Woodruff County news., 1903-01-29
NO. 43.

In the house a resolution inviting Col Murphy to address the body on the question of purchasing the Cum mings farm and penitentlary matters in general was indefinitely postponed A motion to have the general assem- bly visit the farm was also defeated
 The Senate.
 A memorial from the county judges convention. favoring enlarging ths insane asylum was read and referred to committee.
 Concurrent resolution No. GoganN. asking congress to cede to Arkansas | certain strip of land comprising a part of the Indian Territory, was called up and adopted-25 to 1.
 Concurrent resolution No. g (Pinnix>. requiring the state university commit tee to inquire into the origin of tn: fire which destroyed the university shops, was adopted and order tranS- mitted to the house. Amendment to s. B. No. 12 (Pinnix)4 relating to county superintendents. was discussed. and the measure was finally left as originally introduced. There was no afternoon session. the body adjourning to Monday. The House. concurrent resolution offered by MT McGuigan. Thursday, creating a | joint committee of three. two from the house and one from the senate. to take | testimony as to the methods of rail- | roads and corporations doing business 1 in this state, was reconSidered and adopted The committee is empowered with authority to summon witnesses and take testimony, and report to the | general assembly. l A resolution was adopted to appoint committee of seven to look after the affairs of the states exhibit at the ST. Louis exposition.
 MT. Butler introduced II. B. 14s to prohibit the manufacture and sale of cigarettes and cigarette papers. | Senate concurrent resolution No. { l (Butt), inviting Col. Murphy to ad- dress the general assmbly on the con- vict farm matter was called up. | MT Kerwin favored the resolution. MT. Whitly opposed the resolution. | favoring bringing the board together l instead of encoura ging dissension. The resolution discussed at | length Messrs Pindall, Merriman. Per | ry. Chestnut. Green of Benton. At l while Messrs. Fuller, Chapline. McGui- l gan, Crisp Stevens and Parks spoke in favor of postponement.
 The resolution was indefinitely post poned by vote of 52 to 39
 Senate concurrent resolution No. 2
 
 | eral assembly visit the Cummings plan | tation in body. was called up, anl after some discussions the resolution was defeated.
 Senate concurrent resolution No. 6. | authorizing the joint committee to make thorough investigation of the burning of the machine shops at go state university was adopted.
 Bills of importance were introduced | as follows:
 No. 151 (Grif1n) probate judges to hold court when deemed nec- | eSsary. .
 No. 152 (Rodman)-Providing that persons employed by road commission CTS shall make out claims and submit same to the county court
 No 15S (Toney)-Fixing license for the sale of horses and mules at $100 per annum in cities of more than 10.- 900 population
 No. 159 OHolmes) )-Making it a pen- alty to fish or hunt on Sunday. | No. 122-Regulating charges by rail- ways for carrying passengers. l No. 160-Limiting the number of witnesses in criminal cases to ten for | state and fifteen for defendant.
 Senate concurrent resolution No. 3
 Gogan), asking the Arkansas delega~ tion in congress to take necessary ac- tion to secure the return to Arkansas of the Cherokee parallelogram. embrac- ing about 7.000,000 acres. was taken up and adopted.
 Adjourned to Saturday morning.