The Springdale news., 1913-01-24
THE FIGHT FOR [. s. SENATOR STILL OCCUPIES THE CENTER OF THE STAGE.
tBy Clio Harper.

ty-ninth General Assembly of Ark ansas got under way quicker than usual, and President Oldham and Speaker Hardage are showing de- termination to expedite business. It is highly important that this be done, since the people by an over whelming vote decreed that this leg islature should remain in session on ly sixty days Some good lawyers, however, believe there is vital de feet in the method by which the amendment was adopted, and Rep resentatiyes Grant aud Sawyer this week argued before Ghanetry Court petition enjoining the SD ake r fom dreclafing the amendment adoit ed. The chief defezt alleged is that the amendment was advertised only six weeks, as provided by the eHab- ling act, whereas Il shoud have been advertised for six months as provided by the Constitution.
 Whatever may be the fate of the amendment. both Houses are proceeding as though there $ 10 be but sixty days session. and one eighth Of that is already geae.
 There Is yesy little diminution in the flood of local measures. and some of the members. notably Heart sill of Sebastian, ReloateZ of Hot Spring, aid Gray of Independence, insists tAeat it fs unzAmeriean 10 limit tie members hy gagrule permitting fhe consideration of lo- cal bills only on Saturday. when some of them have be elected on a platform advocating certain local measures
 \ large number Of important gen- eral measures have been introduc- ed, including woman suffrage. the substitution of eIeetroe ution for hanging, workmen eompensa ion act, repeal of state aid to high schools, the sale of the old eapi- toI, segregation of white and color ed school districts. for the erection of State Highway Commissioner, for the creation Of a Bureau of h. ed school districts. for the creation of State Banking Department, 10 limit the campaign expenses of can didates for Congress and the T. $. Senate To the first year $ salary, for a new Board of Penitentiafx Com missioners, to remove pulie officials from office for drunkenness, to pre- vent fishing on Sunday, 70 reduce the legal rate of interest from 10 to s per cent. to prohibit employment of laborers more tran SIX days q week, for q commission form of government Tor cities between 1S,- 00o and 10000 population Fort Smith would be the only one af- fectedl, 10 make twenty years Imprisonment the penalty for burg lary, to appropriate $2h,60 for a re-dgesting Of the laWs and statutes of the state, to permit trial Jadg $ to sentence 10 life imprisonment per sons convicted of first degree mur- der, a pure shoe bill, to abolish the state land office. to regulate the practice of non-medieal healing, to regulate the profession of nurses, to regulate the practice of osteopathy. etc.
 To Resubmit Bond Amendment
 At meeting of city officials from all over the state, it was de cided that the Legislature should be asked to re-submit to the people the bond amendment, which the courts have decided was not adopted last September, although it received q majority of over 22,000 votes. A strong effort will be made to make this one of three, and with the pressure of the cities back of 1t the supporters of the measure are confident of success.
 In this connection one of the most interesting of the proposed amend ments, because most far-reacning, is one that proposes to remove the limit to the number of amendments, by permitting the Legislature to submit five and the people five Some had proposed to remove the limitation altogether, but others thought this would bring about a flood of amendments such as they have in Oregon that would confuse the voter and accomplish no real good. The sam. nroposed amend rlent will provide shat an amend ment shall be oted by majori- ty e those votii. thereon, rather than by majority of those voting