Newport weekly independent., 1903-03-20
Is. B. 1s3. providing that insurance

$. B. 133, providing that insurance companies shall make an annual ac- counting to policy holders. was taken |(up.
 Senator Butt. who introduced the bill, stated that he had done so by re- quest, but having heard that attempts were being made to hold up the in- surance companies, he wished to sever his connection with the bill.
 Senator Sengel read a letter written to him by general agent of a life in- surance company, giving the name of the author of the letter stating that eX-Senator McNemer of Little Rock, at whose instance the bill was introduced, sent for him and offered to kill the bill for $500 The letter further said that McNemer declared a certain num- Der of the senators could be induced to vote as he desired on any measure.
 Senator Sengel appealed to the mem bers to defend their honor, and bring to justice the party parties who would islander them in such a manner. He favored indefinitely postponing the bill and apointing a committee to in- vestigate the matter
 A motion to indefinitely postpone prevailed.
 The articles of impeachment in the case of Chancellor Leatherman were read and President Short appointed Sen ators Wilson and Simpson a committee to outline course of procedure.
 Senator Hardy offered resolution that the trial be commenced March 25. 1t was referred to the committee.
 Senator Hinkle introduced a bill pro- vidng for a state road commission con sisting of the commissioner of agricul- ture and the attorney general.
 The House.
 The committee apointed by the house to prepare articles of impeachment Inc, T ted a report. The charges which. it is alleged, were not sustained by the evil dence. were omitted from the report. The house adopted the report and di- rected the members appointed for that purpose to proceed to the senate for the purpose of prosecuting the accused before that body.
 A motion to reconsider the vote by which the Worlds Fair appropriation bill failed to pass, was carried without opposition.
 MT. Parks stated that he understood that if the bill was amended so as to make the appropriation S50.0OO it would pass.
 On motion of MT. Fuller, the vote by which the bill segregating school taxes passed was reconsidered. H. B. APO (Myers), regulating the supply of cars to shippers, passed with out oposition
 H. B. 414 (Poole). providing for change of venue in civil cases. failed to pass.
 A message from the governor an- nounced that he had signed the bill en- titling graduates of the University law school to practice without being ex- amined.
 H. B. PA, making it unlawful for common carriers to accept for transpor- tation outside the state any packag containing fish other than buffalo and catfish was taken up and passed. Mr. Whitthorne's bill repeating the Wilson anti-gambling act of 1901 and re-enacting the gaming laws which were in force before that time was | taken up.
 MT McGuigan charged that two years ago S17,000 was raised to defeat the | Wilson bill.
 The speaker stated that that was a | serious reflection on the present house. MT. Holland declared that unless the gentleman retracted his statement he | would offer a resolution to remove him | from the house.
 MT. McGuigan stated that if he had reflected on any member of the house | he would take back his remarks The bill passed.