The Newark journal., 1903-04-03
sATuRpAY. MARCH as.

The majority and minority reports of the committee appointed to investi- gate the convict farm purchase were read in both the senate and house. The majority report was adopted by both branches
 The trial of Chancellor Leatherman was continued in the senate
 The house passed MT. Hale's bill au- thorizing county judges to lease wild and uncleared sixteenth section school lands.
 The Senate
 The majority and minority reports of the special committee appointed to visit the Cummins place and investi- gate tha purchase of the same as a convict farm, were presented and read.
 Senator Fletcher moved the adoption Of the majority report which declared that the penitentiary board had acted wisely in purchasing the farm and recommended that it be retained.
 Senators Hardy and Caldwell op- posed the motion which prevailed.
 Senator Logan presented an amend ment 10 the state capitol bill. provid- ing for the erection of the capitol on the site of the present state house.
 The senate proceeded with the trial of Chancellor Leatherman
 The first witness was Edward Par ham, deputy circuit and chancery clerk at Hot Springs He testified that the had been given appointments as master. receiver and commissioner by the de fendant; that he had loaned or ad- Vanccd various sums of money to the defendant at different times; that tn division of the fees was agreed upon by the judge, himself and the man paying the same, Witness was not positive the defendant asked for this money The defendant had offered him fz3 not take them, as he thought them worthless, The witness said he had re- ceived in fees about SITS and had loaned the defendant about $10o.
 F C. Place. former county clerk of Garland county, testified that he was on q stay bond for Judge Leatherman for $400. that at the defendants sug- gestion he borrowed s400 from C. S Bell, receiver. and loaned the defendant S150 on his individual note; that Bell accepted this note with cash in payment of the $400 note
 The Rouse.
 Mr. Chestnut presented the major ity and minority reports of the special committee on the convict farm pur- chase. The majority report was adopted.
 H. E. 450 tHale). authorizing county judges to lease wild and uneleared six teenth section school lands for term of years not exceeding five and to have same cleared and put into cultivation. was passed
 H. E. 432 CFarver). authorizing coun- ty courts to establish neighborhood roads when petitioned to do so by d majority of the landowners concerned failed to pass.
 II. B 35S tStockard1. providing that in no case shall state eonvcts be hired to outside parties on contract labor system or otherwise for a less price than one dollar per day for each con viet. failed to pass.
 H B. 4s5 eHelmes). prohibiting resi- dents from acting as agents for non resident drovers to herd Rraze or per init to run at large any stock in this state, was passed.
 II. B 316 GHoliand1. defining who are fe1tow-servants of persons. corpora tiens and companies was taken up and passed.
 Mir. Martineau introduced a bill pro viding for a board of sev9n trustees for the University of Arkansas. one from each congressional district
 MT. Brooks introduced a bill provid- ing that public printing contracts shall be let only to residents of the state.
 MT. Matheny introduced a bill pro- yiding for the establishment of a re form school for youthful criminals and an asylum for dipsomaniaes under the direction of the state board of chari- ties
 The house adjourned at 2:f5 until Monday morning.