WANT-Mk Einmij NEWI
VOL. II.
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1903.
NO. 43.
Arkansas State News
Bank Failure at Little Rock.
The Bank of Little Rock wan
forced to suspend payments on the
20th, owing, it is said, to advances
made on fraudulent cotton com
press receipts. According to the
formation obtainable, the hank had
made advances to the Air in-Lake
Cotton Company of $160,000 on
something like 4,600 halos of cot
ton at 36 per bale, leaving, as it sup
posed, a margin of at .least $5.50
per bale. Of this amount the bank
has bills of lading for 215 bales of
ootton, and that is safe. For the
remainder of the cotton iiie bark
holds compress receipts on the
compress at El Dorado, but it is al
leged the proper amount of cotton
is not in sight at El Dorado, and
that the receipts were fraudulently
issued. The Bank of Little Rock is
not the only loser by the failure of
the Alpin-Lake Company, hut oth
er institutions wore caught for
small amounts. The Alphin-Lake
Cotton Company is a firm compos
ed of Messrs. Alpliin and E. 31.
Lake, with headquarters at El Do
rado, and a branch office in Little
Rock. Should it prove true that
the bank has located only £15 hales
of the cotton on which the money
was advanced, its loss will be al
most complete, unless the railroad
company can be held liable. Mr.
Lake, who managed the Little Rock
branch of his firm, is said to have
negotiated the loans on the ware
house receipts, lie left Little Rock
a few days before the discovery of
the alleged fraud perpetrated upon
the bank. The Little Rock Trust
Company, auxiliary to the Bank of
Little Rock, with the same set of
officials, a l-o temporarily sus
pended payment. This institution
has in the neighborhood cf 4,000
depositors, principally of the poor
er classes, to whom the loss of their
pavings would mean suffering and
hardship, such as do not fall on a
heavy loser. The Trust Company,
however, has resumed business.
The Men Who Feed Us.
The State Retail Grocers’ Asso
ciation, in annual session at Little
Rock last week, recommended the
passage by the legislature of the
following measure: To make hus
band and wife equally responsible
for the expenses of the family; a
pure food bill, a garnishment law,
providing that the merchant be al
lowed to garnishee the wages of a
debtor to the amount of 10 per
cent of his weekly salary; a bill
regulating weights, measures and
counts. A resolution was also
adopted condemning the practice of
wholesalers of selling to retailers
and hotels. Officers of the asso
ciation for the ensuing year were
elected as follows: President, C.
J. Kramer, Little Rock; vice presi
dent, Robert Rcichardt, of Fort
Smith; secretary, A. Probsf, of
Little Rock; treasurer, T. W. Ed
monson, of A'an Buren.
Boers May Come to This State.
It is possible a colony of Boers
will settle in this state. Gen. Sam
uel Pearson, who was die represen
tative of the Boer government at
New Orleans, was in Little Rock
last week conferring with roilroad
officials on the matter of securing
land for his people. Gen. Pearson
has been looking over Mexico and
Texas with a view of colonizing
some of his countrymen in the
south, but he infers that there is
a possibility of some of them com
ing to Arkansas.
Warned to Leave.
It is said a number of negro ten
ants near England have been noti
fied by unknown men to leave tin
county, and as a result many are
preparing to comply with the no
tice. The attempt to expel negro
renters is supposed to have been
occasioned bv land-owners recently
raising routs from $! and to $(S
•nd per acre.
The Alphin-Lake Failure.
The failure of the Alphin-Lake
Cotton company, of Little Ro^ic
ami El Dorado, which caused the
Bank of Little ltoc-k to suspend
payment, owing to the Arm’s paper
held by that bank, has been the
topic of general interest among
business men over the State since
the failure was announced.
The actual liabilities of the
cotton company will not be known
until a thorough investigation of
the affairs are made. Mr. Lake, it
id said, has admitted that the fail
ure was due to cotton speculation.
The books of the El Dorado Com
press company, which, it is alleged,
issued the supposed fraudulent re
ceipts upon which the Bank of
Little Rock loaned its funds, and
of which E. H. Lake is president,
arc said to be missing. John Tor
jontine, the shipping clerk of the
j comp less, who is alleged to have
signed the receipts , as shipping
clerk, is said to have left El Dora
do ten days before the failure and
his whereabouts are unknown.
