The Forrest City times., 1913-03-14
FINAL DAYS BUSY
ONES FOR S0LONS
ROTH HOUSES SPEEDED UP TO
AVOID EXTRA SESSION
OF LEGISLATURE.
FINANCE HOLDS ATTENTION
1ppropriation Bills Disposed OFF g
Sum for tuberculosis
Sanitoriun1.

'aAroll was called on senate bill
No. by Senator Martin the state
normal school appropriation bill The
bill was passed as amended in the
house. Then was passed house bill
No. 3S2. BY Representative Grant, to
of the lgl1-l2 biennial reports OF the
various departments of state. House
bill No 421, by Representative Davis
Of Lafayette, to appropriate S74,660
for the Confederate home, was passed.
Favorable action was taken on house
bill No. 43l by Representative Col
vim. to appropriate $50 900 for the
support of the recently created state
bank department.
Representative Jackson's house bill
No. 1874, to appropriate 1890, 200 out OF
the penitentiary fUnd for the support
and maintenance OF the penitentiary
and state farm for the ensuing two
years, was passed without discussion.
Senate bill No. -. by Senator Carl
Lee, the state tuberculosis sanato-
rum appropriation bill. was passed.
carrying $97 900. the amount fixed by
the house.
Then came final action on senate
bill No. 296, the joint finance com
mittee's revenue measure 1t provides
Tor the increase OF the general rev
cnue rate from | ~ to IA mills, by
reducing the capitol tax rate from
~ to is mill and abolishing the
sinking fund levy OF is mill.
25r Posey OF Grant county offered
a resolution in the house providing
ior The body remaining in session
until Saturday, March -, two days
longer than he constitutional limit,
for which The members would receive
no pay, ia order that sufficient busi-
ness be dispensed with to make un-
necessary a special session. This was
promptly tabled.
Congress was memorali1cd by the
house o grant the Dixie Water Pow
er Company the right to dam the
White river at Cotter for the purpose
Of generating electricity. This com
lany received the right once before,
but President Taft vetoed the bill
The genera, assembly recently passed
water power act for the regulation
Of such companies, which was sup
ported by this concern.
Tho final effort to secure state aid
for The Hot Springs Sta,e Fair result
ed in another failure in the house.
Mr.. Sawyer asked that the considera-
ton Of the Westcott bill appropriate
ing $io,"uo Tor tho aid of the fair
be considered, but the house voted
against it, The finance committee as
Well as the agricultural committee.
has reported unfayorably upon this
ILL
One of The most amusing speeches
OF the season in the house was made
by Nr Sawyer Of Garland, during the
CONSIDERATION Of the appropriation for
the lu}elsity Of Arkansas. The item
iof tIie travelling expenses of the pro
les or of secondary educati n, $1,000,
cau7 gp and Mr.. Sawyer offered an
ah,' n to reduce it to B999.99,
Sdl lha ne had never been a member
oi tn" Aa tie axe brigade. but he be-
he'ed In saving the state a cent wher-
ever hr could, and now having the op-
poftUhiy he would avail himself of it.
OtHer members OF the house spoke in
oeHal. OF the amendment and it was
adopted
Oni] one item in the whole univer-
sUy appropriation Till was raised by
'ue mousse, that being the $4,000 for
student hire, which was boosted to
Fl2'o09 This fund is for the purpose
VI employing students who are en-
"edFoFlng to work their way through
9'HooI and it was the battle axe
''' "oers who supported the increase,
cough they were aided and abetted
oy The liberals
mouse bill No. 393, by Representa-
u'e Armstrong, the general appropria-
,'on n'ii was passed, despite the pro
9'S o' Senator Frieden that more
..,U' should be taken for it's consid-
e''uon' He predicted the members
"o0ia suffer in future campaigns On
+D0Ouut OF what he termed their has
"1t'oh on the bill, Senator Erie
'@Hed to gain consideration of
several amendments when the bill
was considered