The log cabin Democrat., 1915-01-25
MEASURES FOR TWO WEEKS NUMBER 289
MAY REACH 600 MARK
INTEREST CENTERS IN STATE WIDE BILL NOW UP IN
 THE SENATE.

Little Rock, Jan. 25.-At the close of the second week of the general as- sembly, the house had received 2O4 bills and the senate 85, and each branch had passed upon practically 25 per cent of these measures. The senate passed 21 bills on to the house. and the house sent 52 bills to the sen- ate with it's approval. The senate passed seven of the house bills and the balance are pending Most of them will be read third time Tues day and passed with a rush. The house has passed but four senate bills.
 Senator Moore of Phillips is the man with the high per centage in the scenate, four bills with his name at tached having been passed in the sen ate, ane one has gone through both branches. MT. Wilson of Jefferson is the high man in the house. There are nine men in the house who are authors of two bills which have passed, but MT. Wilson ties them there, and being joint author of another which has passed, goes them half bill better. Five men in the senate have introduced two bills which have been passed on to the house.
 From present indications the num- Der of bills to be considered this ses- sion will reach at least 600, for there are yet eight weeks of the session, and POI n the house is a good start on this number. The senate never in troduces as many bills as the house it lacking the membership of the house, and the number of bills intro duced is in proportion to the member hsip.
 Some time during the Monday ses- statewide prohibition bill will come up for consideration. Both sides now appear anxious that the measure come up, though the prohibtionists have been the only ones heretofore who were anxious to force vote. It is rumored that those opposing the White bill will endeavor to plaster an amendment upon it providing for sub- mission to the people, in line with recommendation in the message of Gov. Hays to the legislature.
 Senator White, who has been active in the leadership in the fighting for his bill, declares there are IS members of the senate who will accept nothing but statewide prohibition by statute, and insists that the bill now pending has the endorsement of Gov Hry. He states that the amendment will be re- jected if offered, and the bill passed. In reports of the vote upon the bring ing of the bill up for consideration out of it's turn last Thursday after noon, the name of Senator White was omitted through oversight. Senator White was present at this time, and voted to suspend the rules so that the bill might be considered, and he states he will be present every hour until the bill has been finally passed upon.
 The prohibition bill is having it's effect upon the attendance in the ses sions of the senate, for all members are on hand, fearing to leave while the senate is in session because during their absence the bill might be called up.
 A public hearing will be held Tues day afternoon by the judiciary com- mittee of the senate, under the new antitrust bill offered by Senator Gar rett of Clark county. This bill en- deavors to correct flaws in the old antitrust act, which were discovered through suits brought by the attorney general against Little Rock laundries, and the Arkansas Cotton Oil Compa- ny, being thrown out of court.
 It is expected that fully two-thirds of the oil manufacturers of Arkansas, and the large laundry operators will be present, for the Garrett act will separate the oil mills and the gins, preventing the ownership of the gins all over the state by the oil mills, which Senator Garrett states is the best way to get an advance in the prices of seed.