Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1909-03-18
Legislative Gossip

| largest representation in the House
There are 81 members of the cbrraL
IN the lower branch of the Legislature
The Methodists are second with 70
tai of 26 members.
Probably the happiest class Of "loo
lslators" over the extension Of tne
| session are the pages. The bows woro
extremely nervous during the two
| days the Senate was divided nm tbo
question. The pages watched the roll
call closely.
Thlrty-four members of the House
are farmers. There are more farmars
than any other one class of working
men in that body. There are q law
yers, four ministers, two editors and
16 teachers. The remainder are en-.
| gagged in insurance or mercantile bus.
| mess.
While Senator Dill was disappoint.
| ed because his township tax assessor
resolution failed, he will present the
| resolution at the next session of the
| legislature. He will be a hold-oyer
senator. The senator says he is Ger
tain his plan of township assessment
would raise the assessed valuation in
the state at least $2,5OO,OOO.
Senator DeRositt of st. Francis
stated that he intends to introduce
bill prohibiting the sale of morpbine
or cocaine except on the written or.
der of physician, and then not in
lots exceeding one grain at any one
time. "The bill will be a short one
said the senator. 81 think can get
it into two short sections"
For the second time during this
session sickness invaded the ranks
of the janitors at the Senate cham
ber Mr.. Dunaway of Little Rock and
Mr.. Mohundro of Searcy both got
sick at the same time and extra men
had to be employed No person con
nected with the Senate in any capac-
ity has been spared sickness this SEES
sion
Once more the spirit of good fell
lowship reigns supreme in legislative
circles. The war is over and all seem
to be imbued with the spirit of hard
and conscientious work to get through
with the business of the session by
May - The Senate anticipated a
tussle of two or three days on the
Gam bill, but when it got right down
to work it accomplished the trick in
as many hours
The refusal of the House to pass
the Parks bill providing for the pres
ervation of the old state house has
| caused the question to be raised as
to what will be done with the old
building Those who fought for the
bill contended that steps should be.
taken to preserve it before the new
capitol is completed. Those who OPP
posed the bill did so on the ground
that the state will be using the old
state house for several years and that
there is still plenty of time in which
to consider the matter of preserya-
ton or disposal of the building They
took the stand that there was no need
for hurry and did not indicate any
disposition 10 sell the state house
because they voted down the bill to
preserve it.
Even the Senate supporters OF tenn
perance turned wrathful eyes upon
the gallery when Kisses were heard
during the speech of a senator favor
ing the submission amendment OF
the Gam bill. The action was freely
condemned from the floor of the SEN
ate 1t was stated that the occupants
of the gallery and floor of the Senate
were there as the guests of the SEN
ate and that the action, to say the
least, was unmanly or unwomanly
Twice during the session guests OF
the members have Kissed speakers
once during the discussion OF the
Gam bill in the House and during
the discussion of the same bill IN
the Senate The loyal supporters OF
temperance do not approve OF such
work, and they freely voiced their con-
tempt for what they termed a coward
ly act.
Representative w. E. Lacy OF Union
county is the oldest member OF the
House. He is 20 years old, a farmer
and lives at FL Dorado. There are
| IL members of the House who are 6O
| years old or over. They are: MT. FL
lis of Pope, 60; Mr.. Estes OF Boone
| GA; Mr. Hamilton of Ouachlta, OIL
| Mr.. Hancock of Yell, 65; Mr.. Heart
sill of Sebastian, 6S; Mr.. Sweat OF 81
Francis, 65 Mr. Thompson OF craig
head, ga; Mr.. Whaley of Nevada "
and Mr.. Lacy, 20. There are 10 mem
bers who are between so and 60 years
old They are: Mr. Bogard oil Lo'
noke, 81; Mr. Brown of Independents
So; Mr.. Brown of Prairie, 5O' Nj
Davis of Desha, "a; Mr. Doss OF Kan
dolph, So; Mr.. Dyer of Crawford, o.
Mr.. Hamilton of Polk, So; Mr. hersh
of Lincoln, So; Mr.. Leigh OF Pulasni'
So; Mr.. McCracken of Conway %,
Mr.. Nix of Dallas, Sc; Mr.. ROSS u
Phillips, So; Mr.. Shackelford OF CIalA'
SO; Mr.. Simpson of Scott, 30; M