Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-02-17

were passed, ten house bills read a
first and second time, and then the
senate struck the Hot Springs state
fair commission bill-a fitting pyro-
technic ending for most busy morn
ing.
With a full attendance, and every
members bent on dispensing bust
ness, the senate was racing ahead
with full spread of sails when house
bill 2oS (Sawyer) appeared at the top
Of a stack of house measures and the
assistant chief clerk began it's read
ing. Senators all over the room sat
up and took notice, for the long eX-
pected bill permitting racing in Hot
Springs was up for considerat ion.
When the reading of the bill had
been completed, Senator Moore of
Phillips moved that the rules be sus-
pended and it be read a second time.
Senator Toler demanded a roll call,
on which the senate voted as fol-
lows:
Aye-Ashley, Burgess, Calvert. Car.
ter, Collins. Duty, Edmondson. Fergu
son, Futrell. Going. Hamilton, Harris,
Jones, Moore. Mccall. Overman. Ow-
ems, Ruff, Sims, Smith, Smith, Vann,
/ Wasson-23.
| Nay-Bush, Cabanss, Garrett,
Greenhouse. Kendall, Slaughter, Toll
err. Wagner, White-9.
Absent or not voting-Adamson
DAVENPORT, Lundy.
AS the bill received the required
| two-thirds vote it was read a second
time, when Senator Moore moved that
it be referred to- the agriculture COM
mittee. Senator Cabaniss moved that
it be Indefinitely postponed, and for
Is minutes he made the chamber
ring witf his denunciation of the bill
speaking until after the regular time
for noon adjournment before taking
his seat The senate then took recess
to resume the consideration in the
|, afternoon.
Many New Bills.
Many important general bills were
introduced in the morning hour,
the reading of the journal being dis
pensed With for the introduction Of
bills. Among these bills were one
by Senator Cabaniss, permitting rail
roads up to 125 miles in length te
SAdI sc u wills pSI iAiilN AoI po0SSi7
ger service. Senators Davenport and
Lundy for the creating of road i'm
provement districts in Grant, White
Mississippi and Polk counties; Sena-
tor Ruff. providing salary of $2,40O
per annum for the assistant attorney
general: Senator Mccall. increasing
the salary of the librarian of the su-
preme court to $4,000 per annum: in
surance committee, regulating indem-
nifty contracts and taxing inter-insur-
ance; Senator Vann, disqualifying
judges who are prejudiced upon af-
fidavit of this fact by the defendant
Senator Moore, by request, to APP
propriate $12,500 to the estate OF
James H. Harrod as additional fee
for his services in the rate litigation
Senator Ashley, amending the acts
creating county repositories; and
Senator White, creating the state
board of architecture to examine
those Who desire to practice that pro-
fession in Arkansas.
| Local bills were introduced by
Senator Harris, separating Brinkley
Greenfield and Rock Roe into three
road improvement districts in Mon
roe county: Senator Futrell to regu-
late the issuance and payment OF
city warrants in Paragould in order
! that warrants may be disposed of to
complete sidewalk and gutter i'm
provements; Senator Slaughter, max
| ing Forrest City q city of the second
class; Senator Sims, substitute bill