The Van Buren press., 1903-03-14
MONDAY. MARCH 9.

The house judiciary committee re-
ported on the charges filed against
Chancellor Leatherman Of Hot Springs.
recommending that impeachment pro-
ceedngs be taken up in the senate.
The house receded from It's amend
mont increasing the insane asylum an
mex appropriation from $4,000 to
$3.50 900
The question OF extending the session
was discussed in the senate, but no
definite date was agreed to,
The house passed bill constituting
the governor, secretary OF state and at
torney general state board Of par
dons
Several other matters OF Importance
were disposed OF In both branches, and
in the afternoon Hon private" John
Allen of Mississippi addressed the gen.
eral assembly In joint session.
The Senate.
The first business brought up after
roll call was the extension of the SEES
sion,
Senator King moved to reconsider the
vote by which the senate rcceded from
lts thirty day amendment to the orig
inal house resolution The motion was
carried and senator King gave notice
that he would introduce nm amendment
to extend the session TO April 81
The University OF Arkansas uppropri-
alton bin was introduced In addition
to the ordinary expenses the bill APP
propriatcs $4,000 for a dormitory for
girls, $4,000 for building for the de-
partmonts OF mechanical arts and civil
and electrical engineering $4,000 for a
dairy building, $1,000 for a building and
equipment of the veterinary depart.
IN a 4 lam II
land, $4,000 for n gymnasium, $3.50
for nm exhibit NJ the Worlds Fair and
$4,000 for a summer normal school at
the University
conference committee was named
on the insane asylum annex appropria-
ton bill
II, u, 3G5 (Cook) regulating the cleo
ton OF school directors and allowing
the county Judge to require voters to
exhibit receipts was passed,
$, II, IS tWood), increasing salary OF
superintendent OF public instruction TO
$4,000, passed,
\, H. l6S, Increasing salary Of secre.
tnry of state TO $3.50, was passed after
u short debate ayes 49, noes D.
Senator Norwood reported that an
agreement had been reached by confer.
cncc on tho insane asylum annex appro.
prlatlon bill, the senate concurring IN
several minor amendments and the
house roccdng from the amendment In.
,rcnslng the appropriation to $4,000,
The report was adopted ana the bin
passed M amended
Senator Caldwcl's bill providing for
lmprisonng tenants who leave a land.
lord without paying for supplies was
dcfcntod
AZ the afternoon session tho question
. a.. TT
up, ana after some discussion II rrsDlu.
ton by senator KING that AptIl 30 be-
AXcd M the day Of adjournment was
dcfcatod-nyes e. noes G-=fnllng 10
receive the necessary tworhlrds ma
inrlty
The senate adjourned 10 hear Hon
John Allen Of Mississippi who add
dressed the Joint assembly In the house
chamber
The House.
rho house passed the bin crrntlng the
governor secretary Of state ana attOr.
nry general u board OF pnfdons,
MIR Futrall opposed the bin on the
ground that II was unconstitutional
H. n, M iROdmnnl, providing for a
state b0nrd OF arbitration fof the set.
Element of differences between om.
ployerp ana employees, passed by vote
0f 90 10 g. The BIN provides that the
board shall be composed of the com,
Of mines aud agriculture and
two others, one selected bY the employ
,rs aud the other by the employees
H. H. 5ig, making II unlawful for
10 reveal professional 20.
crots, drum M business to become
hnhltunl drunknrls, ana providing pun.
lshmont Tor malpractice, Nle passed by
unanimous vote,