The Monticellonian., 1903-03-19
ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE Sensational Charges Sprung in Senate Against a Former
 Member.
TUESDAY, MARCH 10.


 H B. 39. regarding pot hunters. was
 called up and after long depate was | passed
 The object of the bill is to prevent
 the slaughter of game for the market. H. B. : (Crutcher1, 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-22 to 9.
 House concurrent resolution No. 6. 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 dscussion April 30 was agreed as the date of adjourn l ment.
 H. B. 303. 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 Vicksburg campaign failed to receive the necessary two-thirds majority.
 ell B 136 which prohibits the em- 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. Senators Gotham and Wood opposed the bill, taking the ground that 1t would If tat The bill passed by a vote of 20 to 12. the vote being as follows: Ayes-Adams Butt Caldwell. Cotton. Covington. Fletcher. Gray Hardy Hin
 kle, Huddleston. Killough. Matloek Me Perrin. Norwood Price. Sengel Simp- | son. Vaughter. Witt. MT President Noes-Collins, Gotham. lobe, Kilgore l King Mardis, Mears, Pinnix, Rison Smith. Wilson. Wood Senator Prices bill approprating s77,123.19 additional for the Arkansas exhibit at the Louisiana Purchase ex- 1 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.
 Both branches of the general assem-
 bly adopted a concurrent resolution ex- tending the session 49 days. to April 30. The house passed the bill provid=
 ing for the redrsesting and printing of
 the statutes of Arkansas. The House.
 MT Campbellis bill providing for the appointment of a digester for the pur- pose of preparing a state digest and appropriating s20.o00 for the purpose of publishing 5000 copies was consid- cred in committee of the whole. and
 on being referred back to the house was passed by a vote of 63 to '. Senate concurrent resolution extend 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 l Senator Norwoods 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 1t 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.
 MT Garrett favored the bill. argu-
 ing that a poor exhibit would be of less benefit than none at all. Mesrs Fuller and Moore of Phillips strongly endorsed the appropriation of | S10000
 MeSSfS. AtkinS ana CnamDerS op- posed large appropriation. Messrs Arnold. Kelso. Thompson | McGuigan. Kerwin and Keel made ap- | peals for the bill as 1t passed the senate. The roll was called and the bill failed to passages AS. noes 34; necessary | to carry 55. The vote follows: Ayes-Apple. Arnold. Bell. Bevill l 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
 theny, Matmiller, McGuigan. Myers. | Moore of Newton, Norfeet Parks. Per | ry, Pindall. Poole. Stafford. Stockard. l Thompson. Toney, Weaver. Whitthorne. 1 Winn and MT Speaker Noes-Baskin. Bird, Bradley. Briant, 1 Butler Campbell of Randolph. Cham 1 bers. Chrisp. Dixon. Ellis, Ferguson, | Flanagin, Fletcher Futrell. Garrett l Gibson. Green of Benton, Griffin. Hii Holman, Holmes. Keith. Knox. Lati- | mer, Newberry. Rodman Rountree.
 Rowland. Slaughter. Stover. Tarver
 White, Whitley and Witt. | Paired-Atkns no and Cook of Phil | lips aye; Merriman aye and Green of
 MT. Parks gave notice of a motion
 to reconsider the vote by which the bill | failed to pass
 s. E. 1S1 (Norwood). authorizing | special school districts to borrow funds and mortgage property of districts to build and make improvements, was read