The Monticellonian., 1903-03-12
The Senate

Senator Norwood called up S 5. 3 to non-concur in house amendment to increase the sum from $140,000 to SfS0.- 000 to build the asylum annex. Sen ators killough. Wilson. Goyington. Hinkle. lobe and Brown were opposed to appropriating more than $l4V.V0u, and the senate adopted d motion not to concur in the amendment of the house.
 S B. 155 (Pinnlx). providing in the case of Confederate soldiers or sailors that where warrants are issued before the pensioner dies it shall be paid to the legal representative Of the deceased soldier or sailor was passed by unan imous vote.
 The senate went into executive ses- . sion to consider the appointment of Judge E. 0. Mahoney as chancellor of the new seventh district Some of the senators urged a postponement of tne matter until citizens of the new district should make known their wishes on the question of abolishing the district. The majority favored immediate action. and the appointment was unanimously con firmed
 The senate refused to recede from its amendment to the bill extending the session. making the date April Il in- stead or May II. Senators Wilson, Norwood and lobe were appointed a committee to confer with a committee from the house.
 Senator Wilson's bill allowing alco- | hol to be sold in prohibition territory under certain contingencies failed tc pass.
 Senator Cotton introduced a bill mak- ing ineurable insanity for five years grounds for divorce in certain instances. Senator Matlock introduced d bill re- quiring all kinds of insurance companies doing business in the state fraternal orders excepted, to give bond for S20 900.
 The House.
 The house refused to accept the sen ate amendment to the concurrent res olution extending the session of the leg islatare to May H. The amendment placed the date at April H..
 conference committee. consisting of Messrs. Fuller Cruteher and Marti- neau was appointed to meet q senate committee.
 H. B. 394. providing that all legal executions shall be private. to be wit messed by not more than twenty-five persons, passed
 MT. Rountree introduced a bill making it unlawful for railroads to charge pas sengers more than cents per mile on any road longer than twenty miles
 Tine bill providing for one series of school books in the state was the sub Jeet of long discussion. Messrs Tar Yer, York. Witt and Whitthorne spoke in favor of the bill and Messrs Toney and Hooker opposed it. The bill was passed.
 H. B. 197. requiring every non-resi- dent wishing to hunt in the state to secure license, which Is good for seven days annually. and costs $500. was passed after long discussion
 Judge Moore presented a petition from the Arkansas Negro Farmers Associa- tion asking for an appropriation of sl0- 900 to cover the expenses of negro ex- hibit at the St Louis worlds fair
 A motion to reconsider the vote by which the house passed the bill sepa- rating school taxes paid by whites and negroes, was lost by vote of 43 to 41
 The house passed the Hale drainage bill. which enables owners of swamp land to drain the same when it cannot be done without affecting the lands of others.
 H. B. 57 CParks), providing for the taxation of the franchises of certain corporations and for the better enforce ment of the state revenue laws. was passed
 MT. Ghesnutt introduced bill increas- ing the wholesale dealers liquor license to double the present amount