There is much sympathy ex
pressed for J. S. Alphiir, the senior
member of the firm, who, it is be
lieved, knew nothing of the condi
tion of affairs until the crash came.
Mr. Lake was the active manager
of 1hc Alphin-Lake company, Mr.
Alpliin being engaged in other
business, and gave the cotton firm
but little attention. He stands
high with his neighbors, and his
honesty is unquestioned. The bills
of lading the Iron Mountain issued
on the comp-ess receipts, were
signed by an agent in Little Rock,
and those of the Arkansas South
ern, aggregating $0(5,000, were
signed at El Dorado. Mr. Lake
says his losses will not reach half a
million and says at the proper time
the book of his firm will show the
actual losses Mr. Lake is a man
about 27 years of age, and removed
to El Dorado from Greenville,
Miss., in 1897, and engaged in the
business of buying cotton. In 1889
he formed a partnership with Mr.
Alphin and continued in the cot
ion business. In the fall of 1901
he removed to Little Rock, and
the Alphin-Lake Cotton company
was incorporated. In 1889 Mr.
and Mrs. G. W. Lake, his parents,
also removed to El Dorado. In
this year the Lakes, father, moth
er and son, organized the Union
Dry Goods company at El Dorado,
which business proved successful.
The El Dorado Compress company
was incorporated in 1899, Mr.
Lake being president. Mr. Lake
is married and the father of two
children. He owns elegant homes
both in Little Rock and El Do
rado.
Attorneys for the railroads and
banks concerned will proceed
through the courts to protect their,
clients as far as possible. The
Little Rock Trust company, which
temporarily ceased payment to pro
tect its depositors, has resumed
business. Senator-elect James P.
Clarke has been appointed receiver
of the Bank of Little Rock.
Wife Murderer Deed.
Robert. Etlev, who murdered his
wife and tried to kill another wo
man at Clarksville, died in jail
from a self-inflicted wound. Etley
met his wife and Alice Blackburn
on the street. lle shot his wife
and after she fell he turned hoi
body face upward and shot her twe
more times, lie then fired point
blank at the Blackburn woman, who
knocked his pistol upward. The
murderer attempted to escape, but
when he saw that he could not do
so, he placed the pistol to his head
and fired a shot that proved fatal.
Susie Johnson, a mulatto, wa.=f
placed in the penitentiary last week
by the sheriff of Conway county to
serve a term of one year for horse
stealing.
Title of Bills Introduced in Both
Houses.
NOMINATIONS SUEMITTED BY 60Y. DAVIS
Resolution Favoring Annexing Cherokee
ami Choctaw Nations -Bill Introduced
Making Carrying of Concealed Weap
ons Penitentiary Odense.
MONDAY, JANUARY 19.
The Senate.
The senate met at 9:30, president
Short in the chair.
After routine business Senator Lo
gan offered concurrent resolution No.
2. seeking to have congress restore to
Arkansas a strip of land on the border
of tlie Indian Territory, embracing
7,000,000 acres. This domain was or
iginally a part of Arkansas Territory.
Senator Fletcher presented a pro
posed amendment, authorizing property
owners to vote an additional school tat
not to exceed three mills.
Sehator Fletcher introduced S. B. No.
39. providing a law uniform witli thus:
of other states governing the sale an 1
Inspection of commercial fertilizer.
The governor's private secretary ap
peared and submitted the following
nominations for confirmation:
W. B. Hines and W. R. Duley, as
state capitol commissioners; George R
Belding. George Lake and J. C. Rem
bert as world's fair commissioners;
J. C. Hart of Pulaski, to succeed Chan
cellor T. B. Martin, resigned.
The title and purposes of other bills
introduced were as follows:
S. B. No. 40 (King)—To amend act
of March. 4 899, increasing the power-;
of the railroad commission, authoriz
ing and empowering the commission
to classify and subdivide all freight
and property transported in this state,
and to flx jo,int charges for freight
shipped over two or more roads.
No. 42 (Price)—Appropriating $77,
125.19, to be expended witli the balance
from a former appropriation for an ex
hibit of the state's resources at the St.
Louis world's fair. The bill provides
that the manager shall receive for his
services the sum of $150 per month;
lady assistant $75 per month, clerk
hire $100, chambermaid $30, and jan
itor $40 per month. ,
No. 43 (Klllough)— An act governing
fraternal insurance societies, a bill pre
pared at a conference of the fraternal
and insurance committees.
