Woodruff County news., 1903-02-19

parties warned to do road duty shall pay $1 instead of 75 cents, as the old law provides. The bill passed.
 Senator Prices worlds fair appropri- ation bill was passed.
 Senator Price made a most telling speech in advocacy of the above bill, calling attention to the great advant age that will allow a creditable exhibit of the states natural resources at this exhibit, to be held at the very doors of Arkansas. Only seven votes were re- corded against the bill. The vote as re- corded was as follows:
 Ayes: Butt, Caldwell, Collins, Cot ton Covington, Flenniken Fletcher Gray, Hardy. Huddleston. Killough Mardis, Matlock, McFerrin Mears. Nor wood, Pinnix, Price, Rison, Sengel, Simpson, Vaughter, Witt, Wood-30.
 Noes: Adams, Hinkle. lobe. Kilgore, Smith. Wilson and MT. President-7.
 A bill by Senator Hinkle making the salary of the county judge of Clark l county $1,o00 per annum was passed. S. E. 123. fixing the salary of the county clerk of Independence county at $2,000 per annum and that of the circuit clerk at $1,S00 per annum was passed
 l No. 161. to declare q four-wire fence a lawful fence in certain territory Of | St. Francis county, was read the third | time and passed.
 s. B. 119, by MT. Killough, to aid the | St. Francis levee board in order to pro | tect the counties of Lee. Phillips and 1 Crittenden from overflow. was passed. | In advocacy of the bill MT. Killough stated that there was two million acres | in this district and there has been ex- pended in the past ten years over $1,- | 625.000 The levee is now 157 miles l long, and when completed will be 1S7 miles, It is the second longest levee in the world The tax books show that the district paid in $50000 more since | the system had begun than before. Wild lands had been reclaimed from practically nothing in value to from 1 $10 to $15 per acre. This bill increases the tax from to cents per acre, and the people are anxious to pay it. Senator Matlock introduced a bill in creasing the salary of the secretary of | state to $2,250.
 Senator Rison introduced S. B. 162. | to reorganize the board of penitentiary l commissioners. The bill adds the treas urer to the board and takes the governor 1 therefrom
 Senator Cotton introduced s. B. 166. | which provides for the erection of a l new state house. It creates board of | seven members, one from each con- gressional district, to be elected by the general assembly in joint session. to | hold office till the completion of said | building, unless removed for cause by the general assembly. Each to give l $20.000 bond, to be approved by the au- l ditor. Vacancies to be filled by the board till next meeting of the general assembly. The building is to be erected on the foundation already completed.
 Senator Hardy presented concurrent resolution No. 10, providing for a com mittee of three from the senate and five from the house to prepare a bill redis- tricting the entire state into chancery | districts. The resolution was adopted
 MT. Caldwell introduced s. B. 1892 making it false pretense for farm ten ants to secure supplies when they fail 1 to carry out a contract
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 After the routine a number of local bills and petitions were presented.
 MT. Arnold introduced H. B. 29O. pro- viding for the creation of a state bank ing board.
 H. B. 274. by MT. Toney, defining the | manner in which electric wires shall be constructed where they cross railroad tracks. was taken up and passed
 House joint resolution No 1 Camp bell of Randolph was called up. Ii proposes an amendment to the constitu- tion so as to increase the state school | tax from two mills to four mills. Quite | a spirited discussion took place between Messrs. Campbell of Pulaski and Camp bell of Randolph. and at one time 1t | looked as though the gentlemen would come together. The speaker, however | interpoSed and both gentlemen made satisfactory explanations of language used. The resolution failed to pass. Discussion of this measure consumed almost the entire days session.
 MT. Whitthorne introduced bill No. | 292, to amend act of 1899 providing for building bridges, improving roads, etc. l Read first time.