The Monticellonian., 1903-02-26

ness.
 In the lower branch the bill appro- priating $tS00e0 for the erection of an annex to the insane asylum at Lit was adopted increasing the amount from $l40,0O0 to $1SO,0O0. The house also passed the anti-cigarette bill.
 The Senate.
 Tn the absence of President Short Mir Fletcher presided.
 Mir Whitthernes bill authorizing the special school district of Benton to bor- row money was passed.
 H. B. 166 the Bonneville special school district bill was passed over the governors veto.
 s. B. IT.. to increase salary of mine inspector to 5000 and allowing him to use free transportation, was intro duced.
 H. B. 271. to fix time of holding cir cult court in the Third district. passed
 Senator Gotham introduced senate con current resolution No. II. concerning the distribution of the Peabody fund. MT Gotham explained that it had been stated that it was the purpose of the board to close their trust and place the entire fund in one large teachers college, to be located at Nashville. Tenn. He desired that Arkansas should continue to receive her pro rata of the fund. The resolution was adopted.
 II. B. IT, to amend the four wire fence law of Lee county. passed.
 H. B, 63. relating to the examination of teachers, was read third time an1 passed.
 The House.
 Several petitions favoring the worlds fair appropriation were read
 MT. Weaver's bill fixing salaries of officers of Sebastian county. passed
 MT. Poole called up II. B. 45. regu- lating the examination of applicants for pensions. the hearing of evidence etc, by the county pension board. It was read third time and passed.
 Dr. Buffers bill (No. 14S), to pro hfbit the manufacture and sale of cigar cites in this state, was taken up and passed.
 S. B. No. 3. for the building of an annex to the insane asylum was taken up, and after the adoption of an amend ment increasing the appropriation from $40. 000 to S1S0t00o, the bill passed
 The committee on agriculture re- ported a substitute for the DeRossit game bill. It makes it unlawful to trap, net. shoot or kill by any method whatsoever any quail or partridge from February IS to November l. deer or fawn from February l to September l {; wild turkey from May l to September 1. It makes it unlawful for non-residents to shoot hunt. fish or trap at any sea son of the year in this state, and con stitutes the sheriff of each county or any constable game warden and their deputies game wardens. The bill makes it unlawful to shoot after sunset or before sunrise upon any of the waters of the state, nor shall any person shoot any wild duck before sunrise or after sunset. It is made unlawful for any common carrier to ship out of the state any deer, turkey, wild fowl, game fish or game of any description the fine for violation to be not less than $100 nor more than $500
 s. B. S4. providing for a court sten- osrapher for the First judicial circuit. was taken up and passed.
 s. B. 52, repeating act of 1899 pro viding for the registration of school warrants, was read third time and passed.
 MT. Butts bill to protect fish in the counties of Madison, Carroll. Benton and Washington was passed
 Mr. Govingtons bill providing for a court stenographer for the Fifth judi cial district was passed.
 Senate concurrent resolution No. II, requesting trustees of the Peabody fund to set aside Arkansas pro rata to be devoted to educational purposes, was adopted.
 S B. 43, authorizing officers of spe- cial and common school districts to insure the school buildings of their re- spective districts, was read third time and passed.
 The bill creating the Seventh chan cery district, to be composed of the counties of Union. Ouachita Calhoun. Columbia, Lafayette and Dallas, was