Newport weekly independent., 1903-03-20
ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE
Sensational Charges Sprung in Senate Agalnst a Former
 Member.
TUESDAY, MARCH 10.

TUESDAY, MARCH 10. H. B. 39, regarding pot-hunters, was called up and after a long depate was passed
 The object of the bill is to prevent the slaughter of game for the market H. B. ' (Crutcher, providing that initial railroad lines accepting ship ments shall give through bills of lad ing for shipments originating in this state was taken up. After some discussion the bill was defeated-23 to g.
 House concurrent resolution No. G. providing for a committee to investi- gate and report at the next session of the general assembly on the Torrens system of registering land was called up and adopted
 The Senate.
 The first question to bob up was the unsettled one of extending the session.
 After considerable discussion April 30 was agreed the date of adjourn ment
 H. B. 3O3, compelling property own CTS in cities of the first and second class to put down sidewalks, passed unanimously.
 A bill providing for the appointment of a commission to locate the exact position of the Arkansas troops in the Vicksburg campaign failed to receive the necessary two-thirds majority. H. B. 136, which prohibits the en- ployment of child labor in factories, was taken up and passed. The passage of the bill was preceded by long de- bate. Senator Caldwell spoke in favor of the bill, urging that children should be given a chance to secure an educa- tion Senator Huddleston also spoke in favor of the bill.
 Senator's Gotham and Wood opposed taking ha crippie the industries of the state
 The bill passed by vote of 20 to 12, the vote being as follows: Ayes-Adams. Butt, Caldwell, Cotton. Covington. Fletcher. Gray, Hardy, Him. kle. Huddleston. Killough Matlock. Me Perrin, Norwood. Price, sengel, simp- son, Vaughter Witt, MT. President. Noes-Collins, Gotham, lobe, Kilgore, King, Mardis, Mears, Pinnix, Rison. Smith, Wilson, Wood. Senator Prices bill appropriating | s77.123.19 additional for the Arkansas s | position at St, Louis was defeated in | the house. MT. Parks gave notice of | a motion to reconsider. The senate passed the bill prohibit | ing the employment of child labor in | factories.
 | bly, adopted a concurrent resolution ex- | tending the session 49 days. to April | 30. The house passed the bill provd- ing for the redigesting and printing of
 the statutes of Arkansas.
 The House.
 Mir. Campbells bill providing for the l appointment of a digester for the pur- pose of preparing a state digest and appropriating $20OOO for the purpose of publishing 5000 copies was consid- | cred in committee of the whole and | ref 1ool tpt he | passed by a vote of 63 to :. Senate concurrent resolution extend l ing the session to April 30 was taken up and passed.
 After a lengthy debate the house re- | fused to reconsider the vote by which Senator Norwood's bill, allowing cities and towns to have saloons when their counties voted for prohibition, failed | to pass.
 MT. Cate was in favor of having the | bill amended so that it would apply to those who wanted it. MT. Fuller | spoke in favor of reconsideration and MT. Slaughter opposed any further ac- | tion.
 The Worlds Fair appropriation bill | was taken up.
 Mir. Garrett favored the bill, argu- ing that a poor exhibit would be of | less benefit than none at ali | Mesrs. Fuller and Moore of Phillips strongly endorsed the appropriation of s1OO,0o0
 Messrs. Atkins and Chambers op- posed a large appropriation.
 Messrs. Arnold. Kelso, Thompson, McGuigan, Kerwin and Keel made ap- peals for the bill as it passed the senate. | The roll was called and the bill failed | to pass-ayes 4S noes 34; necessary to carry 55. The vote follows:
 Ayes-Apple Arnold Bell, Bevill. Brooks, Burk Campbell of Pulaski Cate. Chapline, Chestnut. Clement, Crutcher. Du Laney, Eldredge Fraser Funk, Fuller, Gannaway, Can't. Hall, l Hale. Harris, Hogan, Holland, Jacobs
 Keel, Kelso. Kerwin Martineau. Ma | Moore of Newton, Norfleet, Parks Per ny, Pindall. Poole Stafford, Stockard | Thompson. Toney, Weaver Whitthorne Winn and MT. Speaker. | Noes--Baskin. Bird, Bradley, Briant | Butler. Campbell of Randolph. Cham bers, Chrisp. Dixon, Ellis. Ferguson | Flanagin. Fletcher. Futrell Garrett, Gibson, Green of Benton. Griffin, Hill | Holman. Holmes. Keith, Knox Lati- mer, Newberry, Rodman. Rountree
 Rowland Slaughter, Stover, Tarver, l White, Whitley and Witt. | Paired-Atkins no and Cook of Phil | lips aye; Merriman aye and Green of | Ouachita no; Stevens no and Daniel aye MT. Parks gave notice of a motion | to reconsider the vote by which the bill | failed to pass.
 s. R. 1S1 (Norwood), authorizing 1 special school districts to borrow funds | and mortgage property of districts to | build and make improvements, was read | third time and passed.