The Monticellonian., 1903-04-30
The Senate.


 H 3. 564 fMr. Cook of Chicot) pro Viding for the redigesting of the stat utes. was read third time and passed.
 $ B 27S CWitU, the nti-poolroom bill, was taken up. Senator Smith of fered an amendment fixing the license Tor running poolrooms at $3.0O0 and making it optional with the quorum courts to allow poolrooms to run
 H. B. 465 (Crutcher), preventing fish ing except with hook and line, passed by unanimous vote.
 The house bill establishing mining districts and defining the rights of mining corporations, was passed
 IL B. 497 Baskin). allowing jurors except in justice courts. mileage. was read third time and passed.
 MT Keith's bill, preventing the ob- struction of neighborhood roads, was passed
 IL B. Fl fMoore of Phillips). mall- ing appropriation to secure roster of Confederate officers and soldiers from Arkansas, passed.
 Senator Fletcher called up the bill. appropriating s1,000 to care for the graves of the Confederate dead at Camp Nelson. near LonoSe. The meas ure was opposed by Senators Wilson. Hardy and Norwood The bill failed to pass. IS to II. a two-thirds majority being necessary.
 Senator Huddleston called up H B 4+f. providing for uniform primary iu the first senatorial district. Senator NorwoOd and Huddleston engaged in a heated discussion in which Senator Huddleston branded a statement of Senator Nerwood as a falsehood. La ter both gentlemen apoiogized to each other and to the house. The bill was placed back on second reading
 H B. 516. requiring mutual fire in surance companies to give bond and defining their rights. was passed
 Conference committees were appoint ed on the state university and blind school appropriation bills.
 The House.
 II B. 493. the appropriation bill foI the university of Arkansas. was taker up for the purpose of considering the senate amendments. All the amend ments proposed by the senate making an increase in the appropriation were rejected by tine house. The house refused to concur in the senate amendments to the blind school appropriation bill and a conference committee was appointed. Mir, Campbell of Randolph introduc- ed a bill to protect the mussel and pearl fishing industry to have the same effect as the one vetoed by the gov ernor
 \ motion by MT. Campbell of Ran dolph to reconsider the vote by which the bill dividing the state into chan cery districts was passed was laid or the table.
 s. B 277 fKfllough) authorizing the | St Francis levce board to issue bonds to the amount of s500000 was taken up and passed.
 s. B 2Sl redistrieting the chaneery districts to include the entire state and increasing the number of districts rom seven to ten. was taken up. lt was explained that the bill was sub stitutc for the Simpson ehancery bill Messrs. Moore of Newton and Camp bell of Randolph opposed the measure on the ground that it would add an expense of sS.000 per annum to the state unnecessarily. Messrs. Pindall and Poole spoke in favor of the bill. showing the benefits from separate l ehancery courts. The bill passed, 46 to 43.
 Mir. Chestnut called up motion to reconsider the vote by which II. E. 203 requiring notes and due bills to be listed for taxation, was tabled The motion received a majority of the