The Forrest City times., 1913-02-07

pertaining to prohibition, by passing
senate bill No. 20 by Friedell This
Dill prohibiting the sale Of liquor with
in ten miles of Texarkana school
house, % to %, in spite of most
eloquent appeal by the representatives
from that county for local self gov
ernment"
This bill was introduced in the SEN
ate soon after the legislature convened
py the senator from Miller county, and
within a few days it passed, having
been made special order and escaped
reference to a committee. Then peo-
pie from Texarkana began to come to
Little Rock and work to prevent its
passage in the house. When it appear
ed there Representative Josephs sue
ceeded in getting it to the Judiciary
committee, after rather strenuous
experience
The Judiciary Committee handed in
majority report unfayorabe to the
passage OF the BILL and a minority
of the committee also presented re-
port, 1t favoring the act
After the house had considered triv-
ial matters for short time, the Erie
dell bill came up for it's third reading,
Josephs of Miller, then made a mo-
tion that further consideration of the
bill be indefinitely postponed. This
was declared to be out of order and
Davis of Lafayette, launched into a
lengthy discussion of the merits Of
the act. He reviewed the improved fl
nancial condition of Texarkana with
out saloons, and treated the issue as a
moral one in which the whole state
was interested. Mr. Davis charged
that the negro had dominated over the
good white people of Texarkana by
voting liquor back into the city
through trade with the liquor men,
who agreed to defeat the grandfather
clause amendment.
Josephs renewed his motion that
the bill be indefinitely postponed and
Ragon of Johnson moved as sub
stitute that the bill be made special
order for consideration at in the AZ
The afternoon session was spirited.
Mr.. Josephs arguing at length against
the bill, stating that majority OF
the people of Texarkana were against
the BILL and denying that trade had
been made with the negro to get his
vote for liquor. He characterized the
issue not as moral one but as one
purely local
Sawyer, OF Garland, followed with
an appeal to the members to defeat
been foisted upon the white people by
their failure to meet the issue square
ly.
Patterson. of Woodruff, criticised the
action of the people OF Texarkana in
placing hearse in front of the door
of Senator F'riedell's home. and stat
ed he did not propose to have his
Democracy abused by 1.400 kinky
headed negroes who had never voted
the Democratic ticket.
Boggs, of Little River, and Jackson,
of Randolph, were two others who ad-
vocated the passage of the bill, max
ing speeches in its favor.
Josephs. Of Miller, closed the argu-
ment, denying that the citizens of
Texarkana were in any way RESPONSE
Bile for a boyish prank in placing a
hearse in front of Senator Friedell's
home He stated he had been a friend
OF Judge Cell, the county judge of
Miller county, and had assisted to
elect, but did not appreciate the man.
ner In which he went about making
Texarkan dry. Mr. Josephs stated that
Judge Celia, after denying licenses for
saloons, when the town had been vot-
ed wet, should have gone to the people
for vindication and not the legislature,
which placed the burden on him. Mr.,
Josephs claimed the credit for the bet
ter financial condition of TeXarkan In
the past few years was not due to
prohibition, but to the business gov
TO the other legislators to stand by
him, giving his people self govern
ment.
The senate was not in session last
Saturday .ald the house spent the
day in ttfss reconsideration Of local bills
|. The most important Of these was the
Heartsill bill placing certain officers
of Sebastian county on salary. The
author. the Grey Eagle Of the Border.
made hard fight on the floor for his
measure, and was opposed by his col
leagues. Messrs. Osborne and West
moreland. The whole forenoon was
devoted to it's discussion. and Mr..
Heartsill kept the house in an uproar
of mirth by his humorous sallies and
flashes Of ready wit and cutting satire.
He declared that many of those now
wanting high salaries for sitting on
cushion chairs all day and smoking
10-cent cigars" were glad to get $50