Th« House.
Tire house did not hold an afternoon
session, adjourning at 12 o'clock to ac
cept an invitation to visit the Con
federate home and take part in the
exercises in honor of the birthday oi
Gen. R. E. L6e.
Mr. Weaver offered the folowing:
Resolved, by the house of representa
tives the senate concurring therei .
That the people of Arkansas extend tc
the people of the Choctaw and Chero
kee nations the hand of fellowship,
with a cordial invitation to take such
steps as will enable that portion of the
Indian territory which they occupy t :
become part and parcel of the state an-i
they themselves citizens thereof.
The resolution Went over for futurt
consideration.
Bills were introduced, as folows:
By Mr. Chestnutt—-Creating the ottiec
of coal oil inspector, to be tilled by tin
commissioner of agriculture ex-orticio
and the appointment of deputies.
By Mr. Witt—Making it unlawful tc
quarter white and negro prisoners to
gether in the same prison.
By Mr. Moore—To regulate notices
of suits affecting liens on real or per
sonal property.
By Mr. Wofford—To compel all rail
roads to provide track scales at all sta
tiuns where shipments of freight reaci:
1000 cars per year.
By Mr. Kelso—Fixing punishment fo.
carrying concealed weapons at one yeai
in the penitentiary, or the statutory
tine with $25 additional and the re
quirement of a bond of $500 that the
eceused will not carry a pistol as a
weapon for a period of twelve months
By Mr.- Crutcher—To relieve desti
tute soldiers and sailors of the Con
federate army, making it unlawful fo;
any undertaker to bury such persons ir
a pauper's grave.
The remainder of the session was de
voted to second reading of bills an!
the passage of two local measures.
TUESDAY, JAflUAKY 30.
Tht Senate.
There was considerable Interest taken
In the day’s proceedings, both by the
members and the public, as it was the
date set for voting for United States
Senator.
Both' branches adopted resolutions in
favor of sending a committee to view
the Cummings convict farm.
Senator Wilson presented resolution
No. 4, calling upon the governor to
hand In the resignations of Hons. J. P.
Eagle and G. J. Crump as capitol com
missioners. Senator Wilson, in support
of the resolution, said it had been re
ported no such resignations had been
tendered.
Senators Sengel and Fletcher favored
tlie resolution, while Senator Hardy op
posed such action. On a vive voce vote
the resolution was adopted.
A resolution by Mr. Butt inviting
all the members of the penitentiary
board to meet the general assembly in
Joint session and explain the matter of
purchasing a state convict farm passed,
the vote being as follows:
Ayes—Butt, Cotton. Covington, Flen
niken, Huddleston. Kilgore. Killough,
King. Mardis. Matlock. Mears, Price.
Sengel, Vaughter, Wilson, Witt, Wood
—17.
Noes—Adams. Brown. Caldwell, Coth
am. Fletcher, Hardy. Hinkle, Logan.
McFerrin, Pinnix. Rison, Simpson,
Smith. Mr. President—14.
The resolution was ordered enrolled.
House business was then taken up.
ami the resolution providing for a
joint committee to visit the state uni
versity was adopted; also the resolu
tion providing for a committee to look
into expenditures of world’s fair appro
priation.
Several house measures were real
and referred.
I In executive session, the senate con
firmed the nomination of Hon. Jesse
C. Hart, as chancellor to succeeed Hon.
T. B. Martin.
Senate bills were then introduced as
follows:
| No. 49 (Caldwell)—Giving county
*
olerks authority to make deed* for
lands sold for taxes.
No. 52 (McFerrin)—To repeal act 115
of the acts of 1899.
No. 58 (L.ogran)—To abolish the office
of road commissioner as provided in
act 200 of acts of 1899.
No. 54 (Mardis)—Making the crime
of house-breaking burglary.
No. 56 (Smith)—Authorizing bring
ing of suit to settle boundary line be
tween Arkansas and Mississippi in vi
cinity of Crittenden county.
No. 57 (Simpson)—Giving wheel
wrights and blacksmiths a lien on pro
ductions of their labor and upon any
article repaired by them.
No. 58 (Pinnlx)—To hereafter refund
40 per cent of purchase money paid for
lands erroneously forfeited to the state.
