Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-08
Garland Mans Measure Provides They Shall Also
 Pay Poll Taxes.
HOUSE REFUSES
 HERNDON RAISE
Effort to Have Secretary of History Commission Paid $2,4OO Fails.- Judiciary Committee Reports Bill
 Making Pistol Carrying Felony.

Little Rock, Feb. Partial wom an suffrage is provided for by bill introduced by Representative Riggs of Garland, as follows: Prom and aft CT the passage of this act, and sub feet to all the provisions of the laws of this state as to age. residence, citizenship, payment of poll taxes and otherwise regulating the manner and form of holding same but spe- cially exempt from every disqualifi.. cation, direct or indirect. on account of sex, every woman in this state shall have the right to vote at any primary elections held under the laws of this state."
 The hardest fight of the session over local bill was precipitated this afternoon, when the French bill for the organization of the Big Lake Drainage district came up for consid- eration. The bill sought to organize district that would drain 25S,OOO acres in Craighead, Poinsett and Mississippi counties, and the repre- sentatives and senators from those counties all supported it. It was op- posed by representatives from the counties of St. Francis, Cross, Lee and Phillips, who claimed that it was not local bill since it's effects would add to the flood hazard of their counties. The bill was defeated by vote of B to 43. Many members declined to vote, saying that it was matter in which their people were not concerned, and they did not feel called upon to decide community diff. ] ferences.
 The senate bill appropriating $23,- OOO from the game protective fund in the state treasury to pay the defi- clencies in the state game and fish commission was passed.
 For County Health Officers.
 The house this morning refused to increase the salary of the secretary of the Arkansas history commission rom $500 to $2,400 a Year, after a spirited debate. MT. Clark and Mir. Ellls Of Randolph led the fight for economy and Mir. Josephs tried to a11ect compromise at $2,1O0, with out avail.
 !he house also devoted consider able time to discussion of a bill by MT: Hardy, to provide for the ap- continent of county health officers, ana amended it to provide that the compensation shall not be less than TWO cents per capita ter the popula. .on Of the county, nor more than lour cents, and the bill then went to tue engrossing committee. The bill as oeslgned to cure defects in the present law.
 Ine Judiciary committee returned .ne rowland bill to make pistol .arrylng felony, with an amend .uent providing that for the first of- .sase .sas the fine shall be from $50 to slVo and 50 to 100 days on the county load, and for the second offense from Iaa.ia m months to two years in the peni- tSnsy, tSnsiary, With double penalty for nose who escape.
 I'll. rne Sunday baseball bill was re- r;.n Mheu by the committee on education "i.nout recommendation.
 ,;. MT. Riggs introduced a bill to per-
 ,, iona women to vote in primary cleo
 ,a Ire house defeated a bill to in-
 r;nt"s H~se sne salary of ti,e deputy SUD-
 ,neoenaent eoe of public instruction from
 i,ooo ;s. to $2,0OO and the second as-
 's'n. rom $1,20O to $1,SOO.
 bn A s+su +suuostltute bill by the committed Doss, si"'e lands for the survey and dis
 nd , ol unsurveyed islands in rivers
 md nd nss masslgaole streams, was discussed
 ee m 'ttaefred ta to the judiciary commit
 yero investigate objections that
 eith r;noa ;aered that it would interfere
 f pen. R special committee, consisting
 na representatives McFerrin Norflaet
 md md 11[Ie naane and Senators Alexander
 H onso otley, introduced a bill in the
 nabled winch the state will be
 nal ai, M secure $1,24O,366 in fed.
 pads 'u TOT the construction of