Washington telegraph., 1909-02-05

asking that statewide prohibition
bill be passed at this session OF the
General Assembly.
After a 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 foi
Texarkana and Camden.
No longer is the sound of the type
writer heard on the floor of the mouse
The various stenographers have estap.
lished headquarters elsewhere apou1
the state house and are in the mousse
chamber only when taking orders.
Mr.. Rodman, sergeant-at-arm of the
Senate was granted an indehnate
leave of absence by the Senate SO ne
could go to his home at Altus anu
superintend the repairing of his resi-
dence. The recent windstorm unfoof,
ed the kitchen of his house.
Mr.. Monroe of Hampstead has Dill
providing for the "suppressing Oh
the art of science known as palmis-
try" The bill provides for Tine
of from s25 to 5000 for any violation.
Mr.. Monroe will introduce the bill at
the first oportunity.
Ex-Governor Dan w. Jones, who, py
virtue Of having been governor, mas
the privilege of the floor OF the sen
ate, was a visitor one day last week.
The ex-governor has been in BAD
health for several weeks, but he IL
fast regaining his usual vigor.
Mr.. Brown of Cleveland is mourn
ing the loss of hat, which some one
took from the house chamber. A
rather poor substitute was left ana
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 state sena-
tor. Senator Patterson was told 1t
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 ancient
parsonage as an illustration in a point
he was making against the judges
salary bill "Aesop was from Chieot
county," the senator replied
"Everybody's a 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
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
plow,
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 a 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 a
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 bills stricken out.
The explanation of all votes shall
be made in writing, but shall not be
made a part of the innrnaI