The hour for balloting for United
States senator was announced.
Senator Wood presented the name of
Hon. James P. Clark, seconded by Hon.
James A. Gray.
Senator Menrs presented the name of
Hon. James K. Jones.
The ballot resulted:
For Clarke—Adams, Brown, Coving
ton. Flenniken, Fletcher, Gray, Hardy,
Huddleston, Jobe, KiUough, Matlock,
Price. Rison. Simpson. Smith, Vaugh
ter. Wilson, Witt. Wood—19.
For Jones—Butt. Caldwell. Cotham.
Cotton, Hinkle, Kilgore. King, Bogan,
Mardis. McFerrin, Mears Pinnix, Sen
gel, Mr. President—14.
Senator Hardy's resolution providing
for a joint committee to visit and re
port on the Cummings convict farm
was adopted—aves 17. nocs 14.
Introduction of bills was resumed.
No. 60 (Mears)—Regulating charges
for passenger traffic.
No. 61 (Mardis)—Revoking liquor li
cense of those who violate section 1891.
The House.
The first business of the day was
concurrent resolution No. 11, relating
to the invitation to the people of the
Choctaw and Cherokee nations to be
come part of Arkansas, anil asking the
assistance of the state delegation in
congress to this end, which was
adopted.
House concurrent resolution, provid
ing that a committee composed of the
following, visit and report on tlie pur
chase of the Cummings convict farm,
was adopted by a standing vote: Sev
en farmers, three doctors. one real
estate man and one lawyer from the
house, and three farmers, two doctors,
one real estate man and one lawyer
from the senate.
A large number of bills were taker
up. read second time and placed on the
calendar.
Bills were introduced ac follows:
No. 73 (Perry)—Amending collateral
inheritance act.
No. 71 (Latimer)—For state inspec
tor of coal oil.
No. 75 (Garrett)—Calling a state con
stitutional convention to meet October
5. 1903, for the purpose of framing e
new state constitution.
No. 76 (Campbell of Pulaski)—Grant
ing municipalities authority to license
stationary engineers.
At 12:ol o'clock nominations were de
clared in order for United States sen
ator.
Speaker Moore presented the name 01
Hon. James P. Clark, Mr. Toney nomi
nated Senator Jones and Hon. T. S. Ar
nold presented Col. H. L. Remmel.
The vote was as follows:
For James P. Clarke—Allen, Apple
Atkins, Baskin, Bell. Bevill, Brader
Bradley, Brooks. Butler, Cate, Campbel
of Pulaski. Chappell. Chambers. Chap
line.-—Chrisp. Clement, Cook of Chicot
Cook of Phillips. Daniel, DeRossitt. Du
Laney. Eldridge. Ferguson, Fraser, Fut
rail. Gantt. Garrett. Gibson. Greene o.
Ouachita, Griffin, Hall. Jacobs. Knox
Latimer. Martineau. Matmiller, McGui
gan, Merriman. Norfleet. Parks, Patter
son, Pindall. Reece. Rowland, Scrim
shire. Slaghter. Stafford, Stoekard. Sto
ver, Tarver. Thompson. White. Whit
thorne. Witt. Wofford, York and Moor
of Phillips—58.
For James IC. Jones—Bird. Briant
Burk. Campbell of Randolph. Chestnut
Crutcher, D^jcon, Ellis, Flanagin. Fleteh
er. Funk. Fuller. Green of Benton. Hale
Harris, Hill, Hogan. Holland. Holmes
Hooker. Horton. Keel, Kelso. Keith
Kerwin, Matheny, Myers. Newberry
Perry, Rodman. Rountree, Stevens
Honey. Weaver. Whitley and Winn—36
For H. L. Remmel (republican)—Ar
nold and Moore of Newton—2.
Paired—Gannaway for Jones ani
Poole for Clarke.
Absent—Bush and Holman.
According to the vote recorded it
both houses, Clarke received a total ol
77, Jones 50 and itemmol 2.
After the ballot was announced in
troduction of bills was resumed, ant
the folowing measures were read lira
time:
Burke—To define a legal day's work
Harris—Joint resolution No. 9. form
amendment to the constitution to mak<
the state school tax three mills.
Greene of Benton—To provide for r
uniform measure of apples.
