* ARKANSAS
*ESTATE NEWsf
Run Over By Wagon.
Mrs. R. H. Thaw of Sistervllle, Va..
a second cousin of Harry Kendall
Thaw, who is now on trial in New
York for the murder of Stanford
White was run over on the principal
thoroughfare of Hot Springs, by a
team and wagon driven by a man by
the nmae of Charles Synder. After
running down Mrs. Thaw, Snyder did
not attempt to stop his horses, but
whipped them up in an effort to es
cape. and wt.s only captured after
au exciting chase, in which two of
ficers took part. After the occurence,
there was great excitement among
the people who had witnessed it. They
believed that the accident could have
been averted by Snyder, and bis at
tempt to escape further incensed
them. There was much talk of a
lynching, but there haft been no move
in that direction.
Rates on Oil increased.
The Arkansas Railroad Commission
has announced that the rates on oil
would he restored to tiie basis in ef
fect prior to last September, when a
reduction as made. The new rates
which will oecomo effective March 18,
amount to an increase of 25 per cent
over the present rate. The rate now
prevalent, vas increased 25 per cent
at the December meeting, having been
reduced 5o per cent at the Septem
ber meeting. The increase was
fought vigt rously by (he independent
oil interests, which protested that the
rates on oil v.-ere discriminatory when
compared with the rates on sugar
flour, meat and oilier staples.
Seven 'tandidates in Race.
Seven candidates aie in the race for
the receiversl-ip of the United States
land office to succeed E. A. Sollicker,
who was removed recently by Presi
dent Roosevelt The candidates are:
A. W. Coulter, if Ashley county; Sen
ator George Legate of Polk county:
Prank L. Malicof Sevier county;
F ,M. Thompson of Miller county; A.
!. Roland of Hot Springs county; L. E.
Rowe of Miller county; Fred Johnson
of Garland count v and M. M. Murray,
a negro, of Lafajette county.
Strike Difficulty Ended.
Several thousand miners, who for
the past six months have tied up the
real mines in the Spadra district by
refns ng to accept the company’s
scale, have agreed to return to work
Monday, and abide by the decision
°f John Mitchell, president of the
I nited Mine Workers of America, and
President Perry of the Southwestern
Operators' Association, to whom the
differences have been submitted for
arbitration.
Tract Purchased for Plant.
The Fee-Crayton Hardwood Lumber
Company at Newport has purchased
t>ix and one-half acres of land in addi
tion to the present holdings of fifteen
acres This was deemed advisable
bom the increased size of the plant
and trackage required. Four-fifths of
a mile of sidetrack is being put in to
uke care of the wants of the company.
Revival ;n Mining.
Te.\as parties are sinking nine pros
pect holes for zinc on Blowout Mono
win near Mena. The holes will he
sunk to a depth of from 125 to 1V5 feet.
Several years ago a number of holes
Were sunk in this locality, but after
s';eial months the prospecting was
abandoned.
Printer Kills Himself.
s- r. Hull, a printer, aged about
years, killed himself by cutting
ls *hr°at with a penknife, in the
omposing room of the Perryville
• 1'is. at Perryville recently. No
-1 me was assigned for the deed.
Engaged in Pistol Duel.
Res°« and James Allen en
I,!.," in a Plst°I duel near Oden
ch'inr.* '1 J vvelve sltots were ex
ln>t although the men were
mu V '8 onl-V e'K,u feet apart, neither
nt "ax mjmed.
Gus Brocks Dead.
di(u')!r ,il?)0l:s' w,l<> was under in
tToZ °n " char** WRing a
biinin , Ut a -eui agn- died at his
1'ietinonha. Texarkf,aa Gently, of
Jumped From Engine.
a fhronBh^f • Ga.rfleld- :l brakeman on
•il AVvnn 'e'glt tr:'in, "as run over
crushed °ffatnd b°'h of his legs were
was si,,i just above ,llp knfee. He
and im„ IlK, °a ik.U pilot of the engine
* Srr r„ern * ■— ?
