Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-14
G0vERNOA'S VE7O
 ANTI-pURIIGITY
 b(,.I SUSTAINED Caldwell Leads Fight to Up hold Action of Cover
 nor on Printing. ONLY OEvF7 SENATOR VS}3'5EahAsssSsS; FOR ME $ TYR I, Plan Co .,ward Printing cn Bi!s icsa, B"caH.c, as G50yprg0y Points Gut, Purpose of E';iblicity Act
 Would Be Elefeated.

 which also produced Josiah Hardage, author of the bill, alone in the nega- tive, tho senate Tuesday morning sus- tained the veto of Gov. c. II. Brough on the house measure regulating state printing, after the house had passed it Monday over the governors veto.
 The measure provided that a com mission of tI}ree lot contracts for tho states printing in newspapers on competitive bids. Governor Brough, in his veto message, declared in ef- feet that the purpose Of the pub licity act would be defeated if the bill became a law, because it would allow small and "fly-b -by-night" papers to bid on state printing at figures substantial publications with large circulations could not meet.
 As soon as the bill was read in the senate 9 motion was made to sustain the veto of the governor. Senator Cabiness declined to permit a vote being taken without argument, and insisted that the bill be read a sec ond time for information. This was done and Senator Cabincss insisted that the bill should be passed on upon it's merits, instead of just because tha governor happened 10 oppose it. He declared that the senate had passed the bill unanimously wien it was first before it, and while t might have slipped through without much con sideration, it should now be con- sidered on it's merits.
 Senator Caldwell took the argu ment of Senator Cabiness as the best ;,,i, ~r,, veto, as the governor had considered the bill fully. Senators Smith, Brown, Alexander, Bush and Greenhouse al! favored the sustaining of the gover- nor's veto.
 Senator Garrett made noble fight against overwhelming :, odds, but he could not save the, Dill and even Senator Cabiness deserted him on tho roll call. Senators Jones and Car ruth were absent.
 Reconsider Exro. Debt Bill. The senate voted to reconsider tho vote by which the bill making a de ficiency appropriation to pay indebt- edness created by the Arkansas build ing at the PanamaPacific exposition. was defeated on Monday, and made # a special order for Thursday.
 This action was followed by one re :, considering the vote by which the bill to appropriate s1S,O00 for the completion Of the paving about the capitol was defeated, after which 1t was placed back on second readin" for amendment.
 Senator Whitaker Introduced biYl making an appropriation of $S5,00O 1 for the support of the four state agri~ cultural schools for the biennial period. All get the same amount but the Jonesboro school asks for $45,00G for teachers salaries, and $40000 fol maintenance. The other schools ask | $4O,00O for the teachers and $4500( for maintenance
 Other bills introduced were, by:
 Senator Rogers to increase the Il salaries of stenographers for justices of the supreme court 10 $1200 per an mum.
 Senator Alexander, to increase tha salary of the county superintendent of Jackson county to $500 per an mum.
 Senator Caldwell. to give Pine Bluff !, one-half the road tax collected il ] that city for use on tho streets. j; Senate bills passed were by:
 Senator Sims, to regulate the regis f tration of marriages and for collec tion of vital statistics.
 l Senator King, deficiency appropria , tion for Russellville agriculture
 school as amended in the house. ii House Bills Passed. l House bills passed were: 9 MT. Doyle, requiring railroads i, - Lawrence county to Train rights Q I way. J H
 Mir. Bland, authorizing bond issu
 for White River Levec district.
 MT. Burnett, for destruction of car
 .Casses of animals which died of dis
 ease.
 MT. Harrison, deficiency appropria
 ton to pay salary of assistant su
 preme court librarian.
 MT. Holloway and MT. Waggoner, t
 fix salaries of Lonoke county off
 cials.
 House bills were read fixing sal
 aries of officials in Phillips, Lee an
 Lafayette counties, nut all Wer : amended to provide increases both a . to salaries and for deputy hire. d Afternoon Session.
 It will take number of additions r night sessions for the house to manl - facture enough business to keep u - senate going from the way the upp' r branch of the legislature ate up hous p business Tuesday afternoon. With j. an hour the senate had ready evel u house measure that had been reportt T in the senate There were only
 bills, but they were read and referrt " so fast even the members could n d keep up with them.
 X. The senate did stop long enough D. indefinitely postpone the Bell bl It passed by the house, to permit L e, John Floyd and number of oth r. physicians who failed to pass the e IT animation to practice medicine. Sen