The Harrison times., 1915-03-20
ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE.
A Good Record, Which Argues That
the Sixty Day Session
Is Ample.

Little Rock, March II -Advices
from Washington, received in Little
Rock this week, state definitely that
T. II. Carraway, of Jonesboro, will
not be candidate for Governor, but
will again seek to represent his dis
trict in Congress. This slmplitcs
matters in Northeast Arkansas in
the gubernatorial race, and means
that greater pressure than ever will
be brought to bear on |, Marion Flu.
trell, of Paragould, to force him into
the running,
W. II. Arnold, of Texarkana, a
prominent attorney, has announced
that he will be candidate for gov
ernor; aud Mayor Chas E, Taylor,
of Little Rock; and Congressman ],
{, Floyd of YellviIle, are possibilities
Secretary Of State Earle W Hodges,
! DR.. {. II, Brough of Fayetteville;
Gov,G W, Hays and Attorney Cen
eral W, l. Moose are certainties
With over $50 bills introduced, $40
passed, two vetoed TO date and ap.
proximately 40 signed by Governor
HAYS, the Fortietieth General As.
sembly and its connection with the
State has passed into history, The
session closed at noon Thursday,
March II, amid both rejoicing and
sadness-rejoicing that the members
had at least found one time and one
occasion in which all could Join
hands, and sadness at the thought
that after GO days Of hard fighting
the members were about to separate
for good, with no more roll.calls, no
eXhilerating night sessions and no
further opportunity to complete the
final course of numerous constructive
measures that had almost reached
the goal Of acts,
In point Of number the legislature
Of 1915 probably passed the smallest
total OF bills within score Of years.
But as many OF them were yolumi-
nous measures the actual size OF
the volume of the acts of 1915 run
well into the class with previous
sessions. The percentage 5f dead
| billswas greater than at former scs,
sions, MANY Of these were of far,
reaching importance, but they went
to their death in order to give place
to the consideration Of local mea.
sures and appropriation bills that
swamped the last two weeks Of the
sessions in both houses, These dead
or sleeping measures, for many OF
them will rise again at the next
session, will form the story of a sep.
arate article for these columns
\ feature of the accomplished legs.
laton OF the session was the large
number OF new boards created,
However, none Of these cost the
State anything except the board of
control for the State charitable in.
stiutions, It's members draw S25OO
per year All the Others are sup.
ported by examination fees, licenses
aud penalties,
Important among these is the
game commission, TO enforce The
new game law, which will also fur.
nish the basis for separate article
The commission itself consists Of
five members, appointed by the gov.
crnor, Then there is the new State
board Of veterinary surgeons, con.
trolling the practice OF veterinary
surgery in the State the State board
Of optometry, regulating the practice
Of optometry or spectacle fitting;
the new board Of chiroprnctics regu.
lating the practice Of healing by
means OF manipulation Of the spinal
column and muscles Of the back and
the new State board Of public ue.
counting, which will examine aud
pass upon the qualifications of all
persons who expect to- practice
rs expert accountants IN the
State, Then there was the State
lair commission authorized BY the
Sawyer racing bill now IN litigation,
aud the Panama Fair commission,
appointed by hoycrnor Hays to
make u reputable showing for Ar
kansas at the Frisco fair and which
has been knocked out so far az the
appropriation is concerned, by the
ruling of the state supreme court
The most important board created
was that for the control of the State
charitable institutions, as this uh.
tangled the muddle into which the
former boards had gotten these In.
stitutons through questions of ou.
thority, The new management is
similar to that of the State pentent.
iory, all members residing in Little
Rock,