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Arkansas State News
Child Tells Kidnaping Story.
Abbie Marshall, an 8-yea.r-old
girl who lived with her grandmoth
er, Mrs. Abbie Connelly of Hot
Springs, was found on the street
at Little Kook 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 prisoner,! were Joe
II. 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 N. 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
ly, put a bullet through his own
brain, dying instantly. The princi
pals in the double tragedy were all
prominent citizens of Howard coun
ty. Tli* 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
und that he was going to kill him
self. Passing into the hack yard
he put a pistol to his head and tired
the fatal shot.
Report of Investigating Committee.
Copies of the official hook 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 i.- limited,
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Arkansas Democrat, Little Rock.
White Boy Kills Negro.
Robert Sawyer, a young white
man, 19 years of age, shot and
killed a noero at Mctiehee 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 bv 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.
Youthful Couple Elope.
Myrtle Hart, the j 14-year-old
daughter of H. C. Hart, postmas
ter of Yocum, irad Alphonso
Youngblood, the year-old son of
a farmer, eloped aVI were married
by a country justied-iof the peace
near their home. Tile license was
secured on an onbet of consent to
which, it is allowed, the girl had
forged the namesTof her father and
mother. )
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 Hock. In accordance
with the new law the members tiled
bonds for $10,000 each. W. H.
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.
Knights Templar in Annual Meeting.
The annual meeting of the grand
commanderv, Knights Templar of
Arkansas, was held at Little Rock.
The following officers were elected
and installed by Grand Junior
Warden Frank IT. Thomas of
Washington, D. C.: G. J. Klock,
grand commander. Eureka Springs;
Thomas If. Jones, deputy grand
commander, Little Hock; Sam P.
Collins, grand generalissimo, Hot
Springs; Arthur C. Jordan, grand
captain general, Pine Bluff; Peter
Brickev, 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 l)r. CulTman. 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 of the
mob were masked. Not a word was
spoken bv 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 consfftution was
adopted providing for an executive
hoard to be composed of the seven
officers of the federation, the chair
and four members elected at the
annual meeting.
Negro Prevents Disastrous Wreck
By hi* presence of mind and he
roism, Walter Ward, a negro, nre
j vented a disastrous wreck at P:*im
ervillo. A tank car, which had
been standing on a switch a Tew
j miles from that place got started
i 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 fly
ing car and, setting the brake,
brought it to a standstill just, in
time to avert the wreck.
To Experiment in Rice Culture.
The department of agriculture at
Washington lias sent a representa
tive to this state to arrange for ex
tensive experiments in rice culture,
which are to be conducted near
Lonoke. Arrangements are to lx
made for the erection of an irriga
tion plant, with equipment foi
pumping the water from the sub*
j strata and Hooding the fields duriqj
[the growing season.
Drummers in Convention.
The annual meeting of the Ar
kansas division of the Travelers’
Protective Association was held at
Little Hock, seventy-five delegates,
representing all the posts in the
state being present. Routine busi
ness was transacted and the meet
ing closed with a banquet. The
following officers were elected:
President, T. A. Sims (re-elected);
first vice president. Pan Daniels,
Little Hock; second vice president,
Fred Speer. Fort Smith; third vice
president, .7. F. Hutt, Pine Rluff;
fourth vice president, R. S. Kilpat
rick, Newport; fifth vice president,
C. H. Adams, Arkadelphia; secreta
ry and treasurer, W. J. Hodges,
Little Rock. The board of direct
ors is as follows: Miles Scull,
Frank M. Fletcher, fl. F. Bur
chard, D. A. McKay, John L. Rea
son.
Two Convicts Killed in Mutiny.
Two negro convicts were killed
as the result of a mutiny in the
convict camp on the Fort Smith
railroad at Hartman. Henry Green
one of the dead convicts, was in
stantly killed and George Washing
ton. the other one, died after being
taken to the penitentiary. Wash
ington, encouraged by the other
convicts.it is alleged,attacked War
den J). B. Richardson with a knife
and was knocked down by a trusty,
George Phillips. George Green
then rushed at the latter with a
knife, but was shot and killed by a
mi'iril The other convicts armed
with spikes and their working
tools, engaged in a general fight
with the guards but were subdued,
whipped and put under a heavier
guard than before.
