Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-03-09
Believed Charges Against Surridge Have Been Heard
 in Executive Session.
PARE $7o,Oo0 FROM
 'AGGIE' SCHOOL BILL
Senate Also Reduces Appropriation for Boys Reform School to S25,p3O, and Refuses x7,500 Asked by Governor
 tG Fight Rate Raise.

I Little Rock, March S.--After debat- l ing behind closed doors for about two hours this evening, the senate ad- burned to report to the governor that excepting the appointment of L. l.. i CCffman to be a member of the board of control of charitable institutions, the senate had confirmed all the ap- rointments submitted. The same pol icy of secrecy that prevailed as to urday's executive session, surrounds the session of this evening, but it is understood that charges against James Surridge of Walnut Ridge were con- sidered Mr. Surridge was named by Governor Hays for the siX-year terr4 on the state board of charities. 1t is understood that citizens of Walnut Ridge charged Mr. Surridge was con- nected with the illegal sale of liquor in Randolph and Lawrence counties. Battle Axe Bridge Busy.
 Pattle3X Xeitis held the senate tight ly in it's grip this afternoon, the prin- cipal offense being the refusal of the b. dy 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 .Josepls blue sky bill, refused to appropriate $7.500 to fight the propos- ed increase in interstate freight rates and reduced the appropriation for the Boys Industrial home from So0,000 to sG5,0OO. Otherwise the senate had just as harmonious a session as re- union of step-brothers and mothers in-law.
 The senate even fought over the question of going into executive ses- sion for consideration of appointments made by the governor, and seyera votes had to be taken before 1t cru'd i finally make up it's mind to hear wha1 Senator Edmondson was simply dylns to tell, but the import of which ne would not even hint until the doors were closed and the public excluded Curiosity or personal appeal finally triumphed. for the senate at 4:l5 vol ed to lock cut the newspaper men and visitors and hear what Senator Ed mondson had to say.
 The first business Of the afternoon session was the concurrence by the senate in the house amendments tc inc S2J.OOO apprcpria ion bill fol Jndge Joseph NJ. Hill. special counsel fcr the state in tho rate eases. Then the Arkansas National guard had q ruh to get by with it's $25,0OO mann tenance appropriation. Senator Fut' rell was of the opinion that the ap- nronriation might be reduced to $lV'' O0o and Senator Toler thought the ap' nropriation might be cut off entirely but the senate voted 16 to lO Io1 LII. bill. and if was ordered sent pacf to the house.
 MedicOs Lose, The debate on the medical depart ment hill was not lengthy, neither was
 if spirited. Senator Ruff, practlcln! nhvsician. and champion of every thing medical, declared that the ap nronriation carried in the bill. $65,ooo was absolutely necessary to Keep tne Icollege uu to the required stahdaru Senator Futrell, Senator Wmte ah' Senator Going all objected to th amount of the appropriation. calllns attention to the fact that only $5o'oV' was given two years ago. It wa va, lalso stated by those opposing !he oi'
 that the promoters had promlsed .: a
 inc time the state took over the med' cal department from it's private own
 ers that it would not cost the stac over s2O.O0O annually. They llkewls
 ohiected to the matriculatlon rec
 which are being charged, there penn
 no difference since the instltutlon Ut
 came operative by the state. Ihe YOU
 on the bill was: c,.+o, l Aye-Adamson, Calvert, Cartel
 Davenport. Edmcndson, Ferguson
 Greenhouse, Hamilton, Jones' .kendal
 Oyerman. Ruff. Smith of Union.
 Nay-Ashley, Burgess, Bush' CaDan
 iss, Collins, Futrell, Garrett, Go'ns l Moore. owens. Slaughter, Smith Q 1 Columbia, Toler, vann, Waggohe'