The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1915-02-04

Little Rock. Ark Feb 3-The sell
ate this afternoon after a hard fight
amended uhe Newberry statewide
prohibition bin to make it take effect
january J. 1916, instead of June L.
1918.
An attempt to amend the bin to re-
quire its submission to the people lost
on a vote OF rs to is. with one sena.
tor absent An effort to make the
bin special order for tomorrow lost.
the vote being II to IA.
Brilliant debates marked the efforts
OF the senators on both sides and
strong appeal was made by subm!s.
sion advocates, who contended that
submission was only strictly demo.
cratic policy
In the house the W GODS bin. whch
is a copy OF the Tennessee law, and
which is known as the nuisance law.
was passed This law might be
termed a "blind tiger" law as it is
their suppression it is aimed at.
Submission of woman suffrage TO
the voters at the next general cleo.
ton. together with other proposed
constitutional amendments now pend.
ing in the house and senate. was
blocked today by the filing with Earle
W. Hodges, secretary Of state. a ueti-
ton proposing a change i'm the initia-
tive and referendum amendment to
the constitution The petition makes
the third proposed change IN the con |
stitut.on tiled with me secretary of
state, and unless one Of these is de-
cIared insufficient by the courts. I'M
der action similar to that taken
against the Wamock Bank Guaranty
measure last fail, other proposed
amendments cannot be submitted. /
The constitution now prohibits sub.
mission of more than three amend .
meuts to the constitution at any one
! election
! l.. III. Moore, secretary of the State !
| Federation of Labor, filed the petition /
| for submission to the people of the [
! proposed amendment to the initiative |
aud referendum amendment this !
morning The ptition contains moro
than 1000 signatures it is said. I'm |
der the constitution a proposed initia- |
tive amendment must be signed by |
| one-eighth OF the voters casting bal |
lots for governor at the last previous !
general election. Under this provision |
! petitions this year would have to con. |
tain l0,S41 signatures but uitators
of the petitions nave until a year FROM |
next May to add additional names
Suffragists who thron-el the corri |
doris of the caritol this morning me |
ing support for their measure re- |
turned this morning by a committee |
TO which it had been referred with /
recommendations tlat it be adopted |
were plainly disappointed when in-
formed of the effectual blocking O. |
their measure. They had anticipated !
the action. they said, but rad been in
hopes their resolution would be adopt
ed by the house in time to get it filed |
with the secretary of state before the |
limit of three had been received
The other two proposed amend
meuts to the constitution which have
been filed With the secretary of state
for submission to the people are tor a
t1lee-mill tax and for raising the
limit for school tax leyies from to
II mills The resolution for three
mill road tax was sigled by Governor
Hays this morning, and Immediately
sumbitted to the secretary Of state.
The other proposed constitutional
amendment is an initiative petition,
circulated under the auspices of the
,F Oh
crease the limit for school tax leves.
Should the proposed constitutional
amendment filed with tne secretary of
state this morning be adopted by the
voters al the next general election no
such situation as low faces the sut-
fragettes would come up for one fed
ture OF the proposed amendment is
that there be no limit to the number
of proposed amendments that may be
submitted at any general election.
The feature of the initiative and ref.
ereadum amendment controlling the
number OF proposed changes that may
be submitted has caused many meas
ures 10 be defeated. The first cam
paign for an amendment to allow
cities and towns to issue bonds was
defeated by this means.
The house passed what is known as
the Steel inspection" bill. for inspec-
ton of converts, schools. etc, charac-
terized by opponents as an anti
! Catholic measure. Senator Edmond
son introduced a bill to submit for re-
peal the publicity act to the people at
| the next general election. One effort
to defeat the publicity Law already |
! has been killed in the senate.
DR.. &. r. VINEGAR