The Russellville Democrat., 1893-03-16
TWENTY-NINTH SESSION
ARKANSAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY,.
Wednesday Afternoon, March 8.

ARKANSAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY,. | Wednesday Afternoon, March 8. SENATE. | The discussion of the question as tt whether an appropriation shall be made to l build dormitory for boys at the branch normal at Pine Bluff or not, which was un. der discussion when the senate took recess was resumed.
 Senator Russ reminded the senators that if they wanted to start negro dude factory at Pine Bluff they ought to make an ap. propriation to build that dormitory. 1 Senator Wilson made an earnest appeal i for the appropriation. | Senator Adams urged au appropriation. | Senator Bell spoke for it. The amendment making the appropria- tion failed to pass.
 l Senator Gaughan sent up an amendment to senate bill No. I52. It amends so as to make the testimony as taken by the steno- grapher the testimony in the case when the same has been approved and signed by the circuit judge.
 The amendment was adopted Senate bill No. PTS, a substitute 12S, fixing fees of judges, clerks and other officers of elections. The fees are fixed ac- cording to the number of votes cast at the polling place as follows: Less than fifty, $1.50; from fifty to seventy five, $l.75; from seventy-five to 100, $2; and SO on up raise of 25 cents to $50 votes, for which is $3. 50, and the game amount for all votes over. This fee bill does not apply in gen ;. eral elections. The substitute was adopted.
 BILLS ON THIRD READING.
 Senate bill No. I'll, by Senator Witt It provides for collecting taxes on personal property that has escaped taxation. If the property is left off the tax books, and it is afterwards discovered by any officer or per the county clerk for the year or years it escaped, and he. shall collect the taxes. The bill ssed-yeas, 15 nays, A.
 Senate bill No 253, by Senator Gaughan, creating a state board of medical examiners, before whom all physicians must be examined, was tal en up to act on motion to strike out section 12. Section 12 per mitted women to practice midwifery with out a license from the state board The motion to strike out prevailed, so the mid wifery practitioners must inform them selves and stand aa examination.
 SPECIAL ORDER.
 Senate bill No. TT, by Senator Adams, to abolish the printing of the senate and house journals, and providing for the acts newspapers.
 Senator Adams set out the advantages to the people in having the laws published that they might know them.
 Senator Russ was opposed to the bill. He wants the journal published.
 Senator Galloway was opposed to print ing the journals.
 The bill failed to pass.
 Senate bill No. l32, by Senator Galloway, to provide for the payment of certain cer- tificates of indebtedness issued by the auditor of this state. It provides that cer- tifcates Nos. 230, 23l and 232 shall be re- ceivable in payment for swamp lands. Senator Galloway holds nearly all these certificates.
 The amount is $43o0, eff which Senator Galloway is commanded by the court to pay $2300 to other parties. The bill passed-yeas, 22; nays, 4. Senate bill No. 1855, by Senator Adams, to make the Passi Flora lncarLata the state flower, was laid on the table. At 5 o'clock pm. the senate adjourned till 9.3U a. m. tomorrow. HOUSE. The house reconvened at p. m. Consideration of house bill No. 240, by Mr. Humphrey, to enforce the provisions amendment No. to the constitution of the state, was resumed. Mir. Brown, of Prairie, offered an amend ment providing that the act shall go into effect on and after June l9. The amend ment was adopted.
 A message was received from the senate announcing the refusal by that body to concur in the house amendment to the penitentiary bill Isdueing the salary of the su perintendent from $2500 to $500, and asking the appointment of conference committee.
 The speaker appointed as such con ference committee on the part of the house Messrs. Judkins, Clement, Colquitt, Harri- son and Gulley.
 TMr. Sellers was called to the chair. Several amendments were offered to sec tion 8, relating to persons convicted of a felony, but afterwards restored to citizen ship.
 A substitute, offered by Mir. London, that no person who has been convicted of any infamous crime, either at common law or by statutes, unless pardoned, shall be entitled to vote at any elections held in this state, was adopted. Several other amendments were offered, but were voted down. On motion of Mir. Emmerson the bill was referred to the committee on edueations. House bill No. IT. by Mir. Pinnix, to abolish the office of county examiner, and to create the office to county superintend- ent, was taken up.
 Mir. Pinnix said that he considered the bill the best of the kind in the interest of the public schools. The office of county examiner, to certain extent, was failure, They never visited the schools. Nearly III the teachers in the state were young per | sons aud needed some competent person to 1 visit their schools and assist and teach 1 them how to teach. The cost of maintain 1 ing these officials would not exceed one. l thirtieth of the amount of the school fund 1 Many of the teachers in the state taught school only for the money there is in 1t. l They knew nothing of the modern methods
 of teaching. There was need of some ont
 in each county to qualify the teachers, and encourage them in their work. l Mir. Welch said there were provisions ir
 the bill that did not exactly suit him, but
 he was in favor of it, and hoped it would become law What the schools needed
 was supervision, and that is what the bii
 provided.
 Mir. Mckay felt that be would not b@ do
 ing justice to his constituents unless h.
 expressed his opinion of the bill,
 Mir. Gray was opposed to the bill. H'
 believed that the bili if it became a law
 the school fund would be absorbed by tn
 conntv euuerintendAnts.