Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-04-16
Commission FROM
BILL CONSIDERED
Attempt to Table Lost By
Vote and Bill Went Up
For Amendments
OFFER AMENDMENTS
Senate Bill For Appropriation Of %lO,-
900 Disposed Of BY the
House

Little Rock, Ark, April 15.-When
the House concluded business at 3
o'clock Friday afternoon the Sebas-
tian county delegation congratulated
themselves that the bill for the COM
mission form of government for
Fort Smith had been temporarily
saved and that the House indicated
a disposition to consider the claims
of the bill before finally passing
judgment on it.
An effoft was made to table the
measure when it was first called up
by Mr.. Calvert. The motion was
made by Mr.. Hurst of Washington
and seconded by Mr.. Glover of Hot
Spring. This motion lost, 10 to AZ,
and the bill was put Through its sec
ond. reading in order that some
amendments might be offered 1t was
upon the adoption of certain amend
ments that the discussion had turn
ed when a motion to adjourn was
made and carried, Mr.. Calvert, who
was speaking on an amendment, hav-
ing yielded the flodr for this motion.
Among the amendments offered is
one which requires that the bill be-
fore it is voted on by the people OF
Fort Smith must be published
daily in both the papers Of Fort
Smith for period of thirty days.
Other amendments change the style
of the final clause SO that counties
not desiring to be included may be
from the bill. This is done
to strengthen the constitutioh ality OF
the measure 1t is also to be made
to apply to cities between 5000 and
AZ 900 population, so that in any
event it will not apply to the city OF
Little Rock.
Purely Local Measure.
"The bill will be absolutely a local
urged Mr.. Cavert, las we
propose ito amend it, and all we ASK
is that the city of Fort smith De
allowed to vote on the question. we
do not even say that majority OF
the people or Fort Smith want it, but
we do say that after it has been pub
lished in full thirty consecutive times
in the papers of that city our peo-
pie will be qualified to say whether
or mo- they want it."
Mr.. Black and Mr.. Yadon also urs
ed that the bill as amended under the
proposed changes should be giNei. Ia
vorable consideration by the HOUSE
and then returned for the SenaEe's
Appropriation Bill.
Another important Senate measur'
te mporarily disposed of by the House
was that appropriating $4,000 Tor
aid in entertaining the Confederate
veterans on the occasion of their re-
union in Little Rock. Mr.. Little OF
Mississippi county advocated an
providing that the entire
SIC. 900 be used in caring for the old
soldiers at Camp Shaver after their
arrival here, and as the result OF
powerful speech in bhalf OF the
and in support OF the
that the entertainment
proposition is statewide and not local
in character he secured the adoption
Of the amendment. Mr.. Bradham OF
Bradley, who had begun speaking on
the adoption of the amendment at
the morning sc ssion, concluded in
its favor at the afternoon session, ad-
ding his cordial endorsement to the
assertion of Mr.. Little that the sue
cess or the failure of the reunion
would forever be regarded by the
visitors as an Arkansas matter Nh.
Davis of Lafayette opposed the
amendment and endeavored to, secure
another devoting the entire amount
to the Confederate pension fund, but