The Brinkley argus., 1907-03-29
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

knew Of lf tttll. IL Nd> lGtsi*ittN. there were several mempsrs yt their feet ciamorin% for rccognltion, ,a l. was declared that since the Amls i@" p,,. p',v libiting 2ambling CT the maAinS oi cyerv on rare trncks became operative cfeay effort hes leeu made by race horss iien en and bookmakers at caklawn t9 eVaue pd ond law. The fact that the Samp,lhs IS s" nf to continue at Oaklawn aroused the ire vi Senator AIais with the result that ,ie Pre pared this more drastic measure; ne a am nounced in introducing the bill Una, :. es "@' enly done after 2 conteFen.e stion w.'I n" The Serntor asserted tliat the shariu CT 'fa' ianJ J county lad discharged all his dut,ss s.,, "no ao had himself Kept away trom ihe nd that restraining orders had been sesursa st fhrongh the courts preventing the con cons,n ,,n ble from taking hand. Tn snm,,,.hn n''c,,rod dp his aFgnmen, for ms hl, m n,ii stap m inc gamb- linz. and that is to stop the rAces
 And Hon. ". A. Black of Sebastian conn, tv is a believer in woman suhlhs,.s tbis o,c has ey psused the gentleman oi tnis eaet E,. thaf makes it no less fal.t. " aji came about in this wise Inursosss ,s .i1orning three proposed amendments ,o nne Constitution of inc state wels wa,.an of Cal he,,n County and deals with the riIhss W oa francbisc specifying that to be entitlea 70 vote an elector shall have I,a,o I,o ms ,npndment ,yas read the second time. Mir blach rd sens ", m"s , s"" a,,,cndment striking out the wore male" wherever it occurred ih '..i .nu gp;vs posed amcndmeni sss mirbt rg o1 desire sir to pay roll tax the right to vote. II the ",uo ,',;od provisions of the act had been co''l llhs.e with Eminent counsel declare li,a,s l,r naIi is no law to prevent a woman pasinS Iha f... sho,,ld she SO elect and shonia snu present herself at the polls, so eadpna,ed and duly qualified, under the slt rieht amendment she would have perieel i'e--, 10 cast vote.
 Tho jouse Committee on Rairoads gave a final hearing Tuesday. night 70 trt tin-s sartativns of the railroad orsaiii1nsaai,t ,1sa,.; ard tla attorneys ou the .pili pfohipi'..,,ls ., telograph operators having in ehnrse IT ,he sircctinr of train movements rom WI m, ing more than eight hours per das. il. numerous bills providing TOT eA,ia " lions which are to be supplied wlih opeia tors ard ggents. and kept open nous each day. are the arguments used py M .he attorneys against the enactment oi lam 's that would require them to use opefahboss shoss for m eieht hour day at each oi tness ncinfs The railroad employees orsanlHa ions ndyanced the argument i'll laVor ol the Dill that the railroads would save ehe aGditiona expenses in rn, the 'oi' rbs l"" com ns mittee reserved its decision untii 'a'ei meeting.
 I,efore fl,e penitentiary Committee in the Heuse Tuesday Superintendent Pitcock ard Architect Frank tsibb appeared and went oyer details regafdins the conlil,e ton of the new peniteniiary me coihpie- tion of the building will cost sum ap,, proyi51afed at S1Ia.0Oo. which sum Will ha reGaeed ab9ut 2T per cent If conYicts a4e rsed for a raTf of the mechanicai work. Under this estimate the cell house vii cest ahouf sf03 ono and the hospi tal anl office buildings the remainder The superintendent went over the numerous details of tl'e items covered in the appTo- and explained their necessity to the com p,itfea 4 bill covering these appropria- ticus Is being drafted
 y.hctbcr thc oldham annexation bill will bs reached on ti,e House calendar this week. but lf It is ealied there will be lively contest before it is disposed of The bi' and 1t was believed that it would g,o through the House with but l!ttie opPosl. ton but statements to the effect 1aal 2 molten will he made ta table 1t when Hfs1 if comes up indicate that there is more opnasitien the5f had been anticipated. The Pulaski dsie@iliiun. undivided in it's support ef the measure. feels confident that it's pas sage win moi be denied by their fellow members of the House
 aFeesrs. Wilson of Perry and White of Ioeaa ereaged in a warm controversy or tha floor of fkc House Tuesday during the HtsrngEion CT ii1H Dtfl DFbNlHll- ADi NVutii ty denosft0rics and they were about to Eave T personal encounter when friends ipteffeied a.d oedcr was restored. They both aRoliei2ed to the House for their acticns. ard later shook banda and agreed that the heat of passion had prevailed over better iGd9Inent in bringing about tho dispute.
 Afeer caitine the session to order Mon dar Sneaker Han,iter referred fo a paper being diSfribsited on ths desks of the mem hes eeugainlrg faTing headlines of allega finRs te tlse e7eet fhat fn attempt was fNe free distcibutien Of poodle The sufassor requested tbaf the licuse pay nc rtte.ssi9u to ts'e article. as he did not be lleve a:aY member had any idea that such statements were worthy Of recognition.
 .tt aa faformal coaference Of the fricad- of tiac ThSmDson University btl Monday it was decided thar when the measure tewes ID for reconsideration the amount cf ti'e appropriation called for will be ci.t Go~n nj least GOO and possibly Inare f Is generally understood that the bill will pass tho Senate in its amended
 Thc Carfwfi2ht proposed emendnen, to ihe consultation. which provides tEat the tayrs paid into tlie school fund hy the a'hoads of thc state Shall be apportioned ,cwsflv without Yeeard fo the school dis trirs in vhith fhc railroad property is sit rated has hrea favoraby reported by iaa iolity cf the Committee on ConstItu, ticfel Amendments in the House
 An effort k being made to draft a bill flai will relieve echGitien as to protection ficc Ere through iaSaTancc The Ealrh biil ewlich ia effect exempted thc five com. panifs from the provisions Of the anti. trasf law. was siGnally defeated that any n'easure which repeals any part of that act win be pracsieaiy impossible.
 Prof <. 4. Wetner cf Nevada. Mo. de lt"ercd an aGdfess Friday night in the hall ef the House Of Representatives to the citi zsns of Little Rock and members of the tseNernl Assembly. ibe subject was .'Pow- sr of Mind " the trend being to snbStantiat> tl,f theories of suggestive therapeutics. x. C. pindall who was elected last week Co succeed fhe fate Howard Robb in fhe senate from Ieshu County. was inducied iHto office Friday i.atcr in the day he arnourced that on next Thursday he would i aGdress the Senate on the life and work of his deceased predecessor
 The bil by Senator Harrison making it E,aGdatogy thai the national colors shall feat above all public buildings. school h9uecs and naming the first Friday in AHy as flag Gay" in the publa schools
 xes a special order for Wednesday.
 nr wycrge Rose of Nashville addressea tl1' Jolht remmlttee on Education of the }isrse and scbate Tuesday and spoke at laaetA ia favor of the Normal school E.casuees iatscdpetd
 The House did n,t work Saturday ac- cosdins fo q Eiaiion of Air KilIough cnr- rirt tast before nccn Friday
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