The log cabin Democrat., 1911-01-26
P|NNEY BILL
PASSES HOUSE
OPENS OFFICERS BOOKS
OLD RELIABLE SALOON-CLOS-
BILL Is INTRODUCED BY
REP. RICE.


Little Rock, Jan. 26-The house to-
day, by a vote of so to 2, passed the
Pinney bill, which permits any citizen
to inspect the books of county officers.
Representative A. G.. Little intro
duced a bill in the house today, max
ing the directors of the St. Francis
levee district elective instead of be-
ing appointed by the governor.
Representative Rice introduced a
bill to close saloons from 6 o'clock
in the evening to 6 o'clock in the
morning.
A bill for an act creating a state
highway commission and aboishing
the Office of state land commissioner
in 1911 was introduced this morning
by Representative Toler.
The senate is showing a DISPOSE
state for additional accommodations
for the insane persons, a demand that
has been made by county officers and
others all over the state during the
last five years. The asylum is crowd
ed and the jails and private places
of detention all over the state are
filled with the unfortunates. The SEN
ate has under consideration a bill-of-
fered yesterday by Senator Fletcher
to appropriate $4,000 for the erec-
tion insane asylum No. 2, and $685.
600 for the preliminary work. 1t is
proposed that bids shall be asked for
the location, the site to comprise 500
acres.
SO far as the senate is concerned,
and it is believed the house will con-
cur, the enacting clause of all bills
shall hereafter read: "Be it enacted
by the General Assembly of the State
of Arkansas. Be it enacted by the
People of the State of Arkansas. y
This is a legislative device to avoid
possible complications over the valid
ity of acts passed since the adoption
of the initiative and referendum
amendment.
A measure that will be of special
interest to the temperance people of
the state is favored in a resolution Of
fered by Senator Rogers of Howard,
requesting congress to pass law to
enable local option territory to pre-
vent the shipment of liquor from out
side points.
The movement that has been on for
some time in favor of a commission
form of government for cities assum-
ed a definite shape in the senate when
Senator Holland offered bill author
izing cities to establish such a form
of government at their option. 1t is
the bill that was drawn by the recent
convention of mayors and city attor-
neys, and, subsequently criticised
and endorsed by Judge u. M. Rose,
admittedly the states greatest consti-
tutional lawyer.
A bill has been offered in the senate
to allow the superintendent of public
instruction an additional assistant at
salary of 81 200 per year.
Senator Watson will probably pre-
cipitate hard corporation fight by a
bill offered by him yesterday, provid-
ing that the maximum charge for tele-
phone service shall be 81 per month.
Representative Pipkin of Polk in
troduced a bill in the house, provid-
ing for a uniform primary for all
parties to be held on the fourth Mon
day in March. 1t is practically a
copy of the Oklahoma law, and pro-
vides that all party nominations shall
be by primary, and that all shall be
held on the same day.
The senate has under consideration
resolution offered yesterday after
noon, providing for the appointment
of a Joint finance committee of five
from the house and four from the
senate to inspect all appropriations.
Bills were introduced in the senate
to create a board of pardons, also one
to license plumbers.