The Monticellonian., 1903-01-29
The Senate.

The Senate.
 A memorial from the county judges convention. favoring en1arging tha insane asylum, Was read and referred to committee.
 Concurrent resolution No. Logan. asking congress to cede to Arkansas z certain strip of land comprising d part of the Indian Territory. was called up and adopted-25 to 1.
 Concurrent resolution No (Pinnix4 requiring the state university commit tee to inquire into the origin of the fire which destroyed the university shops. was adopted and order trans mitted to the house.
 Amendment to s. B. No. f2 fPinnix1. relating to county superintendents. was discussed, and the measure was finally left as originally introduced.
 There was no afternoon session, the body adjourning to Monday.
 The House.
 4 concurrent resolution offered by Mr. McGuigan. Thursday creating d joint committee of three. two from the house and one from the senate to take testimony as to the methods of rail- roads and corporations doing business in this state. was reconsidered and adopted. The committee is empowered with authority to summon witnesses and take testimony. and report to the general assembly.
 A resolution was adopted to appoint a committee of seven to look after the affairs of the states exhibit at the Sf Louis exposition.
 NIT. Butler introduced H. B i4s to prohibit the manufacture and sale of cigarettes and cigarette papers.
 Senate concurrent resolution No 1 (ButD, inviting Col Murphy to ad- dress the general assmbly on the con vict farm matter, was called up.
 MT. Kerwin favored the resolution.
 MT. Whitly opposed the resolution. favoring bringing the board together instead of encouraging dissension.
 The resolution was discussed at length. Messrs. Pindall, Merriman, Per ry. Chestnut. Green of Benton. At kins and Toney favoring the resolution. while Messrs. Fuller. Chapline. McGui- gan, Crisp Stevens and Parks spoke in favor of postponement
 The resolution was indefinitely post poned by vote of 52 to 80.
 Senate concurrent resolution No. 9 (Huddleston), providing that the gen eral assembly visit the Cummings plan tation in a body. was called up anl after some discussions the resolution was defeated.
 Senate concurrent resolution No. 6 authorizing the joint committee to make thorough investigation of the burning of the machine shops at the state university was adopted
 Bills of importance were introduced as follows:
 No 151 tGriffin)-Authorizing probate judges to hold court when deemed acc essary.
 No 152 CRodman) Providing that persons employed by road commission CTS shall make out claims and submit same to the county court.
 No 16S (Toney1-Fixing license for the sale of horses and mules at s10O per annum in cities of more than 1e.- 900 population.
 Nc l59 (Holmes) Making it a pen alty to fish or hunt on Sunday
 No 122-Kegulating charges by rail ways for carrying passengers.
 No. 160-Limiting the number of witnesses in criminal cases to ten for state and fifteen for defendant
 Senate concurrent resolution No. 2 Logan). asking the Arkansas deIega tion in congress to take necessary ac- tion to secure the return to Arkansas of the Cherokee parallelogTam. embrac. ing about 100000 acres, was taken up and adopted.
 Adjourned to Saturday morning.