The Nevada County picayune., 1909-05-13
. SENATORS iRRITATED BY ARTI- GILES REFLECTlNG ON THEIR CONDUCT OF THE BUSINESS
 OF THE PEOPLE.
FINAL SESSIONS ARE CROWDED
Nearly 400 Bills Remain to Be Con- sidered and Oblivion Will Over-
 take the Majority of Them.

to question of privilege for the puF- pose of denouncing as slandef an editorial in a recent edition or the Baptist Advance, in which It was inti- mated the members of the senate were involved in a boodling transaction Tn connection with the statewide prom bition measures. This was followed by a statement by Senator Nn9o, who also denounced the article as false and slanderous, and beyond the statements of the two senators no further action was taken in the mat ter
 The Senate disposed of much rou- tine business during the day when included the passage of 2l bills, the consideration and advancement Of 2o measures and the defeat of three. The important bills passed included the House general deficiency bill the House appropriation bill of $23,eQe for the support of the Arkansas Ma tional Guard, the House appropria- tion bill of s60660 for the support of the Confederate Home, the House bill appropriating S2 000 for the relief of the parents of Willie troWdef, Killed by an electric wire of the state lighting plant, and the House bill re enacting the poll tax law. The bills defeated we're the Dill-l.ogan bill, providing for the compile lon Of the new state capitol, the Bush bill, pro yiding the establishment of another reform school, and the Parks House bill which sought to take Lafayette county out of the Eighth judicial dis trict and place it back into the Thir- teenth district. The transfer of the county to the Eighth district was made by special act passed by the legislature two years age It was signed by Acting Governor John I. Moore and vetoed by Acting Cover nor x O. Pindall on the same day he assumed the duties of the eXecu- tive office, the bill not having been delivered to the secretary of state after Acting Governor Moore had left the office. The question as 10 the validity of the Pindall veto was talk .en to the courts, the Supreme Court upholding the act of Governor Moore.
 The House.
 The Monday session of the House consisted chiefly in a wrangIe over the Oldham bill appropriating $l15,- 900 to pay Caldwell X Drake should the arbitration committee so order. Io I bill on third reading With the rec Ommendation that it be passed. -Messrs. Going, Little and CariLee en- gagged in a personal privilege battle over political conditions in Eastern Arkansas, the outcome being silimar Tn some respects to the recent clash be- tween the same three when the St Francis levee district bill was before the House.
 The Patterson bill paying off the old State Capitol Commission passed and the Fletcher bill increasing the pay of the state treasurer and aud itor was defeated The Fletcher Tn providing for new hospital for the insane also passed
 Other Bills Passed by House.
 House Bill No. 515 (HursD, creat- 1 ing the Northwest Arkansas Cattle i Improvement District. Vote, @ to 0. |
 Senate Bill No 456 Henderson,, | proiding a typographical survey for ! a drainage district in Randolph coun- ty. Vote, 72 to 0.
 D;l Mo lLVIot -a amend the stock law applying to the <. Charleston district in Franklin coun- | ty. Vote, 70 to O.
 Bills Passed by Senate.
 Senate Bill No. 264 (Greenhawl. | to prohibit the obstruction of natural E drains in the state. Ayes 33, noes 0. [
 Senate Bill No 154 (Rowlaudl, ap- i $l0000 for the cradica- ! tion of the cattle tick fever Ayes | 27, noes c.
 Senate Bill No 214 CWadleyl, 10 | include the Seventh judicial district | in the act authorizing he appoint ment of a deputy prosecuting attor- . ney. Ayes 27. noes 0.
 House Bill No 474 CWays and Means Committed, the general de- fciency appropriation bill. Ayes 19. . noes 5.
 House Bill No 32l CJackson), for the protection of fish in Big creek, Phillips county Ayes 34, noes Q.
 House Bill No. 33S CHursU, pro viding for the submission al he gen .eral election of the question Of crcae ing a fencing district in Washington county. Ayes 28. noes Q.
 House Bill No. 332 (Newton), ap- propriating s20O for the care of The Confederate graves in Lonoke county. Ayes 20, noes l.
 House Bill No. ATS (Tyier), fixing the salary of the asCssor of Benpn