The Newark journal., 1903-05-01
The Senate.

The Senate.
 H B. 564 (Mr Cook of Chicot) pro- yiding for tho redigssting of tho stat utes. was read third time and passed.
 s E. PTS (WitD, the anti-poolroom bill. was taken up. Senator Smith of fered an amendment fixing the license for running poolrooms at s3,000 and making it optional with the quorum courts to allow poolreoms to run.
 II. B. 46b 1Cruteher), preventing fish ing except with hook and line, passed by unanimous vote.
 The house bill establishing mining districts and defining the rights of mining corporations. was passed.
 II. B. 497 (Baskin). allowing jurors. except in justice courts. mileage. was read third time and passed
 MT. Keith's bill. preventing the ob- struction of neighborhood roads, was passed.
 H. B. 47t (Moore of Phnlips). mals- ing appropriation to secure roster of Confederate officers and soldiers from Arkansas, passed.
 Senator Fletcher called up the bill appropriating $1000 to care for the graves of the Confederate dead at Camp Nelson, near Lonoke. The meas ure opposed by Senators Wilson. Hardy and Norwood. The bill failed to pass, IS to II, a two-thirds majority being necessary.
 Senator Huddleston called up H. B. All. providing for uniform primary in the first senatorial district. Senator Norwood and Huddleston engaged In a heated discussion. in which Senator Huddleston branded statement of Senator Norwood as a falsehood. La ter both gentlemen apologized to each other and to the house. The bill was placed back on second reading.
 H. E. SIG requiring mutual fire in- surance companies to give bond. and defining their rights. was passed.
 Conference committees were appoint ed on the state university and blind school appropriation bills.
 The House.
 II. B. 493. the appropriation bill for the university of Arkansas. was taken up for the purpose of considering the senate amendments. All the amend ments proposed by the senate making an increase in the appropriation were rejected by the house
 The house refused to concur in the senate amendments to the blind school appropriation bill and conference committee was appointed
 Mir. Campbell of Randolph introduc- ed a bill to protect the mussel and pearl fishing industry to have the same effect as the one vetoed by the gov ernor.
 Utotlon 1dfiiPDtii LII ttstii- dolph to reconsider the vote by which the bill dividing the state into chan cery districts was passed. was laid or the table.
 s. B. 277 (Killough). authorizing the St. Francis levee board to issue bonds to the amount of s500.o00. was taken up and passed.
 S B. PSI. redistricting the chancery districts to include the entire state and increasing the number of districts rom seven to ten was taken up. II was explained that the bill was a sub stitute for the Simpson chaneery bill Messrs. Moore of Newton and Camp bell of Randolph opposed the measure on the ground that it would add ar expense of $s.o00 per annum to the state unnecessarily. Messrs. Pindal and Poole spoke in favor of the bill showing the benefits from separate ehancery courts. The bill passed. A to 43.
 MT Chestnut called up a motion tt reconsider the vote by which H. E 2O3, requiring notes and due bills to bs listed for taxation. was tabled Tn. motion received a majority of thu votes. but the point was raised that ( | two-thirds majority was necessary The speaker took the matter under ad visement.
 The bill providing for the redgest ing of the statutes and amended so as to name w. r. Kirby as digester was passed by the senate.