Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-06
HOUSE LEGlSLA7fS FORMER GOVERNOR
 OUT (F GO0I) JOBD
Passage of Bill for Inherit ance Tax Attorney
 Puts Hays Out.

Little Rock, Feb. 1.-Hovcrnor [ Trough this morning sent q special message to the house ul sing the pas sage of the Utley-Adamsor bill for tho f appointment On an inheritance tax col 1 lector, at a salary of $3 ,o0o year l The house complied with the recon mendation and thus l2gi%lated former 1 Governor Hays out of good job. Gov ernor Hays was recently appointed by Attorney General ArbuclHe as special attorney to collect Inheritance taxes due the state.
 | In his message, Governor Trough $ chief opposition to the bill seemed 10 be that il provides for the taxation of the widows dowcr and husbands courtesies, but that if bill should be passed eXempting these he would sign it. The bill then passed, by vote of l 7S to 10, those voting in the negative being Representative Brinton. Brooks. Choate, Craig Curtis, Holloway. Kend- rick. Niven. Rowland and WaggOner. Immediately thereafter Mr. Wag- goner called up his bill to provide that the several county judges shall collect the taxes without extra comp ensation. Notwithstanding that this is in direct conflict with the bill that had just been passed. Nr WaggOncr urged it's passage. that the question might be put up to tho governor as between the two bills This was passed by vote of o9 to 10, those vot- ing in the negative being Ropresen- tatives Adams, Alexander. Allen, BaX- DoJJ Co,, ENllintt Tor McGill and Shinn.
 Limits Office Fielding, A bill by Mir. Hardy was passed providing that the terms Of office z f the commissioner of agriculture, the superintendent of public instruction. the railroad commissioner, the judges of the supreme court, all district Of ficers except state senator's all coun ty officers except representatives, and all township officers, shall be- gin on January i following their cleo tion. It is further provided that no such official shall be permitted to run for another office the term of which shall begin during the term of the office he is holding. There was not 8 vote against the bill.
 Representative Doyle secured a re- consideration of the vote by which the house last week defeated the God win bill to appropriate $1,000 for the purchase of medals to present to the members of the Arkansas National guard. The bill took 1;s place on the calendar subject to cal.
 The Hardage bill to increase the franchise tax on corporations from 1-15 to 1-1O of 1 per cent. was passed by a vote of 72 to s.
 For Pensions fer Mothers.
 Speaker CaZort introduced bill which will authorize county courts to grant pensions to dependent mothers
 The house passed the TraWick bill organizing Road Improvement Dis trict No. 9 in Perkins township. Jef. ferson county, and naming C. E. Greenfield c. H. Wilson. Albert Zcig- Ter, s. L. Kay, ard C. c. Reed as com missioners.
 bill by MT Gentry to give the su- preme court exclusive jurisdiction over the licensing of attorneys was defeated after a spirited debate in the house, by a vote of ayes 27, noes 59.
 Bills Passed,
 The following bills were passed:
 By Harris, to make 3 four-wire fence legal in Lama township, Madi- son county.
 By Creekmore, to require common roof over locomotive cabs.
 By Hardage, to tax the intangible values of life insurance companies.