Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-18
JEFFERSON TAX
 C|iilECTyOi9 2IIl.
 PASSES !lOUSf: Measure Will Require That All Taxes Be Paid at
 Courthouse Here.
lAA PIP PROPRIATTON FOR
 UNIVFR SITY PRUNED
GoVerner Br0ugl, and Legislative tom. n!ttco Top S33G,OG0 From Measure -ls0! Springs Coinmissiou-
 Manager Bill ls Adopted.

Little Rock, Feb. f1-A demonstra- tlon of quick legislative york that in dicatcG the popularity of the Jcffer- son county member was given by Rep resentative I. r. Magec today when he secured the passage by the house of a blll introduced only last night The measure, which now goes to the sen- ate, provides that all Jefferson county taxes shall hereafter be paid at the courthouse in Pine Bluff The effect of the act will be to relieve the tax collector of Jefferson county, and any other county that may be added, of the duty of visiting each precinct with inc taXbooks during the taX-colioctin% period
 Complying with the expressed will Of the cattlemen and others interested, the house today passed a bill by MT. Doyle to abolish the Northeast Arllan- sas Tick Eradication district after January i, 1918. The bill was signed by 19 of the 20 representatives of the counties included in the district. It was stated that there is small amount of work yet to be done, and the district is willing the tax should be collected MT. Ellis of Randolph opposed the bill because he insisted that it will mean the collection of two more annual assessments. After the abolition of the distiict the counties will pass under the control of the Northwest Arkansas district, which is under federal quarantine regulations. Brough Helps Prime University Bill.
 The University of Arkansas appro- priation bill was introduced in the house of representatives Saturday morning. after having been trim med' approximately $32O,000 by the officials of the institution and by the legislative budget committee. The bill introduced called for appropria- tions totaling S372,000.
 As originally prepaired, the uni versity's budget called for approXi- mately S700,000. The officials and Governor Brcugh trimmed it to $450,- 900, and the budget committees prun ing knife reduced it another $73,00o.
 The bill introduced Saturday pro vided for purchase of farm to cost not more than S50,0o0.
 Ten New Bills.
 New bills continue to flood the house calendar, ten having been in troduced today, including the follow ing:
 By Copeland Of Howard-To pro hibit corporations contributing funds toward the campaign for the constitu- tional convention.
 By White-To fix the salaries of certain Fulton county officers.
 By Jarrad-To appropriate $6,500 to pay back salary of former Adjutant- General B. w. Green of the Arkansas National guard
 By Budget Committee-$372000 for maintenance of the University of Ar kansas.
 By Piggott-To enlarge the Pisgott special school district.
 Bills Passed.
 Among the bills passed today are the following:
 By Senator Collins-To authorize the LIaconia Levee district to borrow $300,000.
 By McFerrin-To authorize Jasper building purposes.
 By Senator Emory-To provide TOT a commissiondrma form or government TOT f1Ol OpIlHSo. By Burrow-To encourage voca- tional training. This is the bill that had previously been defeated, with the appropriation cut out By Copeland of Howard-To pro vide depository for Howard county funds.
 Preparing to Sue Missouri. MT. Norfleet introduced a bill FIT day night to creat the St. Francis Val lev Improvement district to provide a means for causing suits to be brought I in the name of the state to prevent improper increase in the flow of water out of the state of Missouri into l the territory included in the district threatened by the completion Of the Mingo Drainage district and the Inter- River Levee district of Missouri.
 The commissioners named are: R E. Lee Wilson, Mississippi county; A. P. Mack, Greene county; J. c. flaw thorne, Craighead county; Thomas Stayton, Poinsett county; w. l. Banks, Cross county; Max D. Miller Lee county; E. N. Heafen, Crittenden county; s. H. Mann, St. Francis coun- ty, and I. w. Harlan, Clay county.