Newport weekly independent., 1903-03-13

equipment of the veterinary depart ment, $2,500 to purchase additional land, s3.ooo for gymnasium $43S5 for an exhibit at the Worlds Fair and 5000 for a summer normal school at the University.
 A conference committee was named on the insane asylum annex appropria- tion bill
 H. B. 365 (Cook), regulating the cleo ton of school directors and allowing the county judge to require voters to exhibit receipts, was passed.
 s. B. AS (Wood), increasing salary of superintendent of public instruction to $2500, passed
 S. B. 16S, increasing salary of secre- tary of state to $2,250, was passed after a short debate, ayes 15, noes 9.
 Senator Norwood reported that an agreement had been reached by confer ence on the insane asylum annex appro- priation bill, the senate concurring in several minor amendments and the house receding from the amendment in- creasing the appropriation to $1S0.0O0. The report was adopted and the bill passed as amended.
 Senator Caldwell's bill providing for imprsoning tenants who leave a land lord without paying for supplies, was defeated.
 At the afternoon session the question of extending the sessionwas again taken up, and after some discussion a reSOlu- tion by Senator King that April 30 be fixed as the day of adjournment was defeated-ayes 21. noes 6-failing to receive the necessary two-thirds ma jority.
 The senate adjourned to hear Hon. John Allen of Mississippi. who ad- dressed the joint assembly in the house chamber.
 The Rouse. The house passed the bill creating the governor. secretary of state and attor- ney general a board of pardons. MT. Futrall opposed the bill on the ground that it was unconstitutional.
 H. B. 1a4 (Rodman). providing for a state board of arbitration for the set clement of differences between em- ployers and employees, passed by a vote of 69 to 2. The bill provides that the board shall be composed of the com missioner of mines and agriculture and two others, one selected by the employ CTS and the other by the employees.
 H. B. 342, making it unlawful for physicians to reveal professional se- crets, drum up business. to become habtual drunkards. and providing pun ishment for malpractice. was passed by unanimous vote.
 H. B. 262. providing that all sacks. I barrels etc, of flour, grain. feed, etc. shall have the weight and contents marked on the outside passed. On motion the house concurred in the conference report the insane an- neX appropriation bill The judiciary committee submitted report on the Leatherman case, as fol- lows:
 Your committee to whom was re- ferred charges of impeachment against Leland Leatherman. chancellor of the Third chancery district, beg leave to report that they have had the same l under investigation. Easing our recommendation upon the testimony of witnesses examined we recommend that the charges preferred be approved by the house of represen- l tatives, and that they be presented to prescribed by law"
 MT. Whitthorne spoke against the adoption of the report. and moved to refer the matter back to the committee for further testimony on both sides.
 The motion was lost On a viVe voce vote a motion to ap- prove the charges was adopted.
 MT. Pindall offered the following:
 Whereas. The cause of Leland Leath- erman is to be submitted to the senate for trial. and the law directs that a committee be selected from the house 10 conduct the prosecution in the sen ate; now, therefore. be it
 Resolved. That the speaker of the house appoint a committee of five mem bers of this house to conduct such prosecution, as representatives of tho house"
 The resolution was adopted and the speaker announced the following as the committee: Mesrs Patterson, PindaH. Parks, Chapline and Whitley.
 Expenses of Fair Commissioners