Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-20
This Is Third Constitutional Amendment Provided for
 by Legislature.
CALDWELL OFFERS
 TW ONEW MEASURES
One Provides for Creation of Road Improvement District No. If to Build system of Roads North
 of River, Other for Leyee.

Little Rock, Jan. 19-When Sen ator Johnston of Scott Friday made a motion that the senate adjourn at o'clock until Monday morning. out of respect to General Robert E. Lee he opened the fIoodgates and let in q rush of bills, Senators falling over themselves to get them in before the limit placed upon local Legislation by Governor C. II. Brongh should eX- pire.
 Senator Caldwell was the champion introducer of the afternoon, succeed ing in getting in two improvement districts for Jefferson county, one road and the other a levee district and another bill to relieve school con- ditions in his county.
 The local bills ran out before the afternoon had passed and Senator Jones called up his bill for working convicts on the roads. This bill pro- vides for the working of surplus white convicts under the highway de- partment, and is designed to have them paid for out of government funds. The bill was strongly opposed by Senatdr Caldwell. who led the fight against it. The bill lost and Senator Jones gave notice that he would later move a reconsideration.
 The senate passed the deficiency bill to pay the expenses of the fer tilizer inspection, and borrowed $20,- O00 from this fund to pay per diem and mileage of the legislative session.
 Another general bill was passed, the Hester measure to make effective the 12-mill school tax, was passs,d by the senate.
 Local bills passed were by:
 Yam, creating Gibson levee dis trct in Jackson and Woodruff cOun- ties, and Collins, creating Watson special school district.
 The Hardage bill for the letting of initiative and referendum printing by competitive bids, was read twice and made special order for next Tues day
 Against 'Curbing Local Legislation.
 One of the peculiar alignments which some time come in legislative bodies presented itself in the senate Friday morning when the Hardage iOint resolution from the house, sub- hitting to the people of Arkansas a constitutional amendment to curb To- cal legislation, was defeated by vote of IA to IF. This resolution was sup posed to be an administration meas ure, yet the men who lined up with the administration at the opening of the session were largely responsible for the defeat of the resolution.
 The senate first adopted the Davis resolution calling for the submission of constitutional amendment creat- ing the farm loan fund, which will issue state bonds to provide funds to be loaned to those who are purcnas- ing farms for homes. This bill was championed by Senator Smith of Co., lumbia, and strenuously opposed by Senator Bush, not on the merits Of the bill, but to secure reference to the judiciary committee. Senator Smith argued that d reference to the iu- dietary committee meant the death or the bill, for it would then be delayed until some other constitutional amendment had been approved and placed on the ticket, there being room for but one more, as the supreme court has restricted the number sub- mitted at an election to three. Ht declared that the bill had been acted upon by the constitutional amend ment committee. the proper one t6 pass upon it, and had it's approval Only two senators voted against ths resolution when the roll was called 25 favoring it. The bill was immedi- ately sent back to the house, where it was enrolled and presented to the governor for his approval.
 The senate passed the Harrison bill, caring for deficiencies in operat- ing expenses of state departments. immediately after it convened. and followed with the passage of the Greenhouse bill allowing jurors and witnesses attending court in Wash ington county cents per mile. The Duty bill regulating the appointment of the superintendent of the county
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