The Monticellonian., 1903-01-29
ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE
A Condensed Report of the Actual Business Transacted the
 Past Week.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 20.
 The Senate.

l the Cummings convict farm.
 Senator Wilson presented resolution 1 No. 1, calling upon the governor to 1 hand in the resignations of Hons. J. P Eagle and G. J Crump as capitol com missioners. Senator Wilson. in support of the resolution, said it had been re ported no such resignations had been l rendered.
 Senators sengel and Fletcher favoresl the resolution. while Senator Hardy op- posed such action. On a vive voee vote the resolution was adopted A resolution by MT. Butt inviting l all the members of the penitentiary board to meet the general assembly in joint session and explain the matter of 1 purchasing q state convict farm passed. 1 the vote being as follows:
 Ayes-Butt Cotton, Covington. Flen- niken Huddleston KHgore. kilough. King, Mardis. Matlock. Mears, Price. Sengel, Naughter, Wilson. Witt Wood II.
 Noes-Adams Brown. Caldwell. Goth am. Fletcher, Hardy Hinlde. Logan. McFerrin, Pinnix Rison Simpson. Smith, MT President-14. The resolution was ordered enrolled. House business was then taken up. and the resolution providing for joint committee to visit the state uni versfty was adopted; also .the resolu- tion providing for a committee to look into expenditures of worlds fair appro- priation.
 Several house measures were read and referred.
 In executive session, tho senate con hrmed the nomination of Hon Jesse C. Hart as chancellor to succeed Hon. T. B. Martin.
 Senate bills were then introduced as l follows:
 No. 70 tealdwelD-Giving county clerks authority to make deeds for lands sold for taxes.
 No. 52 (McFerrin)--To repeal act 115 of the acts of 1899
 No. 53 Hogan)-To abolish the office | of road commissioner as provided in act 200 of acts of 1899 No. 54 Making the crime of se-breaking burglary.
 No. 56 (Smith)-Authorizin bring ing of suit to settle boundary line be tween Arkansas and Mississippi in vi einity of Crittenden county.
 No. 57 tSimpsen)-Giving wheel wrights and blacksmiths lien on pro ductions of their labor and upon any article repaired by them.
 No. 5S GPinnixl=To hereafter refund 40 per cent of purchase money paid for lands enormously forfeited to the state.
 The hour for balloting for United States senator was announced.
 Senator Wood presented the name of Hon. James P. Clark. seconded by Hon. James A. Gray.
 Senator Mears presented the name of Hon. James K. Jones.
 The ballot resulted:
 For Clarke-Adams, Brown. Coving- ton. Flenniken. Fletcher. Gray. Hardy, liuddleston, lobe. kiliough Matlock. Price, Rison, Simpson. Smith. Waugh ter. Wilson Witt Wood-l9.
 For Jones-Butt. Caldwell Gotham Cotton, Hinlde Kilgore King. Logan. Nardis. McFerrin, Mears Pinnix, Sen gel MT. President-14.
 Senator Hardy's resolution providing for joint committee to visit and re port on the Cummings convict farm was adopted-ayes IT, noes 14.
 Introduction of bills was resumed
 No. 60 (Mears) Regulating charges for passenger traffic.
 No. 61 tMardis) s)-Reyoking liquor lt- cense of those who violate section 1891.
 The Eouse.
 The first business of the day was concurrent resolution No. II, relatint: to the invitation to the people Of the Choctaw and Cherokee nations to be come part of Arkansas. and asking the assistance of the state delegation iH congress to this end. which was adopted.
 House concurrent resolution. provfd- ing that committee composed of the following, visit and report on the pur- chase of the Cummings convict farm. was adopted by a standing vote: Sev- en farmers, three doctors. one real estate man and one lawyer from the house, and three farmers two doctors one real estate man and one lawyer from the senate.
 large number of bills were taken up. read second time and placed on the calendar
 Bills were introduced as follows:
 No. 7S (Perry)-Amending collateral inheritance act.
 No. "A cLatimer)-For state inspec- tor of coal oil.
 No. 75 (Garrett) )-Calling a state con stitutional convention to meet October ., 1903, for the purpose of framing a new state constitution.
 No. 76 Campbell of PulaskD D-Grant- ing municipalities authority to license stationary engineers.
 At 12:O1 o'clock nominations were de- clared in order for United States sen atSr
 Speaker Moore presented the name of Hon. James P. Clark Mir. Toney nomt- mated Senator Jones and Hon r s. Ar mold presented Col. H. l.. Remmel.
 The vote was as follows
 For James r. Clarke-Allen. Apple Atkins, Baslin. Bell. Bevin. Braden Bradley, Brooks. Butler, Cate Campbell of Pulaski Ghappell, Chambers. Chap line, Chrsp Clement Cook of Chicot Ata Laney. EIdridge, Ferguson. Fraser Fut- rall Gantt Garrett, Gibson, Greene Of Ouachita. Griffin. Hall, .acobs, Knox, Latimer, Martineau. Matmiller McGui- gan. Merriman. Norneet. Parks. Patter- son, Pindall Reece. Rowland Scrim- shire. Slaghter. Stafford. Stockard Sto- yer. Tarver. Thompson. White Whit thorne, Witt, Wofford, York and Moore of Phllips-5s.
 For James K. Jones-Bird. Briant Burk, Campbell of Randolph Chestnut, crutcher, Dixon. Ellis. FIanagin. Fletch- CT. Funk. Fuller. Green of Benton. Hale Harris. Hill, Hogan, Holland. Holmes, Hooker Horton. Keel, Kelso. Keith. Kerwin. Matheny, Myers. Newberry. Perry Rodman, Rountree, Stevens, Honey. Weaver, Whitley and Winn-36. For H. L. Remmel Republican, Ar mold and Moore of Newton-2. Paired-Gannaway for Jones and Poole for Clarke. Absent-Bush and Holman. According to the vote recorded in both houses. Clarke received a total of Y, Jones 30 and liemmel ?. After the ballot was announced in- troduction of bills was resumed, and the following measures were read first time:
 Burke-To define a legal days work Harris-Joint resolution No g. for an amendment to the constitUtion to make the state school tax three mills.
 Greene of Benton-To provide for uniform measure of apples.
 R6ahihiting the gIanting