The Forrest City times., 1903-04-17
ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE House Passes Bill Providing for New State Capitol Over
 Governors Veto.
THURSDAY, APRIL 9.

The house committee on ways and ,,eans persented four reports upon the investigation of the charges preferred gainst Governor Davis by the members aF inc penitentiary board. A report stgned by Messrs. Rowland and Futrell ,naking no recommendations, was adopted.
 citv and town councils to regulate the nrice of water. gas and electricity.
 Senator Cotham's bill abolishing the ,renaratory department of the Univer- sitv of Arkansas was passed by the sen ate.
 The Senate.
 Senator Wilson called up his bill ex- .rntinr Christian Scientists from the nroyisions of the act previously passed regulating the practice of medicine and surgery. Senators Caldwell and Gov ington spoke in opposition to the meas ure Senator's Collins, Logan. Simpson a,d Wilson urged its passage The biu passed-l6 to 13.
 motion to reconsider the vote bv which H. E. 42, the worlds fair bill failed to pass. was carried.
 S B 260 tCaldwelD, authorizing the councils of cities and towns to regulate the price of water. gas and electricity passed 26 to 2
 Senator Flenneken's bill providing for the placing of statues of A. H. Garland and General Pat Cleburne in the hall of statuary at Washington D. C.. was talk en up and passed.
 Senator Gotham called up his bill abolishng the preparatory department of the University of Arkansas. Senator Gotham urged that this department ben efted only a small portion of the state and that this the best place to re- trench in the expenses of the university Senators Logan and Wilson opposed the ha tn
 The senate accepted an invitation from the city of Hot Springs to visit that city on the following Saturday
 Senator Vaughters bill amending the textbook law, failed to pass.
 The House.
 H. B. 539, appropriating s30,00O to pay mileage, per-diem and contingent expenses of members of the general as- sembly, was passed
 Judge Merriman. chairman of the ways and means committee presented three reports on the investigation of charges preferred against Governor Da- wis by members of the penitentiary board. The house adopted report signed by Messrs. J. S. Rowland and J M. Futrell of the committed The finding of this report was to the effect that the signers were of the opinion that they had no authority to pass upon the question as to whether the charges have been sustained by a sufficieney of testi- mony. but that such action might infiu- ence the action of the house. which is the sole arbitrator of this controversy Three other reports were presented by the committee. One of these. signed by Chairman E. NJ Merriman J. F Weaver William Flecher and F. NJ. Funk and eoncurred in by John H. Holland and Park Crutcher. except as to two speci- heations- found that the testimony sus- tained number of the charges against Givernor Davis. A third report signed by B. r. Wofford. George G. Stockard and w. w. Whitley. found that there was TO corruption in the purchase of the convict farm on the part of either the governor or penitentiary board; that there was nothing to criminate Govern or Davis in any way and that he should be exonerated from any culpability mis- conduct or criminality. Previous to the adoption of the first report. a motion to adopt the second report was lost 40 to A, and a motion to adopt the third report was lost 43 to A. MT. Whitley presented individual report object ing to number of paragraphs in the majority report and concurring in the report signed by B. F. Wohord, George (. Stockard and himself
 Two thousand copies of the testimony was ordered printed.
 The house accepted an invitation to visit Hot Springs the following Satur- day.