Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-24
Senators Unable to Agree On Proposal to Adopt Kirby
 & Castle Work.
EROUGH FINANCE
 PLAN IN MEASURE,
MGHcrief Introduces Bill to Authorize State to Borrow $750.O00 vn Notes to Take Up Out
 standing Warrants,

Little Rock, Jan. 23.--Dividing fines agaln disappeared in the senate Tues day afternoon, the fight over the con- fiTmaticn of z, NJ. McCarroll, a Hays appointee, as member of tho beard Of control. having been settled in the morning session, and there was noth- ing left to divide them. The NlaCar- roll appointment was confirmed by a vote of 23 to II.
 The afternoon session starten out peaceable enough, but wound up Q rather stormy affair with new linee so drawn that no one couli foreteli the final result on the Caldwell hil. to have the state purchase the Kirby & Castle Digest of the Statutes of Arkansas.
 After number of local bills had been passed upon Senator Caldwell asked permission to call up the digest bill. There was objection, but il was Withdrawn and the senate went into q committee of the whole to consider the bill, that being necessary, us it carries an appropriation.
 The first section calling for the adoption of the digest, and the second, stating that the price shall be S4 per volume, were adopted, the first with out opposition, the second. after a spirited debate. The opponents even then withdrew with the assertion that they would reserve their fire for the bill when it was up on it's merits. Sen ator Ruff set forth on what grounds he would attack the bill.
 Senator Carruth was the first to op- pose the second. section. He declared that before the bill should be acted upon favora bly,, the matter should be left to a committee of three eminent iurists. to see if the book was all that could be desired. He stated that he would vote for the bill if this was as certained, and the report satisfactory though he declared the state was in no way obligated to accept the digest it not having appointed the digestors it being a private venture.
 Senators Caldwell. Bush, Alexander Greenhouse and Garrett spoke ill ia vor of the bill, laying great stress upon the need of the state for dl- gest.
 In the argument the question o1 where the book was printed canlI out and pamphlets circulated by the print CTS of Little Rock, and by the friends of the measure, were freely referred to.
 The second section being passed r,the third which carries an ap- propriation of $36OO0 for the purchase of the printed volumes, and the copy right, was read and produced ar amendment from Senator Ruff strlk ing out the entire section. The friends of the measure declared that this would kill the bill, and Senator Ruf admitted it. Rather than go further into an argument which seemed to b' good for days, instead of hours, tho proponents arose and asked that th' committee of the whole dissolve. rise report progress and beg leave to sl again. This was done, and the matte went over for another day
 Although it was then } o'clock, th' senate declined to adjourn until th' Moncrief bill. authorizing the issu ance of state notes for $75O,OO0 tt place the state on cash basis. wa read. The bill was referred to tn judiciary committee.
 The senate passed the Hardage Dill