The log cabin Democrat., 1915-02-02
MONDAY AN EPOCH
 DAY IN ASSEMBLY SUFFRACE--PROHIBITION BOTH ARE IMINGIY ADOPTED-OTHER IMPOR-
 TANT PROCEEDINGS.

I made in the general assembly Mon- day. The senate by vote of 23 to 12 passed the Garrett resolution submit ting to the people a proposed amend ment granting the right of suffrage to women. In the house the prohibi- tion issue reached climax when the bill introduced by Mr. Newberry and 52 others providing for statewide statutory prohibition to become ef- fective June 1, 1915, was passed by a vote of "A to P. All amendments offered by the opponents of the bill were voted down as rapidly as they were offered, including amendments flor submission. The vote in detail
 Ayes-Alexander, Angelo, Arm strong, Beeson, Belote, Bell, Bennett of Arkansas, Bishop Brawner, Brock man, Buchanan, Burrow, Carruth, Ca zort, Collier, Condray, Copeland of Howard, Copeland of Izard, Creek more, Creswell, Crump, Davis, Dip boye, Dowdy, Dunn, Ellis, Fair, Find ley, Gentry, Halbert, Hatley Hawk ins, Helms, Holland, Hollensworth, Hudspeth, Humphreys, Jeter, John son, Joiner, Jones of Washington, King, Lefer, Lewis, Love, Willard Miller, Mosley, McGill, Newberry, Perkins, Pierce. Plemmons, Pollard Posey, Shaver, Shoffner, Shouse, Smith, Stafford, Steed, Street, Sulcer, Swepston, Teague, Tedford, Thomas son, Wagoner, Wallace, Walls, Will Hams of Benton, Williams of Cross. Woods, Young-74.
 Nays-Bennett of Poinsett, Bland, Dunlap, Gray, Griffin, Hooker, Jos ephs, Jones of Pulaski, Little, Moses, Nixon, Reid, Reigler, Robertson, Rog- CTS of Desha, Rogers of Logan, Rorex, Ruble, Taylor, Wilson, Yerger, MT. iSpeaker-22.
 Not Voting Hudson, Johns, Nicks, Pope-4.
 The house Monday afternoon pass ed Shouse bill for the redigesting of the statutes, there being only nine votes against it. The bill provides for the printing of the statutes in two volumes, to be sold at $1.5O per volume. The digester is to receive $5,0 ,000 for his work and the examiner ,250. The digester and examiner are to be appointed by the governor upon the nomination of the supreme court. The Kirby Digest was pub Ilished in 1904, and the supply has been exhausted for over a year. The bill provides for the printing of 5000 copies.
 Speaker Sawyer introduced bill providing for state fair commission to be appointer by the governor, for Fthe purpose of conducting state fair. It also provides for the inaugu- ration of the pari-mutuel system of racing. The bill was read once.
 The house Monday afternoon, by a vote of 69 to IT, passed the resolu tion introduced by MT. Carruth of Bradley, proposing an amendment to the constitution for a graduated land Itax. The following clause is added to the present law on the subject of tax Iation:
 ''Provided further, that the legisla- iture may enact laws for a graduated Ftax on incomes, and also for a gradu- ated land tax upon unimproved land in excess of 320 acres owned by one Individual, corporation or partner ship, or by one or more individuals, Corporations or partnerships jointly for in common.'
 After making strenuous fight for a general game bill, which will pro- tect the game and fish of the state from game hogs, Senator Futrell Monday afternoon declined to see the bill slaughtered by members who be- gan to exempt counties, and killed it by asking an indefinite postponement, which was granted. Up to that time l27 counties, mostly in north and east Arkansas, had been exempted.
 The senate passed the Smith bill which provides that the profits ac- cruing from sale of products from the penitentiary, be turned over to the families of the convicts, or in case they have no families, that the amount due them be placed in a say ings bank to their credit. The bill provides that the convicts must have model records in order to participate in the division of the profits. A li- brary fund iss also created, and the accounting witA the convicts will take place annually.
 Two bills of general importance were introduced, one by Senator Gar rett of Clark, permitting the pay ment of 1914 taxes in all counties of the state, between August and Octo- Der 1, instead of closing the tax books April 10. This is an administration measure and was referred to the ju-