Woodruff County news., 1903-01-29
ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE
Title of Bills Introduced in Both
 Houses.
NOMINATIONS SUBMITTED BY COY. DAVIS
Resolution Favoring Annexing Cherokee and ChOctaw Nations-Bill Introduced Making Carrying of Concealed Weap- Ons Penitentiary Ofenss.
MONDAY, JANUARY 1s.
 The Senate.

The senate met at 9:30, president
 Short in the chair.
 After routine business Senator Lo-
 gan offered concurrent resolution No. 2, seeking to have congress restore to
 Arkansas a strip of land on the border
 of the Indian Territory. embracing
 100000 acres. This domain was or
 iginally a part of Arkansas Territory.
 Senator Fletcher presented a pro-
 posed amendment, authorizing property
 owners to vote an additional school tax
 not to exceed three mills.
 Senator Fletcher introduced s. B. No.
 39. providing a law uniform with those
 of other states governing the sale an inspection of commercial fertilizer.
 The governors private secretary ap-
 peared and submitted the following
 nominations for confirmation: w. B. Hines and w. R. Duley. as state capitol commissioners; George R. Bedding, George Lake and J. c. Rem bert as worlds fair commissioners:
 J. c. Hart of Pulaski. to succeed Chan
 cellor T. B. Martin resigned. The title and purposes of other bills
 introduced were as follows
 s. B. No 40 tF<ing)-To amend act
 of March. 1899. increasing the powers of the railroad commission, authoriz ing and empowering the commission
 to classify and subdivide all freight
 and property transported in this state ! and to fix joint charges for freight shipped over two or more roads. No. 42 ice)-Appropriating ST. 125.19, to be expended with the balanc | hibit of the states resources at the St l Louis worlds fair. The bill provides | that the manager shall receive for his | services the sum of S150 per month | lady assistant $75 per month. clerk | hire $100, chambermaid $50. and jan l itor $40 per month. No. 43 (Killough)-An act governing | fraternal insurance societies. bill pre- | pared at conference of the fraternaI | and insurance committees.
 The House
 | The house did not hold an afternoon | session, adjourning at 12 o'clock to ac | cept an invitation to visit the Con | federate home and take part in the | exercises in honor of the birthday ol Gen. R. E. Lee
 | MT. Weaver offered the following: l Resolved. by the house of representa- l tives the senate concurrinG therei . 1 That the people of Arkansas extend tt | the people of the Choctaw and Chero l kee nations the hand of fellowship with cordial invitation to take sucf steps as will enable that portion of the
 Indian territory which they occupy t. become part and parcel of the state an l they themselves citizens thereof. | The resolution went over for future l consideration.
 Bills were introduced, as folows:s By Mir. Chestnutt-Creatiug the ottiet | of coal oil inspector. to be filled by thu commissioner of agriculture eX-otticio
 and the appointment of deputies. 1 By Mir. Witt-Making it unlawful tt quarter white and negro prisoners to l gether ill the same prison | By Mir. Moore-To regulate notice:
 of suits affecting liens on real or per | sonal property.
 l By MT. Wofford-To compel all rail l roads to provide track scales at all sta | tions where shipments of freight reac.
 1000 cars per year.
 | By MT. Kelso-Fixing punishment fo l carrying concealed weapons at one veal in the penitentiary. the statutor, l fine with $25 additional and the re | quirement of bond of $500 that thu | accused will not carry a pistol as | weapon for period of twelve months | By Mir: Crutcher-To relieve desti l tute soldiers and sailors of the Con federate army, making it unlawful foi | any undertaken to bury such persons il l paupers grave.
 The remainder of the session was de voted to second reading of bills an! | the passage of two local measures.