The Harrison times., 1911-03-25
(By Clio Harper
LITTLE Rock, March %.

special school district of Marshall.
As the members of the House are so
anxious to get in bills now, and
work them through, it is hard to
get new measures before the body,
so Mr.. Penix has sent his bill max
ing the salary of the county colec-
tor $1,000 per annum, to the Sen
ate, where it has been introduced.
Mr., Penix has Withdrawn his bill
giving second and third year med
ical students the right to practice in
vacation, and introduced a new one
which permits only third year stu
dents, who are citizens of Arkansas,
21 Years of age, and have passed
satisfactory examinations, to prac-
tice in vacations.
The preparations for the great
Confederate Re-Union which opens
the Monday following the adjourn
ment Of the Legislature is attract
ing more popular attention Just
now than the Legislature itself All
the plans for the reception and en-
tertainment of the veterans are well
under way, and Adjt. Gen. +, f,
Mickle, of New Orleans, who was
here several davs ago expr, ssed his
delight with the progress that had
been made. The action of the Leg
islature in appropriating $4,000
for the e.Union, OF which So, 900
is to be used in deiraying the eXpen-
ses of veterans who could not other
wise attend, is commended by all,
the only adverse comment being
that it might well have been more.
The city will be easily able to take
care of all who come, as the school
houses and private homes are to be
opened to the guests as well as
hotels and boarding houses,
As the session of the Legislature
draws toward its close, the same
COMMENT lldt ldS DSSh hiduS hoii
the first is applcable-local legisla-
tion has almost wholly taken the
place of general legislation. But if
nothing else were done for the state
at large, the passage OF the Hurst
Bradham general revenue bill,
drawn by David A. Gates, chairman
of the State Tax Commission, is
worth all the entire session has cost.
1t will, all believe, solve the revenue
problem of the future. 1t is most
voluminous act, and repcals many
pages of special aud general laws on
the subject 1t catches the tax-dod-
ger, and in the return OF IN honest
assessment by his ueishbor. The
tax rate is automatically y reduced as
the aggregate assessment increases,
the various rates being as follows:
If the total value does not exceed
$3.50, 900, the rate is state gen
eral II cents per 500, state school
s cents, pension II 1-5 cents, cap
itol 2l2 cents; to $500, 1000, gen
eral l1A, state school II %, pen
sion 10 3-5, capitol 212; to $3.50.
100000, general 10H mills state
school 1919, pension 10, capitol
2 %; to $9O0,000,00O, general 10,
school 10 2-5, pension 9 %, capitol
9 1.5; to $3.50, 900, general 9l2,
school 1424, pension s 0-l0; capitol
9 1-10; to 81 100000, 900, general 9
cents, school l3 4-5, pension SR,
capitol 2; oS1 $50, 900, 900, general
s 3-5, school 13 1-1O, pensions 8,
capitol $40; to $1,l0O,0OO,OOO
general 8 sl-5 cents, school l2H,
pension "a m, capitol | 10; to
81, $50, 100000, general I 10,
school ~, pension 7 %, capitol
l 40; to 81 O0,000,000, state
general 7l2 state school 11R,
pension I cents, capitol l 3-5; TO
81, $50, 100000, general 10, school
II, pension 6 "a, capitol l12; ex.
ceeding that figure, general 6 40,
state school l0h, pension 612,
capitol %,
There is a great deal of talk about
the length Of the sessions, and var
ous plans are being considered for
cutting down the length Of time the
Lawmakers may continue IN session,
At the close of the regular 6O-day
limit, even those pledged to that
were forced to realize that it would
be folly to adjourn at that time, as
nothing had been accomplished, and
it would force the governor to call
them back in extra session.
1t is freely predicted that the end
Of the l25.day session, the longest
ever held, will see hundreds of UNI
finished bills on the calendar Rep
resentative Glover has introduced
q resolution for an amendment to