The Van Buren press., 1903-03-14

To XIII tho bill on payment of 5000
The bill was Indefinitely postponed
In the house Mr.. whitthorne's bill
to repeal the Wilson anti gambling act
failed to pass.
The Senate.
$. r. 1i5 Gotham, providing for the
collection of costs and attorneys fees
in all suits for damages against fire.
life and health insurance companies
was passed.
The committee appointed by the house
to conduct the prosecution OF Chan
cellor Leatherman presented a report.
s. b. 1888. providing that insurance
companies shall make an annual ac-
counting to policy holders, was taken
UP.
Senator Butt who introduced the
bill stated that he had done so by re
quest, but having heard that attempts
were being made to hold up the in
surance companies. he wished to sever
his connection with the bill.
Senator Sengel read a letter written
to him by a general agent of a life in
surance company, giving the name OF
the author of the letter stating that
ex-senator McNemer of Little Rock. at
whose instance the bill was introduced.
sent for him and offered to kin the
bin for $500. The letter further said
that McNemer declared a certain num-
Der Of the senators could ne induced
to vote as he desired on any measure.
Senator Sengel appealed to the mem
bers TO defend their honor. and bring
to Justice the party or parties who
would Islander them In such "A manner
He favored indefinitely postponing the
bin and APPOINTING a committee to In
vestigate the matter
4 motion to indefinitely postpone
prevailed.
Senator Hinkle introduced a bill pro-
viding for a state road commission, con
sisting OF the commissioner Of agricul-
ture and the attorney general.
The House.
The committee appointed by the house
to prepare articles Of impeachment
against Chancellor Leatherman presen-
ted a report The charges which, IL is
alleged, were not sustained by the evil
dence, were omitted from the report
The house adopted the report and di-
rccted the members appointed for that
purpose to proceed to the senate for
the purpose of prosecuting the accused
before that body
\ motion to reconsider the vote by
which the Worlds Fair appropriation
bill failed to pass, was carried without
opposition.
Mr.. Parks stated that he understood
that If the bin was amended so as to
make the appropriation $4,000 II would
pass.
on motion of Mr.. Fuller, the vote by
which the bill segregating school taxes
passed was recOnsdered
n. b t2O (Myers). regulating the
supply Of cars to shippers, passed with
out OPPOSITION.
H. b. ui Poole), providing for
change OF venue In clvll cases, failed to
pass.
message from the governor an
nounced that he had signed the bill en-
titling graduates of the University law
school to practice without being ex.
amined.
II, u. 224. making II unlawful for
common carriers to accept for transpor-
tation outside the state any package
containing fish other than buffalo and
catfish was taken up and passed
Mr. Whitthornes bin repeating the
Wilson anti-gambllng act OF 1907 and
re-enacting the gaming laws which
were In force before that time was
taken up
Mr., McGulgan charged that two years
ago $4,000 was raised to defeat the
Wilson bill.
The speaker stated that that was a
serious reflection on the present house
Mr.. Holland declared that unless the
gentleman retracted his statement he
would ofrer a resolution to remove him
from the house
Mr. McGuigan stated that II he had
reflected on any member OF the house
he would take back his remarks
The bill failed to pass.