The Russellville Democrat., 1891-04-09

ment, disfranchising forever and anon any one convicted of crime, was adopted
 So the resolution, as amended, goes to tho governor.
 Senate bill 151, with conference committee amendment to strike out s60 ,000 to build an addition to the lunatic asylum and insert $86, ,000. The amendment was concurred in and the bill, as amended, goes to the governor.
 House bill 190, to amend section of an act to better facilitate the ad- justment of tue differences between the state of Arkansas and the United States, arising under the grant of the United States to this state of swamp and overhowed lands, in pursuance of an act of congress of 1850 and 1857.
 The bill passed. Yeas, 27; nays, o.
 House bill 337, to refund direct taxes paid to the United States and for other purposes. Passed. Yeas. 24; nays, 2.
 House bill 200 tabled.
 Senator Hill made a speech in favor of recousidenng the vote by which house bill 16o passed the senate. It is the bill requiring plank or poles put on all wire fences to warn stock, and mak- ing it q misdemeanor to refuse to comply.
 The vote was reconsidered and the bill tabled.
 House bill 344, the Worlds Fair bill, was read the third time and put on final passage. It appropriates $50, 900 for the collection and display :, of exhibits.
 Senator Crawford took the floor in behalf of the bill. Arkansas is com ing to the front. She ought 10 take a place in the front rank. Smaller and poorer states have made larger appropriations than this bill pro- poses. Some senators are going to vote against this bill, because it does not appropriate enough. In answer to that, the state appropriated only about half this sum for the Centen- nial Exhibition st Philadelphia, and it made & creditable showing and brought millions of wealth to this state. These exhibitions do not bring the slums and scums of other states 10 Arkansas, but bring the in telligenoe, culture and wealth of other states and the world
 Senator Harkey has only urged one objection to this bill--the finances of the state being in the soup. But since the appropriations have been made the state comes out S28,000 ahead. His people are urging him to note for the bill, and he is going to do it.
 Senator Washburn knows that this manner of advertising will bring cap ital to the state. We need people here with money to buy the products of the farmers. Our farmers will have no market for what they pro- duce, urless we have factories, mines operated, and various industries that will consume what our farmers raise. Our coal, iron, copper, lead, silver, and timber will attract capitalists. Put these specimens on exhibition at Chicago for the people of the world to see, and they will turn this way with their money, and cotton facto- ries, furnaces, timber factories, ore digging. and numberless other enterprises will be the result. W1c will say that all these Will not torn loose millions of dollars foi the farmers to pocket? It is prepos- terous. The people want this sp propriation 10 be made, and they will supplement it with their own private means.
 Senator Gaughan reminded the sen ators that they are virtually pledged te the support of this bill. When the Southern states refused to appropri- ate a cent to the exposition unless the force bill should be defeated we tacItly agreed to make the appropri lion if the bill was defeated. It wal defeated, and by the in fluence of the friends Of the Worlds Columbian Exposition Now let us be true to the impression we made st home and abroad
 Senator Kinsworthy explained why he shall vote against the bill The appropriation is too small to dc the state credit. If the amount Il not sufficient to do justice to a great rich, growing state like ours, he Ii opposed to appropriating cent. Int commissioners and officials provided for in this bill will cost the state, l tbev are ss industrious as the charae fer of their duties demand, the nea sum of sz5 ,5S6, leaving balance ol iess than 5000 to pay for the coIlec ton of exhibits. If the state haf the funds, he would be willing t' vote Sl00, ,00o.
 senator Miller has been opposed to the bill. But in order that h. might do right and reflect the yoic' of his people he sent a number O telegrams to leading constituents He produced them, and proceeded t read them, every one of winch wa for large appropriation. Thei