The Monticellonian., 1903-02-26
ANTITRUST BILL PASSED A Condensed Report of the Actual Business Transacted the
 Past Week.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY IT.

convict farm The resolution was adopted with amendments.
 It being senate day in the house. much time was consumed in second reading of bills. and in considering a motion to postpone the Pinnix county superintendent ot education bill.
 The Senate.
 In his opening prayer the chaplain | fee1ingly alluded to the sad bercave- ment of EX-Gov. Eagle in the loss of his wife.
 Senate bill relating to the appoint ment of deputy prosecuting attorneys was amended so that only one deputy be appointed in each district. instead of one for each county.
 s. B. 142 (King) amending the law relating to municipal corporations. was read the third time and passed. The | bill provides for an election to decide whether or not any municipal corpo- ration shall be annexed to another for l the purposes of improvements. etc, and thus advance to city of the first | class.
 Senator Caldwell called up house l concurrent resolution No. 29 empower ing the joint committee on peniten- l tiary to investigate the affairs of the l penitentiary. It was explained that l the object of the resolution was to au- l thorize the committee to summons witnesses The resolution was adopt 1 ed.
 Senator Short asked unanimous con l sent to take up house concurrent reso- l lution No. 23. authorizing the special 1 committee to visit the Cummins place 1 to employ a clerk.
 MT. lobe desired to know how many 1 committees it was proposed should wis 1 1t the Cummings farm Senator Short explained the purpose l of the resolution which was to give the l committee a clerk in order that it may make an intelligent report as to its ] findings.
 MT. Mears offered an amendment to ttrike out the word visit" wherever l it occurred in the resolution.
 Senator King was in favor of the spe- l cial committee making the trip. Senator Logan opposed Mir Mears' l amendment.
 The only objection MT Norwood had heard against this committee paying a l visit of inspection to this farm was be l cause of the expense. The amendment 1 would take away all the power the or 1 isinal resolution intended to confer Senator Caldwell said the senate had l just passed resolution authorizing the i joint penitentiary committee to make 1 the trip. therefore he favored the pro l posed amendment.
 A substitute by Mir. lobe striking out l Special committee" and inserting the l words regular committee was ruled 1 out of order.
 Senator Collins did not believe the l special committee would interfere with l the regular committees duties Senator Hardy thought it economy to send the special cor mittee to view the 1 plantation.
 MT. Cotton, member of the special i committee, said the committee was un- 1 der the impression that it's powers are limited, and therefore was unwilling to make final report without seeing the l farm.
 The amendment to strike out the word visit" wherever it occurs in the resolution was defeated
 An amendment by Senator lobe that l the clerk for the committee be an ex- pert stenographer adopted. The clerk is not to be employed longer than twenty-five days.
 The question was then put upon the 1 adoption of the resolution as amended and it passed.
 H. B. 96 (Myers). to protect the pearl fisheries in this state during spawning season. was read third time and passed.
 II. B. increasing the salary of the county judge of Monroe county to s1300 was passed
 II. B. 157, providing for special ses= sions of probate courts in this state was read third time and passed.
 MT. Chrisp's house bin repeating the local game laws of White county and certain townships in Jackson county was taken up and passed.
 MT Hale's bill to protect game in Mississippi county from pot hunters passed.
 Several other unimportant local bills from the house were passed
 A motion by Senator King to suspend the rules and take up the Keel antitrust bill was voted down.
 The House.
 The first business taken up was H. B. 23S. fixing salaries of certain officers of Marion county. The bill passed
 House concurrent resolution No. 29 instructing the penitentiary committee to investigate the various charges made against the pententiary management, was introduced by Mir. Noraeet The resolution was adopted.
 MT Whitthorne withdrew bill offer ed by himself relating to municipal au- l thority in regulating and punishinS the offense of gaming and introduced in lieu thereof H. B. 315. The bill pro hibits gaming of all kinds in the state and fixes punishment for violation of the act. The measure also provides for the destruction of gaming devices.
 Mir. Bradley introduced H. E. 319 creating the Eighth ehancery dietrict | to be composed of the counties of Con way, Pope and Johnson.
 MT Merriman introduced II. B. SIS to establish a state normal school under
 
 board
 Under the head of second reading of senate bills. a motion was made to in definitely postpone the Pinnix county superintendent bill. The motion was de feated by vote of 55 to 27. and the bill was referred to the committee on | education.
 s. B. 153 (Hinkle). fixing salaries of | officers of Independence county, was | taken up and passed.
 s. B. loo (Rison). allowing consta- | bles the same fees for summoning wit nesses that allowed sherffs. was read third time and passed-76 to 12
 s. B 91, fixing the salary of the coun- | ty and probate judge of Clark county al s1,000 per annum was called up anu passed. MT Flanag gin explained that he voted against the bill because tne matter had not been mentioned in tht county campaign.
 The committee on cities and towns returned H. B. 314, recommending that it pass. The bill provides for separate accommodations on street cars for botl whites and blacks.
 s. B. 11S (Killough). amending sec tion of the act of 1899 donating cer- tain swamp lands to the St. Francis ievee district. was read third time and passed. The bill extends the tax ex emption on these lands for a period oi ten years while they remain the prop erty of the district
 The house concurred in the senate amendments to H. E. 23. authorizing the special committee to visit the con vict farm and employ clerk who shal