The Russellville Democrat., 1891-03-05

support an election bill two years ago but it was different to this one
 Senator Clarke asked If the first sec- ton of that bill was not the same as the one under consideration, providing fol & state board of elections.
 Senator Washburn said that such was the case.
 But continuing Senator Washburn said that he is now like Senator Clarke will be two years from now--wiser from the experience of two years.
 The bill passed. Those voting aye were: Allen, Brickell Casey, Crawford, $. H. Davidson, W. K. Davidson, Erwin, Gaughan, Hamby. Halkey, Harris, HawbiDs, Holmes, Trustworthy, Lucas, McElroy, Miller, Morton, Oyler, Red wine. SumDter Tillman, Warren, Will Jams and Clarke. Total, 25.
 Those voting nay were: Bell, Clem- ent, Crowley, Hill, Russ and Washourn. Total, 6.
 1h following lines were penned by a senator yesterday while the senator frem Desha was speasing:
 AN APosTRoPHE TO THE ELECTION BILL
 AND SENATOR BELL. I see, oh, Bill the righteous will
 Of people in their might,
 Aroused to light the wrongs court
 Has plainly brought to sight. But, Bell, just turn your phrases round
 And give the party hell,
 That sends an aged man for naught
 In dungeons hole to dwell. And charge this to our present law,
 By federal court construed, And damn a law, or damn court
 That such course pursued.
 HOUSE.
 The house reconvened at o'clock yes- terday afternoon and discussion on sen- ate bin No. 45 being resumed, Mir. Berry said he had canvassed the matter with his people and, in difference to their wishes, he felt constrained to support the bill. He thought the bill would benefit the people at large. He had friends whom he regretted to oppose, but it was his duty to represent his peo- pie and he proposed to do 1t fearlessly. Let the bill go through and if the peo- pie wanted ferrys let them have them and if they wanted bridges let them have them.
 Mir. Schnables said he had built bridges for fifty years. He had gone to Dardanelle and had inspected the pontoon bridge at that place. What did the lawyers of this house know about bridges? They wouldn't know a good bridge from Adams off OK. His observation warranted him in saying that the bridge at Dardanelle was q good one, and the whole country up there needed 1t. He was opposed to this one- man power, which prohibited the building of bridge when there was a ferry. He favored the bill and hoped it would pass.
 Mir. Owens favored the bill, and spoke earnestly in favor of its passage. He regretted to interfere with private indi- viduals, but there was duty to the public which should not be neglected.
 Mir. Manning regretted that the bill might initiate against certain par ties owning ferries, but as he was opposed to monopolies first, last, and all the lime, he favored the bill and hoped it would pass
 Mir. Emmerson opposed the bill. He thought it would be doing an inju'tice to private individl als. As an illustra- ton he referred to Shinn's ferry at Dardanelle, which the bill sought to abolish. Mir. Shinn had erected a ferry at that place at considerable cost, and 1t would be great injustice to take away his franchise for the small con- sideration he woald get. The bill was radi ally wrong, and he hoped it would not pass.
 Mir. Rhodes thought that local ques- tions should not be considered in con- Al. .&t tk l.s1 al Fl n measure effecting every section of the state, and he believed the benefits to be derived we'll worth every members careful consideration. He was opposed to monopoly in any form and favored the bill.
 Mir. Dunaway was for the bill. He thought the gentleman from Van Bu- ren, while watching the interests of one man, had lost sight of the interest of thousands. He proposed to kill his vote by voting for the bill.
 MT. Wuolfolk was in favor of the bill and told of tho benefits he had derived from the pontoon bridge at Pine Bluff. He believed the people in other sections of the state would derive like benefits and he hoped the bill would pass.
 Mir Evans was for the bill. If ma iority of the people We're against the measure then he would be in favor of voting it down, but he did not so under stand it. The bill was for the interests of the whole people and he hoped 1t would pass.
 Mir. Rhodes moved the previous ques- tion, which wss sustained, and MT. Otey closed the debate. He said that the bill had been thoroughly examined by the judiciary committee and many arguments heard for and against it. There was a great deal involved in the bill and there had been considerable lobbying for and against It. One side appeared before the committee and spoke for the bill and those opposed to it were accorded the same privilege of being heard. Both sides were listened to attentively and their arguments care fully weighed. They found that Shlnn had purchased land on the other side of the river ana bought ferry boat, ln- volving an expense of at least SS0, ,0OO. The pontoon bridge company obtained a oh 4rter from congress to put bridge across the river, and tried to get the railroad company to join them in an eff fort to get certain property condemned for their benefit. Mir. Shinn offered 10 sell this company his ferry and his franchises, but they did not want this They desired to infringe upon the pri- vate rights of private person.
 When Mir. Otey concluded his argu- ment the roll was called aud the bill passed by vote of So to 12.
 Mir. Walker, chairman of the special Investigating committee to investigate the shortage of ex- Treasurer Woodruff, reported the shortage 10 haze been S64 1928 or, on which Mir. Woodruff had paid S5S2. .50, leaving balance due of $63, TAO 57. This balance was paid 10 State Treasurer K. B. Morrow, on the 18th of February, by some of Woodruff's bon1smen. and was raised as follows: