Washington telegraph., 1909-04-30
HOUSE KILLS
AMENDMENT
PROPOSITION OF HAVING DIREc-
TORS OF ST. FRANCIS LEVEE
BOARD ELECTED BY THE
PEOPLE FAILS TO PASS.
NEW PISTOL WEARING LAW
Measure Governing Decisions on Pis-
toI Cases Introduced in the Sen-
atc-New Railroad Bill.


by a discussion of an amendment to
the st. Francis Levee District bill.
The amendment provides that the di-
rectors of the district be elected in
stead of being appointed by the gov
ernor. During the debate over the
amendment lasting nearly five hours
some personalities, came to the sur
face. Mr.. Little, who proposed the
amendment to the levee bill, led the
fight for it, and in speaking of con-
ditions In the district accused Poin-
sett county of being scourged by pe-
litical bosses. 1t was charged during
the progress of the debate that 500
votes of Poinsett county voted for
P. r. Andrews for the Office of attor-
ney general during the last race, had
been changed after they were cast
This was denied by several members
and created excitement among East
Arkansas representatives. The vote
on adoption of the levee amendment
was found to be in favor of rejection,
and the motion was killed.
The f ollowing bills passed the
House Tuesday:
House Bill No. AIS (Thompson of
Independenee), dividing road district
No. 2 in Independence county in two
parts. Vote. 81 to 8.
House Bill No. 4S3 (Buerkle), pro-
viding for an extension of the town
of Dewitt Vote, 80 to o.
House Bill No 266 MILLER and Lit
tle), giving additional powers to the
Arkansas Railroad Commission and
relating to demurrage. Vote, 79 to 0.
Senate Bill No. 420 (Brsh), organ
izing the Vilonia special school dis
trict in Faulkner county. Vote, so
to 0.
Senate Bill No. 33S (Turner),
amending the act of 1905 relating to
the st. Francis drainage district.
Vote, 72 to 0.
Senate Bill No 226 tFletcher,
chairman charities committee), max
ing the biennial appropriation for the
Arkansas School for the Blind. Vote
IA to 0.
THE SENATE.
During the morning hour in the
Senate Tuesday, two bills were pass
ed, two were introduced and the Sen
ate made some progress in perfect
ing the Oldham capitol bill. Senator
Keel offered an amendment providing
the new commission should employ
Frank w. Glib as architect and VIII
liam Stewart and John S. Odom as
contractors, the men named to in
spect the capitol building and deter
mine how much work should be re-
placed. The amendment was lost
The Senate only took up Senate bus
isenss at the morning hour, and the
hour expired with the Oldham bill
under consideration.
The main work of the day after the
morning hour was the adoption, in
committee of the whole, of the gen.
tenance of the Deaf-Mute Institute
and the State Reform School. The
deaf mute bill was not amended, and
only minor amendment was adopt
ed affecting the Reform School bill.
Both bills were made special orders
for Friday morning.
Early in the session Senator Rob-
ertson passed a drastic pistol-toting
bill through the Senate, but it fail
ed in the House. Now bill, by SEN
ator Robertson, passed the Senate,
affecting the carrying of concealed
weapons. The new bill amends the
present law so that the defendant
must prove the kind of a weapon he
carried. If he can prove he carried
an army or navy pistol unconcealed
he is not amenable to The law. The
defendant, however, has to make the
proof. Under the present law the
state has to prove the weapon car
ried was not an army or navy pistol,
before conviction can be obtained.
Senate Bill No. 440 (Greenhaw), to
organize the Marshall special school
district Vote, 81 to 0.
Two bills, as given below, were
passed.;
House Bill No 1874 (RusselD, pro-
viding for the extension of territory
of improvement districts. Vote, 81
to o.
House Bill No. 374 (CarlLee), Gre
ating county and probate court at
Cotton Plant, Woodruff county. Vote,
go to O.
Mr. Leigh called up Senate Bill No.
291, the bill providing an extension
of the right of eminent domain to
school boards, for the purpose of
adopting some committee amend
ments, exempting a number of coun-