Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-05-10
BRANCH NORMAL
GETS ITS MONEY
House Appropriates $19,50O
For Maintenance of Uni
versity Branch Here
PRESIDENT PRO tenn
To Be Selected BY Senators Thursday
In Open Session-Banking
Bill Is Tabled.

Little Rock, May 10.-The Senate
will nominate a candidate for presi-
dent pro tenn, or Lieutenant Governor,
in open session, at 2 p. m. Thursday.
This was decided by the adoption of
a resolution Tuesday afternoon.
With the resolution was filed a state
ment signed by eighteen members
pledging themselves against secret
caucus, and in favor of an open ballot
for the nomination.
A careful review of the situation
shows that it is a case of Senator
Hughes against the field. 1t Ia we'll
known that Senator Hughes Is the
candidate Of the so-called Senate
Ring, and the Insurrectos are hopeful
of being able to break up the close
combination that has existed during
the session. Those pledged to the
open ballot, and thereby designating
themselves the Insurrectos, are Sena-
tors Holt, Owens, Deaton, Rodgers Of
Benton; Rodgers, of Howard; Woods,
Logan, Turner, Green, Phillips. Old
ham, Henderson, CarlLee, Fletcher,
Miles, Raney. Jacobson and Johnson.
1t is claimed alslo that the Republi-
can member, Christian will vote with
them. If they can retain this strength,
they will be able to elect the man
upon whom their choice may fall.
The candidate for the opposition are
Miles. Rodgers, of Howard; Woods,
and Holt. After the balloting begins
they will center upon the man who
shows the greatest strength, in the
hopes Of landing him and defeating
the combination that has been the ac-
knowledged dominant power of the
Senate.
Table Banking Bill.
The Senate Tuesday tabled the
Warnock bill providing for a state
banking law, also the Boggs bill pro-
viding for the creation of Board of
Examiners for surveyors and civil
engineers.
In the House considerable business
was done. The Senate bill providing
for the transfer Of the Little Rock
Medical College to the state as
branch of the University of Arkansas,
was passed after hard fight, by
vote of 40 to 80. The gift carries
with it property, unincumbered, yalu-
ed at $65,000 besides $4,000 in cash.
1t was opposed by Representative
Hurst because 1t carried no appro-
priation, and he feared some Of the
funds voted to the University might
be diverted to its support.
The House passed by a vote of s.
to the Senate bill appropriating
$19,500 for the support and mainten-
ance of the Branch Normal at pine
Bluff. The only opposition to the
measure came from Mr.. Grant and
others, who thought that too much
attention is being given to the higher
education of the negroes.
The bill, by Rodgers, of Benton,
providing for the creation of a stare
board of horticulture, and the appro-
priation of $4,000 for its support the
next two years, was called up. It
had been postponed in February for
sixty days, and it was hoped that
enough changes had been made to get
1t through. The vote was IS ayes
20 noes. 81 being required as II car
ried an appropriation.
Aid For High Schools.
The passage by the Senate of the
ill providing for state aid to high
schools completes the program of the
State Commission of Education. the
other bills being those providing for
the consolidation Of adjacent districts
ana the creation of State Board of
education. Supt. Cook is greatly
Pleased by the results that have haen
obtained and feels that the education
al interests. of the state have take,
an advanced stand.
The Hughes bill providing for the
creation OF "a. State Board Of Hea,fb
was one OF the important bills passed
oy the House Tuesday, that now eoes
70 the governor for his signature Tho
vote on this measure. which has been
nsofousiy opposed by large number
fo1 the members. was 81, oyos on