The Newark journal., 1903-04-03

of county school superintendent. was defeated Tn the house.
 The house passed bill authorizing cities of the first and second class to levy tax for maintenance of public li- braries.
 The Senate.
 II B. 261 tWhitthorne). and S E. 253 Logan). both providing for the better protection of fish. were passed without opposition.
 At 10 o'clock the senate set as an impeachment court to proceed with the trial of Chancellor Leatherman.
 Tie first witness called was l.. D. Cooper of Hot Springs. who stated that he was interested in the operation of slot machines. He testified that in d conversation with the defendant, the latter had said that inasmuch as the pool rooms and slot machines were con ducted under cover he thought those institutions should set aside a fund for campaign purposes.
 He had seen defendant in pool rooms occasionally. but had never seen him play either the races or slot machines Had never seen him drunk.
 w II. Lewis of Hot Springs stated that he had seen the defendant intoxf- cated in the Kentucky saloon.
 w II. Martin. an attorney of Hot Springs stated that he had been ap- pointed by the defendant in the cause of the Arkansas National Bank against Sumpter. the defendant had never de- manded loans of him. but after he was appointed receiver he advanced sums aggregating $1,500 served four years as receiver and received a fee of s6.000
 Geo. II. Lawer. chancery clerk of Garland county had served as master and commissioner in chanCery at seV- eral different times. for which he had received fees amounting to $1,20o; had loaned Judge Leatherman money when ever the latter stated that he needed it. Witness identified certain checks as those given by him to defendant
 s. A. Summons, a grocer at Hot Springs testified that he loaned the defendant $200 at one time and that at that time there was judgment against him with several others in defendants s court for $4.6oo. which was later re duced to $1700g
 F. r. Housley testified that he was one of the men against whom the judgment of S4600 later reduced to $i.i00. was rendered in the defendants court. He said he gave MT. Summons sl00 which the latter said he wanted for Judge Leatherman.
 John l.. Smith testified that the de- fendant offered him sum of money if he would allow him (the defendant to name the judges and clerks for the primary election last spring.
 C. S. Bell testified that he had been appointed receiver for the defunct City Savings Bank by the defendant. He stated that during the five years of his reeeivership he had collected between g 2,000 and S3 00o most of which had been allowed on his salary as receiver.
 The defense will later introduce wit ncsses.
 The House.
 MT Fletcher introduced by request a bill making it unlawful for any news paper in the state to publish accounts of prize tights or sparring contests, oc- curing either in the state or without.
 A bill was introduced making 1t un- lawful for any persons to engage in selling pools or maks bets on any horse race.
 An amendment to the insane asylur appropriation bill was adopted mak it unlawful for any member of the board or officer of the institution to employ any of his knsmen
 :, B. f2 (Pfnnixl, creating the office of county superintendent was taken up.
 MT. Du Laney urged the passage of the bill, MT. Chambers opposed the bill on the ground that it destroyed local self-sovernment by taking the power away from the school directors ana placing it in the hands of one man.
 Messrs. Jacobs, Michigan and Lati- mer spoke in favor of the measure
 Mir. Bell opposed the bill because it would create seventy-fve new offices and tax the people to pay for them
 The bill was defeated-24 to 4S
 s. B. 40 (king). enlarging the pow CTS of the railroad commission passed
 s B. l01 CWilsonl. authorizing cities of the first and second class to levy a tax of one-fourth of a mill for the maintenance of public libraries. was read third time and passed
 s. E. 9S (Hardy) allowing railroad companies seven days in which to pay discharged employees. passed.
 MT. Brooks called up s. E. s. limit ing the hours of work of railway train crews, except in cases of wreeks and other accidents. to sixteen consecu- tive hours per day. The bill passed without opposition.
 S. B. 113 tGray1 providing for a division of liquor license funds between county and school funds. was taken up. Amendments wsre adopted exempting about forty counties.