The Newark journal., 1903-02-27

Hre insurance companies rom the pro visions of the measure has been waged relentlessly from the beginning of the session.
 The senate put to sleep the Collins dispensary bill only eight votes being recorded in it's favor.
 1ne house refused by a vote of 40 to 4S, to reconsider the vote appro- priating $1S0,000 for an annex to the insane asylum.
 The Senate
 Senator Norwood introduced senate joint resolution No. 3, amending the constitution so as to permit women to serve as school directors.
 Mir. Norwood also introduced s. B. 161. to authorize school directors to mortgage property aHd borrow money for building purposes.
 Senator Huddlesron introduced S B. 1S2, granting ehaneery courts concur rent jurisdiction with circuit courts in the removal Of disabilities of minors. Senator Gray introduced a bill GS3), to increase salaries of supreme court judges to $4 GOO per annum and judges of circuit courts and chancellors to $3.0o0 per annum.
 Senator Matlock's bill (No 173). to amend the law regulating the Lynwood and Auburn levee district was passed.
 Senator Wilson's bill permitting col lectors to deposit county finds in banks was taken up and passed s E. 46, to compel telegraph com panies to transmit messages promptly. was read third time and passed. The King antitrust bill was then taken up.
 One Of the strongest arguments made in favor of the committee amendment to strike out that part pertaining to fire insurance companies was made by Sen ator Gray of Pulaski
 The vote on the amendment was as follows:
 Ayes-Adams, Caldwell Collins. Cot ham. Fletcher, Gray. Killough Mardis. Price. Rison. Sengel, Simpson and Witt. | Total, 13.
 Noes-Brown. Butt Cotton coving- ! ton. Flenniken. Hardy. Huddleston lobe. Kileore. King Logan, Matoek. Meier rin Norwood, Naughter, Wilson. Total, 16.
 Senator Hinl1e announced that he was paired with Senator Pinnix. who would vote no and he aye. Senator Mears was paired with Senator Smith. the latter to vote aye and he no. Senator Wood announced pair with Mr. Short, who would vote no and he aye.
 After the defeat of the the amendment eXempting insurance companies the bill as originally introduced passed by the following Vote;
 Ayes-Adams. Brown. Butt Caldwell. Collins. Gotham. Cotton, Covington. Flen- niken Fletcher. Hardy. Hnkle. Hnddle- ston. lobe, Kilgore [fllough. King. Lo- l gan. Mardis. Matloek. McFerrin. Mears Norwood. Price. Simpson. Vaughter, l Milson=27.
 Noes-Gray Rison. sengel. Witt and WOod--5.
 Absent and not yoting-Piunix Smith and Short
 The House.
 But little business was transacted in the house. a large part of the day being consumed in discussing a motion to re- i consider the insane asylum annex ap- propration bill.
 The first measure taken up was local bill, to prohibit the sale of liquor within five miles of Elm Springs school i house. in Washington county. The bill was passed.
 Mir Perry moved to reconsider the vote by which the insane asylum bill passed
 The motion was discussed at length and finally defeated.
 II. B. BOT. allowing the town of Au- gusta. in woodruff county. to borrow uoney to build a waterworks plant was read third time and passed. A bill by MT. Whitthorne to protect fish in the Saline river and tributary waters was reae third time and passed H. B 126 CHiD. to authorize the re- funding by the state of money for sale of lands enormously forfeited for taxes was read third time and passed. The intention of the act is to protect inno- cent purchasers. H. E. 31l tSerimshire). making it un- lawful to catch or kill wild turxies by means of batting. blinds. pens, traps or deadfalls. was taken up and passed
 MT Futrall introduced H. B, 375. au- thorizing the county judge of each county to appoint a board of health A bill was passed granting to the city of Little Rock strip of land extending along the Arkansas river. A number of bills were read second time and several measures of purely a local character were passed