The Harrison times., 1915-03-13
LEGISLATURES LAST WEEK,
General Roundup of Measures.
Good, Bad and Indifferent.
SESSION WAS ABOVE AVERAGE

This week winds up the session of
the Fortieth General Assembly.
Committees have been named in the
House and Senate to arrange a
program for the closing exercises
next Friday, and by the end of the
week practically all of the members
will be back home, "interviewin'
the boys" on the effects Of legisla-
ton passed at this session. That is,
all except the Hangover com
mittees. and clerks who are to be
left to take care of unfinished busi'
ness after the session ends.
A resolution has been introduced
for the customary holdovcrs, 1t in
cludes the Speaker and President OF
the Senate, l6 House and Senate
members and 16 members Ct the
clerical fcrce. They are to draw
their per diem, as if in regular ses-
sion, but must complete the work
by April 10.
How the two houses are going to
even dispose Of the appropriation
bills is a problem, The Senate spent
nearly all of last week wrestling
with them and didn't get through.
1t had the agricultural school bills
and some others when the present
week opened. The house has finish
ed consideration Of only three or
four, and has all the big ones, in
Guiding the general appropriation,
insane asylum and penitentiary bills
to take up yet, With only four and
one half days to work in, it is
evident they will have to 60
through without much debate, il
they get through at all
One thing is evident, and that is
that the present legislature is not
going to make ony serious reduc'
tions in the size Of appropriation
bills, with the exception Of one or
two, and that when it adjourns the
total appropriations will be in the
ncighborhood Of what they were
two years ago,
As the case now stands, the
following appropriation bills have
been passed BY both houses;
Panama fair exhibit $4,000;
University of Arkansas, S293,O00;
State Normal School, 81, 800; Con
lcderatc Home deficit, $4,000;
attorneys fees to Judge J. NJ, Hill,
W. +. Kirby and estate Of late II,
Harrod, $4,000; re.digesting stat
utcs, $40, 900; mileage and per diem
bills, Approximately 100000 be-
sides several smaller bills, and the
bill oppropriat'ng Si7, 26O for farm
extension work,
The following bills have passed
one branch or the other Hospital
for nervous diseases, S60O,O0O;
tuberculosis sanitarium, SSS, SOC
medical college, $4,000; state
guard, $4,000; heating plant for
Ionesboro agricultural school, 500 q
500; removal Of boys reform school
and establishment Of girls industrial
school, $40 600, branch normal
school $4,000; pcnitentiary deficit,
S5,2l5; state capitol building, Si3,'
0S5, blind school, 00,2O5; deaf,
mute institute, S145, 600; rate fight
against Frisco and Kansas City
Southern railroads, $4,000, Con.
tolerate Home SlO2OOOi 20 re-
imburse shippers for money adj
vunced in rate litigation, $4,000
penitentiary, S372,0OOj general ap'
preparation BILL approximately,
S75O,OOO
The agricultural school bill, pend
ing now, carries over 100000; bill
60 erect u roek'erusher, S15H00Oj
bill to maintain quarantine against
foot and mouth disease, S250OOt
bill to provide for enforcing feed and
fertilizer inspection law S7LIOO,
No relief has been proyiDI0 d for the
general revenue fund, now over a
half million dollars bchind, The
bill by MIR Griffin, to borrow q
million dollars on treasury notes,
wipe out the debt and restore
state warrants to par was voted
down by q decided majority, Many
members apparently took stage.
fright" at the word loan aud
.hoekcd on from the bill Ike 1t was
loaded The billdId not increOlo the
rate Of taxation, aud provided for
repaying the loan IN 2 years from
a sinking fund Of one.Ioufth mill,
through n re.adiustmtnt Of present
rate lcvics,
Now comes q bill by Mr. Arm.
strong, of Conway to increase the
general tax rate from two and ode'
half 60 three mills, IN order TO pro-
vide additional revenue for the
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