The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1903-02-07

creating a board of seven members to
control and manage state charitable in
situations. together with the peniten-
tiary. The members of the board are
to be appointed by the governor and
confirmed by the general assembly in
Joint session. The bill proposes to abol
ish the Office of financial agent OF the
penltentiary and to empower the board
to employ a secretary at salary of
$3.50 per month
A number Of bills OF a local charac-
ter were introduced.
The Senate.
President Short. being called to his
home. appointed Senator Wilson to pre-
side during his absence.
Senator King moved that his antitrust
bill be withdrawn from committee. as
they had had 1t for ten days. The mo-
tion was lost
Introduction of bills being in order.
the following of a general character
were presented;
s. r. 1875 (Matlock). authorizing the
attorney general to employ counsel to
assist him in prosecuting suits for back
taxes.
sB. 12G (Flenniken), providing that
statues of Albert Pike and A. H. Gar
land be placed in the national hall of
fame at Washington. and naming a com
mission to carry out the work.
s. p. 1877 (McFerrin), creating a peni-
tertiary board. to be appointed by the
governor, to be confirmed by the gen
eral assembly.
S. B. 1913 (Vaughter), for uniform text
books.
Senate resolution No. IL (sengel), call
ing on the governor to furnish the SEN
ate with a list of pardons granted dur
ing his tenure of office. The resolution
was adopted,
H. b. 2O4 (Meyers). the newspaper
and stamp bill, was read twice and
made special order for Monday morn
ing.
H. B. ~, donating certain swamp and
overlooked lands in the district to Ran
dolph, Jackson and Lawrence counties.
was read third time and passed.
The House.
The special order. H. B. 2o4 (Meyers).
the newspaper and stamp bill. was TAX
en- up and passed by vote Of 62 ayes
to 20 noes.
s. b. SO (King), for making an appro-
priation to refund money advanced for
drouth sufferers was reported favor
ably.
H. h. 1lS, establishing two judicial
districts In Monroe county. was taken
up and passed
General bills were introduced as fol-
lows:
No. 2lS (Brooks), amending mechan-
les lien law to better protect laborers,
contractors and those furnishing either
labor or materials for improvements APP
purtenant and contiguous to any prop
erty and for the benefit of which said
improvement is made,
H. h. 229 CDuLaney), making II the
duty Of school board secretaries on first
days Of January April, July and Octo-
Der to make an itemized statement OF
oil warrants issued during preceding
three months and forward same to the
county treasurer.
r. B 22t (Burk), authorizing rail-
roads and mining corporations TO own
and operate connecting lines Of railway,
and granting them the right OF emf
nent domain
No 222 (Futrall), 70 provide a beard
81 commissioners, the board 70 have and
exercise all the power now conferred by
law upon the penitentiary board and
the board OF trustees Of the charitable
institutions. managing and controlling
all these institutions
~. Is, s2J (fIorton), 70 prevent tne
husband from disposing OF the personal
property OF the wife or his own perp-
erty In which she may be entitled to all
mony.
H. b. 224 (Cate) making It unlaw-
ful for common carriers to accept for
shipment out of the state any Ash, ex-
cept buffalo and catfish
II. Il. 1873 tStovcr). to make the Ar
kansas river LAWFUL fence In Conway,
Pope and Yell counties. was read the
third time and passed.
Mr.. whitley introduced II. H. 22s,
regulating the granting Of franchises
by municipal corporations II provides
that thirty days notice shall be given
before the passage OF any ordinance
granting franchise, and voters to be
given an opportunity 10 pass upon fran
chiseE
The vote by which II d II 0Iolman)
was defeated was rooonsidered, II is
a bin enlargIng the jurisdiction OF coun-
" pension boards, The measure was
placed back on It's second reading for
future amendment