The Prescott daily news., 1909-04-01
BILL TO MOVE UNI-
 VERSITY PASSED
Passes In Senate by Vote of I4 to 9. 0p. posed by Senator WinsO. House
 Tax Revision Law

Little Rock, April 1.-W hen the whistles were blowing for O. clock yesterday evening, the roll was called on the passage of the bill to move the University of Arkansas to Little Rock in the Senate and it passed, II to g. Senator Wingo who opposed the bill arose to a point of order, claiming it took a twO-third ma jority to pass the bill, but his point was declared not well talk en, and the Senate adjourned dor the day. The afternoon session was the most lengthy of any held this year, and alSO one of the most keenly contested points up for argument. The Senate had all morning discussed the bill to remove the University from Fay etteville and it was thought all arguments possible had been ad- vanced, but the Senators came back refreshed from the noon day meal and went at it strong CT than ever. Senator Mcknight stated he had no interest in the change, as the people of his DOT tiOn of the state sent their chil- dren to Philadelphia or Fordyce. Senator Logan stated Little Rock was after the appropria- tiOn deposit at Fayetteville Sen atOr Robertson said common sense would show the University should be moved to Little Rock He said the removal of the Uni versity would mean the fOunda- tiOn of a greater and larger in stitutiOn. He also stated the eli mate here is better for students of all sections of the state than Fayetteville. Senator Henderson stated he was g friend of the University, but it had outgrown Fayetteville and Little Rock should have it as it pays 50 times more taxes, and the people of Arkansas should not maintain a high school for Fayetteville. Sen ator WingO defended the manage ment of the institution and stated a city is not the place for a University, Senator Dill
 stated the proposition to move the University is a joke, and that of 69 state universities, on- ly 9 are in Capitol cities. Sena- tor Keel closed the argument, speaking at length, saying it was matter of business, and would mean a combination of literary law and medical departments of the school.
 The vote was as follows-Aye Arnold, Bush, Edmondson, Glow CT, Henderson, Keel, RascO, Pat terson, Toney, Watson, Williams Yopp and Mir. President-14. Nay-Carlock, Dill, Fletcher, Freeman, Holland, Mckenzie, Rowland, White and Wingo-9. DeRossitt and Logan, Montgom- cry and Green, Hamiter, and Turner, Mcknight and Pindall, were paired the former i'll each pair voting aye.
 All afternoon the House spent on the tax revision law pFOpOSeu by Hurst of Washington several lengthy speeches being made. The only enlivening features be- ing when Shafer OF Crittenden stated under the present system taxpayers swore falsely to the valuation of their property when they placed it on the books at part value and swore it was all the property is worth, Dyer, of Sebastian took exception to this saying it made him out a liar. Shafer explained there was nothing personal in his remarks, and Dyer explained the assessor in his county did not expect full taxation, and the incident passed with all hands happy. An other incident of note was the short speech of Spillers of Pope. who made a caustic talk on the lack of decorum in the House.. The penitentiary committee also reported in favor of having the penitentiary affairs handled by a commission of six appointed by the governor to serve years.