The Forrest City times., 1905-01-13

Che poy choScn was appointed by the speaker. Caucuses were held after the afternoon session was over. with the following result: First district Charley Hale of Osceola; second dis trict, Roy Hinkle of Batesyile. third district. Jeff Davis of Jasper: fourth district. Ed Dandridge of Paris: fifth district. Lamar Steiner of Clarksville: :: sixth district. Hugh Westbrook Ded- man of Pine Bluff; seventh district, pixon Gaines of Lake Village.
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 Senate bill No. 9 by Senator Smith provides for the fixing of the boundary me between Arkansas and Mississip- pl at and near Buck Island. in Crit tenden county. and carries an appro- priation of $2,500 for the purpose of paying any court costs or attorneys' ices that may accrue in the prosecu- ton of the case.
 senator Holland introduced a bill amending the laws regulating coal mining. It extends the provisions of .he present act to mines employing as iew as ten men, and goes into more minute details as to the work of the inspector of mines and the liability of employers in case of accidents: pro. Vldlng also for the care of men injured while at work in coal mines.
 representative J. w. Fields of Col umDla county, who has been a segre. sation champion at two previous ses- Siohs ot the general assembly. an. nouhces that at the first opportunity he VIII Introduce a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the con s.itutlon authorizing a division of the school taxes.
 me house elected only it's perma- hent speaker at it's first session.
 Both branches made quick work of selecting their presiding officers. and within two hours of the opening of the general assembly, both had taken the oath of office.
 Tn his speech of acceptance Presi- dent Covington stated that his cleo ton to preside over the senate was the realization of the ambition of his life.
 When the vote on president was talk. en, Senator Mears cast his vote for Senator C. T. Gotham and Senator Covington cast his for Senator John A. Hinkle.
 The vote on president was: Gov lngton 8, Hinkle l. Gotham 1.
 In the caucus Senator Covineton was chosen president on the first bal. lot, the vote standing: Coyington 21. lobe 6, Fletcher s.
 With the election of it's presiding oflcer and secretary the senate was ready Tor business and so informed the house and governor.
 Senator Coyington was nominated Tor president by Senator Toney; Sen ator lobe by Senator Gotham. and Sen ator Fletcher by Senator Moore.
 when the legislature met it deyeI- oped that there was something like S25,0O0 left out of the appropriations for the last legislature, out of which members might draw on their per diem.
 Hon. Geo. F. Chapline of Monroe county placed the name of Hon. John Ii. Keel of Jackson county before the house for temporary speaker. Hon. Jack Burke of Sebastian county nomi- hated Hon. Rufus Mcdaniel of Clark county. Mir. Keel was elected on the first ballot. which resulted. 64 for Keel and A for Mcdaniel.
 Senator Simpson has introduced a bill to create the position of assist ant sergeant-at-arms of the senate.
 
 Senator Pinnix has re-introduced bill regulating mutual fire insurance companies which passed at the last bus veto.
 Rees P. Horrocks, former journal clerk of the senate, acted as journal clerk at the opening session.
 Both branches adopted the rules of the last general assembly to gov ern their deliberations until a new set of rules could be adopted
 Senators Holland, Toney and Butt were appointed committee on rules for the senate.
 The temporary officers of the house were as follows: G. w. Jones of New ton, sergeant at arms; pages, Chas Hale, Bergen Freer, Fay Stafford Ed Dandridge, Lamar Steiner. Claude Hol- loway. Dickson Gaines; postmistress, Miss Mabel King; janitors. w. F. Jones. chief; s. R. Gray, James Harris and w. Shumaker.
 Hon. Allan Winham, secretary of the senate. has lived at Texarkana 37 years. He worked on farm dur schools, and afterwards taught school ing his youth, went to the common for a number of years, thus earning the means to procure a college educa- tion. He was graduated from the Southwestern Baptist university of Jackson. Tenn. in 1893 He again took up the profession of a teacher after his graduation. and was for five years superintendent of education of Miller county He was elected mayor of Texarkana in April, 1900, and two years afterwards was reelected for