Woodruff County news., 1903-04-16

considered the state university appro- rriation bill and struck out the items of $10.000 for gymnasium and $o,000 for a summer school, besides reducing other items.
 The Senate.
 Senator Prices bill making an appro- priation for the exhibit at the St. Louis Worlds Fair was q special order Sen ator SengeIs amendment proposing to make the commissioner of mines man. ager of the exhibit and building, was called up.
 The psesident ruled the amendment out of order. A motion to concur in the house amendment to the bill pre- vailed The question was then upon the adoption of President Shorts sub stitute for Senator Kings amendment providing that no salary should be paid to employees until the building is ready for occupancy. The substitute was lost Senator Kings amendment pro- viding that the question of when em- ployes should be set at work be left to the board of directors, but that they should be paid only for actual services was defeated The house amendment providing for payment of employees while on duty, was concurred in. The roll was called on the final passage of the bill and the vote stood 16 ayes to 14 noes.
  feated, holding that a two-thirds ma jority was necessary for its passage President Short from the floor moved that the vote be reconsidered and the motion was ordered of record
 MT. Merriman's bill appropriating $1,0OO00O for state capital building was taken up. An amendment offered by Senator Logan to erect the capital on the site of the present state house was lost Senator King offered an amendment, authorizing the board to advertise for an architect who should receive not more than $30,Uv0, instead of $50.000, IS provided in the bill. The amendment was lost. Senator Coving- ton opposed the bill. He declared that it let down the bars for the state to be robbed.
 The roll was called and the bill pass ed-18 to II.
 Senator Collins introduced a bill pro- hibiting fraternities in the University of Arkansas. fixing suspension and ex- pulsion for violation of the law by stu dents and dismissal of the president if he permits a violation. The bill was referred to the committee on education.
 The House.
 H. B. 53S (PindalD appropriating $500 for the purpose of purchasing a silver service to be presented to the monitor Arkansas. was considered in committee of the whole.
 Messrs. Jacobs and Whitley opposed the bill. Messrs. Pindall, Keel and Merriman urged it's passage. A motion to report the bill with the recommen- dation that it do not pass prevailed.
 II. B. 396, providing an appropria- tion for the blind school, was consid- cred in committee of the whole. An amendment was adopted reducing the salary of physician to $750 for two years. Amendments seeking to reduce engineers salary from $1,20O per year to $1,0OO for two years, to reduce the matrons salary to $400 per year. and striking out the item of $3,0OO for pipe organ and two pianos, were defeat cd. A.
 The bill as amended was adopted
 The University appropriation bill was taken up.
 On motion of MT Tarver the item of s3.00O for summer school was struck out. W MT. Toney moved to strike out the item of $10.000 for a gymnasium. The motion prevailed after some discussion
 The item of $6SO for the publication of college paper was stricken out; the item for maintenance of the agri- cultural department was reduced from $4,000 to $2,000; item of $2.S62 for the maintenance of physics and chemistry department was reduced to $2.00O.
 The committee reported progress and was granted leave to sit again.
 H. B. 43S. providing for court stem ographer for the Tenth judicial circuit, was read third time and passed.