The Mena weekly star., 1911-05-11
PIPKIN'S BILL
PASSES SENATE
Appropriates $4,000 TO Aid High
Sch0ols-lntr0duces Bill TO Make
Il. and r." EfRective-State
Medicine Bill Passed.


$4,000 TO aid the high schools in
the small towns of the state. The
bill also establishes normals in the
better high schools, practically
making them state normal schools.
This is the last of the three bills
recommended by the educational
commission, the other two being
bills for the consolidation of rural
schools and for state board Of ed
ucation. Prof. Cook is chairman of
the commission and Prof. I'll. S.
Hartzog is secretary, and Prof. J. C.
kuykendall of Fort Smith is a MEM
Der OF the committee.
The senate defeated the bill by
Covington diverting the proceeds of
the state capitol levy to the general
revenue fund.
State Medicine Bill Passed.
The House passed the Senate bill
creating a state board of health,
after a stubborn fight by its oppp-
nents, who charged that the doc
tors trust" is back of the bill.
Indications are that the bill an
nexing the state medical college to
the state university will pass,
though it is being stubbornly op-
posed
pipkin introduced bill today
making the I. and r. amendment to
The constitution effective.
The Warnock bill, providing for
budget commission to take into
consideration the financial condl-
ton OF the state every two years
just prior to the convening of the
legislature and make q report to
the general assembly recommend
ing how the state revenues shall be
orportioned to the various state
departments and state institutions.
was passed by the House with lit
tie discussion, the vote being 40 TO
%.
After sharp debate the House
refused to pass the bill approprlat-
ing $4,000 for the entertainment OF
the old soldiers, although the bill
received a large majority OF the
votes cast, the vote being 52 to III.
AS il is what is known as an extra
ordinary appropriation, 1t reGuir@ft
two-thirds vote.
During the afternoon Little called
up the joint resolution by Hardage,
providing for the elimination OF the
''ioker' from the initiative and ref
erendum amendment. The vote
showed that most of the members
did not believe there was any "Jok-
er" in the amendment, and the mo-
tion to reconsider was lost.
The Senate spent all Monday att
ernoon on the bill by Senator Keel
revising the revenue system, and
finally passed it by a good vote. The
bill provides that all property shall
be based on so per cent valuation,
and that the state auditor shall be
authorized to certify out levy for
general revenue purposes sufficient
to meet appropriation bills.
There was some opposition to the
bill on the ground that it takes away
from the legislature the right to
fix the levy, which the constitution
saws it shall do. Some believed the
bill would be unconstitutional, II
passed. and that the only logical
thing to do would be to pass the
bill by Senator Friedel raising the
general levy half mill.
In the Keel bill it is specified that
there shall be raised million dol
lars for general revenue each year
for the next two years, and that al
ter the state auditor has received
the certificate of property assess
ment in the several counties, he
will take the total assessment and
calculate the tax that will be neces-
sary on that to raise the required
4 million dollars and certify this
out to each county collector.
Report on Little Charges.
The Senate committee, appointed
TO investigate the charges made by
Representative Little OF Mississippi
county relative to the Senate, made
its report Monday afternoon, stat
| ing that il had met and summoned
iMf. Little before it, but that he hao
refused to answer any questions
put TO him taking refuge behint
Ibis constitutional right, that hs
could not be questioned by the SEN
ate committee while he was mem.
| ber OF the other branch OF the leg
islature.
In view of the fact, said the com
mittee, and since Mr.. Little IS th'
only person having or claiming U
have any information relative u
1.-The charges of corruption in tn
Senate. and since he will not CIV
1.-The Senate any information whicl
lhe claims to have, the committe
lmust reach the conclusion that hi
charges are groundless, and so re
lports."
Representative Little said that b
Ihad handed a written statement D
the committee and he was surprise
THAT it was not given in with tn
committees report instead of ther
putting words in his mouth whic'
lhe did not use. Little says he wi
go before the grand jury.
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i Lest You Forget.