The Monticellonian., 1903-03-26
The Senate.

Senator Flenniken called Up his bill providing for statues for the capitol building at Washington. and moved to amend by inserting the name of Gen Patrick Cleburne for that of Albert Pike. The amendment was adopted.
 S. B. ST. to better define certain pub lie nuisances and provide for their sup pression, was passed.
 H. B. I94 providing for a state board of arbitration te settle differences be tween employers and employees was read third time. On motion of Senator Mears action on the bill was postpone until the following Friday morning.
 Senator Mardis called up II. B. 324 to enable the owners of swamp and marsh lands to drain and redeem them when the same cannot be done without affecting the lands of others.
 The bill was read twice and referred to committee on leVees.
 II. B. 239, reducing the fees of off cors in certain counties, was taken up Senator CoVington moved to indefinite ly postpone the bill Senators King and Short opposed the motion.
 On motion of Senator Cotton the sen ate adjourned at noon until 9:3O Mon day morning.
 The House.
 S. B. No. 1, the King antitrust bill was announced as the special order
 
 B. 296. the appropriation bill fer the school for the blind.
 Mir Campbell of Randolph moved that the bill be postponed until Mon day afternoon.
 MT Toney spoke against the motion Further consideration of the bill was stopped by the arrival of time for tho regular order.
 Mir Futrell was given leave to cal up s. B. 1S2, giving chancery courts the power to remove disability of mi nors.
 MT. Cate spoke at length against the bIll,
 i A point of order raised by Ir Park, that MT Cate was using dilatory tac tics, was sustained. The bill was passed, ayes 65. noes r Mir. Cate called up S E. 270, to pay certain teachers of the deaf-mute in stitute amounts due them on contract
 Mir Campbell moved to postpone tho bill till Tuesday morning.
 Messrs. Cate and Chapline asked that the bill be disposed of at once.
 The motion to postpone prevailed. s R No. l, the antitrust bill, was again taken up.
 Mir Toney moved that the bill be postponed for two weeks. and spok, in favor of the motion. He said there was a disposition on the part of some ihtliibtIS tO IdIIIpdu InlS biII IDfOuBt the house. Several motions to adjourn were lost. At several times during tho consideration the point was raised that no quorum was present, and the ser geant at arms was called upon to bring in absentees.
 The motion to postpone the bill two weeks was lost.
 MT Cook moved to postpone the bil one week He spoke in opposition tC the bill and declared that parts of il would be unconstitutional
 The motion to postpone for one weel was lost
 MT Parks moved that the bill be read.
 MT Toney offered .s a substitute { resolution that the bill be returned to the senate for such corrections ant engrossment as the law or rules re Quired. He said there were interlinea tions in the bill and no one knew how they got there.
 MT Parks said the interlineatfon. were the work of the author of the bill
 MT Cook asked if the governor hat not said III his message that he wrot, the bill.
 The substitute offered by MrToney was defeated.
 MT Parks motion to read the bn prevailed.
 After the reading a motion to refer the bill to the committee on judiciary prevailed, and at 3:25 the house ad journed until Saturday morning. after being in continuous session from 9:3C