Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-01-30
LIE IS PASSED
 IN STATE SENATE
Senator Wingo Resents s tatement Made by Senator Holland-Cousart Levee District Bill Passes in the House by Vote of 73 to 0-House Contest Report Submitted Majority of Election Committee Re ports Favorab1y Banking Bill in Senate.

of the committee and the honesty of its report. He recited the manner of f proceedings as those suggested and agreed upon by the contestants and their attorneys and stated that the committee had not only examined every particle of testimony submitted but had exceeded the demands and re- quests of the contestants and gone farther in securing further evidence to guide them. He said the fullest and most complete investigation had the honest conviction of every meni- iber of the committed
 Mckenzie Would Recall.
 Senator Mckenzie moved that the report be returned to the committee ! for reconsideration with instructions to recount and canvass the vote from the first ward. The motion was killed a moment later by a motion of Sem ator Toney to lay it on the table, 1 VI liIGI Was duOpleu.
 Wing0 Could Not Support.
 When the question to adopt the re- port came up again Senator Wingo said that he could not support the committee if it contended that the election in the first ward was legal election.
 Logan Scores Point.
 Senator Logan assumed the cham pfonship of the report in a speech in which he stated that the contestant did not ask the senate to recount the ballots in the first ward to deter mine who was elected, but asked that they secure the ballots to throw them out entirely. With the first wa4. out Boles was elected, with it In, Hol- land was elected" he said, "and the contestant never asked this committee to secure the ballots except for the purpose of throwing out the entire ward"
 In response to a question from Sen- ator Wingo Senator Logan said that he believed from the report of the grand jury and the election commits sioners that the vote as counted in the first ward was an honest coun. That there had been irregularities but that there had been no charge that Senator Holland was in any way con- nected with these irregularities.
 "I do not believe and the commit tee did not believe that for the req son that eight fraudulent votes were found even if the grand jury indict- ments had been sustaiend, which they were not, that it would have justified us in throwing out the votes of hnn- dreds of honest electors"
 Senator Simms said he did not be- lieve that eight illegal votes, and they had not yet been shown to be illegal. would justify either the committee or the senate to throw out the entire ward.
 Senator Yopp said he had advocated the enlargement of the committee for the very reason that he wanted to see an honest and thorough investigation of the cases, and he would stand by the committee report as such.
 Senator Fletcher moved adjourn ment, but the motion was lost.
 Senator Glover stated that he would vote against the committee report.
 Holland Defends Position.
 Senator Holland took the floor and said he would like to talk two hours, but as it was already noon, he would be brief. He rec'ted the status of the old Greenwood-Fort Smith fight and the fight which had always been waged against him.
 He recited all the facts which he gave before the committee and dur ing his talk said he knew Senator Wingo would lead the opposition on the floor of the senate.
 He referred to the statement of the senator from Sevier that the election was a farce and demanded to know where he got his information. It was at this point that he said he had heard that he was c1oseted with Roles' attorneys in Fort Smith and Senator Wireo hranded the state ment as a deliberate lie.
 Senator MOnteomerv. chairman oi the committee, closed the argument