The Monticellonian., 1903-02-05
The Senate.


 A resolution authorizing the Judiciary committee to employ a clerk at s4 per day was adopted after considerable dis cussion. Messrs. Butt and lobe speak ing in opposition.
 MT. Cotton filed petitions from citi- zens of Crawford county remonstrating against the passage of the antitrust bill
 MT. Covington introduced S B 115, authorizing judges of circuit courts to parole criminals under 21 years of age convicted of any crime except rape, rob bery or arson. persons paroled to give bond for conducting himself in a law abiding manner. Upon conviction that the paroled party has completely reform ed, an absolute discharge may be grant ed. Referred to judiciary committee.
 The following bills were also read and referred:
 S. B. IF (KllouSh)-To authorizs the board of directors of the St. Francis levee district to issue bonds for the pur- pose of building rebuilding. repairing raising and maintaining -evees on the right bank of the Mississippi river.
 s. B. 11S tkillough(. to amend act of March $, 1899, donating state lands to the St. Francis levee district. such lands to be exempt from taxati m for a pe- riod of ten years.
 S. B. 119 (Killough), measure revis- ing the whole St. Francis ievee district law.
 S B. l2o (Jobe). providing that lessees of state convicts pay the state not less than s1 per day in cases where conviets are sublet.
 s. B. 121 tHuddleston), providing for the publication in newspapers of names of all persons delinquent for personal taxes.
 S. B. 122 (Price) giving cities of the first and second class the use of all road tax collected within their corporate limits on their own streets except one fifth.
 S. B. 124 (Simpson). to prevent dis crimination in the price of coal oil and beef
 Senator Butts bill (105) requiring cor porations to file their articles of in- corporation showing capital stock etc. with the clerk of the county in which their headquarters are located before certificate can be obtained from the secretary of state. was taken up and passed.
 A bill by MT. Rison. changing the time for holding court in Perry coun- ty to the first Mondays in February and August. was read third time and passed
 The House
 Some complaint having been made against the pages, MT. Whitthorne pre- scented a resolution empowering the speaker To dismiss them and appoint new ones
 On motion the resolution was placed on the calendar. subject to call if the boys do not improve.
 The speaker announced that the au- ditor had refused to honor warrants from the clerk for newspapers and stamps
 number of committees reported on measures heretofore submitted A memorial to the state delegation in congress. asking them to support the omnibus bill granting statehood to New Mexico and the other territories, was adopted.
 II. B. IT. to increase the power of pension examiners. was defeated
 Dr. Myers introduced H. B. 204, au- thorizing the secretary of the senate and clerk of the house to purchase thirty newspapers daily printing the proceed ings, and 25 cents worth of stamps for each member, was read twice and made special order for Friday morning.
 The title and object of other bills in- trodueed were as follows:
 H. B. s05 (Scrimshire), to compel railroad companies to pay employees on day Of discharge.
 H. B. 2os (Dixon), relating to the dis