The Newark journal., 1903-03-06
The Senate.

After roll call and reading of min utes the secretary read a comraunica- ton from Judge Parker of New York expressing regrets at his inability to address the present general assembly
 II. E. 14S tButlerl. to prohibit the sale of cigarettes, failed to pass-20 to 9.
 Senator Kilgore introduced s. B 1SS. to repeal certain sections of act of 1901, prohibiting mill companies and other corporations from issuing time checks to their employees.
 $. B. IT. increasing salary of mine inspector te 1000 per annum, was read third time and passed
 Senate joint resolution No. 6 was in trodueed by Senator Gotham, proposing an amendment to the constitution to create a board of pardons, composed of the governor, secretary of state and auditor
 Mir Norheet's bill permitting gradu- ates of the law department of the state university to practice in the supreme court without examination, was taken up and passed.
 H. B. 370, providing for the cree ton of waterworks and electric light plant at Augusta, was read third time and passed.
 A motion to reconsider the vote by which the Adams amendment to the Merriman fellow servant bill was adop- ted, was called up. The Adams sec ton applied to all corporations while the original bill applies to only rail roads.
 Senator Gray made an able argument In favor of striking out the Adams amendment
 Senators Wilson and Witt spoke in opposition to the bill in any form. The motion to reconsider failed and the bill as amended failed to pass by the following vote:
 Ayes-Adams. Caldwell. Gray. King Simpson. Smith Naughter-7.
 Noes-Brown. Collins. Gotham. Cot ton. Covingtou, Flenniken. Hardy. Hin kle lobe, Kugore. Mardis, McFerrin. Mears. Norwood Price. Wilson, Witt,
 H B. 39. requiring passenger trains to stop at all county seat towns. failed to pass.
 The House.
 Immediately after roll call Judge Kelso arose and withdrew charges al legged through resolution against Chan eelor Leatherman of the Third dis trict
 II B 393, to regulate the sale of fertilizers. was introduced by MT. Ma theny. The bill makes the director of the experiment station at the state university official state chemist to make analyses on commercial fertilizers,
  pealing act of 1901 permitting public execution of persons convicted of crim- inal assault. He introduced II. E. 394. to the same effect.
 Mir Hollands bill providing for the election of superintendent of peniten- tiary by the people. was read third time and passed. S B. 173 CMatlock). amending the act creating the Auburn and Linwood leVee district so as to authorize the levying of a levees tax not to exceed one per centum of the assessed valua- tion of property, was taken up and passed
 On motion of Mir Cate. the house went into committee of the whole to consider the Price worlds fair appro- priation bill.
 Several amendments to reduce the appropriation were voted down. The committee reported that the bill pass and 1t was made special order for Tuesday morning.
 Senator Wilson's bill amending sec tion tS49 of the digest so as to au- thorize tax collectors and city and coun- ty treasurers to deposit public funds in incorporated banks for safe keep ing. was taken up and passed. Mir. Chapline offered house concur rent resolution No. 33, providing that the session be extended to May 2. The resolution was defeated.
 The King antitrust bill was read first time.
 On motion of MT. Crutcher the bill was postponed for two weeks. s. B S5 (Gray), to authorize wives and husbands to testify against each l other in criminal cases in which in | jury has been done to the person or ! property of either. was taken up and | passed.
 After a lengthy discussion the bill ] detaching Greenwood township from Lonoke county and attaching it to Pu- i lask was made special order for Wed ] nnsla,. rlnnr1niHr