Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-03-28
NO. 49,.
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

| hot Sc racing IN the state came as thun-
'.rbolt from a clear sky, not Senator
knew of 1t until it was launched After its
oi non there were several members on
their feet clamoring for recognition. 1t
| u..~ Occurred that since the Amis law pro-
Eib.ting gambling or the making of books
on race tracks became operative every
effort has been made by race horse men
| and bookmakers at Oaklawn to evade the
law. The fact that the gambling is said
| to continue al Oaklawn aroused the ire of
Senator Amis, with the result that ne pre-
pared this more drastic measure. He an
nounced, in introducing the bill that it was
| oEly done after conference with the act
| Ing governor and at his suggestion. The
| Senator asserted that the sheriff OF Garland
county had discharged all his duties; and
had himself kept away from the track SO
as not to see any. gambling, and that
restraining orders had been secured
| through the courts preventing the consta-
bic from taking a hand In summing up
| There is only way to stop the gamp-
ling, and that is to stop the races,
And Hou w. A. Black of Sebastian COun-
! ty is a believer in woman suffrage. NO
| one has ever accused the gentleman of this
| fact. but that makes 1t no less tact. IL
all came about in this wise: Thursday
| morning three proposed amendments to the
| Constitution of the State were offered. One
houn County. and deals with the right OF
| franchise specifying that to be entitled to
vote an eector shall have paid his poll tax
for the year previous. The amendment
was read the second time. Mr.. Black sent
up an amendment striking out the WORD
male" wherever it occurred IN the pro
posed amendment To do this will give
| all persons, who might desire to pay q
| poll tax the right to vote II the otne1
with Eminent counsel declare that there
is no law to prevent woman paving POI
present herself at the polls, so equlpped;;
and duly qualified. under the AMENDED
amendment. she would have perfect rlght
to cast vote.
Abe Dreidel left the Senate Thursday
afternoon after adjournment bringing TO
a close his career as a law maker. he
was appointed one month ago to represent
| the Seventeenth senatorial district, com
posed of Drew and Desha counties ming
the vacancy caused by the death of How
ard Robb. Senator Dreidel was never an
asprant for political honors, and was sur
prised when a message from Governor LIT
tie conveyed the news of his appointment
to him. When the special election was Or
dered Senator Dreidel refused to allow his
name to ha snbmitted TO the people saving
he did not want the office. The special
election was held saturday. successor
that senator Rreidel will not again an.
swer the roll call as representative or
the people of Desha and Drew.
Under the terms of the McCollum bill
which passed the House Monday. the treas
urer is authorized to make call deposits
in banks and trust companies of the state
funds not to exceed - per cent OF the
capital stock of such institution, and to
may be withdrawn without notice. Inc
stockholders of every institution in which
is deposited the state funds are liable
individually, under the terms of the bill.
and as additional security, bond for
double the sum of deposit is required
before the deposit is made. The bond
of the treasurer is exempted from cover
lug funds not in the hands of the treasur-
er.
At a session of the Committee on Edu-
cation of the Senate Monday Senator
Wingos bill for the establishment of a
state normal school was favorably acted
upon and was recommended for passage.
The bill appropriates the sum Of $50.
600 for the establishment and conduct of
the school for two years. The manage
ment is vested in a state board com
posed of the superintendent of public in
struction, the state auditor state treas
urer and four others to be appointed by
the governor. TlP term of office Is four
years and the board IS given fuil authority
over the school and the employment Oh
teachers.
Realizing that it is getting behind in
tine passage of numerous local measures,
the House has adopted tactics that Will
soon result in evening matters 9etweeu
the business of the two bodies. MONDAY
will he devoted to local measures. TUESDAY
will be devoted as usual to the consloera.
tion of Senate business, ana Wednesday
! again will be given tc loca! measures from
both branches Side tracking the general
legislation in this manner will keep down
door conflicts and the House will soon nave
| the calendar cleared for the more import
''NANN-
ant measures
one of the most important measures to
| be presented before this legislative session
| is a resolution by Mr.. Wells which seeks
to submit to the voters prUpSIeqi that
| Representatives and Senators shall be elect
| ed for four years. and that in the future;
| tie legislative sessions shall be quadrennlal
instead OF biennial, except on the call OF
the governor
pin6aH of Arkansas CITY
| has been elected TO the Senate from the
| Seventeenth district composed of Desha
| choose successor to the late Howard
Robb who died during the second month of
essatn Tr f f af t % also be
member of the Senate in 1906.
" O. PindalL who was elected last week
! to succeed the late Howard Robb in the
Senate from Desha County: was indicted
! into office Friday Later in the day he
announced that on next Thursday he would
| address the Senate on the life and work
of his deceased predecessor.
Prof. $. A. Weltner of Nevada, Mo, de-
/ livered an address Friday night in the hall
! OF the House of Representatives to the citi
| zens of Little Rock and members of the
! General Assembly. The subject was Pow
! err of Mind" the trend being to substantiate
/ the theories of suggestive therapeutics.
Walter Parsons assistant chief clerk
| in the House. received 4 message saturday
| announcing that his mother was very low
and not expected TO live through the night
| Mr. Parsons left for his home in Jonesboro
! on the night train. accompanied by Secre-
! tary George Trevathan of the Senate.
I Speaker Hamiter entertained seven of the
| eight pages of the House at luncheon at
| FOrster's Friday. They were John L. Ed
| rington. peyton Thomas. Hugh Dedman,
Manning Stone, Jen Davis, Grady Forgy
| and Pat Clark.
| Mrs Ida Sawyer, wife of Represents
| tive Sawyer of Monroe county, died at
| their country home near Brinkey Thursday
| night of pneumonia.
W. L. Connavey has been appointed by
Acting Governor Moore as director of the
| Red River levee district. to succeed himself.
| he having been a member of the board for
| three years.
| Mr. Ard has in preparation bill which
he says he will introduce at the request OF
| a lady to prohibit the operation of roller
| skating Kinks within the borders of this