The Green Forest tribune., 1909-05-14
RESENT CRITICISM
SENATORS IRRITATED BY ARTI GILES 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 Them.


 of the Senate resulted from the re- marks of Senator Simms, who arose to question of privilege for the pur- pose of denouncing as islander an editorial in a recent edition of the Baptist Advance, in which it was inti- mated the members of the senate were involved in boodling transaction in 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 25 measures and the defeat of three. The important bills passed included the House general deficiency bill, the House appropriation bill of S25,000 for the support of the Arkansas Ma llOHdl tHt IlouSO dpplopl tion bill of $6O,660 for the support of the Confederate Home, the House bill appropriating $2,000 for the relief of the parents of Willie Crowder, 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-Logan bill, providing for the comple-lon of the new state capitol, the Bush bill, pro- viding the estaDlishment of another bill which sought to take Lafayette county out of the Eighth judici 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 I. 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 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 wrangle over the Oldham bill appropriating $175,- 900 to pay Caldwell & Drake should tae arbitration committed 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. 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 bi providing for a new hospital for the insane also passed
 Other Bills Passed by House.
 House Bill No. 515 Hurst, creat- ing the Northwest Arkansas Cattle Improvement District. Vote, 62 to o.
 Senate Bill No. 456 Henderson,, proiding a typographical survey for a drainage district in Randolph coun- ty. Vote, 72 to 0.
 Senate Bill No. 425 (Fletcher), to amend the stock law applying to 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 33, noes O.
 Senate Bill No. 154 (Rowland), ap- propriating S10,000 for the eradica- tion of the cattle tick fever. Ayes, 27, noes o.
 Senate Bill No 214 (Wadley), to include the Seventh judicial district in the act authorizing the appoint ment of deputy prosecuting attor- ney. Ayes 27. noes 0.
 House Bill No. 474 (Ways and Means Committed, the general de- ficiency appropriation bill. Ayes 19, noes 5.
 House Bill No. 321 (Jackson), for the protection of fish in Big creek, Phillips county. Ayes 34, noes 0.
 House Bill No. 33S (HursD, pro viding for the submission at the gen eral election of the question Of creat- ing a fencing district in Washington county. Ayes 28, noes 0.
 House Bill No. 932 (Newton), ap- propriating $300 for the care of the Confederate graves in Lonoke county. Ayes 25, noes l.
 House Bill No. ATS (Tyler), fixing the salary of the assessor of Benton county. Ayes 22,. noes 0.
 House Bill No 435 Jones of Se- vier), creating the Gillham school district in Sevier county. Ayes Sl, noes O.
 House Bill No. 445 (Shockley), to create the Bryant special school dis trict in Saline county. Ayes 2S, noes o.