Newport weekly independent., 1903-04-24
THURSDAY, APRIL 1s.

The house passed the general ab- propriation bill without amendment also the appropriation bill for the Uni Vefslty of Arkansas reduced by amend ment from $257, 1000 to $122OOO
 The bill appropriating $7,50O for tor nado sufferers in northern Arkansas passed the senate. The senate passed the blind school and Confederate Home appropriation bills.
 The Senate. s. B. PIP (Simpson) appropriating s75OO for the relief of the tornado suf- ferers of Van Buren, Cleburne and White counties, was taken up as a special order. The bill passed, 25 to z.
 Senator Killough called up H. B. 400 (Merriman), providing for the comple- tlon of the state capitol building, the bill having been vetoe" by the governor, and passed by the house over the veto. Senator killough moved that the bill be passed over the veto. Without de- bate, the motion was adopted, "A to s.
 motion to suspend the rules and take up $. B. 1, the antitrust bill, was lost.
 H. B. 346, making appropriation for the support of the Arkansas School for the Blind, and H. B. 4SS, providing for the support of the Confederate Soldiers Home, passed by unanimous vote.
 Senator Killough introduced a bill authorizing the St. Francis levee board to issue bonds for the purpose of repair ing and strengthening the levee.
 s. B. 113, setting aside $200 out of every liquor license for the school fund, was taken up and the house amend ments concurred in.
 The senate went into committee of the whole to consider the appropria- tiOn bill for the deaf-mute school. Amendments were adopted reducing t,n ries to $19,200, the item of $500 for den- tai work to $200; the item of $5,O00 for repairs and construction of fences, walks and driveways to $2,000. The items of $3,000 for a barn, $1,000 for engineers house and $S,000 for deep well and steel tank were eliminated. An amendment, providing that no rel ative of the board or superintendent be employed in the school, was adopted.
 The House.
 A resolution was adopted providing for the opening of the morning sessions at S:3O o'clock.
 propriation bill for the maintenance of the state government, was called up. A motion to place back on second read ing for the purpose of amendment, was lost. The bill passed without a dissenting vote.
 MT. Du 1Aaney called up Ii. B. 493, making appropriation for the Univer- sity of Arkansas. The bill as amended, passed.
 A resolution was introduced providing for the holding of night sessions by the house.
 H. B. 179 (Apple), sppropriating $1,0O0 for the care of the graves of Confederate soldiers buried at Camp Nelson, Lonoke, passed.
 H. B. 547 (Jacobs), appropriating s1,0O0 annually for two years for the purpose of maintaining state teachers institutes. was taken up. MT Campbell, of Pulaski explained that if the bill was passed. the state would get a sim liar amount from the Peabody fund. The bill passed.
 II. B. 516, which provides that mutual lie insurance companies shall set aside 50 per cent of premiums for the pay ment of losses and for the benefit of policy-holders, was read third time and passed.
 H. B. 447, to allow jurors mileage of cents per mile, was passed.
 MT. Merriman introduced bill mak- ing appropriation for the maintenance Of the railroad commission. The bill was considered by the house as commit tee of the whole and reported favorably
 MT. Perry introduced a bill to reduce the expense in criminal cases by limit ing the number of witnesses.