The Newark journal., 1905-02-10
THE HOUSE

for trains to stop at Walnut Ridge.
 THE HOUSE.
 There was lively discussion on Friday over the refusal of Auditor Moore to issue a warrant for stamps for the members of the house as GOV cred in resolution introduced by MT. Miller and adopted several days previous. This was after the bill making an appropriation for newspa- pers and stamps had been vetoed by the governor and had failed to pass over the veto. Auditor Moore, in re- fusing to issue the warrant, stated that he was acting or opinions given by Senator Clarke and Col. Murphy when they were attorney general, that a mere resolution was not suffi- cient, and that an act was required before money could be drawn from the state treasury for stamps. The discussion was precipitated by mo- tion by MT. Pindall for the appoint ment of a committee of three to in- stitute mandamus proceedings against the auditor. the consideration of which Mr DuLaney moved to post pone indefinitely. The latter was de feated on close vote. however, and a motion by MT Fuller to defer con- sideration until Monday prevailed.
 A considerable portion of Friday was spent in the discussion of Senate bill No. 20 (Thompson), to fix the grade of railroad crossings. The house passed the bill several days previous, fixing the grade at N foot in five. It was reeonsidered, on mo- ton of Mr McCollum, who offered an amendment to make the grade one foot in fifteen. At the same time an amendment was offered by MT. Clem- ent to fix the grade at one foot in ten. This was adopted after the McCollum amendment was lost. The grade is that Of wagon crossings over tracks in cities.
 Friday the house passed the house bill requiring a depot at Pottsville, Pope county; the Thompson senate bill allowing rabbits in crates to be shipped without the state, the senate bill appropriating $500 to pay expenses on Kirby's digest to county officials. and the senate bill to authorize school district No 9 in Cross county to Dor row money.
 
 Speaker Cate announced that MT. Sessions. the new member from Scott county, would serve on the same com mittees to which MT. Hough had been appointed.
 The house of representatives has a new member in the person of Hon. R. E. Sessions, who was Thursday de- clared to have been elected represen- tative from Scott county MT. Ses- sions succeeds J. M. Hough, who has occupied seat in the house since the beginning of the session. MT. Hough is a republican and was given certificate of election by the cleo tion commissioners of Scott county. MT. Sessions is a democrat, and when the vote was first counted it was found that he had a majority of six over Mir. Hough The latter asked for recount by the commissioners. which was had. though it was but a partial one, it is claimed, whereupon a majority of thirteen for MT. Hough was shown. MT. Sessions instituted a contest before the house and the committee on elections, of which MT Patterson of Cross county is chair
 
 jority report favoring the seating of MT. Sessions, and minority report de claring for MT. Hough were returned. A resolution by MT, Yancey to the eff feet that MT. Hough be allowed to re- tain his seat and the contest be dis missed was rejected by a vote of 62 to 23, while another resolution by MT. Hunt, declaring the seat of Mir Hough vacant and that MT. Sessions be sworn in as member from Scott county, was adopted by vote of 66 to 13. The oath was administered to the new member shortly before the house ad- journed.
 Mr Miller introduced in the house resolution instructing the clerk to provide each member of the house with 20 cents worth of stamps daily, to be paid for out of the contingent fund of the general assembly, which was adopted.
 Senator Goodwin's bill to require packages of fertilizer, bran, shorts. flour, etc, to have weight stamped thereon, passed the senate.
 The senate concurred in the house amendment to strike out the provis- ion for a judiciary committee clerk and reducing the salary of the assist