Boys Drowned at Fort Smith.
The mystery which has surround
ed the disappeuranee of two boys,
Hubert Brocchus and Clarence
Coleman, at Fort Smith, has been
solved by tin’ finding of the body of
young Brocehus in the river near
that city. Until the finding of the
body by some fishermen, it was
thought probable that the boys had
run away. The boys disappeared
a short time ago and when last
seen were in a boat npon the river.
Repairing Damage From Storm.
The work of repairing the dam
age caused by the tornado which
swept over the northern part of the
state has been carried on actively
by the citizens of Heber, Pangburn,
Pearson and other towns which
were devastated. The telephone
line between Searcy and Heber has
been rebuilt at a cost of several
hundred dollars. Many houses are
in course of construction at Pear
eon and Pangburn to take the place
of those destroyed.
The city council of Helena has
appropriated funds for the pave
ment of some of the streets of that
city.
Edward Richter, a carpenter of
Little Rock, was held up in that
citv bv two highwaymen and when
he refused to throw up his hand',
he was shot, the bullet lodging in
his neck.
William Smith, a brakeman on
the Fort Smith and Western rail
road, was seriously 'njured while
coupling ears, lie was caught so
tightly that the ears had to be pull
ed apart before he could be re
Mayor Kufer of Fort Smith has
instructed the police of that city
to see that all saloons are closed on
Sunday and that the law prohibit
in'; the use of screens or curtains
to prevent a clear view of the in
terior of all barrooms is enforced.
A two-story brick building, own
ed by Fagnani & Columbus at Tex
arkana, was destroyed by fire. The
loss is placed at $10,000, partially
covered by insurance. The build
ing was occupied by the owners as
a saloon, restaurant and lodging
house.
Secretary Ilav has announced
that he will form no alliance nor
join in anv general protest against
Russia's actions in Manchuria and
the far east.
The government of Prussia and
the Duchy of Mecklenburg have ex
pelled all Mormon missionaries
who numbered about 250 in Ger
many and Prussia, all of them be
ing Americans.
United States Senator Hailey of
Texas received a commission of
$200,000 for interesting New York
financiers in an enterprise of John
B. Kirby, the “industrial king” nf
Texas.
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Both Branches Pass Bill Naming
Hon. W. F. Kirby to Digest
Laws of the State.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 33.
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 ,
passed by the house.
Mr. Holmes' bill providing for a fine ,
for hunting or fishing on Sunday was ,
tabled in the house.
The senate adopted a resolution dl- .
retting the attorney general to bring
legal proceedings to determine the ,
rights of the two state capltol commis
sions 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.
Senator Cotham introduced a resolu- '
tion aut horiaing the attorney general
to proceed against the state capital
commissioners appointed by Governor
Davis “to determine the right of said
parties to act nsasuch commissioners,
and to oust them the position they
assume to fill. The resolution was
adopted. IX to 14.
H. B. 367 (DeRossett) to protect game
and fish and provide for the appoint
ment of game wardens, was read third
time and passed.
Senator Wood « fTered a resolution in
structing the sergeant-at-arms to de
mand of Governor Davis the plans and
specifications of the capltol building,
which he hnd secured f * u the state
treasurer, and upon a refusal of such
demand Instructing the attorney gen
eral to bring legal proceedings to gain
possession of the plans. Senators Nor
wood. i*4Son. 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, providilng that licenses oi
liquor dealers shall be revoked If the
holders violate the Sunday law. was
passed.
Senator Short’s bill requiring flags
which any contagious diseases prevails,
was passed.
A motion to suspend the rules and
take up H. It. la, tne 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.
H. B. (Holmes), providing a fine of
not less than $10 nor more than
tor hunting or tfcshing on Sunday, was
tabled.
H. B. 241 (Martineau), providing for
the development o. the water powers of
the state, was read third time and
passed.
H. B. 471 (Moore of Phillips), appro
priating $1,260 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 capltol 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. F. 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 (Whlt
thorne). repealing hie Wilson anti
gambling act of 1901 and re-enacting
the old gambling laws. A motion to
table the bill was lost
THURSDAY. APRIL 23.
