Woodruff County news., 1903-04-09
FRIDAY, AFRIL 3.


 The senate passed the Fuller joint res olution proposing an amendment to the constitution, providing for the issuance of bonds by first and second class cities, over the governors veto.
 Senator Woods bill requiring tho pub lication of applications for pardons was passed by the house.
 The house defeated the bill providing for the division of the liquor license between county and school funds.
 The house refused to suspend the rules and take up the King antitrust bill.
 The Senate.
 The closing session of the senate as an impeachment court in the case of Chancellor Leatherman was held. Sem ator Killgore raised the question as to who was responsible for the expenses attached to the impeachment trial.
 Senator Hardy moved that the ques- tion of costs be referred to the attor- ney general. Senator Norwood moved as substitute that the record be ap- proved as read without consideration of cost. A resolution offered by Senator Collins providing that the costs be taxed against R. l.. Williams, the prose cutting witness. was declared out of or der. Senator Norwood's substitute mo- tion prevailed. Chief Justice Bum stated that in his opinion the only rem edy for the payment of costs was by bill appropriating such sum as may be necessary.
 The senate was then convened. A motion to take up Senator Prices bill making an appropriation for the worlds fair was defeated.
 Senator Norwood called up the Fuller bill, appropriating $6.500 for the state militia Senators Butt and Wilson op- posed the measure. The bill passed Is to 13.
 Ind nI avaSo fo Cfn nn n bill failed to pass-13 to fl. Senator Butt called up house joint resolution 12 (Fuller), an amendment to | the constitution to allow cities of the first and second classes to issue bonds, l which had been vetoed by the governor. The resolution was then passed over the veto of the governor-21 to $. The res- | olution had already been passed over the veto by the house.
 | Senator McFerrin called up the anti ''sweat-box" bill, which passed. The House.
 Judge Kelso called up H. B. 106 pro- viding that twenty property holders of any township in any county may peti- tion and order an election for a stock l law, which shall be effective when a majority favors such law The bill l passed.
 MT. Campbell of Randolph introduced | a bill seeking to annul the contract by which convicts are now furnished to the Arkansas Brick Manufacturing Go. s. B. 113 (Gray), providing that the l liquor license tax be divided between the county and common school funds, was defeated.
 s. B. 200 (Wood), extending the char ter of the Memphis Arkansas and Texas railroad passed without opposition.
 MT. Fuller called up S. B. 136 (Butt). which prescribes the methods by which l "a n Sh retain title when the possession passes to the vendee but title is reserved for the vendor until the property be paid for or when transfer of title is depen- l dent upon any condition. The bill failed | to pass.
 MT. Harris called up S. B. Al Nogan), providing for the use of road tax col | lected in cities of the second class and l incorporated towns An amendment was adopted striking out that section l of the bill which required that 50 per | cent of the road tax should be retained | by the city or town.
 S. B. 57 (Simpson). giving black smiths an absolute lien on the product of their labor passed by unanimous vote
 S. B. 146 (Price), compelling express companies in cities and towns with more than 1000 inhabitants to main tain an office i'll the business portion o1 such town and to keep an agent there l was defeated.
 A motion by Mir. Campbell of Randolph to suspend the rules and take up s. B. l the antitrust bill. was lost. Mir Burk moved to reconsider the vote by which the house failed to pass S. B. IT. increasing the salary of the state mine inspector from $1,500 t, $2,000. The motion was lost.
 S. B. 23 (Wood), regulating the grant ing of pardons. was read third time The bill prohibits the governor froIc | granting a pardon until there Is filed in his office certificate of the county clerk or affidavits of two responsible persons showing that the application for pardon, together with the grounds for the same and list of petitioners uniting in the request for pardon. has been pub | lished. The bill passed-37 to 29.