The Prescott daily news., 1915-01-26
SPECTACULAR DEBATE BOOKED
 MONDAY IN SENATE
Amendment to Constitution Granting Suffrage to be Submitted to Peo- ple-Number on Record as
 Being Favorable to Bill

Little Rock, Jan. 26.-On next Mon day morning the Arkansas Senate will enjoy another spectacular debate, this tune on an amendment to the consti- tuition to be submitted to the people. granting equal suffrage. Senate Joint Resolution No. ,, by Senator Garrett ot Clark, making such provisions, was introduced in the Senate Monday af- ternoon, and made a special order for Monday morning, when it will be read third time and subject to adoption. Quite few of the leading members ot the Senate have gone on record as being in favor of this amendment, and they will take the floor in it's behalf Monday. Senator John Ike Moore of Phillips is the chief exponent for the resolution, which shows that the bill is not without a sponsor other than the author.
 The Senate spent the balance of the afternoon in a lull, such as always follows such a strenuous encounter as occurred on the submission bill of the forenoon. There were several gener- Ial measures of importance, but they were reeled off in a monotone by the reading clerk and either sent to com mittees or remained on the calendar to be called up later for passage.
 Senator Greenhouse of Washington introduced a bill to provide a commits sion to be composed of Governor, Sec retary of State and Auditor to let the printing under Publicity Act. No. 3, under contract to the lowest bidders. This replaces similar bill, No. 42, the only difference being the board, and it is made special order for final reading on Monday morning.
 The oldest woman in the state, Mrs. Elmira Waggoner, of Marion county, is to be given a pension if Senate Bill No. 91, by Senator Owens is passed. Mrs. Waggoner is 112 years of age, and the widow of Confeder- ate veteran. The Senate will take this bill up on special order and pass it on Jan. 27.
 Senator Elmer J. Lundy left the chair long enough to introduce a dras- tic bill prohibiting the issuance of railroad passes to other than employ. es, which is designed to prevent candi- dates running for office who have a pocket filled with passes and thus put at disadvantage those who are not so fortunate The bill was referred to the Judiciary committee.
 Senator Adamson introduced bill to create board to examine those who desire to qualify as expert ac- countants and licensing accountants.
 A bill was introduced by Senator Sims, providing for a system of ac- counting for the books of county and state officials. This is substitute for one he had previously introduced but places the auditors under the State Bank Department instead of the State Auditor.
 A committee composed of Senators Burgess, Mccall and Hamilton, was appointed to attend the funeral of Judge J. M. Martin, former President of the Senate, in Russellville Tues day afternoon.
 Gov. Hays sent special message to the Senate giving the names of all appointees since the last session of the General Assembly, who must be confirmed, and the Senate will go into executive session Tuesday afternoon to consider them. This will probably take the entire afternoon, as the roll must be called on every appointee, and there are about thirty of them.