The Spectator., 1915-02-12
SENATE DEFEATED
 ANT|-STATE AID SENATE ALSO PASSED CAZORT BILL TO REPEAL THE MINE
 RUN LAW.
RE-SUBMlTTED ACT NO. 3
Abolish Actuarial Bureau Was Lost Is Reconsidered.
Little Rock

gan county, the Miller and Condray House bill repeating state aid for high schools was killed, and the Smith hill repeating the Arkansas Actuarial Bu- reau, defeated on Monday afternoon. was reconsidered and put in posi- tion for anoteer vote upon it's passage.
 In addition to this the Senate passed the Ferguson bill to resubmit the Publicity Act to the people, read the Robertson bill to repeal eight sections of the Child Labor law, and four other local house bills, passed the RoreX bill for the working of roads in Yell county, the CreswelI private pension act, and the Collier bill prohibiting the sale of liquor within ten miles of Lin coin.
 Senator Collins also offered a reso- lution that the visiting committees for state educational institutions, which had been appointed on his pre- v1ous motion, be dispensed with in order to save this expense to the state. On motion of Senator Moore the resolution was postponed until August 3 for further action.
 The debates were restricted, ap- parently by common consent to the Smith Actuarial Bureau reconsidera- tion and the repeal of the state aid to high school bill Parliamentary procedure consumed the time on the Smith bill, while the discussion on the Miller-Condray measure was entirely on it's merits. About half of the sena- tors spoke for or against the state aid to high school repeal. and those not or the floor were urging others on or interrupting to ask questions.
 What was reasonably considered a days work had been done when the Miller Condray bill was called up Senator Ruff opened the argument against the bill Senators Going, Greenhouse, Ruff, Bush, Davenport. spoke in favor of the existing condi- tions, and the rejection of the repeal bill. Senators Futrell, Keendau. Col lins, EdmOndson and Ashley opposed it. Senator Jones and Senator Cabi- ness closed in opposition to the bill The constitutionality of the measure adopted in 1913 was raised by Sens- tor Futrell, who declared that the school money could not be spent in this manner. The roll call for repeal was as follows:
 Aye-Ashley Carter, Collins, Ed mondson, Ferguson, Futrell, Hamil- ton, Kendall, Mccall, Overman, Owens, Smith, Smith, Toler, Wasson-15.
 Nay-Adamson. Burgess, Bush, Cab iness, Calvert, Davenport, Duty. Gar rett, Going, Greenhouse, Harris, Jones. Moore. Ruff, Sims. Slaughter, Vann, Wagner. White, Lundy-2O.
 Senator Calvert made brief state ment against the Cazort mine run re peal, Senator Burgess replying. The vote was as follows:
 Ayes-Edmonson, Ashley. Burgess, Duty, Edmonson, Futrell, Greenhouse, Hamilton, Moore, Mccall, Overman, Owens, Ruff. Sims, Smith of Union, Wasson-16.
 Nay-Bush. Cabiness, Calvert, Car ter, Ferguson, Garrett, Going, Harris, Jones, Slaughter, Toltcr, Yam, wag- ner, White, Lundy-15.
 There was practically no debate on the resubmission of the Publicity Act The vote was as follows:
 Aye-Adamson, Bush, Cabiness, Car ter, Collins, Davenport, Edmonson, Going, Greenhouse, Hamilton, Jones, Overman, Sims, Smith. Smith, Toler, Wagner, Wasson, Lundy-19.
 Nay-Ashley, Burgess, Calvert, Duty, Futrell. Garrett, Harris. Kendall, Moore, Mccall. Owens, Slaughter, Vann-13.
 On the motion to reconsider the Smith bill motion to table was vot- ed down, after which the motion 10 reconsider was adopted:
 Aye--Ashley, Burgess, Bush, Duty. Edmondson, Ferguson, Garrett Great house. Hamilton. Harris, Mccall, Owens, Ruff, Sims, Smith, Smith, Wagner. Lundy-1S.
 Nay-Adamson, Cabiness, Calvert. Carter, Collins, Fhtrell, Going, Jones, Kendall Moore, Overman. Slaughter. Toler, Yam, Wasson, White-16.
 The salary of the assistant librarian of the Supreme Court has been in- creased from $50 to S75 a month.
 Members of a joint committee from the Assembly, and many other mem bers, heard an illustrated lecture by Alexander Johnson. director of the Extension Department for Feeble Minded, at Vineland, N. J on the i'm portance of caring for the mentally defective.
 Petitions are pouring into the Gen. eral Assembly from all parts of the state. urging the passage of bill re- storing the threecent rate on the railroads.