The senate passed the house bill pro
viding for the redlgestlng 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 Whitthornc bill, repealing the
Wilson anti-gambling law and re-en
acting the old gambling laws, was in
definitely p< stponed in the house.
The 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
ICiU3CU
amendments.
Senator Witt called up S. It. 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, 18 to 12.
Motions to suspend the rules and caU
up the King anti-trust bill and the
Keel anti-trust bill, were lost.
A hill 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 sectio.i
school lands, for a term not to excc.*d
five years. The hill passed.
The senate went into executive ses
sion and confirmed the nomination f
G. T. Breckinridge as a member of the
board of trustees of the University of
Arkansas.
The House.
Chairman Mcrriman of the ways and
means committee introduced 11. B 576,
the general deficiency hill. The house
went into committee of the whole to
consider the bill. Mr. Toney offered an
amendment to strike out the item of
8378 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 $250
for University of Arkansas magazine
a ltd annual was adopted. The commit
ted rose, reported progress and asked
lea%e to sit aj
H.V.
years Vf age
to serv\ as
aln.
elteving men over sixty
•om the fine for refusing
hool directors, passed.
H 13. 668. changing* the name of the
itate lunatic asylum to the Arkansas
State Hospital for the Insane, passed
>y unanimous vote.
H. B. 682 (Bradley) granting one
housand acres of state land per mile to
id in the construction of a railroad
rom Russellville to Dover, failed to
H. B. 370 (Burks) granting permls
iion to companies and individuals to
onstruct short lines of railway or
ramway and granting them right of
minent domain, was passed.
H. B. 579. appropriating $62,000 for
in annex to the insane asylum, was
adopted by the house as a committee of
he whole, with recommendation that it
»ass.
H. B. 315 (Whitthorne), repealing
he Wilson anti-gambling act of 1901
iml re-enacting the old gambling laws,
vas taken up. A ^motion to indefinitely
postpone the bill prevailed. 53 to 33.
A message was received from the go/
»rnor announcing that he had vetoed
l. B. 429, Dr. Myers’ bill for the reg
ilation of mussel and pearl fishing.
->r. Myers moved that the bill be re
considered and passed over the veto.
Che motion was lost, 48 to 25; neces
sary to pass. 51 ayes.
A committee was appointed to invite
fames D. Richardson, of Tennessee, to
tddress the house.
FRIDAY, APRIL 24.
The hill placing the entire state in
•hanoery districts and creating three
lew districts, passed the house by three
votes.
The senate adjourned till Monday
nornlng at 9 o’clock.
Senator Killough’s hill, authorizing
he St. Francis levee board to increase
ts bond issue to $500,000, passed the
louse.
The Senate.
H. B. 564 (Mr, Cook of Chicot) pro
viding for the redigesting of the stat
ites. was read third time and passed.
H. B. 278 (Witt), the anti-poolroom
Jill, 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.
H. B. 465 (Crutcher), preventing fish
ing except with hook and lino, passed
>y a unanimous vote. #
Tne house bill establishing mining
list riots and defining the rights of
mining corporations, was passed.
H. B. 4 97 (Baskin), allowing jurors.
xo«‘pt In justice courts, mileage, was
read third time and passed.
Mr. Keith’s hill, preventing the ob
struction of neighborhood roads, was
H. B. 471 (Moore of Phillips), male*
ing appropriation to secure a roster of
Lonfederate 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*
are was opposed by Senators Wilson,
Hardy and Norwood. The bill failod
to pass. IS to 11, a two-thirds majority
being necessary.
Senator Huddleston called up H. B.
4 41, providing for uniform primary ir.
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
Liefining their rights, was passed.
Conference committees were appoint
ed on the state university and blind
school appropriation bills.
Ths Sousa.
H. B. 493. the appropriation bill for
the university of Arkansas, was taken
up for the purpose of considering 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 the
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.
A motion by Mr. Campbell of Ran
dolph to reconsider the vote by which
the bill dividing the state into chan
cery districts was passed, was laid or
the table.
S. B. 277 (Killough), authorizing the
St. Francis levee board to issue bonds
to the umount of $500,000, was taken
up and passed.
