Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-01-28

| ing of the judiciary committee of the senate which was held in the office 1 of Senator Kie Oldham of this city. | The committee was ill session throughout the day and took action uDon a number of important bills that have been referred to it by the sen- ate.
 The greater part of the forenoon session was devoted to a discussion of the bill introduced by Senator Lee to prohibit the soliciting of orders for liauor in prohibition districts by per- son. advertising or otherwse The dis cussion was chiefly whether the bill would prohibit newspapers circulating in prohibition territory from publish ing advertisements of liquor. Senator Holland made fine distinction in dis cussing this point. "A newspaper ad- vertisement does not solicit orders, he said. "It merely tells you where you can get it' Senator Oldham said he believed newspapers should be al lowd to print whisky advertisements in prohibition districts. Senator Ross said he did not believe this would the state circulating in the prohibition districts were denied the right to pub l fish such advertising. Senator Old ham admitted that this would be i'm possible. You cannot deny the Lit tie Rock papers the right to publish such advertising" he said, and you cannot deny man in a prohibition district the right to read them"
 Senator Lee declared that the pro- hibition districts are invaded by rep resentatves of whisky houses, who, while they do not solicit orders, in the strict meaning of the term, re- ceive orders. As result, he de- clared, there is much drlunkennesc clared, there is much drunkenness up- on the streets of prohibition towns on Saturday nights and Sundays.
 It was agreed by the committee that the measure should be amended and it will be given further hearing at a later time.
 | The committee refused to endorse a | bill introduced by Senator Mckenzie, appropriating $2,6o0 to provide for the payment of Real Estate Bond" No. 2034 of the issue of 1887. Attorney l IN oJc1, y1,n n1, behalf of the bill, stated that this bond was not covered in the general repud- iation of the states bonds, but was a just claim against the state. The leg islature of 1901 passed a bill requir- l ing these bonds to be presented for | collection within six months. The holder of this bond, he said, was in l the regular army in the Philippines at that time, and had no knowledge of | the passage of the law When the question was raised as to whether or not the passage of this bill would not open the way for a flood of similar measures, Mir. Bradshaw declared that there were but 14 of these bonds that had not been offered for payment, and that these had been destroyed in great fire which swept the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, more than 20 years ago.
 The committee decided to return the bill to the senate with the recommendation that it does not pass.
 The committee appointed sub committee to draft suitable bill as a substitute for a measure intro duced by Senator Simms designed to protect the interests of minority stockholders. It was agreed that the measure was incomplete, but it was declared that the state was badly in need of such a measure
 The Ross Rate Bill.
 While little has been actually ac- complished by the general assembly during the past week, the indica- tions are that important legislation will be enacted during this week. The only bill of special importance that has passed either house is the Ross 2-cent passenger rate bill The indications are that this measure will pass the senate early this week
 with not more than two or three
 dissenting votes. No member of the
 senate has declared himself as op-
 posed to such legislation, but two
 or three have been in favor of
 proceeding with greater caution,
 fearing that measure, rushed
 through with such haste, may con-
 tain some features that will render
 the whole measure imperative.
 inese senators are in the minority
 however, and there is every reason
 to believe that the bill will go
 through with rush when it is taken