The Harrison times., 1915-02-27

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two.thirds vote OF the House mC I'm
bership, or 67 votes, on the grol int
that it is an extraordinary eXpc MS
and not for the necessary cXpei use
of state government They thr eat
en- to block the issuing of WARE int
on the $40, 900 by seeking an I'M lnc
ton, should the matter be pre- Sset
bv friends of the bill. Speaker Saw
yer ruled that the bill passed anC
upon this ruling its friends intcu d t,
stand, They further declare tn at i
secured a two-thirds vote Of tn,
total Senate and House member lshiI
voting on the question, and wa S Sc
overwhelming in its majority that
its passage should be conceded NTH
out a legal fight, A special mes Sag,
from Governor Hayes to the leg slsla
turc Just before the bill was q akcr
up urged that it be passed at oncc
MS the fair opened on Feb 20, anC
the Arkansas building and eylhibi
are only partly complete; that worl
on both had stopped for la elk o
funds, and that to leave the Estate
thus represented at the Sar
Francisco fair would bring much
discrcdit upon the name and people
| Of the state,
| Despite the general scntimc PIT ap'
parcntly layoring more con ld'ra'
tiOn Of the request by the ra IDS
for the restoration Of the cnt
passenger rate, the Senate las EEK,
by decisive vote killed by
Senator Wagner authorlI the
state railroad commission hcar
the passenger rate controycr .M and
if satisfied that the railroadT should
be given the increased rate, he com.
mission would have the q Nuthority
to grant it,
Friends OF the bill urged that the
railroad commission was inF position
to be fair on the matter, ID bth to the
railroads and TO tn. STATE and il
the railroads actually re losing
money on their Arkansas business
they ought to be granted 1ome relief
Opponents Of the bill wa fted to try
the 2.ccnt rate a while Ion Eer Some
Of them were opposed to lcaying the
matter to the railroad commission
on the theory that the Legislature is
the place to settle the ra te fight, It
is probable that the laJt that law.
ycrs' fees, amounting to $50 600, for
defending the States siIc in the rate
hight are being asked NJ the present
legislature, in addition to the cX.
pcnscs already paid | out by the
state for attorneys ldcs and other
expenses in conncctiOnI with the rate
litigation, had somE Ethiug to do
with throwing q dalnper over the
movement at this tinie to restore the
Scent rate, The fees for which bills
are now in the Legislature, are as
follows For Judge Joe NJ, Hill,
$4,000 Judge ", n, Kirby Sl2,'
500, estate Of thJ late James II,
Ilorrod, $1,000, Lhesc three law
ycrS having chorgeIo( the rate litigN.
tion for the stat, During the past 4
years,
Many believe Mat a bin for q
straight increase IT, two aud one.
half cents per miII instead Of three,
would he granted by the legislature,
and a bill Of that sort may be intro
ducrd
1t has dcycJol bed chat q local.
prohibition bill @ put the saloons.
out Of Little Rod Il, will not be offer
ed at this time, as was threatened
at the time the Statewide bill passed
aud failed to catch the saloonist of
Of that city, l'ricnds Of prohibition
have decided to let NwclI enough
alone and let the Little Rock saloons
go until the state goes dry all over
ncSt January
one Of the surprises Of last week
was the defeat Of the Ncrgcr bill foe
ncw constitution, This bill had
pas. cd the House almost unanl'I
mousIN yet when it reached the
senate it was slaughtered by IN
definite postpo0cmcnt This means
that the demands OF the last state
democratic convention, for q new
constitution, will be passed up by.
the present legislature,
i + tmlc, prominent lumber
dealer Of l'indull, spent several days.
in Harrison this week tie has re-.
Gently returned from u visit to his
old home In West Virginia and n.
tour throughout the southeast and
says that the people of this section
have n right to be thankful for the.