The Green Forest tribune., 1909-03-19
MANY BILLS
 CONSIDERED
ST. FRANCIS LEVEE BILL INTRO DUCED IN THE LOWER BRANCH
 OF THE ASSEMBLY.
Kill Anti-Cigarette Bll-A Number of Local Bills Introduced and Another
 Capitol Remedy Offered.

The House Monday worked rapidly transacting local business and made a new record on the amount of bills considered About forty local meas ures were brought up either on in- troduction and second reading or third reading and final passage. For the first time in the history of this ses- sion, so far as the lower house is concerned, days work was ground out without single objection thrown out in the way of shindrance. AS bills were read tEe first time the rules were suspended and the bills passed at once to second reading, without the customary q object" coming from II different sections of the House at once. The effect was seen in the large amount of business dispatched.
 The feature of tre morning was the discussion of the bill by MT. Little to reorganize the St. Francis Levee District Board and provide for a diff ferent apportionment of directors and different manner of their election. MT. Little declared that politics has had too much to do with the board, and the board has had too much to do with politics, for the consequent good either to the district or the state," and his bill seeks to remove the affairs of the district enirely from the domain of politics, so far as that may be ac- comp1ished, by placing the selection of the board members in the people of the district itself, instead of with the governor or any other agency. The bill was made a special order for later consideration in order to handle several pressing minor local measures.
 Mr. Vim of Pulaski introduced an- other state capitol completion resolu- tion, which seeks to settle the entire muddle by having the state capitol committee of the Senate and the House and cooperate with the re- organized State Capitol Commission in making whatever tests are ad- visable on the finished portions of the new state capitol and report same to the legislature as a basis for ac- tion looking to the completion of the building Governor Donaghey is made eX-officio a member ana chairman of the State Capitol Commission and Hon. T. NJ. Neale of Russellville is named to succeed the late Senator W. B.. Alexander as commissioner by tne provisions of the resolution. It was read and referred to the House carj tol committee.
 In discussing a small appropriation bill it was stated that there is only about S30,000 left in the general reve- nue fund and that in few days noth- ing would be left with which to pay the legislature. The sheriffs may have to be hurried up on their collections in order to satisfy some of the states debts.
 Busy in Senate.
 Monday was local bill day" in the Senate at Little Rock, an innovation which proved an instant success. The calendar was cleared of large num- Der of local bills, and the pockets of the members also relieved of an ad- ditional number.
 Whenever the supply of local bills Jagged for a moment, general bills were brought forth and the machinery moved brisklys forward. A total of 12 local and general bills, with reso-' lution or two thrown in for diversion. constituted the forenoon grist of the Senate.
 The Senate killed Senator Bush's anti-cigarette bill, which had been re- ported unfavorably by the judiciary committee. The bill called forth a spirited discussion, in which num- Der of senators stated that inch by inch the people of this country were being deprived of their personal lib- critics.
 The state capitol situation was brought up in the Senate by Senator Patterson. He has tried sev eral times to get this bill up and on Monday afternoon just before adjournment, he succeed ed in having the bill, Senate Bill No. 77, made a special order for early con- sideraticn. Under tbis bill the con tractors and architects of the state capitol, as we'll as tho capitol com Eissioners, are discharged and an arbitration board is named to settle the controversy between the state and the contraeors, Caldwell & Drake.
 Senator Johnson introduced Senate Bill Mo- 266, bill creating the spe- cial levee and drainage district of Cypress Creek in Lincoln county and it was referred to the levee and drain age committee.
 Senator Glover introduced Senate Bill No. 269, general fish and game, bill, which requires the payment of a. license of SIPS for the privilege off hunting and fishing in any county ex- cept his home county, and providing other restrictions The bill was read twice and 300 copies ordered printed, and placed on the calendar. t
 Senator Rasco introduced Senatal Bill No. 250. bill to exempt the people of Brinkley and vicinity from the payment of 1908 ,axes, which wa made special order for early attesa tfOn