The log cabin Democrat., 1915-03-09
NO APPROPRIATION
 10 MEDICAL SCHOOL SENATE KILLS MEASURE
APPROPRIATION FOR BOYS IN DUSTRIAL HOME IS CUT
 IN HALF.

Little Rock, March 9.-The Battle axltls held the senate tightly in it's grip Monday afternoon, the principal offense being the refusal of the body to make an appropriation for the maintenance of the medical depart ment of the University of Arkansas for the biennial period. The senate killed the Joseph blue sky bill, refused to appropriate $7,500 to fight the pro- posed increase in intra-state freight rates and reduced the appropriation for the boys industrial home from S5O,00O to S25,000. Otherwise the senate had just as harmonious ses- slon as reunion of step-brothers and mothers-in-law.
 The senate even fought over the question of going into executive ses- slon 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 Edmonson was simply dying 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 voted to lock out the newspaper men and visitors and hear what Senator Edmonson had to say.
 | The first business of the afternoon session was the concurrence by the senate in the house amendments to the $25,O0O appropriation bill for Judge Joseph M. Hill, special counsel for the state in the rate cases. Then the Ar kansas National Guard had rub to get by with it's S25,000 maintenance | appropriation. Senator Futrell was of the opinion that the appropriation might be reduced to $10,O0O and Sen ator Toler thought the appropriation might be cut off entirely, but the sen- ate 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 legislature bill has been offered to compel the Iron Mountain to erect a depot at the mouth of Love Hollow, four tele- graph poles west of the railroad crossing on the White River branch of the St. L. I. M. & S. railroad, near Williamson switch" It was lost in the shuffie each time, but amid the lull between appropriation bills Monday afternoon it finally passed the senate Being house bill it now becomes a law.
 The debate of the medical depart ment bill was not lengthy, neither was it spirited. Senator Ruff, a practic- ing physician, and champion of every thing medicinal, declared that the ap- propriation carried in the bill, $65 ,000 was absolutely necessary to keep the college up to the required 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 medical department from it's private owners, that it would not cost the state over $20,000 annually. They likewise ob- jected to the matriculation fees which are being charged, there being no diff ference since the institution became operated by the state. The vote on the bill was:
 Aye-Adamson, Calvert, Carter, Davenport, Edmonson, Ferguson, Greenhouse, 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, Mr. President-18.
 On the motion of Senator Going further consideration of the bill was forestalled by motion to reconsider the vote by which the bill passed and to lay that motion on the table. This carried on roll call, IT to 16.
 The Jeter bill providing for the re- moval of the boys from the reform school, the purchase of site where farming can be indulged in, and the turning of the present building over fo ra girls school, suffered a reduc-