Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-04-30
LITTLE ROCK
 GETS SET BACK House Indefinitely Post pones Improvement Dis
 trict Bill. OLDHAM BILL PASSES The Seuate-How the Senators Voted Mistake Found in Text Book
 Measure-The Capitol.
OLDHAM BILL PASSES

Little Rock, April 29.-The house yesterday afternoon voted to indetin- iteIy postpone action on the Leigh bill. forming Little Rock into an ifn- uroyement district for the purpose of raising s250.000 to bring the unIver- sity of Arkansas to Little Rock. This is q decided set back to the forces which were working to bring the university to this city. The vote on the indefinite postponement Of the bllt stood 10 to 32 The chief arguments against the bill were made by the three representatives from Washing ton county Representative ~Glover and Dunnaway led the argument for the bill. Mr. Glover explained that the original contract with the speopte of Fayetteville, which they claim can not be broken, was for an industrial training and normal school, to De maintained in Fayetteville, the nor nal portion of which was broken when the state located the normal at Conway, and the removal of the lio- eraI arts part of the institution to Little Rock would still leave the training school at Fayettes vile. The Oldham bill has at last been passed by the senate by vote Of l9 to 1e. After accepting the bili ill q committee of the whole the senate spent the day yesterday on the ques- ton of it's final passage. Senator Oldham spoke in favor of his bill in the afternoon, and was assisted by Senator Simms, while Senators Hen derson and Hamiter opposed the measure. The following was the vote on the final passage Of the bill, there being only one senator absent:
 .Aye-DeRossitt Fletcher, Freeman Green. Greenhaw, Holland. Montgom- cry. Mckenzie, Oldham, Patterson pindall, Rasco, Robertson, Rowland simms, Toney, Turner, Williams, MT PresIent-i9.
 i Nay-Arnold Carlock, Dill, Edmon- son. Glover. Hamiter, Henderson Johnson, Keel Logan, Mcknight, Wat son, White, W.ngo and Yopp-l3.
 \ number of those voting against the biu cast their vote because they were of the opinion the appropriation was too high.
 The bill will be transmitted to the house today and probably taken uI under a suspension Of the rules, as this is the right of way oill over all and the legislators are anxious to get tie state house question settled ioI all time to cone as soon as possible
 Error Discovered.
 An error has been discovered II Witt state wide text bill which ma. Kill it for this term of the legislatur , The bill provides for the dppointmea' of the commission provided for undel it during the month of April. Ta' . til the month has passed, so the oil will have either to be amended ant concurred in by the house, or he come a back number.
 The Capitol Work.
 Until the legislature passes the ait aEpropriating sl75,000 out of wh.cl to pay Caldwell & Drake for an work done upon the state capltn which the board of arbitration migh !, find due to them nothing can he don by the board. Chairman F.. A Me l Culloch yesterday afternoon stated th stipulation filed by Caldwell X Drak was based upon the legislature pass , ing the bill, and the board is power 1. less to act until it is passed or tn t contracting concern files a new stip
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