Dril‘ina For Oil and Gas.
at eorn’>any has been organized
driliiil!j"l'rV*lle for the purpose of
has if °r, °i* antl sas, and a well
feet V !' dr!ven to a depth of 2,o(M)
a deilti'1 f second one has heached
1U1 of several hundred feet.
Island In Litigation.
The Supreme Coijirt ofithe United
States has been called upon to deter- j
mine whether a certain island about1
ISO miles below Memphis was on the i
Arkansas or Mississippi side of the j
main channel of tho Mississippi river
in 1S17. It is the clase of Moore and
McFerrin of Memphis against R. J.
McGuire and otherjs, and involves ti
tle to the whole olf island No. 00 in
the Mississippi rivpr, which includes
about 500 acres olf valuable timber
lands. The case involves a Boundary dis
pute originating ini 1817 between the
states of Mississippi and Arkansas
as to which side of the island was the
main channel of th<b river pt that time,
and in the settleijnent of the litiga
tion is the final disposition of about
900 acres of valuable timber land. To
establish the contention of the com
plainants it is important to locate the
channel cf the Mississippi river in
1817. Counsel for/Complainants insist
that at that time the channel was east
of the island. In 18741 the United
States government sold tire island to
individuals in Arkansas I under sur
veys made by th;e surveyor general
of the United Sjtates for Arkansas,
and from this time down) to the preh
eat this land ha4 been taxed in the
state of Arkansas
Proposed Presbyterian College.
The Board of Tl’rustees) of the Pres
byterian Synodical College, which it is
proposed to establish in , Little Rock,
met recently to devise mjeans for fur
thering their project. Thje idea of the
promoters is to establish a denomina
tional college inj Little , Rock, which
will ho one of .the most thoroughly
equipped institutions of its kind in the
South. A handaame building will be
erected and a location is being sought
which meets the requirements as to
space where campus and grounds may
be laid off. The attendance on the pro
The attendance on the proposed
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Important Session Ended.
The Fort Smith Presbytery of the
Presbyterian church, U. S. A., has just
closed what is declared to be the
best session in its history at Boone
viile.
At this session the Presbytery went
on record as favoring a farther arnal
gation of the Presbyterian churches
of the country, by adopting a memorial
endorsing the proposed union between
the now reunited Presbyterian church
of the United States of America and
the United Presbyterian church. The
memorial will be presented to the next
General Assembly of the Presbyterian
church. In this Presbytery the disaf
fection which followed the union of
the Presbyterian Church, U. S. A., and
the Cumberland Presbyterian church
does net seem to have affected the
work in the least, and the Presbytery
is in better shape now than ever be
fore.
Practically all the churches in the
Presbytery are now supplied with
preachers for the first time in years.
The Presbytery appropriated $2,000 to
supplement pastors’ salaries and $5-,
000 to assist weak churches in build
ing new houses.
Rev. G. \V. Eichelbergcr, P. D„ «.f
Fort Smith was elected principal com
missioner to the General Assembly at
Columbus, O., and Dr. J. C. Harrod
of Denning was elected delegate for
the laymen. Rev. J. A. Conley of
Clarksville and Mayor W. H. Wilson
of Lamar were elected alternate com
missioners.
Young Woman Drowned.
Miss Minnie Morrow, who lived
about two miles west of Springfield,
was lrowned in Little Red river at
Clinton recently. She was in a wagon
with her sister and hi other and an
other young man, and they attempted
to ford the river. The river was too
deep for fording, and the bed of the
1
posed college \t.ill be limited to Arkan
sas students. There is at present no
Presbyterian educational institution in
the state and,the trustees state that
a long-tilled need will be supplied
should their dans materialize. The
following gei itlemen comprise the
Board of Trustees: Messrs. P. C.
MeRae, Prescitt; H. It. Foster, Lit
Morris, Pine Bluff:
Pine P.luff: J. H.
^ftteville; L. K. McClure,
" J. Griggsby, Jones
tle Rock; J. Z.
