that the sale has far exceeded the
author's expectations. No politi
cian, that is, is to be, or has been,
has a complete library without it.
Copies will be sent postpaid on re
ceipt of 85 cents. If you want it,
write the publisher today, with the
money, for the edition is limited,
and the demand great. Address
William 8. Mitchell, Publisher, care
Arkansas Democrat, Little liock.
White Boy Kills Negro.
Kobert Sawyer, a young white
man, 19 years of age, shot and
killed a negro at McGehee station.
The negro is said to have threat
ened to kill Sawyer at different
times. On the day of the shooting
he followed Sawyer into a store
with a shotgun in his hands. The
latter turned, drew his pistol and
fired, killing the negro instantly.
Iron Mountain Buys New Road.
The St. Louis, Iron Mountain
and Southern railway is to purchase
the Memphis, Helena and Louis
iana road, the sale having been au
thorized by the stockholders of the
latter company at a recent meeting.
The Memphis, Helena and Louis
iana line is now being constructed
along the west bank of the Missis
sippi river.
World’s Fair Board Meets.
The Arkansas World’s Fair board
held its first meeting under the law
recently passed by the legislature,
at Little Rock. In accordance
with the new law the members filed
bonds for $10,000 each. W. II.
Halliburton of DeWitt asked per
mission to erect by the side of the
Arkansas building without charge
to the board, a facsimile of an old
French cabin and its furnishings as
it existed in Arkansas a hundred
years ago. It was decided to give
a room in the state building to the
Arkansas Federation of Women’s
Clubs to be furnished by them un
der the direction of the board. The
manager was authorized to secure
an agent in each county to sell the
souvenir buttons, which are to be
sold for 10 cents each. The mana
ger was instructed to advertise for
plans and specifications for a build
ing to be erected at St. Louis to
cost not exceeding $17,500.
Colored Woman Killed
Annie Thomas, a colored woman
who lived near Sweet Home, died
as the result of injuries which she
alleged were inflicted by Sam Car
ter, a colored neighbor. The wo
man alleged before her death that
she and Carter had quarreled over
a dividing fence between their prop
erty and that Carter struck her with
a crow-bar. Carter was arrested on
a charge of assault to kill, which
was changed to a charge of murder
after the woman died. An autopsy
was held which failed to disclose the
wound alleged to have been inflicted
by Carter. The coroner’s jury ren
dered a verdict of death from un
known causes.
Whole Family Murdered
John Spicer, a young negro, 19
years of age of Pine Bluff, inflicted
fatal wounds upon Ilosa Wilson, a
young negress and her two children,
aged three and four years. Spicer
forced an entrance into the woman’s
house and struck his victims over
the head with a heavy iron bar, in
flicting fatal wounds. The crime
was not discovered for some time.
Spicer is said to be a cocaine fiend
and to have been in trouble many
times. The Wilson woman had
caused his arrest several times and
this is thought to have been the mo
tive for the crime. Spicer was cap
tured at his mother’s house.
Convention of Landowners
A convention of landowners of
the St. Francis river bottoms is to
be held in May for the purpose of
considering plans for the drainage
of the lowlands and the improve
ment of the St. Francis river. It
is thought that a large amount of
land can be reclaimed by the cutting
off of some of the bends and the
cutting away of some of the shoals
in the river. It is expected that if
these improvements are made the
river will be navigable from Helena
to Kennett, Mo.
Aged Woman Wedded to a Young Man
Mrs. Pritchard, aged 7G years,
was brought into court at Hot
Springs on a warrant charging that
she did not have sufficient control
of her mental faculties to manage
her large property interests. Mrs.
Pritchard asserted to the court that
she was able to look after her prop
erty. She was married recently at
Hot Springs to a man twenty-seven
years of age.
Negro Prevent* Disastrous Wreck.
By his presence of mind and he
roism, Walter Ward, a negro, pre
vented a disastrous wreck at Plum
erville. A tank car, which had
been standing on a switch a few
miles from that place got started
down an incline and passed through
Plumerville with the speed of an
express train straight on toward a
freight train, which was due with
in a few minutes. Realizing the
danger, Ward leaped upon the flv
iug car and, setting the brake,
brought it to a standstill just in
time to avert the wreck.
