The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-15
COMPROMISE BILL
 TO FINISH CAPITOL
u..sure to Terminate Contract with raldwell & Drake and Architect Mann-To Use Convict Labor
 SSO0,oOo Appropriation

hill introduced ih the house yes ,.-lay by Nessrs Duna@ay and 1,zighof Pulas@', pfoYicing Tor tse completion of toe new stale oirol. wht5u IS kua~u as rke nosmuro.uisg' bill in tbe house, ,~d Which will be ken up by as house in Coumittee of he Whole immedia{ely after tue
 aing ol tne j9or ? this tnorn- ,,o includes points incorporated ,n b,tb the Patterson aui Davis state capitol bills, the two meas nres which have teen lined up .oaiust each other in the state capitol controversy in the house thus far.
 The bill first provides for the cteltion of commission of nine members 10 be composed of the governor, who shall be chairman of the board, the four members oi ,he present commission and four members to be appointed by the governor. It then provides that inc commissioners shall hold of flee until the con p ,iion of the 4 building and acceptance by the state. that the commissioners # shall give bond as now required, & that the governor shall have the & power to fl all vacancies on the q hoard, that a ma jority of the & board shall constitute quorum % aud that the governor shall only # vote in case of a tie. The bill # states that "the contract between \ the state or the present capitol # commissioners, and Caldwell X N Drake, contractors, is hereby de- # clared to be terminated and said # contractors are hereby discharged \ from further service on said state N capitol building" The same pro. vision is made ia regard to the # contract with Architect George R. Mann.
 Directs Completion of Capitol.
 "The State Capitol commis- sion, the bill sets forth, lis hereby authorized and directed to \ proceed at once with the comp.e- ton of the new state capitol Building and empowered to enter into any coutract or contracts necessary to that end. When any contract IS made the con tractors shall be required by the commission 10 give good and suthe ent bond in the sum of twice the amount said contract prs are to receive on said con &H tract"
 | The bill provides that the cou4- mission shall be empowered to elect superintendent of con struction, "whose duty it shall ~ be to remain constantly at the new state capitol at all times E when any work on said building Is ln progress, and who shall see K that all contracts made by said Commission are strictly complied with, and report to the commis. slou immediately any noncompli- ance with any such contract and have general supervision of the
 work upon the building"
 IL IS further provided that a survey of the building shall be made and any necessary altera- 'lous or repairs made, that the present plans shall be followed m general way, but that the dome snail be of stone and the wains- cottiag Tn the main hallway sh all
 oe oi marble. A secretary fol 'ne commission is also provided, " IS salary and that of the super nlendent of construction to be
 iSed by the commission. It is a iso provided that the commis. slon shall arrange with the peni- entiary board to use such con. 7a 'e's as are not working else
 wnere, the convicts to work
 i.ner on the building or in beau
 'l'yiug the grounds.
 Carries s8oO,oOO Appropriation.
 ihe sum of $500, 1000 is appro
 Pnated, or as much thereof al
 nay oe necessary, for the com
 P'esion of the building.
 The bill was prepared bv Sena
 or Me Oldham and Messrs
 runaway and Leigh Saturday
 IS introduced under the join
 usnorship of Dunaway anC