The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1913-02-13
SENATE HOLDS TILL 5..}OP.M,
MANY BILLS ARE CONSIDERED

NETT, and has heard nothing from
him, nor has he advised him since the
shortage became known and Treasur-
er Hammett disappeared After the
resolution had been adopted by roll
call, all senator's voting for it, Sena-
tor Going made short address in ex-
preston of his appreciation, but did
not intimate he would change his de-
termination to visit Wynne Thursday
and demand immediate trial.
The other st. Francis Levee Dis
trict bill, also a house measure, was
amended so that a county depository
is created in each of the seven coun-
ties of the district, and the stock
holding directors in the banks which
are repositories shall be liable for
any shortage before the ordinary
stockholder may become liable.
Then began the flood of bills com
ing in, as follows:
By Clerget, creating the Little
Rock and Fort Smith highway com
mission, to build a macadam road
from Little Rock to Fort Smith, with
one commissioner for each county
; through which the road will run, to
be appointed by the governor.
By Friedell of Miller, appropriat-
ing $4,000 to purchase a suitable sill
yer service for the battleship Arkan-
sas, and naming Chief Justice E. A.
McCulloch, Attorney General w. L..
Moose, Charles S. Stiff, president of
the Little Rock Board of Trade; Mrs.
T. C. Trimble of Lonoke. and three
others to be named by the governor,
as a commission to purchase and de-
liver the service
By the Board of Charities, appro-
priating $21 900 to pay for the main
tenance of the Confederate home un-
til the general appropriation bills are
passed.
By Rodgers of Howard, to permit
the inspection of nursery stock by the
state entomologist, for the purpose of
preventing the spread of disease
among fruit trees in Arkansas.
BY Futrell of Greene, creating the
position of state game warden, at a
salary of $4,000 per annum, with a
working force and offices in the state
! capitol. The bill places a tax on
trappers and market fishermen, also
upon nonresident hunters, or on per-
sons who desire to hunt in counties
other than those in which they are
residents.
By Lundy of Polk, making the an
nual appropriations for the mainten-
ance of the University of Arkansas,
and for the erection of the additional
buildings provided for in the report
of the committee which visited the in
stitution.
BY Covington of Johnson, provid-
ing for the interchange system be-
tween telephone companies in cities
and towns.
By Christian of Stone and Martin
of Conway, permitting juries the
privilege of deciding whether or not
a man charged with capital offense
shall be hanged or serve sentence
in the penitentiary, ranging from 81
to 80 years.
By Woods, raising the fine for dy-
namiting fish, from $5, where plea
of guilty is entered, to not less than
$50 with 10 days in Jail.
By Overman, creating another
lcourt district in Dallas county, with
the new county seat at Sparkman, on
the new Camden and Malvern branch
of the Rock Island.
By Wagner, creating the special
school district of Ketcher, in Craw-
ford county.
By Hughes, requiring the county to
pay the costs where the defendant in
the case, if found guilty, has not
the funds with which to pay them.
By Toler, to remove the disabilities
of John McClelland, in order that he
may practice law
By Holt, to- require the collectors of
the state to send in money in advance
of the legal time for making settle
ment, when requested by the state
auditor, in order to prevent a def
cheney in the state treasury.
By Woods, creating the special
school district of Hamburg.
By Greathouse, appropriating ST.
500 for the maintenance of the geo
logical survey.
BY Jacobson. limiting the time of