The Springdale news., 1905-02-24
Wednesday, February IS.
SENATE.


 Senator Logan introduced resolu- tion empowering the penitentiary committee to employ an expert to em- examine witnesses under oath, etc A similar resolution in the house for the appointment of special commit tee to conduct an investigation had passed a few days previously and some contended that the present resolution was not necessary. Senator Logan, who Is chairman of the joint committee on penitentiary, stated that the committee had already dis covered enough to convince them that thorough investigation should be made, and the resolution was adopted.
 Senator Milan offered similar reso- lution to empower the state capitol committee to make a thorough inyes- tigation of the work that has been done and to summon persons and pa pers, administer oaths, etc., which was also adopted.
 The greater portion of the day was spent in discussing Senator Moore's reform school bill. Several efforts were made to amend the bill but failed, and it passed, ayes 3, noes S Senator Thompson voted for the bill and Senator Logan against it. The bill IS quite lengthy, but some of It's provisions will be found on 3rd page of this issue.
 A bill was passed increasing the salaries of the judges of the supreme court from S3,000 to S4,000 year and of circuit judges from s2,000 to S3,000 year.
 HOUSE.
 Soon after the house convened Mr. Hurst rose to question of personal privilege in connection with the statement by MT. Sessions that he had disregarded his pair on the Black penitentiary bill. The following is the Little Rock Democrats report of the incident:
 MT. Hurst explained that he had been placed in a poor attitude before the house by Mr. Sessions, who had stated yesterday the tSessions) had been paired with MT. Hurst on the Black bill and that he Hurst had deniei the agreement and MT. Hurst wished to state that be thought that he was pairing with Mr. Sessions on the Kirby digest bill, and not the Black penitentiary blll. Mr. Black stated that he had accompanied MT. Sessions when Mr. Hurst made the agreement to pair with Mr. Sessions on the Black bill. Mr. Keel stated that he was also present when the agreement was made. MT Hurst then stated that although he was under the impression that he had paired on the Kirby digest bill, vet be no doubt was mistaken, as the opinion of the other members were to the contrary, and he begged the par don of the house for having allowed himself to be placed in the attitude in which he found himself. On po- tion, MT. Hurst's statement Was made part of the journal.
 Senator Hollands bill annexing a small strip of land off the Indian Ter rstorY to Arkansas at Fort Smith passed Mr. Mason, of Washington County, introduced a bill to provide free text books for indigent pupils in the common schools: Under 1t boards of school directors in the state are empowered at their discretion to pur- chase the books for the use of indi- gent children, the books to remain the property of the district, and the amount of school revenue used for the purpose is never to exceed in any one year ten per cent of the total rev. enues accruing to the district in that year. The principal teacher of each district is to supply the board with the names of the indigent children,