Newport weekly independent., 1903-02-27
ANTITRUST BILL PASSED
A Condensed Report of the Actual Business Transacted the
 Past Week.
TUESDAY. FEBRUARY IF.

the house resolution providing that the special committee visit the Cummins 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 feelingly alluded to the sad bereave- 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 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 the purposes of improvements, etc, and thus advance to city of the first class.
 Senator Caldwell called up house concurrent resolution No. 2S, empower ing the joint committee on peniten- tiary to investigate the affairs of the penitentiary It was explained that the object of the resolution was to au- thorize the committee to summons witnesses. The resolution was adopt ed.
 Senator Short asked unanimous con- sent to take up house concurrent reso- lution No. 23. authorizing the special committee to visit the Cunmins place to employ a clerk.
 MT. lobe desired to know how many committees it was proposed should wis it the Cummings farm
 Senator Short explained the purpose of the resolution, which was to give the committee a clerk in order that it may make an intelligent report as to it's findings
 Mr. Mears offered an amendment to strike out the word visit wherever 1t occurred in the resolution.
 Senator King was in favor of the spe- cial committee making the trip.
 Senator Logan opposed MT Mears amendment.
 The only objection MT. Norwood had heard against this committee paying a visit of inspection to this farm was be- cause of the expense. The amendment would take away all the power the or 1glnal resolution intended to confer.
 Senator Caldwell said the senate had just passed a resolution authorizing the joint penitentary committee to make the trip, therefore he favored the pro- posed amendment.
 \ substitute by MT. lobe striking out special committee' and inserting the words regular committee" was ruled out of order.
 Senator Collins did not believe the special committee would interfere with the regular committees duties.
 Senator Hardy thought it economy to send the special committee to view the plantation.
 Mr. Cotton, a member of the special committee, said the committee was un- Il ha inn eli limited, and therefore was unwilling to make a final report without seeing the farm.
 The amendment to strike out the word visit" wherever it occurs in the resolution was defeated
 An amendment by Senator lobe that the clerk for the committee be an ex- pert stenographer was adopted The clerk is not to be employed longer than twenty-five days.
 The question was then put upon the 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 H. B. increasing the salary of the county judge of Monroe county to $500 was passed
 H. B. 157, providing for special ses- sions of probate courts in this state was read third time and passed.
 MT Cbrisp's house bill 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. motion by Senator King to suspend , the rules and take up the Keel antitrust bill was voted down. Adjourned till Wednesday morning.
 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. jpstructing the penitentary committee
 investigate the various charges made ainst the penitentiary management
 s introduced by MT. Norfleet. The solution was adopted.
 MT. Bradley introduced H. B. 319, eating the Eighth chancery dctrict
 be composed of the counties of Con- |ay, Pope and Johnson
 MT. Merriman introduced H. B. 31S establish a state normal school under he supervision of the state normal pard.
 Under the head of second reading of enate bills. a motion was made to in definitely postpone the PinniX county superintendent bill. The motion was de- feated by a vote of 55 to 27, and the bill was referred to the committee on education.
 s. B. 153 CIinkle), fixing salaries of officers of Independence county was taken up and passed.
 s. B. 100 (Rison), allowing consta- t1es the same fees for summoning wit nesses as that allowed sheriffs, was yead third time and passed-76 to 12.
 s. B. 91, fixing the salary of the coun- " and probate judge of Clark county at $1OOO per annum, was called up and passed. MT Flanagin explained that