The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-04-01
LEGISLATIVE ITEM


providing for an amendment to n
constitution which, in turn, prov,ss
for statutory statewide prohibitio,
is declared, is a submission meas.'
on which the question of constifu,;s'
atty of procedure cannot be rai,.s
Ii has been argued by some tha,
would be illegal to submit the a.
ton of statewide prohibition ia
vote of the people and that such I
ton could not be taken under the +,
visions of the constitution. The "a.
luton introduced by Mr.. Crane
would have to be voted upon frst
the people and would in itself provis.
for an amendment TO the constitu,;os
The bill introduced in the Hm,.
by Messrs. Winn and Spillers proyias
for the establishing and mantenan,,
of one or more sanatoria or colonls
in Arkansas for the care and fra.
ment of INDECENT persons suferin,
from tuberculosis, cancer and 9th.
incurable diseases and making an J.
preparation therefor" The appropris
ton is $4,000.
The bill first calls attention To !,
berculosis and other incurable diseaSs.
and also to the organization of ii.
Department OF Health in Arkansas
The bill then provides that "one !,
more sanatoria or colonies be estss
lished in the state for the receutjo.
and treatment of INDECENT persons i
fected with incipient tuberculosis and
those so far advanced with the SAM
disease and other incurabe disease
that may be made comfortable and z
moved from their families and the Da.
pie at large TO prevent the spread +
contagion.
Some of the friends of the origipa
! Gam bill have raised the question that
| the legislature has no authority unde
/ the constitution to submit bill "a
+ the people. The claim is made tad
+ legislature would be delegating legis
/ lative power and that the constitute
does not so provide. Lawyers OF rec
/ ognized ability in the Legislature ay
i they do not believe the point is vel
/ taken.
t Following the request Of those iatsf
/ ested in zinc mines in north Arkansa,
/ a concurrent resolution will soon b
t prepared and passed by the Arkansas
i General Assembly, asking Congress d
place a tariff on zine. Those Interest
i ed in the zinc mines claim the future
! Of the industry in the state is wholg
/ dependent upon the tariff.
Mr. Holt OF Hampstead has given 10
tice that he would move to reconsids:
+ the vote by which the House iola
resolution providing for the ereatoa
i OF the office of lieutenant governs
was defeated This measure was Dc
feated by a close vote, and ii Is BE-
+ lieyed il has q chance OF passage o
consideration
Senator Bush. in speaking about III
passage of the Bellamy bill, said that
he believes agricultural schools Vii
+ be the means of drawing The youa
closer to the heart of nature Ths
senator has taught school in Arkans@s
for many years. He says thai d
/ has observed that some very sinpa
questions about plant life cannot Q
answered even by men who have spea'
their life in cultiyating the soil Il
thinks the study OF the why's ans
wherefores in plant life will attFaa'
persons TO farm life.
One thing is certain SAID ns
senator. the youth OF our state mus
be taught to cultivate the soil lnlehse
~. Every acre must be made 70 pN
duce it's full capacity and means ussa
10 keep that acre always productive
The joint committee on the slas
Normal School returned well please
from Conway. where the NosMA
School was investigated. The eomma
tee has prepared a very fayoraoie e
port on the condition OF that lnsus
ton and recommends liberal appp
| priation" for its maintenance. Tue =
port states that the school no" mas
membership OF l56, that The spifn
excellent" and compliments the scHVs
in the highest terms.
Speaker Brown has called atteneS'
ton TO the rule prohibiting smoking
the floor of the House and ofaeia
the janitor to install chairs III
cloak room for those who desltea
smoke while the House was IN
sion. The chairs were installed ~
within a half hour the CLOAK io'-
was fairly well filled with nlemD.'
enjoying a short puff or two
cloak room is now the regulafD
dained smoking apartment OF ier
sentatives during business hv1
Many members objected to Shi'a'
on the floor OF the House Oh
ground that it made them SICK.
If the bill by Messrs. Llttie' "a
and White becomes law, the ""
ready having passed IN the fiou's