The Springdale news., 1905-02-17

to require abstracting com mics to to give indemnity bonds Of sl5,ooo
 Senator Pinnix introduced bill to specify more definitely the powers and duties Of county school examiners, which Is virtually, the county super intsndency bIll.
 Senator Hinkle introduced bill appropriatlng s25, O00 for the mainten- ance Of the state guard.
 Senator Logan introduced d bill for the publication in pamphlet form of , 0o0 copies Of the proceedings of Ark ansas State Horticultural Society.
 Senator Logan's bill appropriating s500, 0O0 out of the general fund to the common school fund was defeated, ayes I5. noes l3. President Coyinston holding that It required two-thIrds majority.
 HOUSE
 Soon after the house convened the Black bill amending the laws relating to the management of the peniteuti- ary was taken up under sus uspensi0n ot the rules. The bill gi yes the present penitentiarY board. consisting of the governor, secretary of state, auditor and commissioner of agriculture, exclu- elusive power 10 purchase all supplies for the penitentiary after competitive bidding and makes purchases made otherwise void. In the matter of selling and disposing Of the products of penitentiary labor the board is in- vested with exclusive authority to effect sales, which shall be done only after the quantity and character Of products to be sold has been made known to the board and a thorough entertainment of it's maket value has been found and declared oy the board and the proposed purchaser definitely known After any sale has been per fected the proceeds shall be immedl- ately deposited with the state treasgr- CT to the credit of t1e general rev. enae fund. The hiring of convlets shall be subject 10 the approval of the board, and the proceeds from the hiring Of conyicts shall be deposited with the state treasurer to the credit of the general revenue fund. The biil abolishes the office of financial agent and authorizes the board to em. pl0y secretary, who shall be paid a salary Of s1J0 per month. The board is also given authority to elect all other officers of the penitentiary as now provided by law The discussion of the bill lasted all day ard the war Of words ragged fnrlously In the debate the blll introduced by Mr. Meade Of Pope County, also to regu- late the management Of the lpeniten- tiarF, was brought Into the discussion. This bill is practically the same as the Black bill with the exception that 1t places the management Of the penitentiary in the hands Of board of seven members, one from each congressional district, to be ap- pointed by the governor. This bill was drafted bY the governor and he brought all his influence to bear to secure US passage
 Probably one of the most interest ing speeches delivered and the one which attracted most attention was that of Mir. Keel of Jackson County. Mir. Keel has ali along been one of the governor 5 closest friends and polti- cal allies, and heretofore could always be depended upon to support the ad- ministration when the test came. On this question, however. they parted.
 In speaking of his fidelity to the governor, MT. Keel said:
 II want to say, MT. Speaker, that 1 have followed the governor blindly, without stopping in many instances to analyze his motive, for four long years. l have voted for his antitrust bill, voted for his fellow servant bill. voted against his impeachment. and stood by him in the hour of his trials. l have followed him so far that lam Tn the condition of the fellow In the forest who rode up to a mans house and inquired the way to the pubic road. The occupant of the house looked little green, but he was wiser