The log cabin Democrat., 1913-02-13

1 accept the board of arbitration be- cause there was no appropriation to pay the claim should the board find in favor of the contractors, by read ing from the act, which carried with it an appropriation to pay any amount stated by the board. Senator
 Moore stated the senators should be throwing boquets at the state for it's manner of handling the contractors,
 instead of brickbats.
 The vote was taken and resulted i5 to 13, in favor of indefinitely postpon- ing the bill The senators voted as follows:
 Aye-Ashley, Deaton, Ferguson, FriedelI, Futrell Holt, Miles, Moore, Owens, Rodgers of Benton, Toler Wagner, Wasson, MT. President-15.
 Nay-Calvert, CarlLee, Clerget, Covington, Going, Harris, Hughes, Ja- cobson, Martin, Mccall, Raney, Smith, White-13.
 Governor Joe T. Robinson sent a message to the senate and house in the afternoon Tuesday, asking that the general assembly give speedy at tention to a health bill which will provide for the proper authorities taking charge and safeguarding the public against contagious and infec- tious diseases. He called attention to the smallpox epidemic in McCurtain, Okla, and the quarantining against that county by a station established at Arkinda; and of the epidemic at Marmaduke in Greene county. The governor stated Dr. Morgan Smith had given his personal attention to these reports, and had gone to Ash down to investigate the Oklahoma sit uation, but even then the physician had to make the trip at his own ex- pense, as the state has no funds upon which to draw in this emergency.
 Senator John Ike Moore Tuesday afternoon introduced bill in the sen- ate which materially changes the rules of testimony in Arkansas, in the fact that it permits persons who have been convicted of felonies to testify in criminal and civil cases. The bill per mits the attorneys to bring out the fact that the witness has served a term in prison, or been convicted of a felony, in this or another state, to permit the jury to pass upon the cred ibility of the witness.
 Another bill of interest was intro answered the statement of the con- duced by Senator Jacobson of Pulaski, adding to the title of the commission CT of mines, manufactures and agri- ulture, that of chicken industry, and .ppropriating $10,000 per annum from the fertilizer fund, out of which the commissioner can conduct experi- ments with fowls, issue pamphlets on the treatment of diseases, and main tain apparatus for experimenting with the different breeds.
 Senator Rodgers or Howard intro duced general bill providing for de- positories for all counties of the state, which, if passed, will put an end to the continual run of bills for the va rious counties.
 Senator Toler introduced bill which permits the state mine inspec- tor to act as a police officer.
 The senate passed the Miles-Jacob- son bill giving Pulaski county third court for the handling of appeals from the justice and city courts.
 Senator Covington introduced an act substituting 1t for his bill No. 1, limiting the provisions of the bill which increases the number of switch men in a crew from two to three, to cities of the first and second class.
 In addition to this, the senate con- sdered a number of local bills, ending