The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-02-28
The Senate,


joint resolution No. s, amending the
constitution so as to permit women to
serve as school directors.
Mr. Norwood also introduced S. b.
1S1, to authorize school directors to
mortgage property anu borrow money
for building purposes
Senator HuddIeston introduced S. b.
1872, granting chancery courts concur
rent jurisdiction with circuit courts in
the removal of DISABILITIES Of minors.
Senator Gray introduced a bill GS3),
to increase salaries Of supreme court
judges to $4,000 per annum and judges
Of circuit courts and chancellors to
$4,000 per annum,
Senator Matocks Bill (No. 1879, 20
amend the law regulating the Lynwood
and Auburn levee district was passed
Senator Wilson's bin permitting col
lectors to deposit county funds in banks
was taken up and passed.
$. b. 46, to compel telegraph com
panies to transmit messages promptly,
was read third time and passed.
The King antitrust bill was then taken
up.
one Of the strongest aIgrp2nts made
in favor of the committee amendment
to strike out that part pertaining to fire
insurance companies was made by Sem
ator Gray Of Pulaski
The vote on the amendment was as
follows;
Ayes Adams. Caldwell Collins, Cot
ham, Fletcher Gray, Killough, Mardis,
Price, Rison, Sengel, Simpson and Witt
Total, 10.
Noes-Brown, Butt, Cotton Coving-
ton, Flenniken, Hardy, Huddleston, lobe
Il 10
rim, Norwood, laughter, Wilson. Total
IS,
Senator Hinkle announced that he was
paired with Senator Pink who would
vote no and he aye Senator Mears was
paired with Senator Smith the latter
TO vote aye and he no, Senator Wood
announced a pair with Mr., Short, who
would vote no and he aye,
After the defeat OF the the amendment
cxemptlng insurance companies the bin
ms originally introduced passed by the
following vote
Ayes-Adams Brown, Butt Caldwell
Collins, Gotham, Cotton, Covington, Elem
nlten, Fletcher, Hardy Ilnklc, Iluddle-
ston, lobe, Kllgorc, Klllough, King Loo
gan, Murdis, Matlook, McForrln, Mcars
Norwood, Price, Simpson, laughter,
Wilson--2G
Nocs--Groy Rison, scngcL witt and
Wood--5,
Absent and not votlng--plnnIx, Smith
and Short,
The House.
But little business was transacted In
the house, n large part Of the day being
consumed In discussing a motion 20 re-
consider the insane asylum annex ap.
preparation bill,
Tho first measure taken up was n
local biz, TO prohibit the sale Of liquor
within Ave miles Of Elm Springs school
house, IN Washington county Tho bin
was passed.
Mr. Perry moved to reconsider the
vote by which the insane asylum bill
passed,
The motion was discussed ne length
aud finally defeated,
II. H. 500 allowing the town of Au.
gusta, In Woodruff county to borrow
uoncy to build watcrworks plant, was
read third time and passed,
\ bin by ar, Whltthorno 10 protect
Nah In the Saline river and tributary
waters was roNu third time and passed,
II, n, 1919 amp, to authorize the re-.
funding by the state Of money for sale
of lnnds enormously forfeited for taxes
was read third time and passed Tho
intention OF the act II TO protect limo.
cent purchasers
II, u. 3ll (Scrmshlrc) making II un.
lawful 90 catch or XIII wild turklos by
mems of batting, blinds, pens, traps or
dondfalls, was taken up ana passed,
Mr. futrnll introduced II H. $40, au.
thorialng the county Judge Of each
county 10 appoint n board Of health,
A bin was passed granting 10 the city
Of Little Rock u strlp OF land extending
along the Arkansas river
a number Of bills were read second
time ana several measures Of purely n
local character were passed