The Forrest City times., 1903-02-27
The Senate.


The fist measure acted upon was H.
B. 375. creating county boards Of health.
which was passed.
Mr.. 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
II. r. 3i4 fGanttl. 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. 1t changes the law as to state
elections, providing that a bond Of
1000. instead Of depositing that amount
IN cash when an application for renov-
al is filed An amendment that the
btll apply only 10 Lawrence county was
adopted.
The report of the committee on the
removal Of Hon. J r Eagle as a member
Of the capitol commission was taken up
The majority report was against his
removal and minority report by Sen
ators Hardy and Rson 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
Mr.. 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 Jobe said that no testimony
had bee. 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. Jobc. Kllgore.
Mardis. Matlock McFerrin. Mears.
Price sengel. Simpson, Naughter. VII
son. Woods.
Noes-Collins. Covington. Gray. Har-
dy Huddleston, Killough. King. Logan.
Norwood Rison--lo.
The House.
After roll call and reading Of minutes.
II B. 379. fixing time for holding pro-
bate court IA Lawrence county. was
taken UP and passed.
IT. Il l22 tFutralD. 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 ur,
and read the third time. Messrs. Tonev.
Nhitthorne Pindall. Atkins and Arnold
spoke against the bill.
motion TO table the bill prevailed
by the following vote:
Ayes-Apple Arnold. Atkins. Raskin
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 %
Ouachita. Griffin, Han. Holman Holmes.
Hooker kelso. kerwin. Latimer. Marti-
neau. Merriman, Myers. Moore of New
ton, Newberry. Norfieet. Pindal Rod
man Serimshre. Slaughter Stevens.
Stockard. Slower Toney. Weaver. Whit
thorne and Wofford-4s
Noes-Allen. Burk Campbell Of Ran
dolph. Cate. Chappell Chrisp. Clement
/ Cook OF Chicot. Daniel. DeRossftt. Dix
on nu Laney, Funk. Futren Hale Har-
ms. Hill. Hogan, Horton Jacobs. Keel
/ Keith, Knox. Matheny McGuiean.
Parks, Perry. Poole, Rowland, Stafford.
EarNer Thompson. White. Whitley.
VIM. Witt. York and Mr.. Speaker
H. B. 22S whitley. to regulate the
granting of franchises by municipali-
ties. was read the third time and passed.
II provides that before any ordinance
iassed 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 ne
council shall give notice of its passage
Tor fully thirty days. published in a
newspaper. provided that II after the
passage OF such an ordinance and with
In sixty days ten per cent OF the bona
hde resident taxpayers shall sign and
present TO the mayor a petition asking
that such ordinance be referred ara
submitted to the qualified voters the
mayor shall issue his proclamation for
an election at which it shall be decided
whether or not the franchise shall be
granted