The log cabin Democrat., 1917-02-15
FEDERAL AID BILL
 PASSES Tht HOUSE
S496, ,l34 FOR HIGHWAYS
Measure Goes Through Without Amsndment-Senate Would Li-
 cense Cigarette Sale.

Little Rock, Feb. 15.-The house Wednesday afternoon passed bills to provide for the acceptance of federal aid for good roads, and to create bonded warehouse system for the ben eft of the farmers. The governor sent special messages to the house on both subjects. Strenuous efforts were made by Representatives Holloway, Waggoner, and others to amend the good road bill, but all amendments were rejected, and the bill passed without change It appropriates the sum of $496, 134.60 out of the fund that is to be accumulated through the automobile tax, for the purpose of meeting the requirements of the good roads bill passed by congress. During the next five years, the state will re- ceive from the federal government the sum of $1,250,000 for the road work. There were only six votes against the warehouse bill.
 Nineteen senators on Wednesday afternoon voted to virtually repeal the anti-cigarette law of Arkansas, by supporting the Collins bill which provides state tax of $10 per an- mum for all dealers who sell the coffin Jacks. Fourteen senators voted in the negative.
 It was argued by those supporting the bill, Senators Collins, Duty and Alexander, that the present law is a failure in as much as it is violated daily in every section of the state and there has never been a prosecution. They stated that public sentiment was against the existing statute or there would be prosecutions, where cigarettes were sold so openly. They also pointed out that the Collins bill went to the root of the evil, which was the smoking of, cigarettes by minors, by providing fine for all caught smoking cigarettes. The Collins bill permits the youth to go free if he will give the name of the person who sold or gave him the cigarette, and then the fine is assessed against the guilty party.
 Senators Greenhouse, Slaughter, Goodwin, and Vann spoke against the bill, and argued there was no use repeating law because it was being violated. They asserted that it was g. good law and Senator Ruff | declared it was one of the best or the | statute books
 The senate voted as follows on the | pill:
 Aye-Adamson, Alexander, Brown, Burgess, Collins, Duty, Edmonson, Emory, Hester, Johnston, Jones, Ken iall, Owens, Rogers, Sims, Smead, Smith, Ward-19.
 Nays-Cabiness, Carruth, Garrett, Iodwin, Greenhouse, King, Moncrief, Ponder, Rogers, Ruff, Slaughter, Ut ey, Vann, Whitaker, MT. President | IA.
 Another blow was aimed at. the agricultural bureau in the senate | afternoon when bill was introduced by Senator Sims, creating l board to be composed of the state | .uditor, the attorney general and the secretary Of state, winch board mas | he power to hear any complaint as o insurance rates and if they are 'ound to be unjust, make corrections. The bill was referred to the insurance committee.
 The senate passed the Cabiness Jill to prevent defacing of automo- ,iles; the Bush bill to appropriate s85, ,OOO for state aid for rural nigh schools; the Caldwell bill to give ,ities of the second class and towns 70 force non-residents to lay side walks.
 Senator Duty introduced a bill to provide salaries of $2,250 and $2,OO0 Or the assistants attorney general, ,1 500 for clerk in the office, and ,1 ,OOO per annum for the stenograph- 1T.