Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-07
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Little Rock, Feb. 6--The only gen eral bill pas :ed by the senate Tues day afternoon was the Ponder &d- visory pardon board. Scnator Ponder stated that Gov. c. H. Brough was anxious to have this measure adopted as soon as possible so as to relieve { him of the cares and worries of par dons, and without further discussion l it passed without dissenting vote. Eicfi Bill Goes Thru,
 The senate started busi1css right Tuesday morning by passing tAe very first thing, and without q single voice 1 in oppoition, the Cazolt-Josephs bill i appropriating $50,000 to carry on the ! tick eradication work in Arkansas. The senate then settled down to roU- tine work, passing 15 bills before ad- journing at 11:30 in order that the members might attend the welcon1- irg ceremonies to the members of the Arkansas national guard, w!o arrived in Little Rock from the border in the early morning.
 The senate ran largely to resolu- tons in the morning session. and under concurrent resolution intro duced by Senator Whitaker aud others, the name of tho state Of Ar kansas is given as a party to a suit to prevent Southeast Missouri Drain age districts emptying their water on, and overflowing the st Francis basin, l in Arkansas Another resolution cor | tinues the necessary assembly em- i ployes and committees to close up < '. A third resolution provides a con- mittee of five members, three from the house 10 rearrange the tchancery district so that the oycrworked chan cellcrs will be relieved. The resolu- ton calls for the creation of two new chancery districts, but So arranged as te give relief all around.
 The levee and drainage committee rendered ad adverse report on the hill from Senator Wood of Lee coun- ty, permitting the St. Francis Ievcc district to issue $1,5AD,000 in bonds to construct a drainage canal from the St. Francis river down to tho White. This was objected to by the Arkansas county delegation, which pointed out that such a district would flood Arkansas county SO deep there would never again be a rice crop.
 Pulaski Appeals on Salaries. 1 Pulsali county officials received a jolt in the senate, by the pas age ,f the Brooks bill, whici1 places all on salaries, and the Leigh bill sNon fol- lowed, creating 3 depository for the funds of the county.
 Showing that the fight against the 1 rO6n0f:Nr nf +,o q interest is about over, Senator Pon- der offered an amendment to make it effective June 1 which will per init all a chance to get out from under. This bill reduces the rate from 10 to 8 per cent. The bill is made special order for Wednesday morning.
 The senate passed the Hardage bill making an appropriation of about $30,G00 for the maintenance of the capitol for the past two years. The Ross bill creating the Arkansas illit- eracy commission was also passed Another bill passed was the Collins deficiency for the Monticello Agricul. tural school
 Local Bills Passed.
 Among the local bills passed by the senate Tuesday morning were the following:
 i By Mr. Adams, to repeal common pleas court in Phillips county.
 By MT. Scrimshire, to require the Rock Island railroad to erect steel vladuct at Fordyce This is the only local bill to receive especial notice, and t was amazing to hear how many ! Of tha have c.. | any rate, they had been to Fordyce and did not mind admitting it. They all spoke of the necessity for tho viaduct.
 By Mir. Davis of Monroe, feereasing the authority of the county superin- tendent in Monroe county. By MT. Norfleet, extending the lim US or the Forrest City special school
 By Senator Davenport, to provide additional deputy for circuit and county clerk in White cor-.y.
 This largely cleaned up the pend- ing house business and left the after noon virtually clear for senate and general business.
 The senate passed the following house bills:
 By Brooks, providing steno- grapher, for the Pulaski chancery court.
 By Niven, permitting Paving ds. trlct No. 8 of Pine Bluff to 'ssue notes to pay the contractor. 1 By JOsephs, to etablish a munici- pal court in Texarkana.
 By Babb, to provide for tne work ing of roads in Union county on con tract.
 Quite few amendments were. of- fered to the Bland -Creekmore bill to ! create state text boog commission, which were for the evident purpose of riding the bill to it's death. The house has similar bill which has been passed by the senate, and the house measure must be good horse to stand the lood placed upon it. un- less the house takes some immediate