Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-02-16
SENATE PASSES
BILL TO EXTEND
TAX.PAY!NG time
Refreshed, After Three
Days Rest, Senators
Work Rapidly.
ACTUARIAL BOARD
CONTINUES TO LIVE
Upper House Kills Bill to Abolish
Insurance Board. and Passes That
,ApprOpriating $25.OO0 to Pay
Judge Hill for Rate Case Work

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airy questions, complicated and con-
fusing, flew back and forth in the
senate this afternoon, giving tho:c
, who occupied the chair from time to
time opportunity to prove how we'll
they were informed on the rules. De-
spite all this delay, the senate pass
ed the Garrett bill extending the
time for the payment Of taxes until
fall, killed the bill by Senator Smith
of Union abolishing the state land
office, passed the Jones-Garrett bill
regulating telephone rates in II
counties, passed the Calvert bill
making the commissioners of the
Fort Smith-Van Buren, free bridge dis
trict elective. passed the Lundy bill
adding territory to the Bates special
school district in Scott county, and
the Harris bill creating Cache road
improvement district in Monroe coun-
! ty. In addition to this the senate
again killed the Smith of Columbia
bill abolishing the Arkansas actuar-
| ial bureau on a tie vote.
After an hours debate, the Garrett
! tax extension bill came to vote and
passed. % to 8. Senators Kendall,
| Collins, Going opposing, and Sena-
+; tors Ferguson, WATSON, Cabaniss and
Ashley speaking in its favor. Those
opposing the bill declared that it
was confusing, and would lead to
trouble in the end. Those favoring
argued that nothing short of this
would relieve distress in their coun-
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to sell their wheat and fruit, and be
able to meet obligations in the fall.
Refreshed from a rest of three d ay;,
the senate went at business Monday
morning with rush. and several
measures were passed, including the
Moore bill appropriating $4,000 for
the payment of Judge J. NJ. Hill, chief
counsel for the state in the rate
cases. several other important mat
tiers were passed upon.
Those who opposed the Moore bill
regulating primary elections, which
makes political theft an impossibility,
tried twice to get recognition for the
purpose of reconsidering the bill by
which this vote passed They were
finally informed that the bill was in
the hands of the house, having been
held the required three days, and
transmitted Immediately after the
senate had convened Monday morn
ing. A motion was then offered to
order the bill brought back from the
house, and after a spirited debate,
this was lost, 10 to IA. Senator
Moore then offered motion that the
vote by which the bill passed be re-
considered and that motion laid on the
table. This carried 10 to II and the
bill will be allowed to remain in the
house.
Under a resolution offered by Sen
atcr Moore, provisions are made for
the placing of a life-sized marble
statue of Judge U. M. Rose in the
old house of representatives at the
National Capitol. George B. Rose
and Charles C. Reid are named as the
commission to attend to this matter
in behalf of Arkansas. Judge Rose
was for years one of Arkansas lead
ing attorneys, and at one time was
president of the American Bar asso'
citation, and represented the United
States at The Hague peace confer
For Scent Rate.
Senator Mccall introduced bill
granting the Jonesboro, Lake City &
i, Eastern railroad permission to in
crease it's passenger rate to three
cents per mile, and to give the same
rights to all railroads IS and 100 miles
in length. Senator Futrell explained
that this was necessary if the opera
ton of the railroad was to be con
tinued. The bill was then referred
to the public service corporation com
mittee.
Senator Overman introduced bill
giving specific form for the listing o
property of corporations, other thai
public service corporations, for taxa
ton, which will reach all property
and add many thousands of dollar
annually to the receipts of the Arkan
sas treasury. This bill will be con
sidered by the corporations commit
tee Tuesday night.
The senate passed the Lundy bill
regulating the erection of dams fol
water power purposes and the S!m'
bill for the creation of department
of accountancy, which will lcens
expert accountants.