W. hi. l.angffrd,
Lawson, Faye
Russellville; Is
boro: J. F. McKenzie, VA Dorado.
Methodir.t Schools to Units.
If a inovemjent which is now under
way, meets with approval, Hendrix
College of Conway, Galloway College
cf Searcy ar d Henderson College of
\t kadelphia, point property of the
three Methodist Conferences of the
state, will be (placed udder one Board
of Trustees and one head. The pro- ]
nosed union will he brought before
the annual conference1 in November
and it is (hought that body will ratify
the proceedings of the several boards.
Two Fires in One Day.
Morrilton suffered two fires in one
day recently.! In the first one a block
of buildings 'containing the two-story
frame Morrilton hotel,1 the De Long
Machinery Cl'ompany’s two one-story
buildings, one of which was wood and
the other of ktone, with the stock con
tained in them, and several business
houses were destroyed, and the sec
ond fire destroyed one hundred and!
eleven hales of cotton on cars on side
track.
Wiljl Build Big M.ll.
The Arkadelphia Roller Mill Com
pany will build a pinning mill and
woodworking mill with stave mill, bar- j
rel factory and sawmill in connection. I
The mill will employ about 150 men j
and the payroll will be about $50,000 a !
year.
Hilled By Train.
Adolphus* Ellen, in attempting to
board a log* train nearlDubac, missed;
ils footing hnd fell beneath the train. \
jjc knee was fractured and several j
•jlvj and bis right arin was broken, i
He lived twenty-four luiura. 1
wagon was swept from t'fto trucks. The
other girl was saved liy her broth
er, and the young man who accompan
ied them attempted to save Miss Min
nie Morrow, but the current was so
swift that he was never able to reach
her. Dcth horses swam ashore, and
the wagon was also recovered.
Water Power Electrical Plant.
Parties in Fayetteville propose to
develop the water power of White
river and transmit tlie power of elec
tricity for operating electric railway s
ighting and power plants and mans
facturing industries. They propose
to lm! d a system of dams, or possibly
locks, and expect to obtain from 13,
'100 to 20,000 horse-power at differ
ent locations, the total available being
estimated at 200,000 horsepower. A
company will be incorporated and
organized to build the railway and
power plants capital stock to be nom
inally $150,000 and to be increased
in the future to $15,000,000.
Insane Man Hangs Himself.
Louis Eggman, an inmate of the
“violent" ward of the State Hospital
for Nervous Diseases for the past
twenty years, hanged himself by a
rope of a strip of blanket, one end
of which he had tied tightly around
his neck ami the other to the top of
the head of his bed. After placing
the rope in position he had taken a re
cumbent position, with his feet
stretched toward the foot of the bed.
and in this way Iris neck was suspend
ed by the rope, and he slowly strangled
to death.
Will Erect Big Plant.
The Ayer and Lord Tie Company of
Chicago has purchased 150 acres of
land located two miles east of Little
Rock, on which they intend to install
a four-cylinder creosoting plant. It is
thought that the plant will creosote
from 8,000 to 12,000 ties a day and wi 1
he operated the year round, day and
night.
Hon. W. S. Wright Dead.
Hon. W. S. Wright, of Batesville,
one of the most prominent lawyers of
northeast Arkansas, died at his home
In that city recently.
Legislative
Proceedings
THE SENATE
The Goodwin bill, which permits the State
Scu'-M.i l.oaiu to invest the permanent
school fit ml in school district warrants,
and which had passed the Senate on Fri
day. was Monday reconsidered and returned
to the t'ommittee on Fduca\ion for such
amendments as may throw further safe,
guard about the proposed change of iu
Mineur.
Two important hills were introduced dur
ing the day. One by Senator Holland
prohibits natural gas from being piped
across the borders of the state, and the
other by Senator McKnight which requires
that all p; fated contracts, policies, notes,
or legal d< .turnouts lie printed in type not
smaller than plea size.
