The Nevada County picayune., 1915-03-05
INSPECTION BILL
 PASSED ASSEMBLY ONLY EIGHT VOTES WERE CAST AGAINST THE POSEY MEAS
 uRE IN THE SENATE.
BITTER FIGHT ON FLOOR
Opposition, However, Was Reduced to
 Mere Handful and Could Avail Nothing.
Little Rock

Little Rock
 Hopelessly in the minority a mere handful Of senators made a remarka- ble fight against the Posey-Steed con- vent inspection bill, but they were as. saulting an impregnable position, and iu spite of their strenuous efforts the bill was passed = to s.
 This bill, aimed directly at the Catholic institutions of the state, bat in order to reach them putting all pri- vate hospitals and similar institutions under it's provisions, was met with q motion from Senator Jones of Pulaski, when it was called, to place back on the second reading for the purpose of exempting Pulaski county by amend ment His proposition was met with an avalanche of opposition, the Senate voting 9 to l6 against any further post ponement in the bill. and followed it with a motion for previous question, thus limiting the debate to thirty min utes to the side in closing
 No one offered to speak for the bill and Senator Jones opened against it. He asserted that it was measure founded on malice, bigotry and preiu- dice, in addition to which it was un- constitutional He declared that the majority ot the large Catholic institu- tons were located in Little Rock but there was no demand among the peO- pie of this city to force such an uU- reasonable measure upon them. In his argument Senator Jones spoke of the biased committee of the Senate to which the bill had been referred. when he was interrupted by Senator Ca baniss who objected to insinuations concerning the committee.
 of this Senate had the proper reli- zion in it's heart, it would not have the desire to entertain such a prein- diced measure as this.' was one of the many pointed expressions of Sen ator Jones. who railed at the opposi- tion for limiting his debate to thirty minutes but he finally yielded with ten minutes left to Senator L. c Gong
 Under this bill any institution of the state can be ruined in a week" demLrred Senator Going, If the sherin or his deputies so desire. for 1t gives them the power to make inspec- tlon at any time This bill displays the mailed hand of prejudice. and is clothed in envenomed hate. It will drive the patients from the institu- tions if the half drunken officers ap- pear there in the middle of the night few times 1 do not say this is going to happen, but it is possible for the officers to so conspire, and carry out their schemes.
 They tell you this bill is for all in- stitutions, but I'll wager that if you take out the reference to convents that it will go to it's death in race horse fashion"
 Senator Bush, by consent, was per mitted to close the debate although the opposition to the bill had waived Its right to speak upon it. and declar- cd that If a onehundredth part of the reports in circulation concerning Catholic institutions are true, that the bill should pass. and If they are not, that it should pass just the same. He declared that he would endeavor to have the law repealed in the next session of the General Assembly, If it Is found to be working a hardship, and the reports made are found to be untrue.
 When the roll call was taken Sena- tor Greenhouse explained his vote. as ! . Protestant, against the bill, by OK. pressing the belief that there were no institutions in his district that need ! inspection, and he would vote for the bill in order that these institutions might have the opportunity to prove the islanders uttered against them to { be untrue The large Catholic settle. ment of Tontitown is in the district represented by Senator Greenhouse and within a few miles of his homo In Washington County
 The house Tuesday night passed Senate bills to permit the Memphis Dallas X Gulf and the Jouesboro, Lake | City X Eastern railroads to charge , cents mile passenger fare.
 The amendments placed on the Flu tren game bill in the house were con. oonrred in and the roll called upon the bill As soon as signed by the governor it now becomes a law.