The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-02-04
Gossip

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his home at Newport Immediately
S. X. Lenoir railroad expert ac-
countant of Jonesboro, was in the city
for a few days. Mr.. Lenoir's friends
are trying to get him position with
the state in the present railroad rate
litigation.
w. T. Gam of Herd, representative
from Benton county, has drawn the
largest amount of mileage thus far.
He drew mileage for $40 miles, or $53,
as each legislator gets 10 cents per
mile Of travel
Allen Hamiter of Lewisville, speak
er of the House two years ago, was
visitors on the floor of the House
few days ago He was given an ova-
ton when the courtesy of the floor
was extended to him.
Senator Yopp, who is a famous
hunter, has his fine pack of hounds
in Lite Rock and will make use of
the vacations of the Senate TO do
little hunting on the side. Senator
Vopp has one of the most famous
packs of hounds in the South.
Representative DuLaney states that
the citizens of his county will petit
ton the legislature for two levee dis
tricts in that county. One will be To-
Gated east and the other west of the
Kansas City Southern railroad, and
will be created for the purpose of pro
tecting the county from the annual
ravages of Red river.
Regardless of the fact the bin 10 APP
propriate $4,000 TO fight the railroad
rate cases through the federal courts
IS no longer a bill but law, petitions
are still coming in TO the Senate urg-
ing the passage of the bill. President
Martin is seeing that the petitions are
fled with the secretary OF the Senate,
as to read them would be spending
time in useless manner
A ton of plaster, more or less, fell
from the ceiling in the Senate cham
Der the other day, and struck in the
general direction of senator. Being
parliamentarian, he rose to point
of personal privilege and asked Presi-
dent Martin to appoint Senators Keel
and Rowland as committee to fix the
plastering on the ceiling A man as
tall as the combined height of the SEN
ators named for the committee"
would be about Is feet tall.
Friends of the semi-monthly payday
BILL which has passed both the House
and Senate are yet considerably eX-
ercised over the safety of the meas
ure. The bill is now in the hands OF
Governor Donaghey for signature to
make it a law, and the labor advo-
Gates say an effort is being made TO
get the governors veto to the meas
ure The labor delegation is actively
at work to complete the process by
which the bill will become statute.
How many months in the year
should a boy be sent to school? In his
discussion of the increase in the sal
airy Of judges, Senator Carlock of Mad
ison stated that boy should go to
school not TO exceed five months in
the year from the time he is five until
he Is IS years of age In his opinion,
boy is not worthy educating If II
takes more time than the amount he
indicated. The senator, however,
specified the boy should be under a
capable teacher.
Inasmuch as many of the senator's
insist on breaking the rule on smok-
ing during the sessions of the Senate,
a resolution was introduced by Sena-
tor Rowland of Boone to have the rule
repealed. Many senators were ready
for the question:" but as the adoption
of the resolution affects Senate RUE,
it had. under the rules, to go over
for a day. The senators who smoke
are used to lighting cigars when they
feel like smoking and the rule is often
unconsciously broken.
Il do not take it as a personal com
pliment that my bill for the suppress
sion of night riders and other kindred
organizations received every vote in
the House on it's passage, but | do
think the state is to be congratulated
on the fact that no member of the
House voted against it," stated Mr..
Little of Mississippi, author of the
night rider bill passed by the House.
ut is a drastic measure, but 1t is in
tended to cure an evil that is n great
menace to the future peace and pros
perity OF the state"
Senator Robertson Of Lee keeps his
eye on the ball and always talks Wig
orously when he engages in a debate.
During the debate on the bill 70 in
crease the salaries of circuit judges,
the senator declared the judges earn
their money and favored the bill. In
refutation of argument that the posi-
tions of judges have never gone beg
ging at the present salaries, Senator
Robertson said he could get lawyers
in Arkansas who would be willing to
come to Little Rock and serve on the
supreme bench at Sl.50 per day"
One of the most unique votes cast
in .he legislature in years was read
the other day in the House, in answer
to the name of Mr.. Brown of indie
pendence when the roll was called
for the vote on Mr.. Monroe's motion
TO put the bimonthly pay day bill back