The Prescott daily news., 1909-03-06
ARGUMENTS HEARD
 BEFORE CHANCELLOR
J. W. Blackwell Representing Plaintiff Attorney General Hal L. NOrwOod
 Looking Afler States Interest

Little Rock March G. Argu ments are today taking place i'll the chancery court before Chan celor Martineau on the restrain 1 ing order asked for by Caldwell & Drake to prevent further tests being made on the floors of the new State Capitol building. Judge J. ". Blackw OOd is representing the plaintiff. and Attorney Gen. eral Hal l.. Norwood is looking after the interests of the state. Both are arguing the application | for temporary relief as though | it was upon the injunction be- coming permanent Considerable surprise was expressed yesterday that the injunction should be ask ed for, as they consider 1t weakening on the part Of the capito contractors and a prac- tica. confession of the charges preferred by Gov. Donaghey. Mem bers of the Capitol Commission and close friends of George w. Caldwell urged him not to bring the suit or apply for the restrain ing order, but he would not listen to them, saying he was being wronged and was willing to fight the matter out in the courts and let them settle the the question. He says that in eV- cry instance the state has since the work stopped, endeavored to rub it in on him, and he will no longer submit to it. Mr. Cald- well says the tests are unfair. and such would continue as long as he would permit, to the det- riment of the building, and he will not stand for it if the courts will respect his rights He states that the state made tests of the floors two years ago and they were found to be all right, and it; would not be fair to him to have the floors which have been damaged seriously by expoSure, through the fault of the state put to the same tests they were then. Mr. Caldwell says he is willing to have the undamaged floors put to any test the state may exact but he wants some one with authority to do it, not engineers selected by the House alone. MT. Caldwell I1as peti- toned for an order restraining Kurt Berle and F. w. Markhams the government engineers and David Glover chairman of the House Capitol committee who have been conducting the tests from further work. He also sues the engineers in a court ol ia" for S10,OOO damages.
 Following it's usual custom, the senate yesterday at noon adjourn ed until Monday and late III the afternoon President Martin left for his home in Russellevil,e arm cd with a child's set or garden tools to make hay while the sun shines. The house continued through the day with it's labors and is doing the same today
 One bill was passed by the house yesterday which will put a decided curh on violation or the state liquor laws It was q Estes bill which makes the issu- ance of a Federal liquor license to resident of prohibition ter ritory prime facie evidence which can be used by the prosecuting attorney against the holder ol the certificate. This bill has yet to be passed by the Senate how ever. before it can become jaw. Under a special act Of Congress the Internal Revenue collector IS required to furnish to the pro- scouting attorneys, upon thelr request. copies of the list of H. censes issued for his district The Estes bill does not interfere With the sale of patent medicines. The law requiresd the prosecuting at torney to get these lists anG post them in the court houses or his district under a penalty of from S1OO to S1OO0 for a viola tiOn.
 Others matters acted upon were as follows.
 Senate Bill No. 200, Bush com pulsory education, read second time and referred to committee on education.
 $. B. No 192, Turner, remtUy- ing defects in Clay and Craig head county drainage districts amended;
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