Newport weekly independent., 1903-04-03
THURSDAY, MARCH 2e.


 The senate proceeded with the trial
 ment proceedings.
 | Senator Woods bill, regulating the
 granting of pardons by the governor passed the senate by a unanimous vote The house passed the joint resolution providing for bond issues by cities of the first and second class, and the bill granting reward to the sheriff of
 Hampstead county, over the governors | veto.
 ! Upon assembling after the noon re- cess the house adjourned until Friday
 morning at o'clock.
 The Senate.
 Senator Norwood called up S. B. 2s
 regulating the granting of pardons by
 the governor The bill passed by unanimous vote.
 Senator sengers amendment to the
 worlds fair bill. making Commissioner Bradford manager of the exhibit, was considered but action was postponed
 until the following Wednesday, At 10 o'clock the senate sat as an , impeachment court for the trial of Chancellor Leland Leatherman.
 Attorney Loughborough presented a | resolution providing that the senate be governed by the same rules of proceed ure, practice and precedents adopted by
 the United States in the impeachment
 trial of President Andrew Johnson so far as the same are applicable in the
 trial of Chancellor Leatherman. Pres ident Short spoke in favor of proceed ing as provided in the practice of the
 code in such cases. The resolution was defeated. A request from the board of
 managers of the house that Attorney
 Henry Armistead, of Little Rock be allowed to sit with the board was re-
 fused. A motion to allow Sheriff Will Hams, of Garland county, to sit with | the board on condition that he be the first witness to testify was carried A | resolution was adopted providing that the rules of procedure of the circuit courts of Arkansas be followed in this proceeding, that the chief justice shall decide on the admjSsibilty of evidence
 which shall be final unless overruled by
 a majority vote of the senators, and
 that all motions shall be voted on with out discussion.
 MT. Chapline made the opening state
 ment on behalf of the board of mana
 gers of the house. He outlined the
 plans of the prosecution and stated briefly the facts which the board ex-
 pected to prove in connection with each | article of impeachment. He urged the
 members of the senate not to hurry through the trial. Attorney J. F. Lough- borough made the opening statement
 for the defendant. He declared that
 the prosecution was prompted by ami
 mus on the part of enemies of the de-
 fendant and he urged the senate not to
 make too great haste, as from it's decis- ion there could be no appeal. w. w. Waters, of Hot Springs, was
 the first witness called by the prosecu-
 tion. He testified that he had been
 member of the city council of Hot Springs for fourteen years and had served two years as mayor. He said he was an owner and director of the Garland Novelty Company which com pany was owner and operator of slot | machines. The witness stated that the | defendant intimated to him that it | rested with him whether the machines were allowed to run or not and that at the defendants suggestion the witness paid him $30 per week. The witness said he had seen the defendant in and
 about pool rooms and that he ~consid- cred him an habitual drunkard On cross-examination, the witness | said he paid weekly fine to Sheriff Williams or his deputy for the prvi- lege of running his machines and that all pool rooms and gambling houses in Hot Springs paid similar fine. The House.
 H. B. 413, prescribing rules whereby surety companies may go security on bonds of state. county and municipal officers. passed.
 NIT. fulleT called up house JO1nt reSO luton No. 12 providing that cities of the first and second class may issue bonds when the same has been author ized by a city election The resolution had been passed by both branches of
 the legislature and was vetoed by Gov
 ernor Davis MT. Fuller moved that
 the resolution be reconsidered. The
 roll was called on the passage of the bill over the governors veto and the bill passed-ayeS 61, noes 14. H. B. 207 granting a reward of s100 to Sheriff J. l.. White, of Hampstead
 county, for the capture of certain crim- inals. was passed over the governors s
 veto-ayes 6S, noes 6.
 Fl. B. 4S0 CToney), regulating the
 shipment of dead bodies out of the state
 by emblamers. failed to pass. H. B. 473 (Moore of Newton), author izing the sale of certain state lands
 was placed on third reading Mr. Du
 Laney moved that the vote by which the bill was passed to third reading be reconsdered MT. Moore urged the passage of the bill Messrs. Campbe ell
 of Pulaski and Chestnut opposed it. FRIDAY, MARCH 27. The senate prOceedad with tba i'm,