Woodruff County news., 1903-03-19
ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE
Sensational Charges Sprung in Senate Against a Former
 Member.
MONDAY, MARCH g.

MONDAY, MARCH g.
 The house judiciary committee re- ported on the charges filed against Chancellor Leatherman of Hot Springs. recommending that impeachment pro- ceedings be taken up in the senate.
 The house receded from its amend ment increasing the insane asylum an mex appropriation from $140,O0o to $1S0,000.
 The question of extending the session was discussed in the senate, but no definite date was agreed to.
 The house passed a bill constituting the governor secretary of state and at- torney general state board of par dons.
 Several other matters of importance were disposed of in both branches and in the afternoon Hon. Private" John Allen of Mississippi addressed the gen. eral assembly, in joint sesion.
 The Senate.
 The first business brought up after roll call was the extension of the ses- sion.
 Senator King moved to reconsider the vote by which the senate receded from its thirty day amendment to the orig inal house resolution. The motion was carried and Senator King gave notice that he would introduce amendment to extend the session to April 21
 The university or ArkdnSaS apprOpr1- ation bill was introduced. In addition to the ordinary expenses the bill ap- propriates $50,000 for a dormtory for girls, $50,000 for a building for the de- partments of mechanical arts and civil and electrical engineering, $5,000 for a dairy building, $5,000 for building and equipment of the veterinary depart ment, $2,500 to purchase additional 1and $3,000 for a gymnasium, $4,3S5 for an exhibit at the Worlds Fair and $3,000 for summer normal school at the University.
 A conference committee was named on the insane asylum annex appropria- tion bill.
 H. B. 365 (Cook), regulating the cleo tion of school directors and allowing the county judge to require voters to exhibit receipts, was passed.
 S. B. AS (Wood), increasing salary of superintendent of public instruction to $2,500 passed.
 s. B. 16S, increasing salary of secre- tary of state to $2,250, was passed after short debate, ayes 15, noes g.
 Senator Norwood reported that an agreement had been reached by confer ence on the insane asylum annex appro- priation bill, the senate concurring in several minor amendments and the house receding from the amendment in creasing the appropriation to $1S0.G00.
 The report was adopted and the bill passed as amended
 Senator Caldwelrs bill providing for imprisoning tenants who leave a land lord without paying for supplies, was defeated.
 At the afternoon session the question of extending the sessionwas again taken up, and after some discussion a reSolu- tion by Senator King that April 30 be fixed as the day of adjournment was defeated-ayes 21, noes 6-failing to receive the necessary two-thirds ma jority.
 The senate adjourned to hear Hon. John Allen of Mississippi. who ad- dressed the joint assembly in the house chamber
 The house passed the bill creating the governor, secretary of state and attor- ney general board of pardons
 MT. Futrall opposed the bill the ground that it was unconstitutional.
 H. B. 1e4 (Rodman), providing for a state board of arbitration for the set clement of differences between em- ployers and employees, passed by a vote of 69 to ?. The bill provides that the board shall be composed of the com missioner of mines and agriculture and two others, one selected by the employ CTS and the other by the employees
 H. B. SAP, making it unlawful for physicians to reveal professional se crets, drum up business, to become habitual drunkards, and providing pun ishment for malpractice, was passed by unanimous vote.
 H. B. 262, providing that all sacks, barrels. etc, of flour, grain, feed, etc., shall have the weight and contents marked on the outside, passed
 On motion the house concurred in the conference report on the insane an- mex appropriation bill
 The judiciary committee submitted report on the Leatherman case, as fol- lows:
 Your committee to whom was re- ferred charges of impeachment against Leland Leatherman, chancellor of the Third chancery district, beg leave to report that they have had the same under investigation.
 Easing our recommendation upon the testimony of witnesses examined, we recommend that the charges preferred be approved by the house of represen- tatives, and that they be presented to the senate of the state in the manner prescribed by law"
 MT. Whitthorne spoke against the adoption of the report. and moved to refer the matter back to the committee for further testimony on both sides.
 The motion was lost
 On a vive voce vote motion to ap- prove the charges was adopted.
 MT Pindall offered the following:
 "Whereas, The cause of Leland Leath- eTIndIl IS LO Dt ouDihitSSo to shS oSiia, ,C for trial, and the law directs that committee be selected from the house to conduct the prosecution in the sen ate; now, therefore be it
 Resolved. That the speaker of the house appoint committee of five mem bers of this house to conduct such prosecution, as representatives of the house."
 The resolution was adopted and the speaker announced the following as the committed: Mesrs. Patterson, Pindall, Parks, Chapline and Whitley.
 TUESDAY, MARCH 10.