Washington telegraph. (Washington, Ark.) 18??-1940, 1909-05-14
lbHAM BILL DEFEATED
mo MONEY APPROPRIATED FOR
PAY OF CALDWELL G. DRAKE
FOR WORK ON STATE
CAPITOL.
SENATE SESSION is CROWDED
Fifty Bills Considered and Many
Passed-Tax Commission Appro-
priation Defeated.

The TUESDAY SESSION VI the Iioueo
was marked by few discussions and
the passage of Il bills. The Oldham
bill to pay Caldwell & Drake $780,
900 if the state is indebted to them
was defeated. Messrs. Little and
Parks introduced a resolution resent
ing the special message of the COVER
nor urging prohibition legislation
This resolution calls attention to the
House having passed two bills and
a resolution covering the prohibition
question and that the Senate has fail
ed to take up the measures. In the
resolution surprise and dismay were
expressed at the governor having sent
q special message to the House when
the Senate was the derelict body on
the liquor question. Mr.. Little, IN
speaking for the resolution, said that
of three departments, the House, SEN
ate and executive office, the House
was really the only one which had
shown itself favorable to the cause
of prohibition. He declared that II
the governor had placed the influence
back of prohibition legislation that
he did in the capitol legislation, the
results mie5t have been different.
He urged that the message was re-
Election on the House after that body
had passed three prohibition meas
ures. The adoption OF the resolution
was defeated after quite a lengthy
discussion
Bills creating the Arkansas His
tory Commission, separating the Of
fees of adjutant general of the Ar
kansas National Guard and private
secretary to the governor, making
the regular appropriation for the Re
form School, appropriating 100000
to pay on the state farm making the
general appropriation for the peni-
Tertiary for the next two years and
creating a new drainage law, were
passed during the day by the House.
The bill extending the criminal jul
risdiction of the state across the MIS-
sissippi river was read twice and
made a special order. The Oldham
bill providing for tuberculosis hos
pital was read the third time, but
the roll call was postponed.
The report Of the committee ap-
pointed to examine the books of the
Confederate Soldiers Home was
made to the House Tuesday. This
report states that from the records
now kept it is impossible to tell what
particular items the money is paid
for. In part the report states that:
1--WE find the books kept only I'M
dertake to give a general statement
and it is impossible to ascertain from
them for what particular purpose all
moneys have been spent. Under the
present system it is entirely possible
for the management to exercise the
grossest extravaganza or even graft
and from cur best information we
are by no means satisfied that this
has not been done.
"Of the several items appropriated
by the General Assembly of 1907, we
do not believe the state has received
adequate values therefor, and we es-
pecially call your attention to the
item of $4,000 for general repairs,
the greatest part of which has been
expended, and we are unable, after
a close inspection of the home and
premises, to find where single dol
lar has been spent. We found the
cattle and aogs to be in very bad
condition, Notwithstanding the TACT
the amount expended for feed seems
enormous.
Bills Passed BY the House.
Senate Bill No. Z (McKenzie), Gre
ating the Arkansas History Commits
sion. Vote, 10 to 3.
Senate Bill No. 2S5 (Greenhaw),
repeating Act 1888 G9O5). Vote, 70
to o.
Senate Bill No. 800 henderson,,
separating the Offices of adjutant gen
eral and private secretary to the gov
ernor. Vote, 46 TO 81.
Senate Bill No. 1893 (Rasco), au-
fhorizing the Brinkley special school
district to borrow money. Vote, "
to 0.
Senate Bill No. 449 (White), to en-
courage river transportation. Vote,
rs to 0.
House Bill No. 1877 (RusselD,
amending the labor contract act SO
as to place Lee county in the pro-
vision Of the act. Vote, IS to 0.
Senate Bill No. 1852 (Arnoldl,
amending section S54 of Kirby's Di-
gest. Vote, So to IL.
Senate Bill No 121 (Turner), 10
protect the wages of railroad en-
ployes. Vote, IS to /.
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