Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-03-09
SUPREME COURT HEARS EXPO CASE Legality of Appropriation of $40,000 by Legislature Is
 Attacked. BROCKMAN HELPS PAY Jefferson Representative Among Those Financing Legal Contest Over Dues.
 tion of Majority or Two
 Thirds Vote.
BROCKMAN HELPS PAY

Little Rock, March S.--Lesalty of the passage of the $40,000 appropria-
 ton bill for the Arkansas exhibit at
 the Panma Pacific exposition was at tackled when the case was called for submission before the supreme court this morning. The suit which was brought by J. c. Bclote. representa- tive from Hot Springs county. and other members of the senate and house, will be determined by the SUI preme court probably next Monday, when it's decision is expected.
 After l.. E. Sawyer, speaker of the house, declared the bill passed wher II received a majority of the votes cast, Mr. Belote and other opponents of the measure insisted that it requir
 ed twC-thrds vote. Speaker Saw yer held that the appropriation was needed to maint 7in a branch of the state government. and his ruling was corroborated by an opinion by w. l.. Moose, attorney general. The ruling of the supreme court will be made after the legislature had adjourned,
 unless special or extended session is held.
 Members of the house financing the ) fight to stop the appropriation follow: Representative Belote, Hot Springs Bishop, Little River; Brockman, lief
 ferson; Copeland. lzard: Copeland, , Howard: Dowdy Independence; Ellis. 5 Fulton Gray, Independence; Halbert, , Saline; Helms, Union; Willard, Scott; ', Moses, Hempstead; Perkins. Marion: r Pollard, Pike: Posey, Grant; Steed. ,, Nevada: Taague, Clark. and WaggoneI of Lonoke county :! Numerous small cases were ruled on by the supreme court this morning. C. c. Davis and Joe Thomas, convict ed burglary, at Ola, Yell county, must /, serve penitentiary terms, the supreme } court having affirmed the verdict of the Yell circuit Asurt this morning. The two men were charged with bur-
 glarizing the ]. M Harkey sons store at Ola.
 Court Was in Error. Because of peremptory order of ' the Mississippi circuit court. in in-
 structing verdict in favor of the de- fendsAlt of the suit of Hoffman vs.
 Bugg. in $9.0O0 claim against the "A. 5, , be retried, according to supreme :, court ruling.
 Carl Huffman filed a claim against the estate of Bugg. and was given
 nearing in the Mississippi probate
 court. Tho ease WAS appealed to the
 supreme court and during its penden cy Huffman died 'luffinan's estate further prosecuted the claim. The
 circuit court however. gave a peremp-
 tory order to the jury to return a a verdict in favor of the estate. On ac- n count of the order, the verdict was , reversed. and the case remanded TOT :, new trial.
 !, Validity of organization of Drain
 age district of No. 15 of Mississippi
 county was upheld in supreme court decision today. Creation of the dis
 trict was attacked by the Chicago n Mill and Lumber company.
 Decisions Rendered. a The following opinions were rem z dered and proceedings had in the su- premc court today:
 McCulloch. C. J. . St. Louis, Iron Mountain X Southern |, Railway company vs. Alice Williams, from Jackson circuit: affirmed J. D. Huffman vs. J. G. Sudbury
 from Mississippi circuit; reversed and + rcmanded. ..t w, J. Massey vs. Southern Land s company. from Phillips circuit; az |, firmed.
 u u Ionesboro, Lake City X Eastern u Railroad company vs. Caroline Asha- ', branner. from Mississippi circuit; af- ', tirmed.
 : Wood. J..
 ]. c. Dickens vs. c. M. Simpson,
 from Drew chancery: affirmed.
 Hart. J.'
 William Mullet vs. Clarendon Elec- : trio Light & Ice company, from Mon- roe circuit: reversed and remanded.
 Charles Hager vs. St. Louis. Iron
 Mountain X Southern Railway com . pany, from Lawrence circuit; reversed
 and remanded.
 w, P. Polk vs Malissa C. Brown, z, from Clay chancery: reversed and re- lmanded with directions. | Kirby, J..
 E, Chicago Mill & Lumber company vs Drainage District No. 1o. from Mis- sissippi circuit court affirmed: Hart and Smith, J.. dissent.
 Western Clay Drainage District vs.
 Clay county. appeal from Clay clrcult;
 affirmed.
 Smith, J.:
 C. c. Davis and Joe Thomas vs. . State, from Yell circuit: affirmed. ', St. Louis Iron Mountain X Southern n Railway company vs. Susan ]. smith, a from Faulkner circuit: affirmed. , Orange Cureton vs. State. from Pu- q laski circuit; affirmed fl -------------------- -----