The Carlisle independent., 1909-05-13
SENATORS IRRITATED BY ARTE cLEs REFLEcTiNG 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 Thsm.

to question Of privilege for the pur- pose of denouncing as a slander all editorial in a recent edition Of the Baptist Advance, in which it was inti- mated the members of the senate were involved in a boodling transaction III connection with the statewide prohi- bition measures. This was followed by a statement by Senator Wingo. 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 which included the passage of 21 bills. the consideration and advancement Of D measures and the defeat of three. The important bills passed included the House general deficiency bill, the House appropriation bill Of S25.oeo for the support of the Arkansas Na- tional Guard, the House a9propria- tion bill of s60 660 for the support of the Confederate Home the House bill appropriating S2 o00 for the relief of the parents of Willie CrOwder, killed by an electric wire of the state lighting plant, and the House bill re- enaeting the poll tax law The bills defeated we're the Dnl-LOgan bill. providing for the eomple-Ion of the new state capitol. the Bush bill, pro- viding 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 a special act passed by the legislature two years ago. It was signed by Acting Governor John L Moore and vetoed by Acting Cover nor x. O Pindall on the same day he assumed the duties of the exeeu- tive office, the bill not having been delivered to the secretary of state after Acting Governor Moore had left the office The question as to the validity Of the PindaI veto was tak- 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 S175.- 900 to pay Caldwell 6 Drake should the arbitration committee so order. The final result was the placing the bill on third reading with the rec ommendation that it be passed. Messrs. Going, Little and CarlLee en- gagged in a personal privilege battle over political conditions in Eastern Arkansas, the outcome being silimar in some respects to the recent clash be tween the same three when the St Francis Ievee 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 fTtor was defeated. The Fletcher bfs providing for new hospital for the insane also passed.
 Other Bills Passed by House.
 House Bill No. 515 (Hurs), creat- ing the Northwest Arkansas Cattle Improvement District. Vote. 62 to Q.
 Senate Bill No 456 Henderson,, proidlng a typographical survey for a drainage district in Randolph eoun- ty. Vote, 72 to 0.
 Senate Bill No 425 (Fletcher), 10 amend the stock law applying 10 the Charleston district in Franklin coun- ty. Vote, 70 to 0.
 Bills Passed by Senate.
 Senate Bill No 264 (Greenhaw), to prohibit the obstruction of natural drains in the state. Ayes 8, noes Q.
 Senate Bill No 154 (Rowland, ap- propriating S10.00o for the eradiea- tion of the cattle tick fever. Ayes, 27, noes c.
 Senate Bill No. 214 CWadley). to include the Seventh judicial district in the act authorizing the appoint ment of a deputy prosecuting attor- ney. Ayes 27. noes 0.
 House Bill No 474 CWays and Means Commitee), the general de fciency appropriation bill. Ayes 19, noes 3.
 House Bill No 321 CJackson). for the protection of fish in Big creek, Phillips county. Ayes 34. noes o.
 House Bill No 3Ss tHurst), pro viding for the submission at the gen eral election of the question of creat- ing fencing district in Washington county Ayes 2s, noes 0.
 House Bill No S92 (Newton). ap- propriating S2OO for the care Of the Confederate graves in Lonoke county. Ayes 9, noes 1.
 House Bill No. 47S (TyIer). fixing the salary of the assessor Of Benton county. Ayes g, noes 0.
 House Bill No. 435 Jones of Sc vierl. creating the Gillham school district in Seyier county. Ayes 31, noes 0.
 House Bill No. 445 tShockley), to create the Bryant special school dis