Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1917-01-10
Organization of House Is
Completed Yesterday
Forenoon.
$4,000 Topped OFF
PER DIEM MEASURE
Bills Are Introduced for Mine InSpec.
tor, "Run.OH'' Primary, for Text
Book Commission, and for Single
4.Year Term for State OFFICERS.

Little Rock, Jan. a-The house
completed its organization yesterday
with the election of the following en-
ployes:
journal clerk. T. II. Ward, Of
Bonneville.
Assistant journal clerk, c. NJ. Gar
rett of Madison.
Enrolling clerk, Mrs. Imogene
Bunch Bryan of Boone.
Engrossing clerk, Mrs. Kate B.
Eads, of Pulaski.
Postmistress, Miss Lula Scruggs OF
Pulaski.
Chaplain, Rev. T. a. Pipkin, of
Arkadelphia.
There were six candidates for post
mistress, and the final contest was
between Miss Scruggs and Miss Flos-
sic White of Pine Bluff. a daughter
of the late Senator T. .. White. Other
aspirants for the place we're Mrs. Pau
line Cornelison, Little Rock; Mrs.
Grace Conklin, Nevada county; Mrs.
Mamie Mccain, Fort Smith, and Mrs
Ellen billiard, Little Rock.
The first bill passed by the house
was for the appropriation Of $4,000
for the mileage and Der diem of the
members of the general assembly. OF
this amount, $4,000 was borrowed
from the state highway Improvement
fund, and $4,000 from the state CAPT
/ toll fund.
Bills introduced.
The following bills were introduced
1 in the house Monday afternoon:
By Davis of Columbia. to appropri
4 ate $4,000 for salaries of feed and
fertilizer inspectors, and to borrow
$4,000 from the fertilizer fund for
the expenses of the general assembly.
BY Johnson of Sebastian, for the
better enforcement of the mining
laws, and providing for the appoint
ment of mine inspector.
By Adams of Phillips, providing for
the removal by custer of unfaithful
officials for drunkenness, gambling, or
violation of the penal statutes.
BY Bland of Prairie. to create
state text book commission.
Three proposed constitutional
amendments were introduced in the
mousse. and referred to the committee
Pm constitutional amendments, as fol-
lows:
BY Hardage, to enforce the thirty
Day rule on all local or special bills.
By Choate, to provide that no prop
erty shall be exempt from execution
for legal debts.
By Babb, providing that elections
TOR state officers shall be held every
four years, and officers be ineligible
for reelection.
Senate Buckles Down.
The Arkansas senate buckled down
70 real business Tuesday morning,
Pine bills being introduced in addition
70 two Joint resolutions, a number of
enate resolutions and motions. Ad
ournment was taken at the noon hour
'ntll $3.50 o'clock Wednesday morn
ng.
Election of minor officers of the
enate. appointment of others by
resident Davenport and the custo
nary first day" details were run off
uickly.
Minor officers elected Secretary,
"a L. Langley, CLAY county; assistant
ecretary, Homer Freeing; journal
Ferk. l.. w. Hamilton; assistant jour
al clerk, Roger Ashley; enrolling
ierk' Mrs. Mary Crawford; engross-
~ clerk. Miss Mamie Brewer; SER
eant-at-arms, l.. CASTING; assistant
ergeant- t-arms, J. Allen Fair; chap
AIN. M. D. Williams.
AFTER the appointments, Alpheus
tanfleld was elected second assist
NJ journal clerk at salary of 81
ay. Stenographers appointed by
resident Davenport are Misses
core, Duncan, Bradshaw and Ruth
pender. Pages named: Masters
a:ter, Parker, Briggs. Jones and
ullllng. The senate, later named
Uses Sturdevant and Harrell ste
ographers, giving the upper house
* in all.
Inc printed rules of the last session
me senate were adopted with pro-
SION FOR special rules as they may be
Rauired
For "Run.Off'' Primary.
Inc first bill introduced was by
Fhator Smith Of Magnolia. 1t pro-