The log cabin Democrat., 1909-04-15
SENATOR SIMM'S
 COMP PROM|SE BILL
to COMPLETE STATE CAPITOL
Another Measure Introduced in
 the Senate.
House at Work on Patterson Bill-Normal Appropriation Bill Attacked ia
 Senate.

Little Rock, April 9 Special - Senator ]. G. B Simms this morn ingvariedthemonotony by introduc ing another bill for the completion oi the state capitol. The bill is in the nature of compromise and IS similar to the Dunaway bill pend- ing in the house except that it pro vides for the election of four addi' tional members of the capit ol com mission by the legislature, instead of their appointment by the gov, ernor. The bill names the com- missioners, former Senator James H. Berry being included in the number. It provides for the re- tention of the present commission CTS, the discharge of Caldwell X Drake and George R. Mann and appropriates 5000, GOO for the com pletion of the capitol. The bill was read twice and made a special order for Monday morning.
 The Patterson bill came up un- der regular order in the house at ten o'clock this morning. A mo- ton was immediately made to post pone its consideration for one week, and the entire morning was taken up in debating this motion. At 2:3o o'clock this afternoon the previous question was ordered on the motion to postpone, and Rep resentative Dunaway took the floor to make the closing argument fav- oring the motion.
 Normal Appropriation Attacked.
 Little Rock, April 9.-Special.- One bill was passed by the senate yesterday, amending the stock law Df Logan county. Senators Hol- land and Johnson introduced a bill requiring all corporations to file with the secretary of state an nually statement of the financial condition of the concern, etc. It was read twice au d left on the cal endar.
 The senate spent the balance of She afternoon considering the Bush appropriation bill calling for SIS, 900 for the State Normal school, of this amount $40, 900 is tOr new building.
 The first item was $5,ooo for the presidents salary for two years. This was reduced to g., ,oco per year after some discussion. There was also some argument over the reduction of the salary attached to the chair of pedagogy from S3 1000 to s., ,ooo for the biennial period but the cut was not made. The allowance of S2, 500 for a teacher of Latin then came up, when an effort was made to cut 1t to SI 500. It was reported tue president is al So a professor of pedagogy and Lat in and an effort was made to elim- mate the salary entirely, which :, was blocked by the committee ask ing further time ou the bill.
 The house spent the entire day yesterday on the leigh Dunaway bill to complete the state capitol. An effort was made in the the af- fernoon by Combs of Madison to have his amendment which would leave the settlement of the Cald- we'll & Drake balance to com mission of three, one to be selected by Governor Donaghey, one by Caldwell & Drake. and the two to select a third, rescinded and that section of the Patterson bill which leaves it to two federal judges and a member of the supreme court, in serted instead. This failed to carry by one vote, the Patterson bill men refusing to vote for 1t. Little of Mississippi started off in the at iernoon to keep up filibuster to prevent the bill coming to a vote during the day He yielded the noor for the vote on the Combs amendment. Dulauey spoke for some time in favor of the Dunaway Dill, saying it was the only one which could bring results. Parke took up the question and continued the filibuster until 9 o'clock, when the house finally adjourned. The supporters of the Dunaway bill threatened death for the Patterson bill when it comes to vote today as the Patterson bill is to come up on its third reading, as a special order of business for today.