The Van Buren press., 1903-02-21
The Senate.

In his opening prayer the chaplain
feelingly alluded to the sad bereaye-
ment of EX-Gov. Eagle In the loss Of
his wife.
Senate bin relating to the appoint
merit of deputy prosecuting attorneys
was amended so that only one deputy
be appointed in each district, instead
of one for each county,
S. b. 1I2 CKing) amending the law
relating TO municipal corporations, was
read the third time and passed. The
bill provides for an election to decide
whether or not any municipal corpo'
ration shall be annexed to another FOL
the purposes OF improvements, etc.
and thus advance to "A city of the first
class
Senator Caldwell called up house
| concurrent resolution No. 49, empower.
ing the joint committee on peniten.
tlary to investigate the affairs OF the
penitcntlary, II was explained that
the object of the resolution was to au-
thorize the committee to summons
witnesses. The resolution was adopt.
ed.
Senator Short asked unanimous con-
sent to take up house concurrent reso.
luton No, 80, authorizing the special
committee to visit the Cummins place
W tIpIbN u tl'Iht
Mr.. lobe desired to know how many
committees It was proposed should WIS.,
It the Cummings farm.
Senator Short explained the purpose
Of the resolution which was to give tn,
committee Il clerk In order that II may
make an intelligent report as to It's
findings.
Mr., Mcars offered Oh amendment tc
strike out the word visit wherever
II occurred In the resolution.
Senator King was IN favor of the spc.
cial committee making the trip,
Senator Logan opposed Mi Mcars
amendment
Tho only objection Mr. Norwood had
heard against this committee paying q
visit of inspection to this farm was be.
cause OF the expense, The amendment
would take away all the power the or.
iginal resolution intended to confer.
Senator Caldwell said the senate had
Just passed u resolution authorizing tn,
Joint penitentlary committee to make
the trip, therefore he favored the pro,
posed amendment
4 substitute by Mr., Jobc striking out
special committee and inserting IN,
words regular committee was ruled
out Of order
senator Collins did not believe tn,
the regular committees duties
Senator Hardy thought II economy tC
send the special committee to view tn,
plantation,
Mr. Cotton, member Of the special
committee, said the committee was un,
der the impression that its powers are
| limited and therefore was unwilling tt
make II final report without seeing the
| farm
The amendment To strike out tn,
word visit wherever II occurs IN IN,
resolution was defeated
An amendment by Senator J0bc that
the clerk FOR the committee be un cX.
pert s,enographer was adOucd Th,
clerk IN no, 10 be- employed longer than
twenty-five days
The question was then put upon IA,
adoption Of the resolution ~ amended
and II passed
II, H. 20 tMyors), to protect the pear
| fisheries IN this state during spawning
season Wns read third time and passed
II Il. Increasing the salary OF "a,
county Judge OF Monroe county 1,
| $500 was passed
n H. lb1 providing for special scs
| plons of probate courts IN this stat,
| was read lhlrd time and PASSED.
Mr. thrlHpH house bin repeating IA,
! certain townships IN Jackson county
was taken np ana passed
hlr llale'H bill to protect game IN
| Mississippi county from pot hunters
| passed.
Several other unlmportant local bill,
| from the house were passed
| \ motion by Senator King TO suspend
| the rules and take NJ the Keel antitrust
| bin was voted down,
Adjourned I'll Wednesday morning
The Rouse.
The frat business taken NJ was n II
| a3S, nSlnE salaries OF certain officers OF
| Marion county The bin passed,
House concurrent resolution No, 90
| inHtructlns the pcnltrntlnry commltto,
! to ih,obtiKdtr tn, Yarloua ,hBfa,a made
against the pehltpntlary management
was introduced by Nit Norhcet III,
| resolution WIS adopted
Mr., Whitthornc withdrew n bin ofror'
cd by himself relating To municipal al,
thorlty IN regulating ana Furnishing IN,
ofronee OF gaming and introduced IN