The Newark journal., 1903-05-01
morpAv. APRIL a7.

The deficiency appropriation Dill re- ceived majority ip the house. and the speaker reserved shis decision as to whether two-thirds majority was re- quired
 The house passed the bill requiring railroads to remove ell embankments between the St. Francis levee anu the Mississippi
 Repeated efforts to take up the anti trust bills and the anti-fraternity bill were defeated in the senate
 The governor announced the appoint ment of ehaneellors for the new chan ce.y districts.
 The Senate.
 Senator Norwood for the Judiciary committee reported H. E. 27a tFunk). providing for reprinting Arkansas su- preme court reports. An amendment was adopted reducing the cost for proof reading from s100 to S25 per volume.
 S B. 2s6 CWittD. prohibiting the operation of poolrooms. was taken up. Senator Norwood moved to reconsider the vote by which an amendment fn- ciuding all forms of gambling was adopted The motion was lost. The amendment including betting at race tracks in the provisions of the bill was reeonsidered and defeated
 $. B. 245 Legan). regulating bonded warehouses and store houses. passed.
 The vote by which the house de- feated the bill appropriating sf0o0 for the care of Confederate graves at Camp Nelson in Lonoke county. was reeonsid- cred and the bill being placed on third reading, was passed.
 Motion to suspend the rules and take up the Keel and King antitrust bills and the Keith anti-fraternity bill was lost
 message was received from the governor stating that he had signed $. E. 2S. dividing the state into ehancery districts, He announced the follow ing appointments for chancellor; For the Eighth district, Judge Geo. Hum- phries; Ninth district Judge J. C. Wal lace; Tenth district, Judge ]. V, Bour- land; Eleventh district, Judge F. Had- don Humphries
 Senator Witt called up a bill consti- tuting the board of directors of schools in cities of the first class a board of directors to be presided over by the su perintendent of schools Passed
 bill requiring that credit be given a purchaser for amount paid on prop ertv which q lien Is retained. was passed.
 The senate receded from the amend ments to the appropriation bill for the University of Arkansas and the bill passed as amended by the house.
 The House.
 II. B. 54 tStockard), increasing the Confederate pension tax to one mill. passed.
 H. B. 45o tchestnutl. con,r ng, wholesale. dealers to pax an--Ad -. tax of s250 per year for the sale of alcohol and whisky. passed
 The house accepted the senate amend nent to the blind school appropria- tion bill. adding s1.000 for insurance The bill as amended passed without op- position.
 H. E. 70 fBell). requiring railroad companies to furnish cars to shippers under penalty of q fine of si per day when cars are not furnished. was read third time and passed.
 MT. DeRossit called up his bill re- quiring the St. Louis, Iron Mountain X Southern. Kansas City X Memphis. St. Louis X San Francisco and choc- taw railroads to remove all levee dis tricts in the St. Francis levee district. A motion to refer to the railroad com mIttee was lost. Messrs. Cate and Crutcher opposed the measure. Messrs. Eldridge. Futrell and Slaughter spoke in favor of 1t. The bill passed.
 H. B. 5s4. appointing W. F. Kirby digester of the statutes. was passed.
 The deficiency and deaf-mute ap- propriatlon bills were considered in com | mittee of the whole. SYM