The Newark journal., 1905-02-17
THE HOUSE.

The house spent part of Thursday
 and Friday discussing the Black house
 bill relative to the future management
 of the state penitentiary. The mat
 ter opened by motion by MT. Meade
 Thursday morning to take up his bill
 on that subject, to place the peniten-
 tiary in the hands of board of seven
 men. to be appointed by the governor.
 The motion was lost and the next
 minute motion by MT Black to take up his bill prevailed. The Meade bill would carry out the wishes of Gov.
 Davis as outlined in his inaugural ad- dress. The Black bill, which was dubbed Attorney General Rogers
 bill" continues the present board of
 state officials, but abolishes the office of financial agent and provides that the funds shall be deposited in the state treasury The discussion took
 wide range, and the feature was the announcement of MT Keel that he was against the Meade bill, and the decla- ration that he had followed Gov. Da- wis so long he had gotten lost, there fore had changed front and on that occasion was opposing the governor. The vote was token at an extended | session at 1 o'clock Friday, and the Black bill passed by a vote of 46 to 37.
 After the Black bill was declared passed, Mir Cook gave notice that he would move to reconsider the vote. The point of order was raised that he voted with the minority. but he said he had gone to the clerks desk and changed his vote to the affirmative. The speaker held that he was out of his seat when he voted and had not been recognized, therefore his vote must be counted against the bill A
 motion by MT. Black of Marion to re- consider the vote and lay that motion
 on the table prevailed. Both branches accepted an invita- ton to be the guests of the city of Ar genta at a banquet and ball Febru- ary 23.
 Mir. Whites bill to authorize Boone vile to donate funds to school district No. 65 of Logan county, passed the house.
 An amendment to the rules of the house was adopted, striking out the rules fixing Monday for roll call for | introduction of bills and making lOCdI Dlll Senator Butts bill to make it un- 1 lawful to take fish in the Illinois and White rivers in certain northwestern counties, except with hook and line
 or gig. passed the house. l The house adopted amendments to 1 Senator Butts bill to establish coun- l ty depository in Carroll county, add ing Randolph. Benton. Conway and White counties.
 l Speaker Cate withdrew his bill in | troduced by request. allowing the
 wards of Jonesboro local option for
 the sale of liquors.
 January 19 is now legal holiday
 in Arkansas for the celebration in the | public schools of the birthday of Gen. l Robert E. Lee, as the senate bill mak-
 ing it such passed the house. | The stamp matter was settled by the adoption by the house of a resolution
 requiring the clerk to purchase s20
 worth of staSnps daily for the mem l bers.
 1 Mir. Cook offered an amendment to lHe ANoWliH uiil to app opildeS @lo,ooV ! to preserve the Confederate muster rolls, making it $1,250.
 : The house Tuesday passed the fol 1 lowing senate bills: To establish a chancery court in the northern dis l trict of Sharp county: to make Ke- ] dron a flag station on the Cotton Belt | railroad; to establish the grade of rail
 road crossings in cities at one foot in ten feet.
 | l The house has passed the senate bill providing for the repeal of the law for the publication of delinquent