Woodruff County news., 1903-01-29

CleFKS dutnOrlty 10 make ueeQ5 tOE lands sold for taxes.
 No. 52 (McFerrin)-T repeal act 115 of the acts of 1899.
 No. 53 Logan)-To abolish the office of road commissioner as provided in act 200 of acts of 1899.
 No. 54 (Mardis) )-Making the crime of house-breaking burglary.
 No. 56 (Smith) )---Authorzing bring ing of suit to settle boundary line be- tween Arkansas and Mississippi in vii cinity of Crittenden county.
 No. 57 (Simpson) Giving wheel wrights and blacksmiths a lien on pro- ductions of their labor and upon any article repaired by them.
 No. 5S (Pinnix)-To hereafter refund 40 per cent of purchase money paid for lands enormously forfeited to the state
 The hour for balloting for United States senator was announced.
 Senator Wood presented the name of Hon. James P. Clark, seconded by Hon. James A Gray.
 Senator Mears presented the name of Hon. James K Jones.
 The ballot resulted:
 For Clarke--AdamS, Brown, Coving- ton. Flenniken, Fletcher, Gray, Hardy, Huddleston, lobe, Kiliough. Matlock, Price. Rison, Simpson. Smith, Waugh ter, Wilson. Witt, Wood-19.
 For Jones-Butt Caldwell, Gotham. Cotton, HinlIle. Kilgore, King, Logan, MdrOlS, McFeTFln, MeaFS 1lnllX, sen gel MT. Presidential. Senator Hardy's resolution providing for a joint committee to visit and re- port on the Cummings convict farm was adopted-ayes IT, noes IA. Introduction of bills was resumed No. 60 (Mears)-Regulating charges for passenger traffic. No 61 (Mardis) )-Revolking liquor li- cense of those who violate section 1891. The Rouse. The first business of the day was | concurrent resolution No. II. relating; | to the invitation to the people of the | Choctaw and Cherokee nations to be- come part of Arkansas. and asking tho assistance of the state delegation ii 1 congress to this end, which was l adopted. 1 House concurrent resolution. prOvid !. | ing that a committee composed of the ] following, visit and report on the pur- | chase of the Cummings convict farm, | was adopted by a standing vote: Sev- l en farmers, three doctors, one real | estate man and one lawyer from the 1 house, and three farmers. two doctors. | one real estate man and one lawyer | from the senate.
 | A large number of bills were taken up. read second time and placed on the l calendar
 Bills were introduced as follows: l NO. l0 NfeTTyj-AmenOlnS | inheritance act
 1 No. "A Uatimer)-For state inspec- l tor of coal oil.
 l No. 75 (Garrett)-Calling state con- l stitutional convention to meet October 1 5. 1903 for the purpose of framing a 1 new state constitution. | No. 76 (Campbell of Pulaski)-Grant- l ing municipalities authority to license l stationary engineers. | At 12:01 o'clock nominations were de- clared in order for United States sen ator.
 Speaker Moore presented the name of l Hon. James P. Clark. MT. Toney nomi- | mated Senator Jones and Hon. T. s. Ar | hold presented Col. H. L. Remmel. The vote was as follows:
 For James P. Clarke-Allen. Apple.
 Atkins. Baskin, Bell. Bevill. Braden | Bradley. Brooks, Butler. Cate, Campbell | of Pulaski. Chappel, Chambers Chap | line'- Chrisp. Clement, Cook of Chicot | Cook of Phillips Daniel. DeRossitt. Du- 1 Laney. Eldridge, Ferguson, Fraser. Fut- l rall. Can't. Garrett Gibson. Greene ol | Ouachita. Griffin, Hall Sacobs. Knox | Latimer Martineau, Matmiller, McGui- | gan. Merriman. Norfleet. Parks, Patter-
 son, Pindall. Reece. Rowland, Scrim-
 shire, Slaghter. Stafford, Stockard. Sto- | ver Tarver Thompson, White Whit
 thorne. Witt. Wofford, York and Moore
 of Phillips-5S.
 For James K. Jones-Bird. Briant
 Burk. Campbell of Randolph. Chestnut | Crutcher. DSon, Ellis, Fianagin. Fletch-
 CT. Funk. Fuller. Green of Benton. Hale | Harris, Hill, Hogan, Holland. Holmes
 Hooker. Horton. Keel Kelso. Keith ! Kerwin, Matheny, Myers. Newberry Perry. Rodman. Rountree. Stevens | Honey, Weaver, Whitley and Winn-36 | For H. L. Remmel (republican)-
 hold and Moore of Newton-2.
 Paired-Gannaway for Jones and | Poole for Clarke.
 Absent-Bush and Holman.
 According to the vote recorded in
 both houses. Clarke received a total of | 77, Jones 50 and 4iemmel 2. l After the ballot was announced in- 1 troduction of bills was resumed and
 the following measures were read first ] time:
 Burke-To define legal days work.
 Harris-Joint resolution No. g. for an amendment to the constitution to make 1 the state school tax three mills Greene of Benton-To provide for a 1 uniform measure of apples. laughter-Prohibiting the granting | of liquor license outside incorporated | towns.
 l Myers-To regulate mussel and pearl 1 fishing.
 1 Parks-To prohibit taking or colicit- | ing of orders for intoxicating liquors | in prohibition territory. Hogan-To reduce the contract rate | of interest from 10 to per cent. Toney--A bill for an act to protect
 the people from railroad corporations; | the killing or injuring of any persons on any railroad track shall be prima | facie evidence that it was negligently l done by train and the burden to prove | the reverse shall be on the railroad WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 2l. After the morning sessions both