The Newark journal., 1903-02-27

was devoted exclusively to house busi- ness
 In the lower branch the bill appro- priatiHg $IS0,o00 for the erection of an annex to the insane asylum at Lit tie Rock was passed. An amendment was adopted increasing the amount from s140so00 to $1So000 The house also passed the anti-cigarette bill.
 The Senate.
 In the absence of President Short MT. Fletcher presided.
 AIr. Whitthorne.s bill authorizing the special school district of Benton to bor- TOW money was passed.
 Ii. B. t66. the Bonneville special school district bill, was passed over the governors veto.
 s B. IT. to increase salary of mine inspector to 5000 and allowing him to use free transportation, was intro duced.
 H. B. 27l to fix time of holding cir cult court in the Third district. passed
 Senator Gotham introduced senate con current resolution No. II, concerning the distribution of the Peabody fund Nlr. Gotham explained that it had been stated that 1t was the purpose of the board to close their trust and place the entire fund in one large teachers college. to be located at Nashville. Tenn. He desired that Arkansas should continue to receive her pro rata of the fund. The resolution was adopted
 II. B. TT, to amend the four=wire fence law of Lee county, passed
 II. B. 63 relating to the examination of teachers, was read third time an1 passed.
 The bill providing for court stem ographer for the Sixth judicial district was read third time and passed
 The senate adjourned till Monday.
 The House.
 Several petitions favoring the worlds fair appropriation were read.
 MT. WeaYers bill fixing salaries Of officers of Sebastian county. passed
 AIr. Poole called up IL B. 45. regu- lating the examination of applicants for pensions. the hearing of evidence. etc, bv the county pension board. It was read third time and passed
 Dr Buffers bin fNo. 14S), to pro hibit the manufacture and sale of cigar cites in this state. was taken up and passed.
 s. B. No. 3. for the building of an annex to the insane asylum. was taken up, and after the adoption of an amend ment increasing the appropriation from s14o,o00 to s1S0.0o0, the bill passed
 The committee on agriculture re- ported a substitute for the DeRossit game bill It makes it unlawful to
 
 whatsoever any quail or partridge from February 15 to November 1; deer or fawn from February 1 to September l; i; wild turkey from May l to September 1. It makes it unlawful for non-residents to shoot hunt, fish or trap at any sea son of the year in this state, and con stitutes the sheriff of each county or any constable game warden and their deputies game wardens. The bill makes if unlawful to shoot after sunset or before sunrise upon any of the waters of the state nor shall any person shoot any wild dnck before sunrise or after sunset IL is made unlawful for any common carrier to ship out of the state any deer, turkey wild fowl. game fish or game of any description. the fine for violation to be not less than $i00 nor more than $500.
 S. B. S4. providing for court stem ographer for the First judicial circuit was taken up and passed.
 s. B. B, repeating act of 1899. pro- vidng for the registration of school warrants. was read third time and passed.
 MT. Butts bill to protect fish in the counties of Madison. Carroll Benton and Washington was passed.
 MT. Covingtons bill providing for a court stenographer for the Fifth judi cial district was passed
 Senate concurrent resolution No IT. requesting trustees of the Peabody fund to set aside Arkansas pro rata to be devoted to educational purposes. was adopted.
 s. B. 43, authorizing officers of spe- cial and common school districts to insure the school buildings of their re- spectiNe districts, was read third time and passed.
 The bill creating the Seventh chan cery district to be composed of the fna If mi CaIl Columbia. Lafayette and Dallas was taken up and passed.