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

After reading of the journal, commit
tee reports were read, and among the
measures referred to was the Iiuddles-
ton dispcnsary bill which was reported
adversely.
Senator Collins offered the following
resolution:
Whereas, Hon, George w. Murphy,
attorncy-Een and member of the pen
itcntiary board, I'm his speech delivered
at the Capital Thcatcr. made the state
mcnt that Jim Gould, "A resident of Pine
BLUM, had proposed to pay to the state
Of Arkansas $4,000 for It's bargain I'm
the purchase Of the convect farm, known
as the Cummlns place, provided he could
be assured Of convict or other labor
TO work same at reasonable figures;
therefore be 1t
Resolved by the senate, the house
concurring therein, That the penitenti.
airy board be, and they are hereby au.
thoriZcd and directed to accept said
proposition as speedily as possible, and
further to enter into "A contract with
said Gould TO furnish such convict labor
MS may be necessary to cultivate the
said plantation Mt such figures AZ are
usually paid for free labor, and which
viii be fair both to the state and to the
said Gould, and that they report their
act ana uolngS III llt promises W Tue
present general assembly
The resolution prcclpitated n lengthy
discussion, but was finally tabled,
= II, 50, creating the seventh chan
Gerry district comprising the counties
OF Union, Ouachtn, Columbia, Calhoun,
Lafayette and Dallas, was read third
time and passed
Mr. Short called up $, B. li3, author
iginc officers of special and common
school districts to insure their school
buildings The bin was read third
time and possod--aycs a. noes 0,
Mr. King called up bill No, 1850 au.
| thOri2lng Walnut Ridge school district
to borrow money to erect school build
| ngs, The bin passed
h H. lgl, by MIR lluddlcston, was
read third time II provides for the
publication OF delinquent personal tax
| list Senators lluddlcston and Wood
| spoke In favor Of the bill ana senator
| Caldwell opposed IT, The bill passed 90
| ayes ~, nocs \,
! President Short introduced No A.
providing for displaying of flags or
/ signals ON houses whore smallpox or
other contagious diseases exist, and
making il misdomeanur for failure
to comply herewith
Senator Collins withdrew y H. ~
ana introduced In lieu thereof \ II,
! ii2 changing the time for holding court
| IN the Ninth circuit
=. u, 1856, liking salary OF tho county
| Judge OF Ashley county at $1,000 pir
! nnnum, was taken up ana passed.
Mr. llnklo introduced y H. 1913, codIng
! mrlsdlctlon to the United states over
! an lands used by the national govern
! ment
Mr. KIM introduced \ II, ii6, amend.
| INK the county seat removal law 30 ~
| 10 allow the county Judge t. accept n
! bond Of ST. 900 IN lieu Of the cash,
The bills Of Senators Coylngton ana
| wood providing for the appointment Of
Stcnognphcrs IN tho Flfth ana hrat
| judicial circuits were read thlrd time
| ana passed
Senator Colhoma BIN cxcmptug tho
mutual insurance features or cotton
mills from the provisions Of the state
| Insurance laws was read thlrd time
| and pnpFud
\. n i2i McFcun was taken up.
| The bin socks tu plHur the prnlioniihry
management on the shmn basis na the
! charitable institutions
4 motion by Senator wood ~ In.
| definitely postpone the bin was lost
after considerable discussion, nnd the
| hin ana amendments were referred to
| the committee on public buildings ana
| grounds
! After the adoption NJ house concur.
rent resolution No 81, extending sym,
Athy a. pSaGov Eagle IN the death of
hls wife, the senate adjourned,
Ths House,
Mr. pindnll presented u petition from
| "A number Of oitiscna Of Drew county
asking that portion ~ that county be-
| attached a. Dpahn county lie then IN
| troducrd house b,ii no uji 60 thia ufi
| feet
n, n aoj was introduced by Mr. WHIT.
Icy II permits school honrds to FUR
| niah FREQ text books ur ~ rent them
n A. lui wns introduced hv the com.
mlllro uu corporations, authorizing coal
| linn