The Springdale news., 1915-01-29
LEGISLATURE HAS MANY
 LOCAL MEASURES
(AI. NJ. Collier.)

Llllle ROCK Jan. Z4, 9II0.-fl was not tempolating on meeting opposi- tion' said a second term member when his bill to require two rail- roads to build a Union Station at his town was up for consideration and some of the members began ques- tioning him as to why not the Rail- road Commission. It developed that the Railroads could not agree as to just when the station ordered to be built by the Commission would be started and the house ordered the ing statesman referred in the course of a speech to the Encyclopedia Bot anica''
 The amount Of matter considered by both houses of the legislature be came so very vo1uminous that it can hot all be considered without taking too much space, though just the gen eral matters are noticed The sec ond week of the present session pro- vided by proper resolution that Com mittees be appointed to visit the var ious educational institutions of the state and report on their condition. One report Of the Ways and Means Committee was to the effect that if any appropriation was secured by virtue of the Smith-Lever act, that the money be expended by the Dis trict Agricultural Schools instead of the University. When apprised of the fact taat the Agricultural Schools could not get his fund. the Committee agrees to reScind it's ae- tion. By resolution, the privileges of the floor of both houses was order d to be confined strictly 10 those entitled to them. Also a number of Committee Clerks who were engaged in doing nothing all day were requff- ed to serve the members in the ca pacity of clerks when not engaged in work for the Committees
 In the matter Of legislation there were very few acts passed of any. thing.1i general interest An ap. propriation Of s1,325, ,000 was made foi Confederate pensions for the next two years. Also an appropriation of $50 ,0o0 for the expenses of the gen eral assembly and transferring s25,- 000 paid by the Cotton Belt Railroad Company on account of the franchise tax One local bill of intreest was the repeal by the house of the Mine Run law for certain parts of Johnson County. A very hard fight was made to prevent this re- peal. The house also passed bills to prevent fishing on Sunday, amending the Dental Practice act, 10 make cir cumstantial evidence competent where persons gre charged with dyn- aniting fish.
 Local matters introduced: To pro vide for a stenographer fer the 4th Judicial Circuit, Buchanan. To il crease the school revenues by taking certain fees from the Sheriff, Tax | Collector. Treasurer and other Of fieers, Greenhouse. To prohibit the shipment, or receiving intoxicating + aaors within radius Of ten miles of the public school house at Lincoln and repeating tie law prohibitihg seining, Collier. X general bill giYlnf Mayors of Incorporated towns right 70 try violations Of ordinances with oat the intervention of I jury, was introduced by Collier.
 Bis of interest to al and that are attracting much attention is bill for law prohibiting tire safe of IT. onors in the state. and bill creating fiscal board for state educatiohai eleemesynary and penal depafeiiieilss.
 No Solon has yet evolved plan whereby the state may make up It's deficit. make all appropriations asked for without borrowing. The matter ol raising more or spending less has not -, ;1,1 oon sfdpratiCn yet.