A communication was read from William
Jennings Bryan to the effed that he would
be in Little Rock April i> and address the
Legislature, in response to an invitation
which had been extended to him in the
early days of the Legislative session.
Among other bills introduced in the
Senate were :
)»y Senator Amis.—An act to regulate
life insurance companies by requiring an
investment in this state of fully To per
cent of the reserve fund in premiums se
cured in the state. it also requires state
ments of receipts and disbursements to be
tiled semi annually with the auditor.
By Senator Yopp.—An act increasing
tlie penalties for offering a bribe, emolu
ment or pledge to members of the legis
lature to influence their votes on any pend
ing legislation, making the minimum pun
ishment live years’ imprisonment.
By Senator Harrison. Authorizing the
levee board of St. Francis levee district to
issue bonds not to exceed $f»OU.UOi> for
furthering the work of levee building.
By Senator Martin.—Authorizing county
courts to change the lines of fencing dis
tricts on a three-fourths majority petition
of the persons in the district.
By Senator Simms. Making it the duty
of court stenographers to furnish copies
of stenographic reports in civil ca <es that,
are appealed, the same as in criminal
cases.
By a vote of 1!7 to G tli»* Senate Tuesday
morn in? adopted the House resolution ex
tending the present Legislative session until
May 14. Reasons advanced for the adop
tion of the resolution were that the inves
tigations now under way were hardly well
begun and to adjourn tit this time would
mean that what had been acenmnlisheil
would be entirely lost to the >tate.
Senator Montgomery introduced a lnll
which provides a maximum admission fee
for all theaters and circuses within the
shall be 50 cents, with n maximum for
box scats is fixed at $-.-'*<): dress circle
and parquet. .51 : balcony, bu ccnis. and t.ie
galleries *jr» rents. For cirrus perform
ances the maximum general admission fee
shall be r»u cents, with a miximum for
reserved seats of «.“» cents, and F* cents tor
the after concert. Menageries and side per
formances are not to be charged lor un
der the provisions of the bill. 1 ho penalty
is a tine of from 51 o to 51 OR tor each
violation, and each ticket soM ai a higher
rate than that fixed by the bill is to con
sfitute a separate olTense.
A message from the acting governor an
nounced that he had anproved the Joint
Resoluti*'n No. 14. by Senator Simin-. ptn‘
\rrling that the stamp and newspaper act
shall not be interpreted to pay tor stamps
and papers previous to the adoption ot the
resolution. , , ... . ...
Senator Win.sro Introduced a hi., a. tui-»
session authorizing peace <• Ulcers t>> soaren
persons for concealed wea’.ons without wat
rants where information has b’- u verbally
given of alleged violations of the m\s.
The Old hnm bill for the. consol Mai ion of
cities was defeated in the Senate \i tames
ilav after the most unrelenting and pro
longed right that has hern waged daring
the present session. The vote was to
IT, lull Seoatoi Unralter changed to the
majority and moved a reconsideration, and
it is thought the bill may l.e given a chance
to get into the lower brancti tor a< uou
1 here Senator OidhStn led liie light m
favor of his bill, and ills colleague, t-en
ator Ilaiuiter. also spoke in arty" « J
passage, as did Senators Cloud and Mont
gomerv. Senators I’atterson. Antis, Arnold
, a t hick and Hush made spots bos against
the measure. , .
Ti,<> bill by Senator Holland, which pro
hibits the piping of gas from the state,
was passed. . . , , . ,
Senator DcRossitt withdrew ins hill rot
the working of convicts on public roads
under county supervision, and a substitute,
making slight changes, was offered.
An attempt was made to get the Old-,
ham bill for the consolidation of cities
op Thursday that it might be finally;
killed, but mention of the subject brought
from friends of the measure vigorous pro
itsjs against such tactics. The bib was
made a* special order for next Wednesday,
when it will he finally disposed of.
