Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-02

WRONG
IN
PRINCIPLE
The act of 1901 to protect the owner


in principle. provides any
person who shall any dwelling house other build
ing and who shall refuse fail to the therefor
when due according to contract shall at once forfeit all
right to longer occupy said dwelling other building
der penalty of line Why should the landlords be thus
securely from loss by dishonesty than
other people? What makes it crime which
should be punishable by fine to fail house rent
any than failure the merchant, doctor, law
Yer, preacher newspaper man?
legislature bill has been introduced repeal
the 1901 it is creating very lively discus
sions in the house Mr. Merriman thinks the title of the
act of 1901 should be An act protect the rich against
the poor He favors the repeal bill. Under the law of
unlawful detaner speedy remedy is afforded to those
owning houses The act of 1901 he said brought about
by real estate agents would be enabled by col
lect get their commission Judge Merriman ap-
peaed the members the country for the
repeal of the act
Mr. Toney heartily conc,rred in what Judge Merri-
said He characterized the of 1901 of the
infamous enacted in Arkansas 1t
Imprisonment debt and worked hardshps upon
the poor Toney spoke with uch for the
repeal of the
Mr. Campbell, of Pulaski, said he voted for the bill
in 1901 he believed if would be good and
catch the rascal. In instances the operation
of the law had been good; in others bad Properly
strued, the act would not hurt honest He had
been advised by eminent counsel that the very
vicious if not unconstitutional, because it
prsonnent for debt. He would for repeal In many
instances in Little Rock the effect the worked
hardships certain individuals,
The Graphic again ASSERTS that wrong in
principle Too much of the law in Arkansas partial the
landlords The hand of the landlords is nearly
every page of the statutes. The of 1901 should be
repealed
INSANE The report of Supt. Rees Hogins, the
IN state insane asylum is for the serious
JAILS sderation of the legislature. the
information contained therein Is enough to
bring the blush of shame to the cheeks of citizen
in the who has ioa sympathy for the mentally
unfortunate. A portion of his report says:
However startling it may appear, however
the burden of reflection we have between 24S and $50
unhappy members society other harbor of
hope save that vouchsaed them by the jas and poor
houses of their respective counties. will require
magic of words no logic of reasoning. convince
enlightened public that places of detention this
kind totally unsuited these unfortunate vic
Tins of disease Additional provision these un-
fortunate members of society is supported by all the
dictates of reason humanity and expediency. 1t has
been well said, and its repetition does lessen its
force, that nations never impoverished by the
munifcence of their charities; the prosperity the
state and the culture its citizens easily judged
by its charitable institutions
Supt. Hogns then makes Communications for an an
to the asylum. which would be amply sufficient to
meet all demands and properly take of all the
people in the state. The legislature should delay
making appropriation sufficiently large provide
It is disgrace that this class of
unfortunates has been SO long neglected
The senate committee on commerce still refuses, tc
recommend the confirmation of the negro Dr. Crum as
collector of the port Charleston s. c. and it is mat
ter of much doubt whether confirm
the appointment were the committee recommend
it, The senate committee commerce. presently
stituted, is composed of Republicans
Gratis. The former Frye of Maine, Elkns West
Virginia Neson of Minnesota, Gainger Of New Hamp