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Knights Templar in Annual Meeting.
The annual meeting of the grand
commandcry, Knights Templar of
Arkansas, was held at Little Rock.
The following officers were elected
and installed by Grand Junior
Warden Frank H. Thomas of
Washington, D. C.: G. J. Klock,
grand commander, Eureka Springs;
Thomas H. Jones, deputy grand
commander, Little Rock; Sam P.
Collins, grand generalissimo, Hot
Springs; Arthur C. Jordan, grand
captain general, Pine Bluff; Peter
Brickey, grand senior warden, Ma
rianna; C. C. Goss, grand junior
warden, Little Rock; Oliver C.
Gray, grand prelate, Little Rock;
John Brodie, grand treasurer, Lit
tle Rock; Fay Hempstead, grand
recorder, Little Rock; Nick lvizer,
grand standard-bearer, Eureka
Springs; James Chappie, grand
sword-bearer, Little Rock; B.
Hatchett, grand warder, Fort
Smith; Edmund Metcalf, grand
captain of the guard, Little Rock.
Negro Lynched at Gurdon.
A negro named Alex Thompson
was taken from the calaboose and
lynched by a mob at Gurdon. The
negro had been arrested on a charge
of cutting Dr. Cuffman. The mob
took Thompson from the prison
and hanged him to a railroad tres
tle. At the inquest held over the
body, the guards at the calaboose
testified that the members o£ the
mob were masked. Not a word was
spoken by any member of the mob.
The jury returned a verdict that
Thompson came to his death at the
hands of unknown parties. Dr.
Cuffman, whom Thompson was al
leged to have cut, was not seriously
injured.
Federation ot Women’s Clubs Meet
The sixth annual meeting of the
Arkansas Federation of Women’s
Clubs was held at Texarkana. Sev
enty clubs were represented, twelve
having been added to the federation
during the past year. In addition
to the regular program the dele
gates were the guests of honor at a
number of entertainments given by
the citizens of Texarkana. An
amendment to the constitution was
adopted providing for an executive
board to be composed of the seven
officers of the federation, the chair
men of the standing committees
and four members elected at the
annual meeting.
Killed by Drugged Whiskey.
Two men died at Camden after
drinking whisky which is supposed
to have been drugged. The men
were Joe W. Puryear, a printer,
who formerly resided at Shreveport,
La., and a stationary engineer
named Smith, whose home was at
Fordyce. Joseph Cameron and Jf
D. Tremont were arrested and held
pending an investigation of the
case. The dead men had been
drinking heavily and shared the
contents of a bottle of whisky. It
is thought morphine was placed in
the whisky for the purpose of rob
bing Smith, and that Puryear by
drinking from the bottle became an
unintentional victim of the robbers.
Big Sale of Coal Property.
A further step in the proposed
centralization of coal interests in
the state has been taken by the sale
of the Missouri and Arkansas coal
mines at Burma, to Franklin Bache
of Fort Smith for $40,000. Mr.
Bache recently purchased the Mon
treal mines for $100,000 and 9,000
acres of coal land in the Greenwood
district. Bache is a nephew of
Francis Gowen, of Philadelphia,
formerly president of the Choctaw
railroad until its absorption by the
Rock Island.
Negroea Hold Officers at Bay.
Two negro brothers, Louis and
Tazzle Suggs, barricading them
selves in a house, held two officers
at bay for seven hours at Judsonia.
The officers finally rushed the men
and overcame them before they had
an opportunity to shoot. The ne
groes were wanted on a charge of
disposing of mortgaged property.
Both Branches Pass Bill Naming
Hon. W. F. Kirby to Digest
Laws of the State.
MONDAY, APKXX. 20.
Both the house and senate caucuesed
for nominees for state eapitol com
missioner, to be elected in joint ses
sion.
The house reconsidered the vote by
which the Whitthorne bill, repealing:
the Wilson anti-gambling act. was
passed. The bill seeks to re-enact the
old laws in regard to gaming.
The Senate.
A resolution was adopted directing
the clerk of the senate to purchase
?,000 copies of the ways and means
committee report on the investigation
of charges against the governor and
distribute them among the members.
Senator Covington introduced a bill
redistricting the chancery districts
and adding three districts. Senator
Killgore introduced an amendment to
taake the appointment of the chan
cellors out of the hands of the gover
nor. The amendment was defeated.
Senator Norwood called up senate
resolution No. 5. proposing an amend
ment to the constitution to permit
women to hold the office of school
director. The resolution was defeted.
The senate caucus announced the
selection of the following gentlemen as
nominees for state eapitol commission
ers: J. M. Flenniken, John F. Davis.
J. B. MeCaleb, Dan W. Jones and J. P.
Eagle, the names to be presented at
a Joint session.
The House.
Mr. McGuigan called up H. B. 413,
regulating the granting of franchises,
providing for the making public of the
value of railroads and regulating the
amount and the manner of issuing
stocks, bonds or other evidence of in
debtedness of railroad companies. The
bill passed.
A senate resolution providing that
$4,000 of the world’s fair appropria
tion be used for an educational ex
hibit was adopted.
Tlie house proceeded to the nomina
tion of candidates for the state Cap
itol commission. The nominations of
the various congressional districts
wore ratified, as follows: Z. T. Mat
thews. Jonesboro; J. B. Caleb. Evening
Sfcade, L. W. Clark, Wilcoxson; R. W.
Macfarlane, Greenwood; Dan W. Jones,
Little Rock; W. B. Alexander, Pine
Bluff; H. L. B'Shers, Fulton.
The house resolved itself into a cau
cus to nominate the candidates at large.
Tiie following names were placed in
nomination: J. S. Thomas; Clarendon;
W. R. Duley. Little Rock; George Wil
liams, Pulaski; Howard Robb, Desha;
J. P. Thines, Faulkner; W. K. Ramsey,
Ouachita; J. H. Fry, Polk; B. E. Pat
ten, Pulaski; Henry Patterson, White;
A. C. Hutchinson, Howard.
Judge Merriman called up H. B. 663.
appropriating $1,200 to pay for print
ing the last biennial report of the com
missioner of mines, manufacture and
agriculture. The bill passed.
TUESDAY, APRIL 31.
The Senate
Mr. Chrlsp's bill creating a board
of pardons was called up and tabled.
8. B. 281 (Covington), to redistrict
the state into cnancery districts and in
increasing the number to sevenfwyp
creasing the number from seven to ten,
was taken up. Senator Butt spoke in
support of the measure. Senators Cot
ham, McFerrln and Vaughter opposed
the bill, which passed. 17 to 14.
The general appropriation bill for
the maintenance of the state govern
ment was passed without opposition.
The senate proceeded to the house
for the purpose of sitting in joint ses
sion for the selection cf state capitol
commissioners.
Ths House.
H. B. 524 (Chambers), to permit the
defendant in any Jury trial to secure a
special Jury trial by giving three days’
notice and paying all costs, was de
feated.
H. B. 499 (Brooks), providing that
contracts for public printing shall bo
given to residents of the state, was
defeated.
S. B. 134 (Mardis). authorizing the
attorney general to bring suit in the
supreme court of the United States to
determine the boundary line between
tms state and Tennessee in Mississippi
county, was read third time and passed.
The members of the senate ap
peared in the house and the joint ses
sion of the house and senate to select
state capitol commissioners, assembled
with President Short in the chair.
The name of Ex-Gov. Eagle, nomi
nated by the senate, was withdrawn.
The following names were presented
to be balloted for: John B. McCaleb.
Dr. J. M. Flenniken, R. W. McEtr
lane. Z. T. Matthews. \V. B. Alexan
der. Dr. H. L. B'Shers. ex-Gov. Dan W.
Jones. J. H. Fry, U. W. Clark. Howard
Robb, W. R. Duley.
After six ballots the following were
declared elected: John B. McCaleb. of
Sharp county; Dr. J. M. Flenniken.
Ouachita; R. W. McFarlane. Sebastian;
W. B. Alexander. Jeffei^on; Z. T.
Matthews. Craighead.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL S3.
