Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-01-25

"raAgle the previous question was ordered by vote of 19 to 12 and Senator Johnson concluded his arou- ment in favor of placing the bill back on second reading. He did not ob- Ject to the county salaries bill, where upon MT. Toney consented to let the prosecuting attorney bill go over until Wednesday morning and asked that the county salaries bill be taken up, which was done, and the bill was read the third time and passed by vote Of 29 ayes and 1 nay, Mir. White voting in the negative.
 County Officials Off.
 When the features of the salary bills, introduced by Senator Toney Monday at Little Rock, were made public exclusively in the Graphic yesterday morning, they created much exc .tement around the court house and the bills Were the chief topic of discussion there and on downtown street corners throughout the day Many predictions were made by the officials as to what might happen in the event the salary bills were pass ed They charged that Senator Ton ey was playing to the galleries in preparing such bills and inc dentally charged that he was trying to ''get even" with certain ones to whom he had political debts" to pay.
 On Monday night when District At torney T. Havis Nixon learned of the introduction of the bill fixing the sal ary of his office at $1,S00 in addi- tion to the $200 allowed by the state, he telephoned Senator Toney at Little Rock and made inquiries regarding it. During the conversation the argu- ment became heated and some warm personalities were indulged in. As the men were fl miles apart, neither of them were injured in the "mix-up.'
 The county officials in and around the court house generally condemn ed the measure on the ground that the salaries and allowances for addi- tional help for all Of the officials were ridiculous ill the extreme. They say that in some instances the sal aries allowed would not enable them to pay their personal expenses incur red in running the offices, not to mention money to be used in every day life for themselves and families. The salary of the sheriff, after the collectorship is separated from that office, is place at s1,S00 per annum. It is argued that should the sheriff be compelled to get guaranty or oth- CT bonding company to make his $4O,OOO bond the salary allowed under the new bill would be insufficient to pay the bonding company's charge.
 The people of this county are al- most to man in favor of salary bill for county officials, but they fav- or a more liberal salary provision in each of the county offices than is included in the Toney bill. They be- lieve that small salaries will have 9 tendency to encourage graft and would do away with efficient service at the court house. Good men, they say, would not seek the offices, and that the financial condition of the county would become generally de- moralized under a stingy salary sys- tenn.
 Sheriff Edgar Brewster, County Treasurer Currin M. Nichol, Circuit Clerk G. B. Lytle and other officials went to Little Rock last night to present their side of the question to the members of the House, where the bill will now go from the Senate. They hope to prevent it's passage.
 The officials generally favor a sal ary system for th.s county, but oelle'e that the salaries should be in keep ing with the duties and efficiency re- uuired in their respective offices. DIS trict Attorney T. Havis Nixon Woulu not comment on the salary bill at- fecting his office yesterday, other than to say that Senator Toney was insincere in his contentious and that he was playing politics" in fath- ering the measures. He said he was thoroughly disgusted with the wnoi7 thing and didn't care if the bill passes or not. ''I'll be the prosecutn ng at torney of this District, said MT. NlSon flor two years even if they cut all my salary off,
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