Senator McKnight introduced a bill
whit-h prohibits non-residents from acquir
ing property within the state. Hie mea
sure occasioned a smile throughout tin’
Senate membership, was read twice and
given a place on the calendar with other
measures. ,
The l’atlcrson patent medicine bill was
ta'.en up i.i the afternoon, and after a dis
cussion lasting two hours, adjournment was
taken until Friday morning, when the suli
ject will be taken in again under the head
of mi finished business.
Vrw bills introduced at tins session
..v" Senator DeUossftt An act to protect
owners of land along rivers and streams
front having sand removed without their
permission, and extending the ownership
of land to the center of any such stream.
1 tv Senator Hush. An act requiring that
capita! stock of corporations shall be tixed
and divided at $5 per share.
tty Senator Rush. An act to better pro
vide for the improvement of municipalities
bv giving them authority to direct by ordin
ance that all persons between the ages of
is and 45 years or age must work the
streets at least three days of every year.
By Senator Cloud.—An act making a
teacher's license Issued in one county a
license to teach in any county in the state.
t’v Senator Amis. An act to create a
state hoard of Penitentiary commissioners
for the management and control of the pen
itential)' »'d reform school, the board p.
tie composed of six m? tubers to lie appointed
bv the governor, one from each emigres
si mal district for terms of two, four and
. I,- s"s and *dvl'v* C'" boa’d aulhorilv
Inimedbtteiy after appointment to remove
v .. ncni'c't isi y otlicer and abrogate all
convict contracts.
The Senate Friday passed the J.ee bill,
which abridges tlie pardoning power of the
Governor nnd places the pardoning and
paroling power in the hands of the peni
tentiary board. The principal feature of
the measure is that portion of it that pro
vides for the pardoning of prisoners whose
character is good nnd lias been good prior
to the time of conviction. Tn support ot
th'> bill the Senator from Monroe argued
timt inanv a good boy is scut to tile peni
tent iarv and by the time ho has been re
leased his associations have made a hope
less degenerate out of him. Further the
Senator said that the pardoning power lias
been abused by some executives and through
the aid of au unscrupulous executive could
build up a powerful political machine in
the State. Senator Fee spoke from direct
knowledge insomuch as he was acting
tiovernor for a month not so long ago. Up
on the roll call there were only live oppos
ing votes.
THE HOUSE.
By a ban* majority of one vote. the
Ilouso Monday passed « resolution by Hop
ro.sontativo Jackson providing for tin* ex
tension «f tin* session of the General As
sembly sixty days, or up to and includ
ing May 1-1. It required <»7 votes, or two
thirds of all tlie members elected, to pass
the resolution. But one amendment was
offered to the resolution that by Mr. Fos
ter providing for an extension of thirty
days, and it was rejected by a vote of
70 ayes to 10 none.
The House passed a resolution extend
ing thanks to .lames II. Berry, whose term
as I'nited States senator expired Monday,
for the service he has rendered the sraic
and nation dulng the twenty two years he
spent in the upper body of the n&tfoiial
Congress.
Much of 1 lie lime of tlie House was de
voted to the bill to increase tin* tax levy
in tin* St. Francis levee district from six
cents to ten cents an acre. An agreement
was reached among the members from the
counties in the district under which it was
decided to accept Mr. I\ 11 lough’s amend
ment to make the tax eight cent* an acre,
and this amendment was adopted.
New bills introduced were:
By Committee on Ways and Means mak
ing appropriation for the expenses oi the
legislative, executive and judicial depart
ments of the state government.
By. Mr. McCracken. To prevent the
abandonment of wives and children by hus
bands and fathers. It makes wilfull aban
donment or failure to provide, a misde
meanor, punishable by line of from $-5 to
$800 and imprisonment in county jail
of from 80 days to six months.
Mr. Hunt Introduced House Joint Resolu
tion No. 4. proposing an amendment to the
constitution to allow cities and incorpo
rated towns to issue bonds for public im
provements ami to allow counties to issue
bonds for road purposes.