A bill appropriating $20,000 for the
redigesting of the state statutes and
appointing as digester T. D. Crawford,
reporter of the supreme court, was
pussed by the house.
Mr. Holmes’ bill providing for a fine
for hunting or Ashing on Sunday was
tabled in the house.
The senate adopted a resolution di- j
recting the attorney general to bring
legal proceedings to determine the ,
rights of the two state capitol commis- ,
slons appointed by the governor and
elected by the general assembly. .
The senate passed the DeRossitt game
bill, providing for the appointment of ,
game wardens.
The Senate. 1
Senator Cotham introduced a resolu- i
tlon authorizing the attorney general
to proceed against the state capitol i
commissioners appointed by Governor t
Davis "to determine the right of said t
parties to act as such commissioners, i
and to oust them from the position they
assume to All. The resolution was t
adopted, 18 to 14. !
H. B. 367 (DeRossett) to protect game ’
and Ash and provide for the appoint- ]
ment of game wardens, was read third
time and passed. i
Senator Wood offered a resolution In- i
structing the sergeant-at-arms to de
mand of Governor Davis the plans and
specifications of the capitol building,
which he had secured from the state
treasurer, and upon a refusal of such
demund instructing the attorney gen
eral to bring legal proceedings to gain
possession of the plans. Senators Nor
wood. Itison, Covington and King op
posed the adoption of the resolution.
Senator Park’s bill, prohibiting the
taking of orders for liquor in prohibi
tion territory, amended to permit orders
to be made over the telephone, passed.
S. B. 61, providing that licenses of
liquor dealers shall be revoked if the
holders violate the Sunday law, was
passed.
Senator Short’s bill requiring flag;!
or signals to be displayed at houses in
which any contagious diseases prevails,
was passed.
A motion to suspend the rules and
take up H. B. 19. the Keel-King anti
trust bill, was lost.
The House.
A motion to suspend the rules and
take up H. B. 173, authorizing the gov
ernor to appoint an attorney to sue the
railroads for back taxes, was lost.
H. B. 409, the appropriation bill for
the insane asylum, was taken up. The
house refused to concur in the senate
amendments.
Mr. Futrell introduced a bill to
change the name of the Arkansas Lun
atic Asylum to the Arkansas Hospital
for the Insane.
M. B. (Holmes), providing a fine of
not less than ,-J nor more than $25
for hunting or fishing on Sunday, was
tabled.
H. B. 241 (Martineau), providing for
the development oa the water powers of
the state, was read third time and
passed.
H. B. 471 (Moore of Phillips), appro
priating $1,250 for the purpose of se
curing a roster of officers and men
who served in the Confederate army
from this state, passed by a unanimous
vote.
Mr. Merriman introduced a resolution,
providing that certificates of election
be issued to the capitol commissioners
elected by the general assembly. The
resolution was adopted.
Mr. Cook caled up H. B. 564, appropri
ating $20,000 for the purpose of redi
gesting the statutes of the state and
appointing T. D. Crawford reporter of
the supreme court, digester. Amend
ments were offered and defeated insert
ing the names of W. P. Kirby, Thomas
B. Martin. Samuel H. Davidson and
John T. Hicks, for that of T. D. Craw
ford. The bill passed without amend
ment. 71 to 12.
Mr. Gantt called up H. B. 315 (Whit
thorne), repealing tue Wilson anti
gambling act of 1901 and re-enacting
the old gambling laws. A motion to
table the bill was lost.
THURSDAY, APRIL 33.
The senate passed the house bill pro
viding for the redigesting of the stat
utes, amending it by inserting the name
of W. F. Kirby for that of T. D. Craw
ford as digester.
The governor announced his veto of
the Myers bill for the regulation of mus
sel and pearl fishing. A motion to pass
the bill over the veto was lost by three
votes.
The Whltthorne bill, repealing the
Wilson anti-gambling law and re-en
acting the old gambling laws, was In
definitely postponed in the house.
Tit* Senate.
Senator Mears called up the house
resolution memorializing congress to
declare the Mississippi river a boat
canal and drainage waterway. The res
olution was adopted without opposition.
The senate voted to recede from its
amendments to the appropriation bill
for the Arkansas Lunatic Asylum, the
house having refused to accept the
amendments.