Slaughter—Prohibiting the grantinr
of liquor license outside incorporated
towns.
Myers—To regulate mursel and peari
fishing.
Parks—To prohibit taking or colicit
ing of orders for intoxicating liquors
in prohibition territory.
Ilogan—-To reduce the contract rat*
of interest from 10 to 8 per cent.
Toney—A bill for an act to protect
the people from railroad corporations;
the killing or injuring of any persons
on any railroad track shall be prima
facie evidence that it was negligently
done by a train and the burden to prove
the reverse shall be on the railroad.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21.
After the morning sessions both
houses met at noon ami balloted on
United States Senator, then adjourned
to attend the good roads convention.
Besides the matter of electing a sen
ator but little business was transacted
by either branch beyofid tlie routine.
Tha Senate.
Being local bill day, a number of such
measures were disposed of.
A message from the house announced
the passage of H. B. 29 (Parks), au
thorizing the appointment of commis
sioners to ascertain the position of Ar
kansas troops at battle of Vicksburg.
Mr. Huddleston introduced S. B. 6S
to regulate the sale of alcoholic li
quors. It provides for a state board
composed of the governor, nttorney gen
oral and secretary of state, with a sec
rotary and purchasing agent, the latter
to establish and supply all dispensa
ries in this state. Each dispenser is
required to make weekly reports to the
purchasing agent, who in turn is to
report to the'board quarterly.
Mr. Brown introduced S. B. 69, which
permits the grower of grapes to sell
wine on t' •> premises where the fruit
is grown, in quantities not less than
one-fifth of a gallon. No sales to be
made in county, township or ward
where a majority of votes is cast
against the sale of native wine.
Other bills introduced, were as fol
lows:
No. TO (Killough)-—To revise tin
whole commercial law of the state.
No. 71 (Hinkle)—Amending act of
1901 regulating the practice of dent
istry. creating a board of live examin
ers. to be appointed by the governor.
No. 72 (Hogan)—Creating the office
of inspector of beer and malt liquors
and providing a fee for such inspection
The Senate adjourned to meet in joint
session with the house.
The House.
Being local bill day, a considerable
part of the morning session was con
sumed in considering such measures.
H. B. 27 (Parks)—Providing for the
appointment of a commission to locate
the positions of Arkansas troops at the
battle of Vicksburg, and appropriating
money for the payment of their ex
penses was read third time and passed,
Mr. Futrall introduced II. B. 108, to
abolish the hoard of equalization, ami
requiring justices of the peace to file
with assessors the amount of taxabl.
property in their townships.
Id. B. 55 (Holland), setting aside the
first Monday in September as Habo:
Day, was passed.
A number of bills were introduced
and read first time.
Among the local bills passed were
the following:
Chrisp—Repealing act of 1901, pro
hibiting chasing of deer iu White coun
ty.
Keel—Fixing fees of county officer:
of Jackson county.
Campbell of Randolph—For better
ment of swamp lands in Randolph
Hawrence and Jackson counties.
Harris—Repealing act fixing salariei
of certain officers of Madison county.
Arnold—Fixing salaries of certain of
fleers of Searcy county.
In joint session the vote as cast ii
each branch for senator was certified t
and ex-Gov. James P. Clarks was de
dared elected.
Adjourned to Thursday morning.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 22.
The most important business of th'
day's session was tlie announcement o
the standing committees by Spealce
Moore.
The Senate.
After routine business Mr. Jobe of
fered an amendment to H. B. No. 5. hi
own measure. for the separation o
school taxes. striking: out the won
"white” in the second line, last para
graph of section 1, and all that follows
and to substitute "the negro schools t<
receive all taxes paid on property l>;
negroes;" white schools to receive al
taxes paid on property by them. Th
amendment was adopted.
Bills were introduced as follows:
No. 73 (Wilson—Regulating handlin,
of state and county funds.
No. 74 (Hinkle)—Provides that sher
iffs transport prisoners to penitentiar>
No. 79 (Witt)—To prevent wantoi
destruction of iish in streams in th*
state.
No. SO (Pinnix)—To amend section
4007. 4 075. 4108 and 4109. so as to al
low the chief justice of the suprem
court, by and with the consent of th
senate, to appoint a board of trustee
for the University of Arkansas, com
posed of seven members, one from eac
congressional district, to be taken fror
the agricultural, mechanical and litei
ary pursuits of life. They shall be or
pointed for a term of six years, and th
chief justice shall be ex-officio pres
dent.
