The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-02-11
Legislative Gossip


General Assembly
After week spent in Little ROCK
forwarding the interests OF waterway
legislation, John A. Fox of Blythe
vile, special director of the National
River and Harbor Congress, left Tor
Texarkana and Camden.
No longer is the sound Of the type
writer heard on the floor of the house
The various stenographers have estab-
lished headquarters elsewhere about
the state house and are in the house
chamber only when taking orders.
Mr.. Rodman. sergeant alarm of the
Senate was granted an indefinate
leave of absence by the Senate SO he
could go to his home at Altus and
superintend the repairing Of his resi-
dence. The recent windstorm unrooi-
ed the kitchen of his house.
Mr.. Monroe of Hampstead has bill
providing for the "suppressing OF
the art of science known as palms
try" The bill provides for fine
of from $25 to 5000 for any violation
Mr.. Monroe will introduce the bill at
the first opportunity.
Ex-Governor Dan w. Jones, who, by
virtue of having been governor, has
the privilege of the floor of the SEN
| ate, was visitor one day last week
The ex-governor has been in bad
health for several weeks, but he is
fast regaining his usual vigor.
Mr.. Brown of Cleveland is mourn
ing the loss of hat, which some one
took from the house chamber.
| rather poor substitute was left and
| Mr.. Brown was forced to don the
| headpiece of Mr. Rowe of Sebastian
| while he went out to purchase an
other.
Congressman Macon of the Second
district may have opposition for re-
election, and his opponent may be
Marshall Patterson now a state sena-
tor. Senator Patterson was told it
was rumored that he would be candi-
| date, but he did not confirm the re-
port, or deny it.
Senator Hamiter of Pulaski asked
| Senator Carlock what County Aesop
of Aesop fable fame was from. Sen
ator Carlock was using the ancieEt
parsonage as an illustration in point
he was making against the judges
| salary bill. "Aesop was from Chicot
| county," the senator replied.
"Everybody's farmer today" re-
marked a member of the house one
afternoon during a somewhat lively
| tilt between several members who
were telling of their records as farm
| ers and in the same breath explain
ing that in opposing four agricultural
| schools they did not desire to be re-
garded as opposing the wishes OF the
farmer.
Mr.. Brown of Independence cast the
following vote for the Bellamy bill,
which was supported by some of the
members of the Farmers Union:
why tell the farmer, on the stump,
| That he is your sugar lump?
Why praise his horse, and praise his
pillow,
Why help his wife to milk the COW?
Why did you make his children laugh
To see you stand and hold the calf?
Have you since then changed up the
rule?
Do you now view him as fool?
Do you think when he calls for four,
That he means one, and nothing
more?
I'll cast my vote to give him four,
And after while to give him more"
A bill to amend the present law,
relating to the formation and per-
petuation OF improvement districts
| boards in cities and incorporated
| towns, Is being agitated. An appeal
especially from the citizens of Fort
| Smith, is to be made for some change
| along this line. The chief amend
ments wanted are that the law shall
| be so changed that the City Council,
| rather than the members of the i'm
provement districts boards, may have
| the right to appoint new members;
also that proper penalties may be
| imposed where members of improve
ment boards are guilty of the mis-
| appropriation of the district funds
| 1t is claimed that the present laws
were never intended TO apply to large
| localities. and are absolutely unsuited
| TO present-day methods of public i'm
| provement,
The most important changes in the
rules of procedure in the house, which
have been adopted are:
All bills will be introduced or called
up for second and third reading by
| perpetual roll call
The reading of house bills and joint
resolutions on second and third read.
| ing stricken out.
The motion to suspend rules is not
| debatable
The roll call each Monday for the
| introduction of tills stricken out
| The explanation of all votes shall
| be made in writing, but shall not be
made part of the journal.
A majority Of those present can
| table any measure on motion, but two
| thirds of the entire membership of
| the house and not majority of those
present. is required to take the meas