Senator Witt called up S. B. 278, pro
hibiting the keeping of poolrooms for
betting on races. A motion to place
the bill back on second reading for the
purpose of reconsidering the senate
amendments, was carried.
The rules were suspended and H. B.
564, providing for the redigesting of
the statutes, was taken up. Senator
Norwood introduced an amendment
striking out the name of T. D. Craw
ford as digester and inserting that of
W. L. Kirby. The amendment was
adopted, 13 to 12.
Motions to suspend the rules and call
up the King anti-trust bill and the
Keel anti-trust bill, were lost.
A bill providing for the inspection of
nursery stock before it is shipped, was
passed.
Senator Mardis called up a bill which
provides that county judges may lease
wild and uncleared sixteenth section
school lands, for a term not to exceed
five years. The bill passed.
The senate went into executive ses
sion and confirmed the nomination of
G. T. Breckinridge as a member of the
board of trustees of the University of
Arkansas.
The House.
Chairman Merriman of the ways and
means committee introduced H. B. 576,
the general deficiency bill. The house
went into committee of the whole to
consider the bill. Mr. Toney offered an
amendment to strike out the item of
1378 for carpets for the governor's of
fice. The amendment was lost 37 to 38.
A motion to adopt the item for tele
grams used in the governor's office was
lost. 23 to 32. An amendment striking
out the item for local telephone for
governor's office was defeated. An
amendment to strike out item of $200
for University of Arkansas magazine
nnd annual was adopted. The commit
tee rose, reported progress and asked
leave to sit again.
H. B. 672, relieving men over sixty
years'of age from the fine for refusing
to serve as school directors, passed.
H. B. 568, changing the name of the
state lunatic asylum to the Arkansas
State Hospital for the Insane, passed
t>y unanimous vote.
H. B. 662 (Bradley) granting one <
thousand acres of state land per mile to
tld in the construction of a railroad ;
from Russellville to Dover, failed to ■
jass.
H. B. 370 (Burks) granting permis- ]
don to companies and individuals to
construct short lines of railway or I
tramway and granting them right of .
iminent domain, was passed. ;
H. B. 579. appropriating $62,000 for I
in annex to the insane asylum, was 1
idopted by the house as a committee of 1
the whole, with recommendation that It .
t>ass. j
H. B. 315 (Whltthorne), repealing i
the Wilson anti-gambling act of 1901 1
ind re-enacting the old gambling laws, i
was taken up. A motion to indefinitely !
postpone the bill prevailed, 63 to 33.
A message was received from the go/- i
srnor announcing that he had vetoed 1
[I. B. 429, Dr. Myers' bill for the rev- I
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ulation of mussel and pearl fishing.
Dr. Myers moved that the bill be re
considered and passed over the veto.
The motion was lost. 48 to 25; neces
sary to pass, 51 ayes.
A committee was appointed to Invite
James D. Richardson, of Tennessee, to
address the house.
Friday, April 37.
The bill placing the entire state in
chancery districts and creating three
new districts, passed the house by three
votes.
Senator Klllough's bill, authorizing
the St. Francis levee board to increase
its bond issue to $500,000, passed the
house.
The Senate.
H. B. 564 (Mr. Cook of Chicot) pro
viding for the redigesting of the stat
utes, was read third time and passed.
S. B. 278 (Witt), the anti-poolroom
bill, was taken up. Senator Smith of
fered an amendment fixing the license
for running poolrooms at $3,000 and
making it optional with the quorum
courts to allow poolrooms to run.
II. B. 465 (Crutcher), preventing fish
ing except with hook and line, passed
by a unanimous vote.
Toe house bill establishing mining
districts and defining the rights of
mining corporations, was passed.
H. B. 497 (Baskin), allowing jurors,
except in justice courts, mileage, was
read third time and passed.
Mr. Keith’s bill, preventing the ob
struction of neighborhood roads, was
passed.
H. B. 471 (Moore of Phillips), mak
ing appropriation to secure a roster of
Confederate officers and soldiers from
Arkansas, passed.
