The Russellville Democrat., 1893-02-23


 pa as amended. It is tue Bsntouyille !. three-mile act,
 1 Senator Mehaffy calIei up senate bill No. ! l64, for the better protection of the estates ] of deceased persons and the rights of these interested therein, and had it read the third ! time. It provides that where the heirs are of j age they can wind np the estate without an administrator.
 1 The bill passed nuanim usly. l Senator Amis called up senate bill No ! 180 for third reading. It amends sections 4740 and 474I of Mansfelds Digest. It provides that no i judgment recovered against county shall ] bear interest.
 1 Senator Amis, in short speech, showed plainly that the bill ought to pass. l It did pass without dissenting vet l Senator Weaver eelled up senate bill No.
 150 for K thira. reading and final passage It amends section of an act regulating l the rates for passenger travel, passed in 1887. It makes the railroad companies 1 liable for overcharge only when they know it, and not Intentionally, and then liable only as to bona fide passengers. l The bill passed unanimously. Senator Gaughan introduced senate bill No. 201, to prohibit the sale or giving away of liquor, including native wine, within ten
 miles of the school house at Stephens, 0uachita county. Read twice and ordered
 to its third reading.
 1 Senator Oyler introduced senate bill No POP, prohibiting the sale or giving away of liquors within six miles of the church and academy at Mountain View, in Stone county. Read twice d referred to the committee on temperance.
 Senator Chimney introduced senate bill No. 203, amending section l of an act to l redeem forfeited lands deeded to the state, approved April 9, 1891. Took it's place on the calendar.
 l Senator Davidson introduced senate bill
 No. 204, prohibiting the sale or giving away of intoxieants within ten miles of Mountain Home Baptist College. Read twice and referred to the committee on I temperance.
 1 Senator Liddell introduced senate bill l No. 205, to amend section 3120 and repeal l 3I22 of Mansfeld's Digest, took its place 1 on the calendar.
 l Senator Wilson introduced senate bill kansas Industrial University. 1 The total sum proposed to be appropri- ated is $3S, 400.
 
 1 and 250 copies ordered printed. l Senator Pettigrew introduced senate bill No. POT, for the relief of John Franklin Robinson. It gives to him certain proper 1 ty justly his that is now held by the state | under the law of escheat Senator Weaver introduced senate bill No POS. to furnish federal judges in the state with supreme court reports and acts of tte general assembly, took its place on on the calendar.
 By request, Senator Wilson introduced senate bill No. 209, to fix the weight of on ions at fifty pounds per bushel and apples at forty-fve pounds, read twice and re- ferred to the committee on agriculture Senator Gaughan called up senate bill No. 168, to change the time of holding circuit courts in Ouachita and Calhoun counties, for third reading and final pass age. The bill passed, yeas, 28; nays, 0. Senator Casey called up senate bill No. IT. to have the amendments acted upon. The amendments were adopted. Senator Amis called up senate bill No. 189, for second reading. It was read the second time and made special order for tomorrow after the disposition of house business.
 A committee from the house announced that the house would meet the senate in joint session tomorrow at clock pm. to hear special message from the gov ernor.
 Senator Mehaffy introduced senate bill No. 210, to amend section 1 of the act passed in 1891, regulating hawking and peddling. Read twice and took it's place on the calendar.
 Senator Smith, by permission, called up senate bill No. lS3, to allow Monroe coun- ty to go into court and establish whatever claim Monroe county may have on Phillips county for territory detached from Monroe and attached to Phillips at time when Monroe was in debt and Phillips assumed no part of that debt for the territory de- tached. The bill was read the third time.
 Senator Smith read decision of the su- preme court in the case of Perry county against Conway, in which the court held that if there is moral obligation on the part of the county receiving the territory to pay pro rata part of the debt of the county from which the territory is de- tached it ough. to be so adjudged. Senator Word opposed the bill, enum- erating the interminable cost that will arise in the litigation and detailing the cir cumstances under which the territory was detached and annexed. At the close of his speech the senate ad- journed at 4:40 pm. HOUSE The house re- assembled at 2 D. m and immediately resolved itself into the com mittee of the whole for the further consid- eration of the peaitentiary bill, Mir. Jud- kins in the chair.
 While section 66 of the bill was under a .4. l... ensued, which took very wide range The section fixes the salaries of the princi- pal officers of the penitentiary. It provides that the financial agent, the superintend- ent and physician shall each receive $500 per annum; the clerk, sl200, and the chaplain, 5000 Some of the members wanted the salaries reduced, others were in favor of increasing them, on the ground that competent men could not be found who would accept the position at figures stated. Ali the amendments were rejected and the section was adopted A message was received from the gov einor anuounciug that he had special message to transmit to the house.
 Mr Richardson moved to amend by in- serting into the bill the following:
 The board of commissioners shall have, aud they are hereby invested, with power to remove any officer or employe appointed under this act, whenever in their discretion it may be proper to do SO, and shall have authority to fill any such vacancy hereby created for the unexpired term.
 Mir. Emmerson offered the following as an amendment to the amendment:
 That the board of commissioners, as pro vided for in this act, shall have the power to remove the superintendent, financial agent, physician or chaplain for any in competency or misconduct.
 Mir Sellers moved as a .ubstitute the following:
 The board herein provided for shall have the authority when they deem it necessary