S. B. 281. redistrlctlng the chancery
districts to include the entire state
and increasing the number of districts
from seven to ten. was taken up. It
was explained that the bill was a sub
stitute for the Simpson chancery bill
Messrs. Moore of Newton and Camp
bell of Randolph opposed the measure
on the ground that it would add an
expense of $8,000 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, 46
to 43.
M r Choulnilt tin it mnt I/in ♦/!
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 ruised that a
two-thirds majority was necessary
The speaker took the matter under ad
vlsement.
The bill providing: for the redigest
Ing of the statutes and amended so ns
to name VV. F, Kirby as digester was
passed by the senate.
SATURDAY, APRIL 33.
Judge Keith's bill, abolishing frater
nltles In the I'niverslty of Arkansas
was passed by the house, only one more
than a quorum being present when lh<
bill was voted upon.
The house concurred In the senatr
amendment to the redlgestlng bill, sub
stltutlng the name of W F. Kirbv ol
Texarkana for that of T. D. C'raw fori
as digester.
The bill passed during the presen!
session for the protection of mussels
was repealed by the house.
The senate was not In session.
A resolution providing that all housi
committee clerks bo discharged was
adopted.
H B. 579 (Campbell of Randolph)
repealing the act previously passed foi
the protection of mussels. was taker
up. Dr. Meyers declared that the vetc
of the supplementary bill by the gov
ornor deprived 10,000 people of a liv
ing. The bill passed. 72 to 5.
S. 11. 235. regulating the sale of com
tnerclal fertilizers. was passed.
H. B. 584, providing for the redigest
ing of the statutes, was taken up. The
senate amendment substituting the
name of W. F. Kirby os digester for
that of T. D. Crawford, was concurred
in. 59 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
351.30 tor the publication of the uni
versity jhngazlne and annual, were re
jected. 7The bill was adopted and re
ported ) favorably.
Jufyje Keith called up his bill, abol
ishing fraternities In ths University of
The Rons*.
j Arkansas. The ml** were suspended
and the bill placed on Anal passage.
| Mr Rodman introduced an amendment
to change the titlo of the bill to read
i "An act to disrupt the University of
j Arkansas.” The amendment was re
| Jectwi. At* amendment to strike out
j the enacting clause was rejected. Mr.
| Martlneau raised the point of no quo
! rum. The sergeant-at-arms was in
! strueted to bring In the absentees.
When a quorum was securest the bill
was r«»ad third time and passed. 3d to
13. The house adjourned a,t 6:15. mak
ing a now record for length of session.
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MONDAY, AP&XX. 27.
The deficiency appropriation bill re
ceived a majority lr> the house, and the
I speaker reserved. his decision as to
whether a two-thirds majority was re
quired.
The house passed the bill requiring
j railroads to remove nil embankments
j between the 8t. Francis levs© arm the
Mississippi.
Repeated efforts to take up the anti
trust bills and the anti-fraternity bill
! were defeated In the senate.
The governor announced the appoint
ment of chancellors for the new chan
cery districts.
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The Senate.
Senator Norwood for the judiciary*
committee reported H. B. 279 (Funk),
providing for reprinting Arkansas su
preme court reports. An amendment
was adopted reducing the cost for proof
reading from 1100 to $25 per volume.
S. B. 2N6 (Witt), prohibiting the
operation of poolrooms, was taken up.
Senator Norwood moved to reconsider
the vote by which an amendment In
cluding all forms of gambling w'as
adopted. The motion was lost. The
amendment including betting at race
tracks In the provisions of the bill was
reconsidered and defeated.
8. B. 245 (Logan), regulating bonded
warehouses and store houses, passed.
The vote by which the house de
feated the bill appropriating $1,000 for
the care of Confederate graves at Camp
Nelson In Lonoke county, was reconsid
ered and the bill being placed on third
reading, was passed.
Motion to suspend the rules and take
up the Keel and King anti-trust bills
and the Keith anti-fraternity bill was
lost.
A message was received from the
governor stating that he had signed 8.
B. 28, dividing the state into chancery
districts. He announced the follow
the Eighth district. Judge Geo. Hum
phries. Ninth district. Judge J. G. Wal
lace; Tenth district. Judge J. V. Hour
land; Eleventh district. Judge F. Had
don Humphries.
