Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-03-03
P0SEY CONVENT INSPECTION BILL
 PASSES SENATE
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] Giiiicd 10 go, and was informed d. 1 lie would be imprisoned for contemDf i oeAator Golng closed with the s1a e. ment that the Catholics had nothine
 to conceal and did not now object tc
 inspections of their places, of which
 lhey are justly proud, bus that 1c lorce such a bill upon them wrs a reflection upon the Catholic mannood ana Womanhood ot the state.
 senator Bush, by consent, was per. ililtted to close the debate. although the opposition to the bill had waived US rlSht to speak upon it, and de clared that if a one-hundrcdth part ot the reports in circulation con cefhlng Catholic institutions ara True | that the bill should pass, and if they i are not. that it should pass just the same. He declared that he would en- deavor to have the law repealed in | the next session of the general as semDly, IT 1t is found to be working hardship, and the reports made are found to be untrue.
 When the roll call was taken Senator Greenhouse explained his vote, by expressing the belief that there were no institutions in his dis trlc1 that need inspection. and he i would vote for the bill in order ina; these institutions might have the op- p0ftuhity to prove the islanders utter sd against them to be untrue. The large Catholic settlement of Tonti- town is in the district represented by Senator Greenhouse, and within few miles Of his home, in Washington county.
 The vote on the bill was as fol- lows: Aye-Ashley, Bush, Cabaniss, Collins, Davenport. Duty, Edmond son, Ferguson, Garrett, Greenhouse. Kendall, Overman, Owens, Sims, Slaughter Smith, Smith, Toler, Wag- ner, Wasson, White and Lundy-22.
 Nay-Adamson, Rurgless, Calvert, Going, Harris, Jones, Moore and Vann-S.
 Chiropra cites Get Recognition.
 Having worked itself out of pyro- technic ammunition the senate Tues day could afford nothing to compete with the racing bill for general in- iterest, contenting itself with the pas sage of bills, and no debate or any of these with the exception of the Nixon NH SSuie,t'ilS f-IC pl GCL1SS Ol CHI o- practics, which passed by a vote uf 27 to in spite of the opposition of Dr. H. E. Ruff.
 The senate also passed the Helms bill regulating the practice of opto- metry in Arkcnsas, g bill which has been considered by many past assem- blies but which rever received seri- ious ccnsid erat.on until the present time. Senate, Adamsen spokc bei efly for the bill and there was no oFeosi- ten, SC the b'l passed, 25 to 3.
 No bills were considered in a com mittee of the whole with the excep- tion of the Snouse bill for the re 1i- gesting of the supreme court reports, which went through as amended so as to require the governor to appoint the digestcr recommended by the SUI preme corrt, and it was then passed,
 Bills Passed.
 The appropriation bill for the main- tenance of the Arkansas Tuberculosis sanitarium was passed with one item ment of the road leatiing ou: from Bonneville, removed.
 Other bills passed were the Ruff measure appropriating for the salary of the assistant attorIe"-5eneral: ne Owens bill regulating appeals from justice of peace courts, the RoreX ap- propriatien to pay the news ?arers of the state for advertising acts and amendments under the initiative and referendum, the Adamson bill amen;l- ing the general lien laws; the Yergar Chicot county fencing law, the Sweo- ston bill to incorporate the town of Earle, Crittenden county; the Pierce bill to consolidate the offices of coun- l ty judge and road overseer in Cal l hcun county; the RoreX bill gran ing ro,ief to Yell county school districts. the Angelo bill giving townships Of Woodruff county fencing law. the Nicks bill regulating the salaries of Lawrence county officials: the Posey bill amending the Grant county Gc- pository act, the Dunlap bill creating Big Creek special school district in Phillips county the cities and towns committee of the house bill creating an improvement district for a free bridge at the foot of Garrison avenue in Fort Smith, the Walls bill for q White county road district, the Je.o1 bill creating the Combs special school district in Madison county; and in definitely postponed the lMcGill bill for fencing district in Lafayette coan- i ty.
 The budget committee introduced the last of it's appropriation measures The first was for the maintenance oi the feed and fertilizer inspection
 which is conducted by the commits sioner of agriculture. The amount asked for this appropriation is S11,40o The other appropriation, S157,3S2, 's fer the erection and maintenance ol a rock crusher under the state hlsn- way commission. There was consider able objection to this bill being read a second time because there IS nc
 rock crusher department, but it wa" finally entertained and permitted to remain upon the calendar.
 Gov. Hays reported having signed
 the budget committee bill prohibiting
 all state officials from acceptins
 money intended for the state treas
 ury; the Calvert veterinary surgery
 bill. and the Adamson bill creating
 m,7nicipal courts for Little Rock.