The Newark journal., 1903-04-17
ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE
Senate Passes Merriman Bill for Million Dollar State
 House.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8.

Mir Merriman's bill appropriating $i.- 000,000 for the completion of the state capitol building passed the senate with out amendment
 Senator Prices Worlds Fair bill fail ed to pas in the senate, the president holding that a two-thirds majority was g@eessary for it's passage. The house Considered the state anniversary appro- priation bill and struck out the items of $10.0O0 for a gymnasium and 5000 for a summer school besides reducing other items.
 The Senate.
 Senator Prices bill making an appro- priation for the exhibit at the St. Louis Worlds Fair was a special order Sen ator Sengel's amendment proposing to make the commissioner of mines man ager of the exhibit and building, was called up.
 The psesident ruled the amendment out of order \ motion to concur in the house amendment to the bill pre- vailed. The question was then upon the adoption of President Shorts sub stitute for Senator Kings amendment. providing that no salary should be paid to employees until the building is ready for occupancy. The substitute was lost. Senator Kings amendment pro viding that the question of when em-
  to the board of directors. but that they should be paid only for actual services. was defeated. The house amendment providing for payment of employees while on duty, was eoneurred in. The roll was called on the final passage of the bill and the vote stood It ayes to n noes.
 The president declared the bill de- feated. holding that a two-thirds ma jority was necessary for it's passage. President Short from the floor moved that the vote be reconsidered and the motion was ordered of record.
 NIT. Merrimans bill appropriating Sl.0O0,000 for state capital building, was taken up. An amendment offered by Senator Logan to erect the capital on the site of the present state house was lost, Senator King offered an amendment. authorizing the board to advertise for an architect who should receive not more than S3e.gu0 instead of $50 00O as provided in the bill. The amendment was lost. Senator Coving- ton opposed the bill. He declared that 1t let down the bars for the state to be robbed.
 The roll was called and the bill pass ed-1S to II.
 Senator Collins introduced a bill pro- hibiting fraternities in the University of Arkansas fixing suspension and eX- pulsion for violation of the law by stu dents and dismissal of the president if he permits violation. The bill was referred to the committee on education.
 The House.
 II. B. 53S tPindalD. appropriating $500 for the purpose of purchasing a silver service to be presented to the monitor Arkansas. was considered in committee of the whole
 Messrs. Jacobs and Whitley opposed the bill. Messrs. Pindall, Keel and Merriman urged it's passage. 4 motion to report the bill with the recommen- dation that il do not pass prevailed.
 H. B. 396. providing an appropria- ton for the blind school. was consid- cred in committee of the whole. An amendment was adopted reducing the salary of physician to $750 for two years. Amendments seeking to reduce engineers salary from sl200 per year to S1,000 for two years to reduce the matrons salary to S400 per year, and striking out the item of 8 900 for a pipe organ and two pianos. were defeat ed.
 The bill as amended was adopted.
 The University appropriation bill was taken up.
 on motion of Mir Tarver the item of s3.000 for a summer school was struck out.
 MT. Toney moved to strike out the item of S10.000 for a gymnasium. The motion prevailed after some discussion,
 The item of $6S0 for the publication of a college paper was stricken out; the item for maintenance of the agri- cultural department was reduced from $4 900 to $2000: item of $2.S62 for the maintenance of physics and chemistry department was reduced to $2000.
 The committee reported progress and was granted leave to sit again
 II. B. 43S. providing for a court sten- ographer for the Tenth judicial circuit was read third time and passed.