The Forrest City times., 1905-01-13
k|RTY-F|F1H SESSION | 0F GENERAL ASSEMBLY
DON. A. w. CONVICTION ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE.
eOV. DAVIS iKAy6uHATEO
Bon. w. w. Cate elected Speaker of House on First BalIot-John H. Keel Was Temporary Speaker.


 The thirty-fifth session of the gen. ral assembly of Arkansas met at the tate capitol at Little Rock at noon. Monday, January g. The senate was alled to order by President Pro Tem N. Killough, and the house by Hon. & Hays, chief clerk of the last ouse. The senate organized at once " electing it's presiding officer. Hon.
 w. Covington, and the members were sworn in by Chief Justice Hill the supreme court The house lected Hon. John H. Keel temporary peaker, and few minutes later elect 2 Sd Hon. w. w. Cate it's permanent peaker The officers of the senate Ire:
 President, A. w. Covington of John on county.
 Secretary, Allan Winham of Miller bounty.
 Sergeant at Arms, John NJ. Raines of Craighead county.
 Assistant sergeant at arms, Joe Jen- nngs of Van Buren county.
 Expressing clerk, Miss Nellie Tenni- son of Boone county.
 Enrolling clerk. Miss Rose Bennett. Journal clerk, Thos. Norfieet.
 Gov. Jefferson Davis took the oath of office for third term before the legislature in joint session in the house of representatives on January II. The joint session convened at 2 1 o'clock. At the same time the fol. 1 lowing state officers were sworn in: Attorney General. Robert l.. Rogers Secretary of State, o. C. Ludwig. Auditor of State, Avery E. Moore. State Treasurer. H. C. Tipton. The terms of the other state officers H and the members of the supreme court began October 31, 1904 The inauguration ceremonies were impressively simple and were witness ed by large crowd which overflow cd the galleries and filled the lobby. President Alonzo Webb Covingten of the senate is a native of Georgia and $ years of age. He was admit ted to the bar at Gainesville. Ga. when Is years of age He moved to Arkansas in 1890 settling at CIarks- vile where he still resides.
 
 Senator kilgore introduced meas. ure which he advocated during the last session of the general assembly. This is his bill regulating the procur- ing of change of venue from the courts of one county to another.
 The first senate bill was introduced py Senator John P. Logan of Benton Atrfd d.nr l. 1905. there shall be transferred from the general fund to the com mon school fund $250, ,000 and another s25O,000 at later date The first bill at the last session was the King anti trust bill
 Hon. Allan Winham, former mayor of Texarkana. was chosen secretary of the senate on the first ballot. receiv- ing twenty votes to eight for John R. Taylor and seven for Pit Holmes Among the first bills in the senate was one by MT Kilgore to make "pis- tol toting' a felony Punishment of from $50 fine to one years imprison- ment is provided.
 Senator McFerrin has introduced a resolution memorializing the Arkan- sas representatives in Congress to work for the annexation of the Chero- kee and Choctaw nations of the h. dian Territory to Arkansas.
 Ten bills were introduced at the second days session of the senate The house spent practically the en- tire second day electing a sergeant at-arms. Ex-senator Van B Izard of Forrest City was finally chosen Rev. N C. Denson of Dermott was elected chaplain of the senate. He is Baptist minister and was chap lain in 1897.
 R. G. Dunaway of Quitman was elected janitor of the senate and w. F. Wiley of Little Rock assistant jan itor.
 The senate pages are Lynn Wassell of Little Rock, P. Kilgore and Fred Watson
 I. w. Campbell of Randolph county was elected chief clerk of the house and Walter Parsons of Batesville as sistant clerk.
 ]. B. Higgins of Conway was elect ed journal clerk of the house and Wm. Bohlen of Russellvile assistant.
 
 The resolution that each member be furnished 35 papers and 25 cents daily In stamps, was among the first to come m in the senate. and evoked much opposition.
 
 Senator Thompson introduced bill to allow rabbits to be killed and shlpped out of the state The game laws prevent this.
 
 The opening prayer in the senate was offered by Rev. John H. Dye. for nve sessions it's chaplain In the house It was offered by Rev John T. Christ ian, the new pastor of the Second Baptist church of Little Rock.
 don. w. w. Cate was nominated for permanent speaker of the house by Hon. Reid Can't. of Garland county.