Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-03-09
|STATf BANKING BILL
 AMENDED IN HOUSE
Arkansas Legislature Has Busy House Also Passes State Convict B ill and Statewide Measures Resolution to Continue Session Lost in the Sen ate by Vote of IF to g.

 Little Rock, March S.-The senate by q vote of IT to declined to con cur in the house resolution to ey- tend the present session to May 12. The resolution was called by Sen- ator Logan at a time when there were only twenty-six senators pres ent and voting. Out of this number nine ( posed the extension.
 AS soon as the vote was announced Seator Logan was on his feet with a privileged resolution to notify the house that the senate stood ready fo adjourn Thursday noon, March II. 1 Senator Holland raised the point oi order that it was not necessary to SC notify the house. that when Tnursda, noon arrived the session would stand adjourned.
 'f simply want to find out what the senators who voted against extensio, L1Oaul U" tHEIi NOtfS, Sdlu St NatOl Logan. "ff we are going to extend let's do t now. If We are going to adjourn, then let it be understood Senator White moved as a substi- 1 ute that it be laid on the table, and on roll call the motion prevailed by 2 vote of 15 to IT, and the resolution was tabled.
 Senator Mcknight endeavorcd to call up resolution under special privilege extending the session thirty days, but special orders were on hand and he was held out of order.
 At q few minutes after l2 o'clock, when a roll call vote l1d been an nounced, Senator Keel arose to a point of order He said the const- tuition stated plainly that the last three days of the session must be de- voted to house business. As the hour for adjournment was Thursday noon, he held that the last vote was illegal.
 His point was overruled by Presi- dent Martin. who held that house bus mess would be in order from tomor- row morning until the close of the session.
 The senate passed two important statewide bills this morning. One was Senator Bush's committee bill for a etc fo f6 Utr Ia1 ,r,1 Oiy,S n question of fence and stock laws for counties within the jurisdiction of the county court upon petition of the tax payers.
 The other was Senator Rowlands $ legalized primary bill, making all pri maries held in the state legal primal ries. It passed with only one dissent ing vote, Senator Keel opposing it.
 Big Things in the House.
 Sticking close to business this morning enabled the house to get through with two very important measures as we'll as dispose of an important resolution. It was strictly "big things" day in that body, as no routine matter was considered aside from some petitions sent up just af- ter the house convened.
 The most important matter, per haps. was the passage of the bill by MT. Morris. of Cleburne, providing for working the convicts on the public roads of the state under the super vision of the various county judges. The bill passed by vote of 63 to ), which indicates that 1t should pass the senate without particular trouble. The chief features of the bill are that 1t affects only short-term convicts- that is. those on five year sentence and under; leaves the adoption of the plan optional with the county; places the direction of the convicts strictly under the jurisdiction of the county judge, who is to name whatever war denS, road experts or other officers he deems necessary for carrying on the work; limits the time to work ing convicts to ten hours per day and between sun rise and sun set, and gives the county judge the right, with the consent of prisoner under 1n- dictmeut. but not yet convicted, to al- low such prisoner to work on the roads in advance of his trial. allow ing him proper credit therefor, which amount is to be refunded in case of acquittal or applied on the sentence if finally convicted, but at all times avo d the necessity of prisoner ly-