The Carlisle independent., 1917-03-01
ARKANSAS! E#4llIRs ACCUSED IF Sy6JRA
SENATOR SIMS OF HEzEN AND SENATOR BURGESS oF RUS
 SELLViLEE ARRES TED.
RELEASED ON S10.0G0 BOND
Senate Bill Relating to Trading Stamps and Coupons Alleged To Be Involved ir Bribery Charges, Not
 in Secretary of States Hands.
Little Rock

Little KOcR--~
 Circuit Judge Robert J. Lea conven- ed the Pulaski County grand jury in special session 70 investigate charges of bribery lodsed against Senator's Burgess and Sins. The jury was sum- moned in court before taking up the cases fled with them and instructed by Judge Lea 10 make thorough iEi- vestigation of all charges filed with the jury alleging corruption in the Legislature.
 It has been known for some time that two of the best known detectives. members of the Burns Detective Agen- cy of New York, were in Little Rock quietly inveSugating certain bias pending in the Legislature. Senators Sims and Burgess. were released from custody oy St000o bonds.
 The grand jury conducting the in- vestigation is composed Of C P Per rie, vice president of the Union Trust Company. as foreman; C. J. Lincoln. J K Turrah. A Brizzolari. C. J Grif- fith V. NJ Pixfey. o. L. Fn}oe. L. !. Baer. Mark Valentine. San Tender son. Thomas Steele Ike Kempner, Jo- seph Jung. NJ. | Rlne'ohauDt Kramer Darraeh and John T. Ginnocchio
 Police say they saw the two sana- tors accept packages containing g GOO each when the arrest was mado in a dark alley in the downtown business district of I.tttla Rock Tho money was given, the police charge. to se- euro sun3ort against a bill Introduced in the Senate by Senator Burgess which would place 9 tax of S10O year on firms using trading stamps or eoa- pone.
 rha two Senate bills relating n trading stamas and eoraons, which a~a declared hv fh~' police to be in volved i9 the bribery eharge agafnst Senator Buraass and Senators Sims are not in possession of the secretary of the Senate. Ira c Langley
 The secretarv. who is rauu'red ta i5enp all hills in his possession. else have rocaints showing to whom they were given. searched far Senate bill No 252 and Senate ba7 No 3os both av Cerator Bnroees qr1 bo+h relating n trading stamps Neither could be fourd
 'rhere is no roco~d of what herame of Senate bill No 252 No receipt fs n possession cf the socrotarv aHd the bill could not ba found in his flos
 The other bin. declared hv the po- ice 10 he tha enc for which the ar- 'aged bribery was attem0ted whom the .wo senators were arrested was gie- n to Senator Sims few minutes be sare o'clock Frid7v afternoon. ae- eordiag 10 raceipt held by Secre- e~r- l.anelev. of the Senate
 Senator Sims is chairman of the 'o~nmittee on Pubic Service Corro- tiors. to which both tho trading .tarnn b'n which referred for recom- aendation as to whether they should aass.
 On February 20 Senator Sims. act. ng for the Committee on Public Ser .rice Corporalons returred Senate p'1 No 252. Drohibiting the use in Ar A'}SaS oI any Fl0O OI ceNBOFS oF iFd0- - stamps with 2 recommendation '-Nt tho bill do not paes'
 On February 23 Friday al 3:Se clock Senator Sims. acting fo- ths 7ommittee on Public Servica Corpc- -et'ous, returned Senate Bill No 30e, 'v:th a recommendation that it do ot pass
 Senator Burgess Introduced his f~st bill, prohibiting use of trading amps. and coupons in the state, on February 3. The bill was read twice and referred to inc Public Service Corporation Committee On February 20 ihe committee returned an unfay. orable report
 On February 16 Senator Burgess in- troduced Senate Bill No, 3a2 fixing a tax of s100 on every merchant using trading stamps or coupons This bill was read twice and referred the same day tn the Committee on Public Ser vice Corporations. Senators Sims, as chairman. returned the committee re- port Friday afternoon.