The House spent a great deal of time
Tuesday considering the bill by Senat. >r
Simms to enforce compliance with contracts
in certain instances. The bill is intended
to apply especially to negro farm hands
who contract to labor and secure provisions
and monev in advance and then fail to
fulfill the‘contract. The bill narrowly es
caped indefinite postponement, as in a mo
tio’n to that effect the vote was 85 ayes
to 85 noes. It was made a special older
for Tuesday morning.
The only new bill introduced nt this ses
sion war* one by Mr. Rowell giving improve
ment districts the right to assess railroad
tracks, right-of-way and sidetracks the
same as other property kn the district.
The hill by Representative Raich which
seeks to change the insurance law so that
any foreign or domestic corporation shall
bo permitted t<> do business in Arkansas
without fine or forfeiture, upon compliance
with the insurance laws of the state, pro
vided it is not a member of or party t*>
anv pool, tiusr. etc., made in this state
or’elsewhere to regulate premiums on prop
erty in this state, vas called up Wednes
day afternoon and placed on its final pas
sage, Speeches in support of the bill were
made by Messrs. I’alcli and Beck, and in
^position bv Messrs. IIulT. Foster and
Meade. While ?%’*■ k wns talking he
vi'*Med to a motion to adjourn, and he
will be the first speaker when the debate
>n the bill is resumed Tlmrsdav.
The House has finally framed an anti-fu
tures bill, and it will ho known «** the
Moore (of Independence)-Heartsill hill, in
asmuch ns it embodies the principal fea
tures of measures on the subject itttro
i lured by those representatives.
At the morning session the II -use v»as«e*t
the hill bv Mr. U'WhII. amending section
r,(»7(i and 5077 of Kirby’s Digest so as to
t-ive improvement districts the right to as
sess railroad tracks and the right of way
the same as other property in t lie district.
New hills introduced in the House were :
By Mr. Andrews, to require railroad com
I panics to establish a regular anv day, not
I later than the 10th of each month.
House Joint Resolution No. 5. bv Mr.
Farl Lee. proposing an amendment tn the
constitution wherebv counties mnv Issue
bonds for road and bridge purposes. It
provides that the bonds shall at no time
exceed the amount of ten nor cent of the
assessed value of the taxable property of
the countv. that the rate of interest shall
not exceed five per centum per annum, and
that the amount and specific object for
whii h bridge and roads bonds may bo is
surd and used in anv one year shall he
authorized and determined by a majority
Mi' the electors of the countv. a* shown bv
the assessor’s book last filed, at a special
election for that purpose. r,nd at siuh times
ns mnv be determined and fixed by the conn- ;
I ty’s quorum court.
Utilise Hill No. 5. bv Representative
rinicii. which was can-led over from
Wcdnesdav's session. was t alien lip
again Thursday morning as nnlinislied
business and. after a debate which
took up the greater pa-t of two days, and
which was termed by Representative .lack
son ns a "rehearsal of campaign speeches."
The vote on the measure was 115 aves to
55 noes The finishing tom'll was nut to
the bill under a m-tion by Mr. Finlev to
reconsider the vote bv which the bill faded
to oass and to lay that motion on I be table,
which was adopted by a vote of 51 ayes to
R7 nees.
nurlrur the morning session the following
bills were read and passed :
lly Mr. 1'avis of Clark, to provide Hint
the 'minimum number of men employed on
freieht trains shall he one engineer, one
conductor. < no fireman and three brake
men. 'l'be bill does not apply to roads
less than fifty miles In length, where trains
consist of less than ?5 ears or during
-trikes of trainmen on the lines affected.
lly Mr. Skaggs, to recnire that all ship
pers and buvers of stock shall keep a reg
ister of the brands of their stock ami that
station agents shall keen a record of five
stock shinned, amendments were adopted to
he tilde butchers, and to fix a penalty for
failure to keep the register and for making
of false entries therein.
The House passed a comparatively un
important session Friday, only a few bills
were discussed and acted upon. The light
of tile dav came over Senate Rill No. ;15.
bv Senator Montgomery, to provide for Jury
trials ami change of venue in cities of the
second class and In incorporated towns, and
nt the hour of adjournment was still pend
ing.
