Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-03
SENATE VOTES TO
 TAG CANDIDATES
 FOR CONVENTION
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work on Friday night and not Satur- day, but finally chose Saturday, fO. general senate bills cannot be con- sidered on Friday. which is devoted exclusively to house business, if there is house business to be offered.
 By request from the committee. fur ther time was granted the graft in vestgators, and they will not be re- quired to file their final report until March 7. The chairman of the com mittee stated he was on a hot trail, and it was folly to abandon the chase at this stage of the hunt.
 Showing that the senate is at l+st getting ready for the end, committee on closing exercises was appointed to consist of Senators Carruth, Alexander and Goodwin.
 Niven Bill to Committee.
 When the Niven bill to cure irregu- larities in Road Improvement District No. 15 in Jefferson county was called for passage, it was discovered that one section of it might repeal the Alexander road law, so to be sure the bill was placed back on second read ing and again referred to the judiciary committee, which promised to make a report in time to have the bill amend ed, if that was necessary, and yet get it passed by both branches of the as smebly.
 After all house bills had been ad- ] vanced as far as possible at the morn ing session, or those senators felt in clined to advance, the senate took up an innocent looking measure by Mir. Doyle, which had passed the house, naming the members and employees who would hold over for 30 days to complete the records Of the assembly. Senator Adamson discovered in the bill clerical clerk for the senate, and he immediately raised objection. He opposed a second reading of the bill, but was outvoted. He then offered an amendment to strike out the clerk, and was again opposed by the amendment being tabled. A motion was then made to make the bill a special order | for Monday, but motion to take a l ecess until afternoon edged it's way 1 in, but it was voted down. The senate then, on roll call, voted IS to g to make the bill a special order on Mon- day morning.
 ."Gentlemen, if the senate insists on making present to some person of $150 of the states money as pension let's do it in a legal way" insisted Senator Adamson, when he was in- sisting on roll call on the motion tc adjourn for lunch.
 Would Continue Doodle Probe.
 The feature of the morning session was the presentation of bill by Senator Greenhouse, asking for the appointment of a committee of three members to continue the investigation of alleged graft in legislative affairs Dhe bill provides an appropriation o1 $7,500, and the committee to have power to employ stenographer and summon witnesses to appear before 1t This committee is supposed to work in conjunction with the prosecuting attorney and report it's findings te him. The bill was not made spe, cial order, but is expected to come uI on the Saturday morning session.
 For a brief period the senate in dulged in battle-aXe procedure on Fri day morning, an amendment being Of fered to add to the general appropria' tion bill for executive and judicla departments, an assistant secretary for the board of control at a salary o $2,400. After some little argument the amendment was voted down anC the bill, carrying over $1,OOO,000 1T appropriations, was passed.
 | The appropriation bill for the main tenance of the capitol building was also passed.
 Other bills passed were:
 Senator Walls, by request-To ere ate Road Improvement District No. in Prairie county; and Greenhouse Ponder and Utley-To remove dis abilities of married women.
 For ChicOt- Ashley Highway. ] Senator Carter introduced bill tt create a road improvement district tf build a highway through Chicot ant Ashley counties, and Senator Mon crief, for the budget committee, in troduced bill to start off the ware house and marketing board, by trans ferring to the credit of that organiza ton $3,OO0 from the feed inspection fund, which will be repaid when the funds of the new board will permit.
 The remainder of the morning was spent in reading house bills, and sena' tors who wished certain ones killed gleefully sent them to committees which will meet no more this session
 Spain devotes 3,5OO,OOO acres to olives.
 Cigar factories in New York City