Woodruff County news., 1903-03-05

One of the most important ques- tions yet before the general assembly was disposed of. that of the removal of Hon. James P. Eagle as member of the state capitol commission.
 The Senate.
 The fist measure acted upon was H. B. 375, creating county boards of health, which was passed.
 MT Norwood introduced S. B. 1S4. to repeal the act creating the state rail road commission.
 Senator Kilgore introduced a bill to repeal the act creating the Seventh chancery district.
 H. B. 314 (Gantt), providing for sep arate street car service for whites and blacks, was read first and second time and referred to committee on corpora tions.
 S. B. Al was called up by Senator King. It changes the law as to state elections. providing that bond of $5000 instead of depositing that amount in cash when an application for remov- al is fled An amendment that the bill apply only to Lawrence county was adopted.
 The report of the committee on the removal of Hon. J. F. Ea gle as a member of the capitol commission was taken up.
 The majority report was against his removal, ana a minority report by 0en- ators Hardy and Rison approved the action of Gov. Davis.
 The qeustion of approving or con- demning the governors action in the matter was discussed at length by a number of the senators.
 MT. Wilson favored the majority re- port.
 Senator Norwood held that the gov ernor was the sole judge as to cause of removal of any member of an appoint i've position.
 Senator lobe said that no testimony had been introduced in the controversy showing that Gov Eagle was incom- petent to serve on the board. therefore he favored the majority report.
 vote was taken on the majority report, which declares that Gov. Eagles removal was without cause. and the same was adopted by the following vote:
 Ayes-Adams. Brown. Butt. Gotham Cotton. Fletcher. Hinkle. lobe. Kilgore Mardis. Matlock. McFerrin, Mears Price. Sengel. Simpson. Vaughter. Will son. Wood-19.
 Noes-Collins, Covington. Gray. Har- dy, Huddleston. Killough, King, Logan, Norwood. Rison--10.
 The House.
 After roll call and reading of minutes. H. B. 379, fixing time for holding pro- bate court in Lawrence county, was taken up and passed.
 H. B. 122 (FutralD. creating a board of seven commissioners, one from each congressional district, to have charge of the penitentiary and all the state charitable institutions, was taken up and read the third time. Messrs. Toney. Whitthorne. Pindall Atkins and Arnold spoke against the bill.
 A motion to table the bill prevailed by the following vote:
 Ayes-Apple, Arnold. Atkins Basl>in. Bell, Bradley, Briant. Butler. Campbell of Pulaski. Chambers, Chestnut Cooke of Phillips. Crutcher Eldredge. Fergu- son, Flanakin, Fletcher Fraser. Garrett, Gibson. Green of Benton. Greene of Ouachita. Griffin. Hall Holman; Holmes. Hooker. Kelso. Kerwin, Latimer, Marti- neau, Merriman Myers. Moore Of New ton. Newberry. Norfleet Pindall. Rod man scrimshire. Slaughter Stevens, Stockard Stover. Toney. Weaver. Whit thorne and Wofford-iS.
 Noes-Allen. Burk. Campbell of Ran dolph. Cate, Chappeli, Chrisp. Clement. Cook of Chicot, Daniel. DeRossitt. Dix on. Du Laney, Funk. Futrell Hale liar ris. Hill, Hogan, Horton, Jacobs. Keel Keith Knox Matheny. McGuigan. Parks, Perry, Poole. Rowland. Stafford Tarver, Thompson, White, Whitley Winn. Witt, York and MT Speaker 3S.
 H. B. 22s (Whitley), to regulate the granting of franchises by municipali- ties. was read the third time and passed. It provides that before any ordinance passed by the council of any town or city granting any franchise over or about the streets of such town or city shall take effect and become valid. the council shall give notice of it's passage for fully thirty days. published in a newspaper. provided that if after the passage of such an ordinance and with in sixty days ten per cent of the bona fide resident taxpayers shall sign and