Mr. Smothers introduced the following
resolution at the morning session :
"Whereas. It is apparent to all that the
citizens of this State need better insurance;
and.
"Whereas. The manhood of Arkansas re
fuses to bow the knees to the behest of
the trusts and combines; therefore, be It
"Resolved by the House of Representa
tives. That the" Speaker is hereby empower
ed to appoint a committee consisting of
five members of the House, whose duties
-hall be to prepare a bill of insurance for
the better protect ion of the people of tills
State." This resolution was adopted.
The hill by Senator McKenzie to rearrange
the appointment of university trustees so
as to represent each of the seven congres
sional districts passed by a vote of 75 ayes
and 2 noes.
Among tlie new hills introduced was one
by Mr. Fletcher, making railroads liable
for loss or damage to live stock.
Mr. McCollum made a strong speech 111
the House Friday in opposition to the Mont
gomery bill providing for Jury trials and
for a change of venue In cities of second
class and towns. He declared that is Is In
no wise autagnostlc to the people of the
country, favoring the towns, hut that the
proposition to gr|nt a change of venue is
one which will work much harm to all
concerned. He pointed to the fact that
In many Instances young boys from the
country are arrested in the towns for vlolar
lug some law, and when tried before the
mayor they are fined In keeping with the
offense. With the light of jury trral they
should be sent to another section of the
country, and an acquittal might result. He
thought to pass this bill would result In prac
tically abolishing mayors’ courts In this
State.
LEGISLATIVE NOTES
Senator Martin of Pope will endeavor
tills week to secure action on his bill pro
viding for uniform text books in the pub
lic schools of the state. The bill arranges
for a commission to in* created by appoint
ment by the governor, composed of one
commissioner from each congressional dis
trict. one at large, who shall !)*“ secre
tary of the commission, and makes til**
superintendent of public instruction ex
ofliefo chairman of the commission. I n
der the bill the commission is authorized
to set fort It whal books shall be adopted
in the common schools of the state, and
these must be uniform in every county.
The onlv exception lo the rule is in special
school districts.
The joint committee on banking of the
General Assembly beard a commit lee of the
Arkansas Hankers’ Association Thursday
night relative m a bill providing for a
state banking law that has been drafted
by a committee of the association. The
committee of bankers was composed «c
Thomas t . McRae of Prescott. George T.
Sparks of I on Smith and c. T. Walker,
George W. Rogers and Sam \V. lteyburn of
Little Rock. it was slated by one of the
bankers that they desire a law that would
pievei.t a man "with a sign, a safe and
a set of books" from opening up a bank
in the state.
Mr. Morrow sent up a somewhat caustic
resolution Wednesday just after ibe read
ing of the journal, me eflV i of which was
that the members were to be congratulated
on the business-like manner in wnich they
attended to the matter of extending tne
session, and That they should try to dis
posy of other business*lu like manner so as
to adjourn at the end of the extension and
return to their business interests "which
are being offered up on the altar of sac
rifice." Mr. Martin of Yell offered an
amendment to provide that the resolution
should apply only to its author.
The Senate Committee on Judiciary yes
terday afternoon decided to return the Rec
tor-1 Mmondson bill demanding the abroga
tion of the Arkansas Prick and Manufactur
ing Company contract, with the recom
mendation that it do not pass. Six mem
bers of the committee were present when
the vote was taken, and there was but one
dissenting voiee to the vote. The bill de
manded that the convict contract l>e abro
gated. and that the convicts be turned over
to the state penitentiary warden.
Acting Governor Moore sent a message
to the r«enaic Thursday announcing the fol
lowing appoint men is as members of the
Hoard oi Management of the Confederate
home: .1. M. Keller of Hot Springs. J. II.
Lenow, Dan \V. Jones and Jonathan Kel
logg of Little Rock, and rather J. M. Lucey
oi Cine UHiir. The announcement of the
appointments was received with applause
in the Senate.
