The Huttig news., 1907-05-04
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

:. The two-cent rate as applied to the
 Memphis gateway is giving residents of east
 ern Arkansas much alarm. Following the | fact that the Cotton Belt had taken ad-
 vantage of the fact that its Texarkana station is just across the state line and
 In Texas, has refused to apply the two lslature has adjourned every road to the East that goes through the Memphis gate
 way will consider Memphis the destina- | tickets have been formerly sold, and re-
 euire three cent fare. Under the con- ] tracts the railroads hold with the bridge
 is ,25 cents and the bridge corporation | collects it, making the actual destination
 at Bridge Junction as far as railroad fare
 through to the Memphis depots, or on fur | ther as the ticket m y read. An investi-
 gation of the probable result is to be
 made and if it is believed that the rail l roads will have ap advantage at the Mem phis gateway, bill is to be drafted and presented which will require a station at
 this end of the bridge, so that the Arkan-
 sas passenger tariff may be demanded at
 least to that point.
 In pursuance of settlement of mat l ters of difference between the United States
 and this state arising out of the swamp
 land grant of 1850, and other grants,
 which was ratified by concurrent resolu- United States the sum of $103,915.95 from
 the state. There not being this in the l state treasury to the credit of the general
 revenue fund, in order to raise the sum. l by act of the General Assembly approved
 June l, 1897, Governor Jones as governor
 of the state executed his notes one to the
 to the Swamp Land Fund for this sum.
 and the money was paid into the United
 States treasury from these funds. settling
 the difference between the United States | that these notes have been in the treas
 ury since and the bill by the Ways and
 was introduced that the state might pay l the sum from these funds into the sink | ing fund, cancelling the notes. Under the bill the levy, for. the sinking fund is to i put one-eghth of mill for the four years.
 In speaking of an extension of the Legis l lature. Senator Oldham said:
 "I will say that the Joint Committee op
 Capitol have not considered the matter of an extension of the present session. l
 has not given the matter a thought, and
 at the present time we. do not know
 I personally would favor the taking, of
 recess for about 20 days at the end of
 the session. One of the best lawyers in
 Moore will hold office until the regular
 governor John Little returns. Other good
 and able lawyers: on the other hand. hold that the term of John Moore in the exc
 cutive's office expires at the same time that his tenure president of the Senate does. In that case, in order to be on the safe side, it would be good idea to take the recess and give Acting Governor Moore chance to sign all of the mea.
 sures that have passed the Assembly. If
 we took recess. there would be no doubt
 of the legality of the acts, for John Moore
 would still be president of the Senate.
 A bill was introduced in the House Fri day repeating that section of the 1908 law, which authorizes the sale of the old state capitol grounds and building. The defeat of the Quinn bill, which sought to save the property by turning it over to the Arkansas Historical Society. was
 interpreted by many to mean that the old capitol grounds would be sacrificed to sale. but this idea is combated by the warm warm reception the killough 1 bill received disposed of" said MT. KIllough. but they at a5t aal s s4sT society Just so we protect the property from sale within the next two years is all that is asked. In that time there will have developed a well-defned idea as to how the property should be kept
 When it became known in the. House yesterday that the Senate had under con sideration resolution to extend the legis- lative session there were many express sions of regret that the matter had been taken up There is strong opposition tSa sion further than May 14. great ma jority of the members believe. that the appropriation blliS Snould De given every nh minute of time until they are finished. and in that event the unfinished business on May IA, will not be of sufficient import ance to hold longer to dspose Ianae of ievatea o many hard working hours to the bills be- fore it. and there was not that c1amor to supplant the appropriation bills With local measures that has been in evidence | heretofore
 While the clerk was calling the roll on | Wednesday, House | tiict of the session In this instance Mir. i belIigerents and Mr. earaway.. represen- l tative of the Democrat in the House. was the other Members of the House inter. vened as soon as possipie aha amiter ter sn nounced that gentlemen with fighting procliyities should be removed from the room, but the stir soon subslded and The participants were brought to peace. The trouble is believed to have grown out CT an interview concerning the difficulty be tween MT. Foster and Mir. Quinn on Tuesday.
 It is estimated that the present Legisla- ture will cost the state Sloo,oo0. Before the Legislature convened there was sum of $25.OOO left over from the appropria- tion for contingent expenses of the Legs, lature of two years ago. Dill was passed appropriating $10O,OOO for contingent ex-s penses of the present session. These funds have been drawn against until there IS about S22, 900 of the $125,000 left to be maid out before a second contingent appro- priation is necessary Under estimates this sum will be insufficient to meet the expense until the end of the session, and a second appropriation will be necessary.
 The election of a lieutenant governor in the closing days of the present Legislative | session promises to become further compil cated since the opinion of Judge U. NJ. Rose | to the effect that Acting Governor Moore l shall remain as acting governor, and the ] lieutenant governor elected shall pc presl- | c4l,o ho n