Newport weekly independent., 1903-03-13
THURSDAY, MARCH s,

The appointment of Judge E. O. Ma honey, of Union county, to be chancel- Tor of the new seventh district, was unanimously confirmed by the senate. The house refused to accept the senate amendment to the resolution extending
 the session of the general assembly,, mak- ing the date April II instead of May II, as in the original resolution. The sen- ate refused to recede from the amend | ment and conference committees were appointed.
 The Senate. | Senator Norwood called up s. B. g., to non-concur in house amendment to | increase the sum from $l40, 1000 to $780, 900 to build the asylum annex. Sen ators klllough, Wilson, Covington | l1inkle, lobe and Brown were opposed to appropriating more than Sl4v,uVv and the senate adopted a motion not
 to concur III the amendment of the house.
 S. B. 155 (Pinnix), providing in the case of Confederate soldiers or sailors that where warrants are issued before the pensioner dies it shall be paid to the legal representative of the deceased | soldier sailor, was passed by unan- imous vote.
 | The senate went into executive ses- | sion to consider the appointment of | Judge D. o. Mahoney chancellor of the new seventh district. Some of the senators urged a poStponement of lue
 matter until citizens of the new district | should make known their wishes on the
 question of abolishing the district. The | majority favored immediate action, and the appointment was unanimously con- firmed.
 The senate refused to recede from it's amendment to the bill extending the session, making the date April II in
 stead of May II. Senators Wilson, Norwood and lobe were appointed a committee to confer with committee | from the house.
 | Senate Wilson's bill allowing alco- hol to be sold in prohibition territory | under certain contingencies failed to pass.
 Senator Cotton introduced a bill mak- ing incurable insanity fer five years grounds for divorce in certain instances Senator Matlock introduced a bill re-
 quiring all kinds of insurance companies doing business in the state, fraternal
 orders excepted. to give a bond for | S20,000.
 The house refused to accept the sen ate amendment to the concurrent res
 olution extending the session of the leg | islature to May II. The amendment placed the date at April H.. A conference committee, consisting of
 Messrs. Fuller, Crutcher and Marti- | neau, was appointed to meet senate committee.
 H. B, 394 providing that all legal
 executions shall be private, to be wit
 messed by not more than twenty-five persons, was passed. MT. Rountree Introduced bill making 1t unlawful for railroads to charge pas sengers more than cents per mile on any road longer than twenty miles. The bill providing for one series of school books in the state was the sub Ject of long discussion. Messrs, Tar yer, York. Witt and Whitthorne spoke in favor of the bill and Messrs. Toney
 and Hooker opposed it. The bill was passed.
 H. E. 1o7, requiring every non-resi- dent wishing to hunt in the state to
 secure license, which is good for seven days annually, and costs $500. was passed after Q long discussion.
 Judge Moore presented petition from the Arkansas Negro Farmers Associa- ton asking for an appropriation of S1O.- o00 to cover the expenses of a negro eX- hibit at the St. Louis worlds fair.
 A motion to reconsider the vote by which the house passed the bill sepa- rating school taxes paid by whites and negroes, was lost by vote of 43 to A.
 The house passed the Hale drainage bill. which enables owners of swamp land to drain the same when it cannot be done without affecting the lands of others.
 II. B. 57 Parks), providing for the taxation of the franchises of certain corporations and for the better enforce ment of the state revenue laws, was passed
 MT. Chestnut introduced a bill increas- Ing the wholesale dealers liquor license to double the present amount.
 FRIDAY, MARCH 6.