Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-17
Numerous Bills Proposed in Upper House of Assem-
 bly, Yesterday.
CALDWELL PUT ON
 TWO COMMITTEES
Jefferson Senator Is Made Member of Important Judiciary Committee, and Also Named to Investigate High-
 way Commission Records.

Little ROCK, Jan. lO.-BlllS dSdll flowed into the senate Tuesday after noon, and when adjournment was talk en the number so far introduced to- tailed S9, about one-half the number introduced in the entire session of 1915, Having dispensed with all house measures for the day, the senate re- turned to the roll call in the after noon and many bills were introduced, and one general measure, bill by Senator Owens, prescribing the man. ner of appeal in justice cases, was killed. It was the first measure to 20 to an untimely death during the session.
 The bills introduced in the after noon of the senate were: By Johnson-Regulatin the officer: of Polk county and placing the offi- cials on salary. Senator Johnson was in such a hurry to get this bill thru that he had it made special order for "Wednesday morning.
 Senator Burgess-To force railroads to give better accommodations to stockmen.
 By Hamilton-Creating special road district in Ouachita county. By OWens-FiXing the fees of wit nesses in civil cases at $2 per day, and s1 in justice courts and $2 ill pro- bate courts.
 By Collins-Providing for the elec- l ton of a city marshal in Wilmar. Bv Adamson-To correct defective l conveyances.
 By Caldwell-Extending the statute ! of limitations to three years.
 By Jones-To work white convlcts l on the roads in Arkansas, under the state highway commission, and have 1 them paid for out of the government \ appropriation for road building Ill the various states.
 By Burgess-To require the Arkan- sas Power & Light company to clean out it's dam site near Russellvllle.
 By Adamson-To permit service on Edefendants in civil cases anywhere in the United States.
 By Utley-To require owners of stock in corporations, firms or own CTS of real estate to give in their as- sessments for taxation.
 By Moncrief-Regulating manner in which preliminary surveys for roads are made.
 F1ght over huleS.
 The rules committee then suDmlt- EHed it's report, recommending that the printed rules of the 1915 session ap- ply to this session, with an added rule for the roll call for the introduction of bills, and another that bills were referred without motion to the com- mittes which should properly consider them. Senator Slaughter made the re- port and advocated it's adoption. A flight resulted because it was thought that the rules took too much power from the senate. An effort was made to force the postponement of acton for day because it was a change or rules. Senator Slaughter insisted that it was not a change of rules, put report by the rules committee, and the senate finally adopted his report.
 President Davenport announced the Appointment of the committee on ]u- diciary: Senators Carter, Adamson, Owens, Bush, Carruth, Utley, Smith. Moncrief, Duty, Rogers, Brown ana Caldwell.
 The committee to make an investi- gation of the books in the state hlgh- way department consists Of senators Caldwell, Moncrief and Goodwin.
 The senate voted to adjourn we'd nesday, January 24, until Monday, the house concurring, to permit the com mittees to make tours of inspection of the State university, Agricultural schools, Tuberculosis sanitorlum ana other state institutions.
 The senate passed the Rogers Dill to provide stenographer for the Elf teenth judicial circuit.
 Senator Bush's bill affecting indem- nity insurance was passed after a general discussion.
 The house bills, by Ellis, creating the Brooks special school district Tn Randolph county, and Johnson, regu' lating the operation of street cars III Fort Smith and Van Buren, were re- ported in the senate and read twice and the latter made special order for Wednesday morning.