The Springdale news., 1914-02-06

then existing in the pension Jaw passed in 1891, voted nay; that Can dldate Kirby, who was not ra-elect- ed in 1895, but was again memb- CT of the House in 1897, manifested bitter opposition to making small increase in the amount allowed i. an appropriation for the disabled Confederate soldiers of the stat, that during the session of 1899, while q member of the State Senate. when consideration was being had of Sen ate bill No. 79, which was intended to liberalize the pension law in faF- or of the old soldiers and their wid- oTs, displayed state of hostility To the old veterans and their widows, and on the final passage of the bill voted nay as usual; that one proxis- ion of this bill granted to Gonfede= rate inmates Of the Soldiers Home q furlough of 30 days with cash pay msnt of $l0; that III pursuance ot his policy of antagonizing any legis- latiOn intended to benefit the o.d Confederate soldiers and their Wid- oWs, Ire, as usual, voted nay on q bill permitting them to earn Iiv- ing by peddling or giving illustrated lectures and magic lantern exidibf- tons without the payment Of Ii eense tax therefor; that, however. his star performances took place in t90l that h. recorded his usual vote Of nayoH a=biIl appropfiatng =a small sum of money to enable the aH- .Nersity band 10 accompany the old soldiers on their trip to the reunion at Memphis; that he=Koted against q bill prepared at the instance of a committee appointed by the Confed- crate reunion 10 revise the pension laws, being Senate Bill No. 62. iH- troduced by Senator N ood Of lsee County. that at the same session h. voted nay oh ah amendment to q bill that was designed to raise the tax from , q mill, as provided bE the existing law, 10 3-i of miil, as proposed by the amendment t4-f t- and upon final passage of the ! s amended he maintained h3s rd Of enmity towards the old Conf d. rates by voting nay; that Cand date Kirby, still maintaining his record in this respect, voted against SIS pending the rules upon the third day before the close of the session . consider a bill appropriating S5.4ee to supplement fund raised by L C Daughters of the Confedefaey y f r the purpose of erecting at L-tte Rock monument 10 tEe n mc2y f the Confederate soldiers Hho lost their lives in the Civil War, that he voted against a bill providing for d chaplain for the Confederate HomA at q salary of 5000 q year. and that upon it's reconsideration moved 10 amend by making the salary $3o q
 
 that 1t thus appear d that Candidate Kirby had always been consistent i'll his opposition 10 legislation intend ed to benefit the old Confederate soldiers and their widows, but that. when h. was a candidate Tor &ofer- nor in 1908, with q want of candog that k amazing, he asserted that he had been their firm and consistent friend on every possible oecasioh which. in the light of his record, as shown by the official r cords. is q ar ly an attempt to mislead the Confed- crate soldiers in order to promote his own interests as candidate.
 Kirby and Good Roads.
 The senator said that Candidate Kirby had recently developed into all ardent advocate of good roads. and has even gone so far as to make the statement that GongreSS should appropriate million dollars year for each state in the un1on to be devoted to the building of good roads. He said that an inspection into his public record would show how differ ent his attitude now is from what 1t was when he was member or the Legislature. The senator said that in 1897 Senator A. J. Witt of Randolph County, at the regular ses- sion, introduced Senate joint resolu- tion No. l, proposing to sumit to the people of the state an amendment to the constitution authorizing the electors at every election by vote to empower the county court to levy a road tax of three mills on the doll ar of property valuation. on the vote of the adoption of this resolu- ton in the House the vote stood '3 ayes. 9 noes, Candidate Kirby being one of the nine voting against the resolution That in the General As sembly of 1901 Hon. Hadden Hum phreys of Washington County, speak, CT of the House. introduced House bill 204, the title being to amend section 13, to provide for working roads and highways, etc. The pur- pose of this bill was to reduce the number of days that personal service could b. compelled, under the act of 1899. from five days 10 three days in any one year and to not more than two days at one time or Tn any