The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1917-01-12
|f|ATE OFFERS
| mo AMENDMENTS
.,eovIpES GRADUATED LAND
AND OTHER PROVIDES
PARDON BOARD.
,x,Nes LEGAL PROCEDURE

..,,sr Alexander introduced Bill
which Would Permit Defendants IN
r,vll Cases to Deny Allegations
without Submitting Details.
Little Rock
=. House got down to business
M the completion OF its organiza-
Nm. the introduction Of six general
IN three constitutional amendments
M the passage of the first bill to
rayide for the apportionment OF $7O,-
NM for the payment Of mileage and
~ dIer, Of the General Assembly.
rnr chaplain H. M. Collier nominat-
n James T. Jones of Washington, ].
v Ellis nominated A. D. Perkins OF
Hempstead, Eric M. Ross nominated
; " Glover Of Grant, 10 Hardage
nominated E. M. Pipkin OF Clark, T.
4 Osborne nominated E. H. Gray OF
Logan, The Rev. E. M. Pipkin was
elected on the first ballot, the vote
being: Pipkin 50, Jones 1S, Jenkins
| / Clover 12, and Gray IL.
Three proposed constitutional
.mendments were offered by House
resolutions. One by Mr.. Hardage is
designed to enforce the provision that
no local or special bill shall receive
any consideration in the General AS
sembly unless it has been advertised
n the district affected for 80 days
prior to its Introduction. Another by
Nj. Choate of White provides that no
property shall be exempt from sale
under execution or other legal pro-
cess for the collection of legal debts.
The third Is by Mr.. Baab Of Union,
providing that general state elections
shall be held every four years, and
that state officers shall be ineligible
Tor reelection.
Mr. Johnson of Sebastian introduc-
Ma bill to provide for the better
regulation Of coal mining and for the
appointment by the governor of a
Fate mining inspector, who shall have
Aid eight years experience as a miner,
~ salary Of $4,000 per annum, for q
tsm Of two years.
Custer Bill Introduced.
N. Adams Of Phillips introduced a
oil for the removal of unfaithfnl pub
M omcials by custer for drunkenness,
pmbling or violation of the penal
statutes involving moral turpitude.
NJ. Bland offered the first uniform
m1t book bill in the House, providing
mr state uniformity and the creation
"a state text book commission.
MI Davies Of Garland introduced a
municipal court bill for Hot Springs,
0elns copy Of the Little Rock bill,
except that the compensation of the
unstable Is not so large.
Tne House took up H. B. No. 1
.haidase) to borrow $4,000 from the
uu0oi fund, $4,000 from the state
.,ehvay ~ improvement fund. and s15..
w nom the fertilizer fund. and an
a0pllat'ns the same to pay the mile
~ and per diem of the General AS
,.... 1o'y. NJ Hardage. following OBJ
~: .'uons raised by Mr.. Waggoner. Of
. ~ ~ amendment striking out the
~ a' borrowed from the fertilizer
~. ~ .ad tho bill was made a special
sasr for 2 ,. m.
Employees Named.
~ Ias election of House EMPLOYEES wa.
sS.. '@Aen up with the following re.
= journal clerk-T. H. Ward .,
poss pie' aa "; c. H. Ray of Little
=. assistant J. Journal clerk-c. w Gar
49, o. Madison, 80; J. r H,vdon 20, =,
f,aklin, 12. nisoon OF
49,. .a'oiling clerk-Four were non,.
boo,., mrs Nj lmogine Bunch BRYAN Of
Nv F,.a, MRS Lucy Pilling. Miss Doro.
Var. .anu OF Hot Spring. Mrs. Mary
rsnl,.s Logan. The second ballot
w,ll, Is Bryan 50, Freeland %.
i.ls 'Sslng :, sing clerk-Miss Nettie Tis-
Isd, r,,.,' sfairie, As; Mrs. Kate B.
~, %ttle Little Rock, 81. =
,o.ta,. sasls were Ave candidates ,or
IIss IIs.Ir'strsss, : Mrs. Pearl Cornei,son eo'
srd =, ''a g. seruggs and Mrs. Kate Dill.
\ Nev.d. uiasn, Mrs. Grace Conklin
I.s.,.ada Mrs. Mamie Mccain -,
,enrssn ,vn' :, The fifth ballot resulted.
..o,s ,assldent Davenport announoos ~,
nployes: 'he Following Senate
ss.s nssss- Carter, Parker p.,...
o. o.. Vuilling and Harder. 'ss''
',ss.s ,ss'ssasosraphers : Moore n,,.o..
sencer s' ruth HarrelI and
J, : lively lively TIT took place w,.u 80.
V CaldwelI 30 - piace When Sena-
resoIution q Jefferson introduced
'sat Of MIS- MIssas calling for the employ
stenos,s d n,sses se sturdivant and Harrell
"a slaush.ppn Senators Adamsoni
lestsa sa.er the opposed, but thu Senate