The Sentinel=record., 1917-02-14
SAYS KIRBY
 IS LOBBYIST
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The measure provided that a com mission of three let contracts for tho States printing in newspapers on com lettive bids. Governor Brough in his
 veto message, declared in effect that the purpose of the publicity act would be defeated if the oill became law. because it would allow small and "fry-bynight' papers to bid on State printing at figures substantial publications could not meet. There was very little hesitancy an the part of the upper house as to what it should do with the bill. As soon as it was read, Senator Collins moved that the governors veto be sustained. Senators Emory and Ponder seconded the motion in one voice. A roll call was asked for without discussion.
 Senator Andrew Cabiniss halted the proceedings for q brief while, asking the why's and wherefores for the rail roading" He then demanded that the measure be read for information and
 hen made protest against so quickly following the action of the governor. He declared that the bill had previous ly slipped through the Senate with very little notice
 Senator Garrett, who was the only member to vote against the bill, said 1t was introduced by the representa- tive from his district and he would favor il.
 Senator Caldwell admitted frankly on the floor that the bill had slipped through" without much notice. He as serted that the upper house was prone to consider the theory and pay more attention 10 titles of measures than to their real contents and admitted that he did not know fully the provisions of the Hardage measure until after he had read the governors veto message in | he papers The Pine Bluff mem Der said he had opposed as well as sup ported administration measures and was against the governor on some things about as much as he was for him on others, but he declared that he was sure the chief executive had point ed out some very serious features of the bin that would work to the in- jury of the publicity act.
 Senator Brown asserted that the gov ernor had sounded a warning on the measure and that that warning had caused him to investigate with a result that he. toe, was opposed to it's pro- visions and believed it bad bill,
 Senator Walker Smith declared that if the State is to have the publicity set, he was not in favor of knocking the bottom out of it. by passing the Hardage bill, and he likewise, admit ted that the Senate had let the meas ure slip throug without much atten- tion In commenting on it. he said also that other measures had gone through the same way. following up Senator Caldwell's hint that 1t would be wise for the upper house to watch bills more closely. He concluded with the statement that the HardaEe bill would permit fly-by-night publications 10 spring up solely for the purpose of landing he advertising contracts the State gives out.
 Senators Edmondson and Bush spoke very briefly, remarking that, while not in accord with the publicity act. they did favor sustaining the governor in h.s veto of the Hardage amend men' tG il.
 Sena Jones of Little Rock was no, present to vote and Senator Gar yet voted against sustaining the gov werner the remaining 32 members of the Senate voting to kill the bill by sustaining the yoto
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