No. 81 (Witt)—Provides that a vei
diet by three-fourths of the jury i
civil cases shall be accepted.
A motion to take up Mr. Bogan’s hi
abolishing the office of road commls
sioner. failed to pass, and the measui
was referred back to committee.
Mr. Allen’s concurrent resolution nif
memorializing congress for an add
tional apportionment for the furtlu
improvement of St. Francis riv*€
passed.
The House.
After Speaker Moore announced tli
committees. Mr. McGuigan introduce
concurrent resolution No. 14 for the af
pointment of a committee of two fror
the house and one from the senate
whose duty it shall be to examine int
and inquire concerning rates charge
for freight and express traffic, also a
to insurance rates in this state. Th
resolution was defeated.
Mr. Parks introduced H. B. 120, t
prohibit the Setting up or operating o
pool rooms or turf exchanges for tli
purpose of betting on horse racing, o
the setting up or operating of any buck
et shop or cimmission brokerage.
If- B. 72 (Campbell)—Providing fo
drainage of swamp lands in Randolpl
Ijawrence and Jackson counties, wa
called up and passed.
Mr. Holland introduced If. B. No. 12'
providing for the election of the peni
tentiary superintendent by qualiflc
electors of the stat<“.
Other measures of importance intro
duced were:
No. 125 (Tarver)—Provides that non
but registered pharmacists may com
pound prescriptions.
No. 131 (Brlant)—To compel life in
surance companies to loan 25 per' een
of all premiums collected in this stat
to individuals of this state.
No. 136 (Kerwin)—To prohibit tin
employment of child labor in any fac
tory or manufacturing establishment ii
Arkansas; no child under 12 years shal
be employed in any factory unless i
widowed mother or totally disable!
father is dependent upon tile labor o
such child, or in case a child is ai
orphan and has no other means of sup
port.
No 139 (White)—To prevent the falsi
and fraudulent issuance or use of pre
tended poll tax receipts.
No. 140 (Winn)—To require all rail
road companies operating passengei
trains in Arkansas to employ only whiti
porters on such passenger trains or
coaches operated for white passengers
No. 142 (Crisp)—To regulate bank
incorporated under the state laws, mak
ing it unlawful to withdraw more that
50 per cent of capital stock in one year
No. 145 (DeRosset)—Making it un
lawful to shoot or kill partridges fron
February 1 to November 1; to shoot oi
kill deer from February 1 to Septem
ber 1. and wild turkeys from May 1 tt
September 1. Provides for- office 01
game warden.
FBIDAT, JANUARY 93.
Being house day in the senate, bu
little bvisiness was transacted in thi
branch beyond reading of bills and re
ferring the same to the proper com
mltteea.
■ In the? house a resolution inviting
Col. Murphy to address the body on
the question of purchasing the Cum*
j mings farm ami penitentiary matter*
in general was indefinitely postponed.
| A motion to have the general assem
bly visit the farm was also defeated.
The Senate.
A memorial from the county judged
convention. favoring enlarging th#
insane asylum, was read and referred
to committee.
Concurrent resolution No. 3 (BoganV
asking congress to cede to Arkansas
certain strip of land comprising a part
of the Indian Territory, was called up
and adopted—25 to 1.
Concurrent resolution No. 9 (Pinnixb
requiring the state university commit
tee to inquire into the origin of the
fire which destroyed the university
shops, was adopted and order trans
mitted to the house.
Amendment to S. B. No. 12 (Pinnix).,
relating to county superintendents, was
discussed, and the measure was finally
left as originally Introduced.
There was no afternoon session, the
body adjourning to Monday.
The House.
A concurrent resolution offered t>y
Mr. MeGuigan. Thursday, creating a
joint committee of three, two from the
house and one from the senate, to take
testimony as to the methods of rail
roads and corporations doing business
in tliis state, was reconsidered and
adopted. The committee is empowered
with authority to summon witnesses
and take testimony, and teport to the
general assembly.
A resolution was adopted to appoint
a committee of seven to look after th^
affairs of the state’s exhibit at the St.
; Louis exposition.
Mr. Butler introduced 11. B. 148 t«
prohibit the manufacture and sale of
cigarettes and cigarette papers.
