The Prescott daily news., 1915-03-09
REFUSES TO MAKE
 APPROPRIATION FOR MEDICAL COLLEGE
Switch DepOt-Trying for Four Sessions to Have Depot on Iron Mountain Mouth Love
 HOllOw-is Now Law.

Little Rock, March -Batleaxeists held the Senate tightly in it's grip Monday afternoon, the principal of fense being the refusal of the body to make an appropriation for the main tenance of the Medical Department of the University of Arkansas for the bi- ennial period The Senate killed the Josephs Blue Sky bill, refused to ap- propriate $7500 to fight the proposed increase in interstate freight rates and reduce the appropriation for the Boys Industrial Home from $5O,0OO to S25,000. Otherwise the Senate had just as harmonious session as re union of step-brothers and mother-in- law.
 The Senate even fought over the question of going into executive ses- sion for consideration of appointments made by the Governor, and several votes had to be taken before it could finally make up it's mind to hear what Senator Edmondson was simply dy- ing to tell, but the import of which he would not even hint until the doors were closed and the public excluded. Curiosity or personal appeal finally triumphed, for the Senate at 4:15 vot- ed to lock out the newspaper men and visitors to hear what Senator Edmond son had to say.
 The first business of the afternoon session was the concurrence by the Senate in the House amendments to the $25,000 appropriation bill for Judge Joseph M Hill, special counsel for the State in the rate case. Then the Arkansas National Guard had rub to get by with it's $25,000 main tenance appropriation. Senator Flu trell was of the opinion that the ap- propriation might be reduced to S10- 900 and Senator Toer thought the ap propriation might be cut off entirely but the Senate voted 16 to 10 for the bill. and it was ordered sent back to the House.
 Sheer persistence finally triumphed for the Williamson switch depot. For the last four sessions of the legisla- ture a bill has been offered to compel the Iron Mountain to erect depot at the mouth of Love Hollow four tele- graph poles west of the railroad cross ing on the White River branch of the $. L. |. NJ. X $. railroad near William son switch" 1t was lost in the shuttle each time, but amid the Hull between appropriation bills Monday afternoon it finally passed the Senate. Being a House bill it now becomes law.
 The debate on the Medical Depart ment was not lengthy, neither was it spirited. Senator Ruff, practicing physician, and champion of every thing medicinal, declared that the ap- propriation carried in the bill. S65,- 900, was absolutely necessary to keep the college up to the require standard Senator Futrell, Senator White and Senator Going all objected to the amount of the appropriation, calling attention to the fact that only $36,000 was given two years ago. It was also stated by those opposing the bill that the promoters had promised at the time the State took over the medi- cal department from it's private own CTS, that it would not cost the state over $20,000 annually. They likewise objected to the matriculation fees which are being chargded, there being no diffeence since the institution be- came operated by the State. The vote on the bill was:-
 Aye-Adamson Calvert, Carter, Davenport, Edmondson, Ferguson, Greathouse Hamilton, Jones, Kendall, Overman. Ruff, Smith of Union.
 Nay-Ashley, Burgess, Bush, Cab aniss, Collins, Futrell, Garrett, Going, Moore, Owens, Slaughter, Smith of Columbia, Toler, Vann, Wagner, Was son. White, Mir, President-18.
 On the motion of Senator Going further consideration of the bill was forestalled by a motion to reconsider the vote by which the bill passed and to lay that motion on the table. This carried on roll call, F to 16.
 The Jeter bill providing for the re- mova of the boys from the Reform the purchase of a site where