The Monticellonian., 1899-04-21
Sennte Prnceedincs.


 Little Rock, April HI 5 305, making ap- proprations for state lunatic asylum. was read third time and passed.
 Senator Shackleford presented to the senate the resolutions offered by the business mems convention held in Little Rock on the l2th The resolutions were ordered spread on the minutes and went to the committee on memor- ials.
 The conference committee on amendment to II. E. g. locating the first state summer normal school at Fayetteville and holding of second normal at Mount Nebo was concurred in.
 II. B. 342 (Neal Of Crawford), authorizing sherins Of counties to bury dead bodies of per sons unknown or without friends and giving the county judge power to pay elai.n for such expenses, failed to pass.
 A number of unimportant local bills were read third time and passed
 The conference committees amendment to g. B. l46 adopted. This Is the Arkansas Industrial University appropriation bill and the amendment makes the provision forbid ding the employment of relatives as teachers by the board Of trustees imperative before September l. 1900
 Senator Fitzhugh called up IT. F. 124 (Neal Of Crawford, making principal bound by the acts Of agents. The bill failed to pass
 II. B. IT JGreerl. limiting service Of grand larors to one term in one year and petit jurors to one term in two years. was laid on table
 Tine House.
 The resolutions adepted by the business men s convention ImplOriuR the general assem- bly, Co amend the insurance clause of the anti trust law, were presented by MT Williams Of Pulaski On motion ef NIT. Rector, Of Garland the resolutions were received.
 A bill for the relief Of bondsmcn of W. F. Werner, ex-collector of Grittenden county, passed.
 The branch normal appropriation bill passed. = 5. 90 CBuckner), to exempt lands hereto fore granted to leYee districts from taxation for period Of five years passed
 Senator kimbell S new state house bill was the next order Of business.
 The house went into committee Of the whole to consider the bill.
 Amendments were offered, providing that the new state house be built on the site of the present capitol. instead Of on the penitentiary site. and making the cost s750000 instead of sl 000 0O0 Lost
 The committee reported the bill back with out amendment.
 Messrs Colquitt. Neal, Henderson, Head, Brooks and Chew spoke against the passage of the bill as 1t came from the senate
 MT Naudeventer believed he was carrying out the will Of the people by advocating the building of a new state house
 MT Rector Of Garland pointed out the ad- vantageS Of building on the penitentiary site. where the state owned 6 acres Of land and HOdid ttCllNt lldil ttif N0SI Ui IHt new CdplLO4 from the sale of lots, not to mention the sum the old state house site would bring
 The roll was called on the final passage of the bill, and the result was ayes IS. noes 8. The bin provides for a board of eommis- sioners, to be composed of the governor and six electors of the state, one from each con- gressional district, the beard to proceed at once to secure suitable plans for a building to cost not to exceed q 600 COG to be located on the state penitentiary grounds, in the city Of Little Rock It also provides for the removal Of the penitentiary to some point in Pulaski county to be selected by the penitentiary board The sum Of s5ooo0. is appropriated and placed at the disposal of the board to pay for granite lands, quarying stone, hire or architect, superintendents, etc. It also pro- vides that state convict labor perform such Of the labor not requiring skilled mechanics Future legislatures are to make provision for carrying on the work until the building is con- pleted.