Woodruff County news., 1903-04-02
ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE. Impeachment Proceedings Against Chancellor Leatherman in
 Senate.
MONDAY, MARCH a.

w nllo tIc ScHdtG ulQ IiOt llOlO dL afternoon session. that body transacted considerable business at the morning session, the following bills being passed: Prohibiting use of fraudulent poll tax receipts; increasing license of insurance agents from $2 to $25 per annum; giving deputy prosecuting at torneys same fees in justice courts as allowed prosecuting attorneys.
 Senator Gray's bill to increase sal aries of supreme court judges was de- feated, also the Mears bill providing Imprisonment as penalty for carrying concealed weapons.
 The house passed an act to better en- able cities of second class to become cities of the first class bill establish ing mining districts and regulating the posting of mining claims, also a bill ap propriating $6.500 for the state guard.
 The Senate.
 The first order of business was a motion to indefinitely postpone H. B. 239, fixing fees for clerks and sheriffs in certain counties. The motion was lost and the bill made a special order S. B. 95 Hinkle), to prevent the fraudulent use of poll tax receipts, was taken up and passed.
 S. B. 215 (Hardy), compelling in- surance companies to pay $25 instead of $2 for license to do business in the state, passed by vote of IA to 8.
 S. B. 137, providing fees for prose- cutting attorneys. passed but a motion to transmit the bill to the house failed. Senator Woods bill giving sheriffs a fee of 50 cents each for summoning special jurors, was defeated.
 S. B. 1S3 (Gray), increasing the sal aries of supreme court judges to $9,- 900 per year, failed to pass.
 Senator Mears' bill fixing the pun ishment for carrying concealed weap- ons at fine of not less than $50 nor more than $500, and imprisonment not less than thirty days nor more than ninety days, was read the third time. Senator Butt opposed the bill on the ground that the penalty was excessive. Senator Killough urged the passage of the measure.
 On roll call the bill was defeated.
 The House.
 H. B. SOP, establishing mining dis tricts and declaring the rights and du- ties of mining corporations. miners, locators of mining lands and mine own CTS, passed without opposition.
 H. B. ACT, providing that the attor- ney general. auditor and secretary of state shall determine the advancement of cities of the first and second class, was passed.
 H. B. 373. providing that any town having a population of more than 1,500 and less than 5000 shall be deemed q
 
 and passed
 MT. Chambers called up H. B. 16S fixing rate of 50 cents per insertion instead of $1 for publica tion of legal notices in all newspapers.
 The bill failed to pass
 The house went into committee of the whole to consider the bill appro- priating S6.500 for the state militia. MT. McGuigan said he hoped the state would never appropriate a cent for this purpose until war was upon her.
 The bill was reported back with rec ommendation that it do pass
 After some discussion the bill was passed
 The house went into committee of lum appropriation bill.
 An amendment was adopted placing salary of laundress at $4S0.
 The carpenters salary for two years was placed at $1,200.
 Members of the committee which pre- pared the bill argued in favor of all lowing the amounts reported, stating that a thorough investigation of the needs of the institution had been made. The committee reported in favor of appropriating $150,000 for the mainten- ance of inmates, based on a cost of $120 per annum for each inmate, which includes food and clothing.
 An amendment was adopted reducing the amount to s140.000.
 Mir Crutcher offered an amendment prohibiting any member of the board of trustees and the superintendent from employing any relative in the asy- lum. Adopted.
 The salaries of storekeeper, steward and bool1keeper was placed at s1,200. The committee recommended that the bill pass as amended.