Senator Fletcher called up the bill,
appropriating $1,000 to care for the
graves of the Confederate dead at
Camp Nelson, near Lonoke. The meas
ure was opposed by Senators Wilson.
Hardy and Norwood. The bill failed
to pass. IS to 11, a two-thirds majority
being necessary.
Senator Huddleston called up H. B.
441. providing for uniform primary in
the first senatorial district. Senator
Norwood and Huddleston engaged in a
heated discussion, in which Senator
Huddleston branded a statement of
Senator Norwood as a falsehood. La
ter both gentlemen apologized to each
other and to the house. The bill was
placed back on second reading.
H. B. 516, requiring mutual fire in
surance companies to give a bond, and
defining their rights, was passed.
Conference committees were appoint
ed on the state university and blind
school appropriation bills.
The House.
H. B. 493. the appropriation bill for
the university of Arkansas, was taken
up for the purpose of considei ing the
senate amendments. All the amend
ments proposed by the senate making
an increase in the appropriation were
rejected by the house.
The house refused to concur in tho
senate amendments to the blind school
appropriation bill and a conference
committee was appointed.
Mr. Campbell of Randolph introduc
ed a bill to protect the mussel and
pearl fishing industry to have the same
effect as the one vetoed by the gov
ernor.
S. B. 277 (Killough). authorizing the
St. Francis levee board to issue bonds
to the amount of 3500,000, was taken
up and passed.
S. B. 281. redistricting the chancery
districts to include the entire state
and increasing the number of districts
rrom seven to ten. was taken up. It
was explained that the bill was a sub
stitute for the Simpson chancery biTl.
Messrs. Moore of Newton and Camp
bell of Randolph opposed the measure
on the ground that it would add an
expense of 38.000 per annum to the
state unnecessarily. Messrs. Pindall
and Poole spoke in favor of the bill,
showing the benefits from separate
chancery courts. The bill passed, 40
to 43.
Mr. Chestnut called up a motion to
reconsider the vote by which H. B.
203, requiring notes and due bills to be
listed for taxation, was tabled. The
motion received a majority of the
votes, but the point was raised that a
two-thirds majority was necessary.
The speaker took the matter under ad
visement.
The bill providing for the rodigest
ing of the statutes and amended so as
to name W. F. Kirby as digester was
passed by the senate.
SATURDAY, APRIL 35.
Judge Keith’s bill, abolishing frater
nities in the University of Arkansas,
was passed by the house, only one more
than a quorum being present when tho
bill was voted upon.
The house concurred in the senate
amendment to the redigesting bill, sub
stituting the name of W. F. Kirby of
Texarkana for that of T. D. Crawford
as digester.
The bill passed during the present
session for the protection of mussels
was repealed by the house.
The senate was not in session.
The House.
A resolution providing that all house
committee clerks be discharged was
adopted.
H. B. 579 (Campbell of Randolph),
repealing the act previously passed for
the protection of mussels, was taken
up. Dr. Meyers declared that the veto
of the supplementary bill by the gov
ernor deprived 10.000 people of a liv
ing. The bill passed. 72 to 5.
S. B. 235. regulating the sale of com
mercial fertilizers, was passed.
H. B. 684. providing for the redigest
ing of the statutes, was taken up. The
senate amendment substituting the
name of W. F. Kirby as digester for
that of T. D. Crawford, was concurred
in. 69 to 32.
The deficiency appropriation bill was
considered by the house in committee
of the whole. Amendments to strike
out the items of 3378 for carpets and
furniture for the governor’s office and
(51.30 tor the publication of the uni
versity magazine and annual, were re
jected. The bill was adopted and re
ported favorably.
Judge Keith called up his bill, abol
shing fraternities In the University of
Arkansas. The rules were suspended
ind the bill placed on final passage.
Mr. Rodman introduced an amendment
:o change the title of the bill to read
‘An act to disrupt the University of
Vrkansas.” The amendment was re
acted. An amendment to strike out
he enacting clause was rejected. Mr.
Slartineau raised the point of no quo
•um. The sergeant-at-arms was in
itructed to bring in the absentees.
tVhen a quorum was secured the bill
vas read third time and passed, 39 to
13. The house adjourned at 6:15, mak
ng a new record for length of .session.