Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-02-20

within "a half days session, dispose
of every house measure it intends to
further consider.
Racing Bill Proponents Encouraged.
Just for few minutes Friday
morning the senate assumed an ap-
pearance of being in receptive
mood to deal with the Sawyer Hot
Springs Fair commission, or pari-
mutuel racing bill, but the motion to
get it on third reading necessitated
a suspension Of the rules, and az
though majority favored the con-
sideration Of the bill, 16 to 10. it did
not get the necessary two-thirds to
take it from the calendar.
After the result of the vote had
been announced, President Lundy
announced that he would hold that
bills on the calendar would be read
the third time in the order in which
they were read first and second time
This means that the bills which came
from the house and were read pre-
vious to the Sawyer bill, must be dis
pensed with before it can come up In
regular order, and without suspen-
sion of the rules. The proponents OF
the measure are greatly encouraged
over this test vote, and they expect
to get it up for passage Or rejection
before another week has passed.
Favor Scent Fare.
The senate went on record Friday
morning in favor of Scent passenger
rates for railroads between IS and
100 miles in length, granting the
.Jonesboro. Lake City & Eastern the
lint
mediately afterwards took an oppo-
site view on shirt line independent
roads 1875 miles in length. This was
one the Cabaniss bill which would
permit the Memphis, Dallas & Gulf to
charge 9 cents per mile. When this
bill was read, Senator Edmondson
stated that the Scent rate PROPOSE
ton had been threshed out suffici-
emily on Thursday, and the bill was
defeated 13 to IS.
Several highly important ebills were
Introduced during the morning ses-
sion, one by Senator Carter fixing a
franchise and exise tax on all cor
porations doing business in the state.
Senators Jones and Duty introduced
compromise bank, guaranty meas
ure. The two senators had introduce
ed bank guaranty bills previously,
but combined them in this new one.
1t was referred to the finance and
banking committee, and copies ord
cred printed. The Carter bill was
also sent to the printer, which will
keen it away for a week, and lessen
its chances of becoming a law.
Appropriation Bills.
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duced appropriation bills. $26,4o0 FOR
the maintenance of the Reform
school, and $5,215 deficiency for the
penitantiary prior to April 1913.
The budget committee introduced
bill to pay $4,000 the state owes to
the rate experts in the rate litiga-
ton, and $4,000 to appeal the Frisco
case if the state loses, and $1,000 to
pay the expenses of the litigation il
the state wins Other bills introduc-
ed were by Senator Slaughter, per-
hitting Special School district No.
Z of Forrest City to borrow money,
and Senator Harris, to grant Mrs.
Mandy Sanders of Monroe county a
| pension
The auditing committee bill making
| it a felony for state officials other
than the treasurer to receive state
| money; also the Hamilton bin regu-
lating practice in the seventh chan
Gerry district: the Greekmore bill re-
moving the disabilities of c. Fl. Star
| bird in order that he may practice
law; the Mosely bill making the
| county judges OF Cleveland and
Boone counties ex-officio road COM
missioners: the Bennett fencing bill
| for Poinsett county; the Pollard Pike
county stock law; the Brawner DIR
placing Clay county officers on sal
airy; the Smith bill curing defects in
certain land titles in Ashley county.