Newport weekly independent., 1903-03-26
ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE
Bill Abolishing the Railroad Com- mission Defeated in the
 House.
TUESDAY, MARCH IF.

The senate tabled the Keel antitrust bill which is a counterpart of the King bill already passed by the senate and is now pending in the house.
 Senator Prices bill appropriating $77,123.19 for the Arkansas exhibit at the St. Louis exposition was amended to make the appropriation s5O,0OO.
 Senator Vaughter's bill providing for primary election was defeated in the house and the senate indefinitely post poned the Toney anti-spotter bill. The Senate. S. B. 226 (CaldwelD, providing that ! less number than ten resident own Ners can petition the city council was \passed.
 A committee of Confederate Veterans was received by the senate. and Judge Il H. Nowlin read the memorial pre- ant knted to the house the day before king for an appropriation to aid the the Dited Confederate Veterans in pre- a history of Arkansas part in :. civil war and compiling a roster of uoeN Arkansas soldiers in the war TeW. CampbelIs bill providing for the licensing in cities of the first class of stationary engineers was read third time and passed
 In an appropriate speech Senator Price thanked the president on behalf of the body for a photograph of the presiding officer, which by his direction had been left at the desk of each mem- Der.
 The Keith bill placing county officers of Hot Spring county on salaries was passed.
 MT. Matmiller's bill, making a four wire fence a lawful fence in Arkansas county was taken up and passed.
 H. B. 35 prohibiting the sale of fish and game within the state and the shipment of the same without the state passed without opposition.
 The House.
 MT. Parks called up Senator Prices bill appropriating $70,000 additional for an exhibit at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. and moved that the bill be placed back on it's second reading for the purpose of offering an amendment. He moved to amend by making the appropriation $50,000. The amendment was carried-ayes 59, noes 16.
 MT Norfeet moved to amend by mak- ing the number of directors of the fund four instead of three, adding the com missioner of mines. manufacture and agriculture
 The amendment was adopted and the bill made special order for the follow ing Tuesday morning.
 $. B. 199, establishing chancery courts in Garland Hot Spring. Grant, Saline and Montgomery counties, was taken up and passed.
 S. B. 192 PinniX), adding Clark and Nevada counties to the Sixth chancery district, was taken up and passed.
 After considerable discussion, Mr. Covingtons bill increasing salary of state mine inspector to $2, 900 per annum and permitting him to accept free passes, was defeated.
 Private Secretary Jacobson appeared and announced that the governor had approved the following acts:
 Joint memorial No. 1. memorialiZing congress in favor of electing United States senator by direct vote
 H. E. 13S, making Arkansas river lawful fence in certain territory.
 H. B. 233, appropriating $5,O0O to as- sist in erecting a Confederate monu- ment at Littlt Rock.
 MT. Tarver called up a motion to re- consider the vote by which the house postponed s. B. 160, requiring mill, mine and factory employers to give names of their employees to tax collectors whtn demanded. The motion to reconsider prevailtd the bill was read third time and passed.