The Newark journal., 1903-03-06

OHe or the most important QueS- tions yet before the general assembly was disposed of, that of the removal of Hon. James p. Eagle as member of the state capitol commission
 The Senate.
 The fist measure acted upon was H. B. 375, creating county boards of health, which was passed.
 MT Norwood introduced s. B. 1S4. to repeal the act creating the state rail- read commission.
 Senator Kilgore introduced a bill to repeal the act creating the Seventh chancery district.
 H. B. 314 (Gantt. providing for sep arate street car service for whites and | blacks. was read first and second time | and referred to committee on corpora tions.
 S B 14f was called up by Senator King. It changes the law as to state elections. providing that a bond of s, ,OO0. instead of depositing that amount in cash when an application for remov- al is filed. An amendment that the bill apply only to Lawrence county was adopted.
 The report of the committee on the removal of Hon. J. P. Eagle as a member of the capitol commission was taken up.
 The majority report was against his removal. and a minority report by Sen ators Hardy and Rison approved the action of Gov. Davis
 The qeustion of approving or con demning the governors action in the matter was discussed at length by a number of the senators.
 Mir Wilson favored the majority re port.
 Senator Nerweed held that the gov ernor was the sole judge as to cause of removal of any member of an appoint i've position.
 Senator lobe said that no testimony had been introduced in the controversy showing that Gov. Eagle was ineom- potent to serve on the board, therefore he favored the majority report A vote was taken on the majority report which declares that Gov. Eagle s removal was without cause. and the same was adopted by the following vote
 Ayes-Adams, Brown. Butt. Gotham, Cotton. Fletcher Hinkle. lobe, Kilgore. Mardis. Matlock. McFerrin Mears Price, Sengel. Simpson. Naughter. VII son Wood-19
 Noes-Colins, Covineton. Gray. liar dy. Huddleston Knlough, King. Logan. Norwood. Rison-f0
 The House.
 After roll call and reading of minutes H. E. 379. fixing time for holding pro bate court in Lawrence county. was taken up and passed. II E. 122 tFHtralD5 creating q board of seven commissioners. one from each congressional district. to have charge of the penitcutiary and all the state charitable institutions. was taken up and read the third time. Messrs. Toney Whitthorne, Pindall Atkins and Arnold ! spoke against the bill.
 A motion to table the bill prevailed i by the following vote: Aycs-Apple. Arnold. Atkins Baskin, ] . | of Pulaski. Chambers. Chestnut Cooke | cf Phillips Cruteher Eldredge. Fergu- | son, Flauakin. Fletcher Fraser, Garrett. ! Gibson. Green of Benton. Greene of l OuaChita. Griffin Hall. Holman. Holmes, I Hooker. Kelso Kerwin. Latimer, Marti- neau, Merriman Myers. Moore of New 1 ton. Newberry. NoTfieet. pinda11. Rod man Scrimshire, Slaughter. Stevens. | Stockard, Stover, Toney, Weaver, Whit | thorne and Wofford-4S. | Noes-Allen. Burk, Campbell of Ran | doiph, Cate Chappell, Chrisp. Clement, | Cook of Chicot Daniel. DeRossitt. Dix on. nu Laney. Funk Futrel1 Hale liar | Keith, Knox. Matheny. McGuigan, Parks, Perry Poole, Rowland. Stafford, | TaVer, Thompson. White. Whitley. Winn, Witt, York and Mr. Speaker 3s.
 II. B. 22s (Whitley). to regulate the granting of franchises by munieipali- | ties was read the third time and passed. 1 It provides that before any ordinance passed by the council of any town or | city granting any franchise over or | about the streets of such town or city shall take effect and become valid, the | council shall give notice of it's passage for fully thirty days. published in a newspaper. provided that if after the passage of such an ordinance and with in sixty days ten per cent of the bona fde resident taxpayers shall sign and present to the mayor a petition asking that such ordinance be referred and submitted to the qualified voters the mayor shall issue his proclamation for an election. at which it shall be decided | whether or not the franchise shall be | Rd