Newport weekly independent., 1903-01-30
THURSDAY, JANUARY 22,

The most important business of the days session was the announcement of the standing committees by Speaker Moore
 The members honored with chairman ships are as follows:
 Judiciary, Roy D. CanpbeTT? ways and means. E. M. Merrman; On apportion- ment. J. P. Scripshire; education, w. R. Chestnut; railroads, J. H. Holland corporations, J. F. Weaver; state bonds, k. w. Crisp; agriculture, J. M. Futrall counties and county lines Henry Stev- ems; roads and highways. A. c. Dixon; circuit and justice courts, H. k. Toney; county and probate courts, C. l.. Poole; public buildings, l.. B. Holmes; public expenditures, R. M. Reece; internal inn provements, F. M. Allen; elections. J. K. r. Hale: public printing. l.. M Funk penitentiary. J. F.. Martineau; cities and towns. w. N. Green; immigration, Park Crutcher: state charitable institutions w. w. Cate; retrenchment, B. F. Wolf ford; on books of land commissioner and superintendent of public instruc- tion. A. G. Apple; on claims, J. S. Row. land: on memorials. J. J. Matheny; fed eral relations, T. l.. Arnold on militia. (. A. Fuller: insurance. Duncan Elan nagin; journals. J. B. Harris; engrossed bills. A. $. Stover; practice of medicine. w. F. Green: on rules, G. H. Perry: labor. w. B. Brooks; temperance, T. F. Atkins; mines and mining, 7. M. Hor- ton; coal miners, Jack Burke; constitu- tional amendments, J. T. Patterson; en- rolled bills. w. D. Rodman; auditors and treasurer's books. T. B. Norfleet: state capitol. F. M Mcrriman.
 The Senate.
 After routine business Mir lobe of fered an amendment to H. B. No 5, his own measure. for the separation of ,.a..l
 white in the second line last para graph of section l. and all that follows, and to substitute the negro schools to receive all taxes paid on property by negroes" white schools to receive all taxes paid on property by them. TEe amendment was adopted.
 Hills Were introduced as follows:
 No. 73 (Wilson-Regulating handling of state and county funds
 No. 1f tHinkle)-Provides that sher- ins transport prisoners to penitentiary
 No. 1s (WitD-To prevent wanton destruction of fish in streams in this state.
 No. so CPinnix)-To amend sections fO6I, 4oI5. 4l0S and 4109. so as to al . low the chief justice of the supreme court, by and with the consent of the senate, to appoint n board of trustees Tor the University of Arkansas, com posed of seven members. one from each coHSreSSlohhl district, 10 be taken from the agricultural mechan nicaI and liter ary pursuits Of life. They shall be ap- pointed for term or six years. and tho chief justice shall be eX oficio presi- dent.
 No S1 (WitD-Provides that a yer dict by thrce-fourths of the jury in civil cases shall be accepted.
 A motion to take mp Mir. Logan's bill abolishing the office of road commits sioner. failed to pass, and the measure was referred back to committed
 Mir Aliens concurrent resolution me. memorializing congress for an addi- tional appOrtionmcnt for fhe further improvement Of St. Francis river passed.
 The House.
 After Speaker Moore announced tho committees. MT McGugan introduced concurrent resolution No. l 1 for the ap- pointmcnt of a committee of two from the house and one from the senate,