The log cabin Democrat., 1913-02-20
HOUSE PREPARING
 REVENUE MEASURE DRAFTING COMMITTEE
IS COMPOSED OF SMITH OF BRADLEY, BAXTER AND
 COLVIN.

Little Rock, Feb. 13.-Speaker Hardage has appointed Smith of Bradley, Baxter and Colvin as the house members of the joint committee charged with the preparation of a revenue measure.
 The greater part of the day was de- voted to a discussion of the corrupt practices act, a copy of the Oregon law, introduced by Messrs. Davis of Columbia and Baxter designed to linn it campaign expenses and regulate questions of publicity with reference to political campaigns. It was de- feated by a vote of ayes 31, noes AS. There is pending a much shorter and more simple bill, by MT. Newton, who will make an effort to pass it.
 MT. Caldwell introduced a bill reg ulating the registration and licensing of automobiles, raising the license from S5 to S10, and providing that S2.50 shall go to the secretary of state, $250 to the city, town or coun- try road district where it is owned and $5 to the county treasurer, to be expended on roads.
 The Boggs bill, providing system of working roads by the use of con- victs, when authorized by the unani- nous vote of the county judges con- posing any judicial circuit, was pass ed by vote of ayes v, noes 4. MT. Doyle gave notice that he would next { Monday move to reconsider the vote by which the bill passed.
 A bill by MT. Moran, extending compulsory education to the whole state, was tabled. It now prevails in 34 counties.
 This bill was as strongly agitated on the floor and in the lobbies as the St. Francis Levee District bills, and practically every member of the sen- ate took whack at it one way or the other before the roll was finally call ed The district was created to drain large tract of land adjoining Little Rock, and contracts let, besides much work done on the district. The prop erty owners in that section objected to the assessments, more than to the work, which all agreed was for the good of the city.
 Several amusing things took place in the debate When it came time for Senator Miles to close the debate, Senator Clerget asked to make a few remarks. Though he had but 30 min- utes, Senator Miles yielded 10 min- utes of the time to the senator from Conway county, expecting him to fa- vor the repeal of the measure, but Senator Clerget took up 16 minutes in arguing in favor of the district as it stands. In the closing argument of Senator Miles, he remarked the as- sessment on one piece of property was so great it would force the widow who owned it out of possession. He was asked the name of the widow, and could not give it, but from the crowd about the aisles, Mrs. Fletcher rose and stated she was the woman, and proceeded to give her views upon the assessments in the district.
 The vote stood 20'to 13, in favor of repeating the act.
 Senator Oldham introduced road district act for Lonoke county, allow ing it to take the place of one already introduced.
 Senator Martin next introduced 9 resolution, asking that the joint finance committee be requested to re- turn the deficiency bill which makes appropriation to pay salaries for de partment clerks who have worked or after Governor Donaghey vetoed ap- priations for their salaries two years rago. This resulted in an argument which lasted until o'clock adjourn ment, the finance committee keeping the bill.