The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1909-03-18
TO RESTORE PAY CAR SYSTEM
Bill introduced in Senate to Re-
peal Semi Monthly Pay Law.
Hot Springs Racing Commission Bill Over
whelmingly Defeated in the Low
er House.
Little Rock. March I2.-Specia


Should the general assembly
pass the Rasco bill, introduced
yesterday afternoon, repeating the
semi monthly pay day, the rail.
roads would be forced to put back
on the old style pay car, as the bill
employees of corporations
to be paid not later than the 18th
of the month, and in cash. For
the employe can collect
10 per cent additional and attor-
neys fees. The bill was read
twice and Senator Wingo offered
an amendment striking out the
payment OF the last month S wages
on the 18th of the month, so the
corporations could not hold back
six weeks of the employees pay,
with two weeks always unpaid.
1t was proposed that the bill be
SO the corporations would
have to pay right up to the day.
The senate adjourned while dis
cussion on the bill was rite.
The bill by Senator Henderson
requiring road oVerseers to keep
bitches and drains opens was pas :
ed. The Watson bill requiring
an annual tax of s. on all automo-
biles, and regulating their use in
Arkansas, was read twice and re
ferred to the Judiciary committee
Senator White introduced a bill
increasing the salary of assistant
attorney general to So 200 per an
mum, and stenographer for the at
torney general to 81 200. House
Bill No. II, general county de-
pository bill, was called up and
Clay county exempted from its
provisions. An effort to exempt
Conway county failed.
Racing Bill Defeated.
After one of the most able bat
ties ever put up i'll the house, Rep
resentative Bouic and Whittl1gton
OF Garland county were yesterday
afternoon forced to accept defeat
upon their bill for the creation of
racing commission for Hot Springs
which would allow 40 days racing
there each year. The bill was re-
iected OH the final vote by 81 to
II, though at one time the roll
call showed So voting against and
Fl for the bill, this being changed
by many rising and asking that
their vote for, be registered against,
after it was seen the bill was lost.
The representatives from Garland
county had little aid on the floor,
submitting their proposition on
the grounds that it was a local
question aud upon it alone rested
the financial future of Hot Springs.
Both speakers contended that it
was upon this one proposition they
we're sent to the general assembly
and into the discussion they threw
their strong personalities in an eff
fort to make the house see he
matter as they did.
Representative Sweet of St.
Francis county was the only mem
Der of the house who argued with
them i'll the effort to pass the bill.
There were plenty of speakers
against it, however, and they were
relentless in their a'tack upon the
bill. They denied the measure
was entirely a local one, saying it
affects the morals CT the state more
than the finances OF Hot Springs.
After the vote had been announc-
ed, Nh Bouic invited the members
of the house to go to Hot Springs
Saturday and meet with the mem
bers of the house to so to Hot
Springs Saturday and meet with
the members Of the business men S
organization in order that they
might see for themselves the con-
ditions in the city of vapors.
The business men of Hot
Springs and the friends of the
measure stated yesterday through
their representatives, that there
would be another bill brought up
in the senate within a few days
which would be patterned along
the lines of the dead bill.
Other House Proceeds.
H B No. 276, Warnock, to ap
propriate SIS 900 to cover the pen
itentiary deficit, was read once,
H. B. No. 277, Shocley, creating
more rigid gambling laws, read
once. H. B. 1853, for the creation
of the Eighteenth judicial circuit,
to include Scott, Polk and Mont
gomery counties, was made a
special order of business for We'd
nesday. H. B. 278, was intro
duced by Simmons of White, ap-
propriating $4,000 for the assis-
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