The weekly soliphone., 1915-02-05
PROHIBITION BILL Is
 DEBATED IN SENATE
Little Progress Made on Arkansas Statewide MeaSure-DiScuSSio
 Is Spirited.

tion, and the other two were the re- peal of mine run and state aid to high schools laws.
 The prohibition issue was the same as many of the preliminary bouts which have preceded, being a dogfall, for little progress was made by it. On the others, motions for indefi- nite postponement were defeated. The prohibition question brought out one of the most spirited and earnest debates of the sesion, for there was fire in the eyes of two members who usually are calm in their delibera- tions, Senators Calvert and Going, who arose to 'refute statements made by Senator Greenhouse in protest to what he termed the "dallying tactics of the opposition to prohibition"
 The senate was about to adjourn for the day when the clerk began reading the house statewide prohi- bition bill by Newberry and others, passed by that body Monday. No one called for this bill, was supposed to be well down in pile of house bills reported during the day. It was read one time, and a motion was made to suspend the rules to read it a second time. This was lost on a roll call:
 Ayes-Bush, Cabiness, Carter, Da- venport, Futrell, Garrett, Greenhouse, Kendall, Overman, Ruff, Sims, Slaughter, Toler, Yam, Wagner, White, MT. Presidential. White, Mir. President.
 Nays-Adamson, Ashley, Burgess, Calvert, Collins, Duty, Edmondson, Ferguson, Going, Hamilton, Harris, Jones, Moore, Mccall, Owens, Smith, Wasson-18.
 It would have required a two thirds vote to place the bill on sec ond reading, and when the vote was announced Senator Greenhouse arose to point of personal privilege and asked that it be spread on the jour nal that he protested against the dallying tactics of the opposition of the minority which opposed prohibit tion measures.
 Senator Calvert instantly was on | his feet and declared that the senator from Washington was misstating the question when he referred to those voting against the second reading as the minority, for it was q fundament- al principle of parliamentary prac- tice that the majority rule, and the majority had spoken in this case.
 Senator Going asserted that the statement of Senator Greenhouse was unfair and unjust inasmuch as it re- ferred to the majority, as IS had voted for the postponement of the second reading.
 President Lundy then ended the debate by declaring all the discussion, as we'll as the personal privilege, to be out of order.
 Following a special message from Gov. Hays, asking for the appoint ment of a committee to investigate the state charities board situation, with special reference to the actions Of the former board ana US Secre- tary, R. w. Hart, who declines to re- sign as secretary or turn over the records to the new board, resolu- tion was adopted by the house yester- day afternoon calling for the ap- pointment of a committee of five members of the legislature to make the investigation suggested by the governor. In addition, the commit tee is instructed to go as far as it's discretion may point in Investigating the expenditures of the former board. It is authorized to employ an expert account and stenographer.
 A similar resolution was adopted ! by the senate.