Failing In a motion for a suspension
of the iub*s for the purpose of calling tip
a bill Thursday. Representative Shannon
of Hen ton county said it was evident that
some other person could represent ins coun
ty better than he and stated mat he thought
be should resign. \\ lien asked later if he in
tended resigning, he replied that he would
do so if the members wouid accept bis
resignation.
The local shippers are voicing the opinion
that in the event the State Railroad Com
mission is given additional power their
troubles with the roads operating in Ar
kansas would be largely settled. A bill now
pending in the Senate, having passed the
House, provides for the exercise of most
of the desired jurisdiction and has the
indorsement of the Little Rock Freight
Rurcau.
The Senate Committee on education held
? meeting Monday afternoon and took up
the McKnight bill, which seeks to leave the
matter of apportioning the school taxes
with a school supervisor, making it possi
ble for a segregation of the taxes as be
tween the races in the distribution for
educational purposes. The committee re
port will be that the bill do not pass.
On roll call on the passage of a bill
during the morning session Tuesday in the
House i*ur .**l» members voted, the first
time during the session that a quorum had
failed to be present, and it was some time
before a quorum was secured. Many of the
members were in tin* Senate chamber at
the time listening to the agumentn on the
sixty-day extension resolution.
The announcement in the press that the
Oldham bill would In* n special order for
Wednesday was •sufficient to attract a
throng, lief ore the Senate was ca I led to
order at. the morning session the galleries
were crowded. Chairs were brought Into
the chamber and every available inch ot
floor space was pressed into service by the
anxious attendants.
During the session of Friday, the House
of Representatives had a new post mis
tress. Miss Maggie Terry, the postmistress
of the House, was called to her home
ut Forrest City, and during her absence
Fat Cleburne Clarke, one of the efficient
pages, looked after the mail of the members.
.miss Terry resumed her duties in the House
Monday.
A resolution by Mr. Killough urging the
attorney general, auditor and other of
ficers whose duty it is to enforce the anti
trust law to see that it is rigidly enforced
and declaring it the sense of the House
that reinsurance is a violation of the law
and should not be permitted, was adopted
in the House Thursday.
The House Committee on Judiciary, after
considering Senate Iti 11* No. S.s i Harrison),
providing for an increase of the salaries
of the justices of the Supreme Court to
$4,000 i>er annum, reported ir with the
recommendation that it pass. All the mem
bers of the committee expressed themselves
as heartily in favor of the bill.
Rev. W. T. Amis, Judge .7. B. Wood.
Col. William McGnigan and others rep
resenting the Citizen’s Industrial Cnlon
at Hot Springs, are in Little Rock for the
purpose of conferring with the State execu
tive officers regarding the enforcement of
the Amis anti-pool selling bill in Hot
Springs.
Mr. Jackson introduced a resolution of
thanks in the House Friday to the citizens
of Little Rock for the banquet tendered
them the evening before which was adopted
by a unanimous vote, after which recess
was taken until - o’clock.
Another change will take place before
the Legislative session has terminated,
when Drew and Desha counties elect a
successor to Senator Abe Dreidel who Is not
a candidate for the honor.
A resolution by Mr. Black of Sebastian
deploring the circulation of anonymous
matter among the legislators and denounc
ing it as cowardly and an insult to the
members, was adopted.
With few absentees, the members of the
Thirty-sixth General Assembly were guests
of the business men of Little Rook at a
banquet Thursday evening.
Announcement has been made that Sen
ator D. M. Cloud of the Ninth district will
he placed on the Committees on Charity
aud Judiciary.
The Patterson Rill which was to have
been continued Friday, was made a special
order for next Thursday afternoon.
Several House bills of local importance
were passed Friday, also the T^asley mea
sure for changes in the general drainage
law.
Mr. DuLaney wanted the Oldham fellow
servant bill taken up Friday, but the motion
was losi by vote or 34 to 27.