Woodruff County news., 1903-02-19

Eagle from the state capitol commits sion was not done in accordance with the strict letter of the law, and was without cause.
 The newspaper and stamp bill was also passed in the senate over the gov ernor's veto.
 The Senate.
 The special order, MT. Gannaway's bill adding Bradley county to the Sec ond chancery district. and taking Ar kansas county therefrom, was taken up and passed.
 s. B. 160. requiring firms or corpora tions operating mills, factories or any manufacturing enterprise to give the names of employees to tax assessors when demanded was read second time.
 A report was read from the committee on public buildings signed by ma tority of the committee, holding the removal of Hon. James P. Eagle as member of the state capitol comms sion by the governor was without cause. The committee report says: NO lawful cause for the removal has been disclosed, and in our opinion none ever existed. nor any reasonable pre- text. But if there had been a lawful cause, the attempt of the governor to Summarily remove the commissioner and to appoint another in his stead. without first giving him notice of any charges against him. or an opportunity to be heard in his defense. was without effect and void at law. The report was signed by Messrs. Sengel, Wilson and Vaughter
 A minority report was also submitted by Messrs Rison and Hardy, as fol- lows: We find that under the act of the legislature creating said board the governor of the state is clothed with authority to remove members of said board for cause. and to report his pro- ceedings in this behalf to the senate We, the minority of said committee. are of the opinion that the governor is the sole judge of whether or not there was sufficient cause for removal We, therefore. report that. in our opin- ion the governor had power and au- thority under the law to remove from the board James P. Eagle.
 Bills fixing salaries of county judges of Boone and Desha counties were passed.
 H. B. 11s (Chapline). providing for the establishment of two judicial dis tricts in Monroe county, one at Clar- endon and one at Brinkley was called up and after considerable discussion was defeated.
 The House. The morning session was consumed in second reading of bills and consid- eration of local measures. When the first reading of the Pinnix county superintendency bill was con- cluded a motion to indefinitely post pone was defeated.
 There was considerable speechmaking during the consideration of this bill. Mir Latmer introduced H. B. 2S3. providing for the apointment of bridge commissioners and regulating the let ing of contracts for the erection of bridges.
 MT Rountree presented H. B. 2S4, to secure prompt payment of mill em- ployeS once a month.
 H. B. 2S5 making it unlawful to at tempt to influence the vote of any member through lobbying, was intro duced by MT. Whitley s. B. 49 (CaldwelD, requiring pur- chaser of land sold for taxes to pay a fee of s1 for deed was read third time and passed.
 S. B. 64 Nogan). prohibiting the killing or transportation of English or Chinese pheasants in this state for a period of ten years. was taken up and passed.
 H. B. 61 (Myers), to protect railroads against trespassers, was read third time and passed. It makes it the duty of officers to arrest and fine persons | jumping on or off trains while same is in motion.
 House joint resolution No. 12, pro- posing an amendment to the constitu- tion authorizing cities of the first and second class to issue bonds, subject to the approval of the voters, was read third time.
 M Fuller explained the bill, which passed-ayes 77, noes ?. MT. Horton introduced concurrent resolution directing the special state capitol committee to investigate and report as to whether a building could be erected on the foundation already completed for $1.0O0.o00. and also if proper building can be erected on the present state capitol for the same sum- Adopted.
 H. B. 113 (Briant). amending the pharmacy law. was read third time and passed. It provides that pharmacists certificate must be renewed every two years by the board of pharmacy the fee for proprietor being $1 and 50 cents for employees.
 H. B. 271. fixing the time for hold ing court in the Third judicial cir cult. was taken up and passed.