Senator Witt oalled up a bill consti
tuting the board of directors of schools
In cities of the first class a board of
directors to be presided over by the su
perintendent of schools. Passed.
A bill requiring that credit be given
a purchaser for amount paid on prop
erty on which a lien is retained, we*
passed.
The senate receded from the amend
ments to the appropriation bill for the
University of Arkansas and the bill
passed as amended by the house.
Tbs House.
H. B 54 (Stockard). Increasing the
Confederate pension tux to one mill,
passed. _U
H. B. 450 (Chestnut), nx^^
wholesale dealers to pay nriftfr WtKKKM
tax of 1250 per year for the sale of
alcohol and whisky, passed.
The house accepted the senate amend
ment to the blind school appropria
tion bill, adding S 1.000 for insurance.
The bill as amended passed without op
position.
H. B. 79 (Dell), requiring railroad K
companies to furnisii cars to shippers
under penalty of a fine of $1 per day
when cars are not furnished, was read
third time and passed.
Mr. DeKosstt called up his bill re
quiring the St. Louis. Iron Mountain
& Southern. Kansas City & Memphis,
St. Louis & San Francisco and Choc
taw railroads to remove all levee dis
tricts in the St. Francis levee district.
A motion to refer to the railroad com
mittee was lost. Messrs. Cate and
Crutcher opposed the measure. Messrs.
Kldrldge, Futrell and Slaughter spoko
in favor of it. The bill passed.
H. B. 544, appointing W. F. Kirby
digester of the statutes, was passed.
The deficiency and deaf-mute ap
propriation bills were considered in com
mittee of the whole.
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TUESDAY, A7BXX. 28.
The senate confirmed the nominations
of the chancellors named by the gov
ernor with the exception of Judge J.
G. Wallace.
A house bill abolishing separate chan
cery districts was tabled.
The senate resolution directing the
attorney general to bring quo-warranto
proceedings to determine which of the
two capltol commissioners shall act, was
passed in the house.
The Senate.
The senate in executive session re
! fused to confirm the nomination of J.
I U'nllana nf P.itia Hftlinfv a a I'hflll.
eellor of the Ninth chancery district.
The other chancellor nominations made
j by the governor were confirmed.
8. B. 285 (Covington), increasing ths
I salary of the secretary of the board of
state charities, was taken up. 8enator
Covington spoke in favor of the meas
ure and Senator Wood opposed it. The
bill failed to pass.
H. B. 547 (Jacobs), appropriating
$1,000 for the maintenance of annual
normals, was read third time and passed.
Repeated motions to suspend the rules
and take up the King anti-trust bill
and the Keith anti-fraternity bill were
lost.
A house concurrent resolution was
adopted providing that the remainder
of tile session be devoted to house busi
ness in the senate and senate business
in the house.
After considerable wrangling the bill
providing- for reprinting certain volumes
of the supreme court reports, now out
of print, was tabled, and no reports wff
of print, was tabled.
Tbs House.
A motion to reconsider the vote by
which the house passed the bill pro
hibiting the catching of ilsh except with
hook and line, was lost.
The house went into committee of
the whole to'consider the deaf-mute
appropriation bill. Amendments to re
duce the salary of nurse to $690. to
reduce the number of teachers and
their salaries, and to strike out the
item of $800 for domestic science, were
lost. The appropriation of $1,200 for
salary of teacher of printing was raised
to 81.400. An amendment was adopted
appropriating $45,000 for the comple
tion of buildings and girl’s dormitory.
An amendment to strike out the anti
nepotism clause in the bill was adopted.
The bill as amended was adopted.
A senate resolution directing the at
torney general to bring legal proceed
ings against the capitol commission
appointed by the governor, to deter
mine which commission shall act. wag
adopted unanimously.
Senate bill appropriating $1,500 for
the expenses of the attorney genera) in
settling the boundary dispute between
Arkansas and Mississippi at Buck Is
land, was passed.
S. B. ISO. which permits either wid
ow or children to sue. each in their own
right, fur the death of a husband or
father, where before, the widow was
barred, was read third time and passed.