The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-04-15
FOR COMPLETION
OF STATE CAPITOL
BILL CARRYING $675,ooo APPRO-
PRiATIoN FOR THIS PURPOSE
INTRODUCED IN SENATE.
GOVERNOR TO BE RESPONSIBLE
Will Have Power to Remove Mem
bers of State Capitol Commission
Hot Discussion Over the
Measure.

During Mondays session OF the
Senate very little business was trans
acted with the exception of the new
state capitol completion bill, just in
troduced by Senator Oldham of Pu-
laski.
The bill provides that the governor
shall appoint a capitol commission
consisting of four members, to be
confirmed by the Senate. The COM
mission is to hold office until the
building is completed, provided that
any member of the commission can
be discharged by the commission for
cause, with the consent OF the Sen
ate. The commission is authorized to
employ a secretary at a salary not
exceeding 500 per month. The COM
missioners are to receive a salary OF
Sc a day and mileage at the rate OF
s cents per mile, actual number of
days worked being the basis. AS
much as can be retained of the pres
ent new state capitol is to be pre-
served.
For the purpose of completing the
building, the sum of $330000 is ap-
propriated; to remedy defects, -175,-
900; to place white marble in the
Railways and finish the interior col
umns, 500 900; for water connections,
incidentals, etc, $4,000.
AS soon as the bill had been read
the first time there was an attempt
to postpone the second reading, which
1, oil atfnnnt tn
vent the Senate from going into COM
mittee of the whole for the purpose
Of considering the bill, which also
failed
In committee of the whole the first
section was attacked in an amend
ment by Senator White of Logan.
The amendment. which was adopted,
provides that the governor and not
the commission shall have the right
to remove a commissioner for cause.
Following the adoption of the
White amendment Senator Keel Of
fered an amendment to provide, in
lie governor hall be the
commission and shall have the
right TO employ a secretary. This
proposed amendment was under dis
CT 'cr ell day and at a O'Clock in
the afternoon the committee rep2r;-
ed r'cgrees without taking vote on
the amendment
The Importers of the amendment
declared that Governor Donaghey
shou'd rot be hampered by a com
mission of any sort, and that the
thing TO do was to give him the
money he wants to complete the
building and place the entire bur
den upon him.
Those who were against the amend
ment say there is no reason for w9nt-
ing 10 place a burden on the COVER
nor that he has not asked for. 1t Is
claimed by the administration forces
that the governor is fully able, how
ever. to take the entire responsibility
and complete the capitol as he prom
ised he would.
At the afternoon session President
Martin called up the Hogan sho--
firing bill and succeeded in having
Pope and Johnson counties exempted
porters of the bill, Senators Hol AMI
and Fle' cher, fought the amendmen
and claimed the adoption of the
ar endment practically defeated the
oil iect of the bill.
Senate Bin No 200 tBush). to pro-
vide for compulsory education in Ar
kansas, was FINELY passed with the
Fouse amendments. The bill was
drawn as general bill, but the
House excepted many counties,
among them being Pulaski county.
Lat week the Senate refused to &C
cent The amendments. The bill was
transmitted TO the House and then
reca ed. Senator Bush said he had
geen given TO understand the Honse
would not recede on the amendments,
and URGED the passage of the bill as
amended. The bill was passed by a
vote of 20 TO 5.