Senate concurrent resolution No. 4
, (Butt), inviting Col. Murphy to ad
dress the general assmbly on the con
vict farm matter, was called up.
Mr. Kerwin favored the resolution.
Mr. Whitly opposed the resolution,
favoring bringing the hoard together
instead of encouraging dissension.
‘ The resolution was discussed at
: length. Messrs. Pindall, Merriman. Per
ry. Chestnutt. Green of Benton. At
kins and Toney favoring the resolution,
while Messrs. Fuller, Chapline. McGui
gan. Crisp. Stevens arid Parks spoke
in favor of postponement,
j The resolution was indefinitely post
P poned by a vote of 52 to 39.
j Senate concurrent resolution No. 2
(Huddleston), providing that the gen
eral assembly visit the Cummings plan
’ tatiun in a body, was called up. and
. after some discussions the resolution
j was defeated.
, Senate concurrent resolution No. C.
authorizing the joint committee to
make a thorough Investigation of the
r burning of the machine shops at
state university, was adopted.
Bills of importance were introduced
as follows:
j No. 151 (Griffin)—Authorizing probate
. judges to hold court when deemed nec
essary.
, No. 152 (Rodman)—Providing that
persons employed by road commission
, ers shall make out claims and submit
4 same to the county court.
No. 138 (Toney)—Fixing license for
’ the sale of horses and mules at $100
, per annum in cities of more tlisgi 10.
1 U00 population.
No. 159 (Holmes)—Making it a pen
alty to fish or hunt on Sunday.
,, No. 122—Regulating charges by rail
ways for carrying passengers.
No. 11» 0—Limiting the number of
witnesses in criminal cases to ten for
1 state and fifteen for defendant.
Senate concurrent resolution No. 3
I (Logan), asking the Arkansas delega
tion in congress to take necessary ac
e tion to secure the return to Arkansas
of the Cherokee parallelogram, embrac
ing about 7.000,000 acres, was taken up
and adopted.
v. Adjourned to Saturday morning.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 24.
Representative Gather’s bill to better
' protect shippers, was among the meas
i u res passed in the house, the senate
■ not being in session.
1 Bills were passed raising the salaries
’ of the county judges of Chicot. Benton.
1 Prairie and Yell counties.
House Proceeding’s.
TI. B. Xo. 30 (Slaughter). Taxing ped
1 dlers of patent medicines $50 per an
num. was discussed and referred to the
. committee on practice of medicine.
Mr. Perry introduced a bill for the ap
pointment of tlie governor of an agent
to attend at the general land office of
- tlie United States at Washington at
least ten months out of each year, ex
5 eluding July and August, to give his
immediate attention' to any and all bus
iness that might come before said of
fice affecting in any way the Interests of
1 the citizens of Arkansas, such as the
issuing of patents on both mineral and
. agricultural lands. Appointee to re
ceive a salary of $1,800 per annum.
- Mr. Futrall introduced H. B. 'No. 164,
prohibiting tlie sowing of coco or John
son grass in tills state.
H. B. Xo. 7 (Gather), to protect ship
pers of freight, making tlie initial com
‘ pany liable for damage, was read third
time.
! Mr. Gather explained that tlie bill was
intended to protect small shippers whose
' losses are not large enougli to justify
1 entering suit.
J The bill passed, ayes 84.
, H. B. Xo. 67 (Moore of Phillips), was
read third time and passed.
The object of the bill is to cure de
fects in attachments and to protect in
nocent purchasers.
II. B. No. <) (Dixon), fixing salaries
of officers of Izard county, was taken up
and passed. It makes tlie maximum
fees and salaries as follows: County
and circuit clerk. $1,500: sheriff and col
lector, $2,000; assessor. $400 for assess
ing realty and $300 for assessing per
sonal property.
Adjourned till Monday.
Senator Logan is one of the best
versed horticulturists, in tlie state, a*
well as a level-headed lawmaker. Us
is vice president of tlie State Horticul
tural Society, which meets in anuat
session at Green Forrest February 14.
Mr. Patterson is the author of a pro
posed amendment to the constitution
increasing the number of associate jus
tices of the supreme court from five tw
six. The amendment also provides that
tlie courts shall then be divided inf*
two sections, the chief justice and the
two oldest in tlie service to be No. I.
and the second division of the balance