The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-22
SENATE WORKS ON
 STATECAPITOLB BILL
psfuses to Place Entire Responsibility on Governor Another Chapter in the Polk County De-
 pository Bill.


 ;n ,bs senate in committee of the whole yesterday, and during the discussion the Democratic state ,latform came in for it's share oi a,aise and censure and the ques- ion as to why George w. Doua- ohey was elected was discussed. Tne debate was sharp at times and some personalities were in- dulged in. Good humor was maintained and the senate made considerable progress in the con- siderauou of the bill.
 By vote of l5 to IS on divis- ;on the roll call not being neces- s.ry in the committee of the whole. the Keel amendment was lost The Keel amended provid- ed that the governor should be the commission to build the new
 
 capitol.
 The bill appropriates 675,0OO for completing the new state capitol, except the dome, terrac- ,ng lighting and heating, and inc work below the floor line. The first amount appropriated s33O, ,000 for completing the cap itol "as nearly as possible. To this section Senator Hen derso: cif srcd an amendment that "as near as possible" be stricken from the bill. Senator Oldham, author of the bill, offered a substitute amendment providing that the S350,000 shall apply 10 the completion If the building iu accordance with the Caldw we'll & Drake contract, sub feet to the other provisions of the bill. The Oldham substi- tute amendment vas adopted. It IS probable the entire work of the Senate today, after the morning hour, will be the dis i cussion of the 0 dham bill. A drawn-out fight over anne nd- | ments to the biennial University of Arkansas appropriation bill z with the result that all amend ments were disposed of and the bill ordered engrossed and to its third reading at I o'clock in the afternoon. was the feature of yes I ierdays session in the house. ] The bill was before the house from 10 o'clock until 4 o'clock. A cut of only S4, 600 was made in addition to the $62, 1000 cut made by the ways and means commi | tee. The celebrated "battle-ax brigade started out al a merry clip at 10 o'clock and although 1t remained in the ring until the last tap of the gong the numer- ous assaults on the bill had but little effect. Amendment after amendment was rejected. Most j. of the time the bill was under consideration the house was in committee of the whole, with Mir. Martin of Yell in the chair.
 House bill No. 297 Hamilton of Polk), creating depository in Polk county. House refused to concur in senate amendments.
 This was the bill drawn by MT # Hamilton like the one Senator Logan passed for Scott county It provided for the act to take fleet after passage, but when Il went to the senate Senator Logar amended it so that the question < shou'd be referred to a vote oi % ihe people at the next general ] election It was this amendment which Mir. Hamilton refused te ask the house to accept.
 The day closed with shori but sharp debate between two colleagues, Mir. Heartsill and MT
 kowe of Sebastian, over MT
 heartsill's bill placing Sebas' tan county officers on salary
 The junior member, Mir. Rowe
 won out, as his amendment pro Vlaing that the question O placing the officers on salary b' submitted to the people of th' county at the next general cleo
 'lou, practically killing tn entire bill.
 During the morning hour tn
 Doss bill regulating the price
 Q be charged by physicians ant urgeons iu the practice of mec cine aud surgery was killed by .N- n