The Monticellonian., 1903-04-09
ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE
House Defeats Amendment to Ex- empt Insurance Companies from
 King Antitrust Bill.
TUESDAY, MARCH 31.

In the senate the prosecution in the Leatnerman trail closed and the de fense introduced number of witnesses. | The house considered the King anti | trust bill. and an amendment declaring | that the bill do not apply to labor or | ganizations was adopted After con | siderable discussion an amendment by l MT. Campbell of Pulaski to exempt in- | surance companies from the provisions of the bill was defeated by a vote of 46 to 26.
 The Senate.
 The trial of Chancellor Leatherman l was continued.
 | J. NJ. Kelley cashier of q pool room. testified that he had cashed a note for | $200 in favor of the defendant by di- rection of his employer; that the note had not been paiu but that 1t had not | been presented
 C. s. Moore. a deputy sheriff sta | tioned at a club room. testified that he | had seen defendant under the influence | of liquor
 | Reb Houpt testified that he was | sheriff of Garland county for six years and during .nat time had never seen the defendant drunk while on the bench. | The prosecution rested at this point. 1 c. c. Latta. a lawyer of Hot Springs. | the first witness for the defense, tes- | lAreu ludl Ie Ildu pIdtllt5d III lH6 dt- fendants court nearly every day and | that his demeanor upon the bench had always been good; that his opinions | had always been written and the very 1 best; that he had never seen the de fendant intoxicated. Witness said he | had loaned the defendant $20O which | Lad been repaid, and that he had also | loaned him money at other times
 Col. Alfred Wilmington. real estate dealer of Hot Springs, stated that he | had known the defendant twelve or fourteen years and had never seen him intoxicated.
 C. NJ. RiX. president of the Arkansas l National Bank, Hot Springs, testified that he had never seen the defendant | intoxicated; that his demeanor on the | bench he regarded good. Witness said defendant was now indebted to his bank.
 Col. F. W. Rector, lawyer of Hot Springs. testified that he had never seen the defendant intoxicated; that the bar l regarded him an excellent chancellor and that the supreme court had invar- | iably sustained his decisions. | Dr. Keller of Hot Springs testified 1 that he had known the defendant for years and had never seen him under the influence of liquor; his reputation among members of the bar was good Dr. Sanders was the family physi- elan of defendant and had known him for eighteen years; had seen him take social drink but had never seen him drunk; had heard members of the bar speak complimentary of him.
 Mir. Bryan. grocer. testified that | he had never seen Judge Leatherman drunk; had never loaned him money. | but had cashed checks for him, which had always been paid.
 J. A. Smith. real >state dealer had known defendant a number of years; l had never seen him intoxicated; his l St iu1Va ha a good
 Judge Teague testified that he had l praetieed in defendants court and re- garded him as an able chancellor
 A. J. Murphy. an attorney, was the l next witness rad never seen the judge drunk. Witness was the attorney in | the case against the Garland Novelty Company; defendant had nothing to do with bringing the suits. which were brought at the solicitation of citizens of Hot Springs.
 The defense announced that several l witnesses had been unable to reach Lit tie Rock and an adjournment was taken till Wednesday,
 The House.
 H. B. AS. prohibiting non-residents from trading horses without paying $1OO license in each county in which they do business, was passed.
 Mr. Can't introduced a resolution raising the fees of each janitor 50 cents per day for extra services The resolution passed-S3 to 80.
 MT Vim introduced a resolution 1 proposing an amendment to the con stitution requiring all railroads to | furnish passes to officers and members | of the general assembly. l Mir. Campbell of Pulaski called up S. B. No. l, the King antitrust bill An | amendment offered by Mr Holland ex empting labor unions from the provis- ions of the bill was recommended by the judiciary committee.
 Messrs. Poole and McGuigan opposed the amendment. MT. Campbell of Ran dolph opposed ali amendments. as he | thought they were offered to kill the bill Messrs. Merriman and Toney urged the adoption of the amendment
 The amendment was adopted-ayes | A, noes 32.
 An amendment by MT. Burk that no | provision of the bill be construed to prohibit the existence of horticultural | societies was rejected.
 The next amendment taken up was the one offered by MT. Campbell of | Pulaski, eXempting insurance compan- ies from the clause prohibiting rating bureaus. The author of the amend ment argued that as the bill stood the old line insurance companies would be | forced to withdraw from the state, as | they could not dloIu to quit DuSiHeSS in other states where rating bureaus | exist.
 Mir Chambers spoke against the pro- posed amendment. An insurance trust | was as bad as any other trust.
 MT. Cate stated that he had been commended by his constituents for his | efforts to prevent the shutting out of insurance companies, He made a strong | argument for the amendment.
 MT. Toney stated that the first effect of shutting out the old line companies would be to deprive the state of over s26000 annual revenue; he was op- posed to disturbing present conditions.
 Mir, Du Laney argued that the in surance companies admit they are in a trust when they threaten to leave the state if this bill becomes a law.
 On call of the roll the amendment was defeated by a vote of 46 to 26.
 Mir. Campbell of Randolph moved to | reconsider the vote by which the | amendment was rejected and to lay that motion on the table. Carried.
 WEDNESDAY, APRIL
 In the senate the Leatherman trial was again on, and the defendant testi- fled in his own behalf. The trial was |