The Newark journal., 1903-03-13
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 nex appropriation from s14o,Ooo to S1SO 000
 The question of extending the session was discussed in the senate, but no definite date was agreed to.
 The house passed a bill constituting the governor. secretary of state and at torney general a state board of par dons.
 Several other matters of importance were disposed of in both branches. and in the afternoon Hon. Private John Allen of Mississippi addressed the gen eral assembly, in joint sesion.
 The Senate.
 The first business brought up after roll call was the extension of the ses- sion.
 Senator King moved to reconsider the vote by which the senate receded from it's thirty day amendment to the orig inal house resolution. The motion was carried and Senator King gave notice that he would introduce an amendment to extend the session to April 21.
 The University of Arkansas appropri- ation bill was introduced In addition to the ordinary expenses the bill ap- propriates s50000 for a durmitory for girls. $50.000 for building for the de- partments of mechanical arts and civil and electrical engineering. $5.000 for dairy building, $5,000 for a building and equipment of the veterinary depart ment, $2,500 to purchase additional land, s3 000 for a gymnasium S43S5 for an exhibit at the Worlds Fair and S3,000 for a summer normal school at the University.
 A conference committee was named on the insane asylum annex appropria- tion bill.
 H. B. 365 (Cook). regulating the cleo 1F 1 the county judge to require voters to exhibit receipts. was passed.
 S. B. 48 (Wood), increasing salary of superintendent of public instruction to S2 800, passed.
 S. B. f6s. increasing salary of secre- tary of state to S2.250, was passed after a short debate, ayes IS. noes 2.
 Senator Norwood reported that an agreement had been reached by confer ence on the insane asylum annex appro- priation bill, the senate concurring in several minor amendments and the house receding from the amendment in- creasing the appropriation to S1s0. 1000.
 The report was adopted and the bill passed as amended.
 The House.
 The house passed the bill creating the governor. secretary of state and attor- ney general a board of pardons.
 MT. Futrall opposed the bill on the ground that it was unconstitutional
 H. B. 194 lRodman), providing for a state board of arbitration for the set clement of differences between em- ployers and employees, passed by vote of 69 to ?. The bill provides that the board shall be composed of the com missioner of mines and agriculture and two others. one selected by the employ CTS and the other by the employees.
 H B. 342. making it unlawful for physicians to reveal professional se- crets, drum up business to become habitual drunkards, and providing pun ishment for malpractice, was passed by unanimous vote.
 H. B. 262. providing that all sacks. barrels, etc, of flour, grain feed, etc, shall have the weight and contents marked on the outside, passed.
 On motion the house concurred in the conference report on the insane an nex appropriation bill
 The Judiciary committee submitted a report on the Leatherman case. as fol lows:
 Your committee to whom was re- ferred charges of impeachment against Leland Leatherman chancellor of the Third chaneery district. beg leave to report that they have had the same under investigation.
 Easing our recommendation upon the testimony of witnesses examined we recommend that the charges preferred be approved by the house of represen- tatives. and that they be presented to the senate of the state in the manner prescribed by law"
 MT Whitthorne spoke against the adoption of the report. and moved to refer the matter back to the committee for further testimony on both sides.
 The motion was lost.
 On a viye voce vote a motion to ap- prove the charges was adopted
 Mir Pindall offered the following:
 Whereas. The cause of Leland Leath- erman is to be submitted to the senate for trial, and the law directs that committee be selected from the house to conduct the prosecution in the sen ate; now, therefore. be it
 Resolved. That the speaker of the house appoint a committee of five mem- bers of this house to conduct such prosecution as representatives of the house."
 The resolution was adopted and the speaker announced the following as the committee: Mesrs. Patterson, Pindall, Parks, Chapline and Whitley.